Nicole Harper – SNC MFA-IA Class of 2017 – Sensory Superfluous
Nicole Harper seeks the everyday, the banal, the overlooked. When she finds a niche there, she exploits it and activates it with combinations of the materials present with video projection, drawing, signage and sculpture.
Susan Bass – SNC MFA-IA Class of 2017 – Embodied Alchemy: Rotating Creation
As part of her fast approaching graduation as a member of the inaugural cohort of Sierra Nevada College’s Low-Residency MFA-Interdisciplinary Arts program, Gray Space Gallery presented Susan’s MFA Thesis show, Embodied Alchemy: Rotating Creation. The show took place February 3 to March 19, 2017. Read More
Current MFA-IA Student, Karen Krolak – “This is going to take a while to process…”
Karen Krolak is deeply concerned with pathways. A choreographer at heart, her work winds its way through life’s processes, bringing the audience to sets of instruction and action that result in revelations both in her work and in the participants. Read More
Winter Residency 2017 – Recap
Our students completed their Winter 2017 residency on January 13th, 2017. The 10-day residency began in Incline Village with the arrival of 13 students and 9 Visiting Faculty. The roster for this residency included Julie Weitz, Rob Reynolds, Dan Ruby, Bill Fox, Maria Sykes, Jared Stanley, and Russell Dudley. Read More
At USF — Navigating the Anthropocene: Art and Artist as Guides through a Challenging Epoch
Monday, September 19
Berman Room, Fromm Hall,
University of San Francisco
6:00-7:30pm
Current MFA-IA candidate, Aaron Czerny will be presenting at the University of San Francisco today. His current work focuses on themes of communication, migration and translation to interpret and transgress boundaries in the Anthropocene. Read More
Simple Movements, Complications, Fainting Spells, and Present Joys
On Friday June 17, 7-9PM the Tahoe Underground Film Festival (TUFF) will host a screening and conversations with filmmaker Sky Hopinka at the Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema (475 N. Lake Blvd. Tahoe City, CA).
Steve Lambert’s ‘Co-op Bar’ This Summer
We are proud to present artist Steve Lambert as he creates a new installation for SNC’s Garage Door Gallery during the upcoming MFA-IA Summer Residency 2016 at Lake Tahoe.
The Plain Sense of Things
Co-curated by Jared Stanley and Sarah Lillegard, the exhibition will span the Sierra Nevada College campus in the Garage Door Gallery, Tahoe Gallery and Poetry Center. The Plain Sense of Things will be on display for investigations and interactions from Dec. 14, 2015 – Jan. 29, 2016. A curator talk will be held Wed. Jan. 6, 7-9pm and the closing reception will be Thur. Jan. 28, 2016 5-7pm both in the Holman Arts & Media Center.
Announcing: Lupita’s Artist Grant
The MFA-IA program is excited to announce the launching of a new on-going artist grant, the Lupita’s Artist Grant, to support work in and around various communities.