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The last TA meeting of the semester involved coffee 👊☕️ We are nearing the end of the semester! It’s been such a great semester with such a great group of people.

Graduate Assistantships are available to MFA Visual Studies students and provide opportunities for significant financial support, as well as teaching and professional experience. See more information on our website!

RCASH in collaboration with the Department of Art and Design, Sculpture Walk Springfield, and the History Museum on the Square are sponsoring a public talk by the internationally recognized artist Janet Echelman on Thursday April 23 at 6:00PM in the Fox Theatre in downtown Springfield. This talk is free and open to the public.

A look into third-year MFA student Kara Coonrod’s thesis work.

For her thesis body of work, Kara investigated historical religious objects and the precious materials used in their fabrication. Using these traditional forms, metals, and minerals, she created her own sacred objects (with a twist): instead of the traditional Christian icons and motifs, she incorporated her abstracted design of the humble (but vital) fallopian tubes. These tiny organs are the focal point of creation in its most human, visceral form, making them the perfect icon and metaphor to represent what she believes is sacrosanct: freedom of choice.