T.F. Tolhurst, Photography, MFA '08

MFA Thesis Exhibitions
Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery and Stephen D. Paine Gallery
April 15–May 30, 2008

Massachusetts College of Art and Design presents the MFA 2007 Thesis Shows I, II, III; featuring the work of graduating Masters of Fine Arts students from various disciplines and diverse backgrounds.  The exhibitions, on view in the Bakalar and Paine Galleries from April 15—May 30, 2008 are multi-media showcases including film, video, painting, drawing, printing, sculpture, installation, and photography.

Thesis Show I
April 15—24, Reception: Thursday, April 17, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Thesis Show II
April 29–May 9, Reception: Thursday, May 1, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Thesis Show III
May 17—May 30, Reception:  Saturday, May 17, 6–8 p.m.

Gallery hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Wed. 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Sat., 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Sophomore/Junior Fashion Show
May 21, 2008
6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. (two shows)
Tower Auditorium

Tickets: Call for ticket information
Call: 617 879 7676
Fashion Show tickets are available from the Fashion Design department beginning in April. Pre-paid tickets will be held at the door.

Light Wind Park: Sustainable Sculpture
Presentation by artist/architect Thomas Whittlesey and Design Team
Thursday, May 22, 2008, 7 p.m.
Kennedy 406
                                                         
The public is invited to provide feedback on Light Wind Park, the final proposal of this new, highly visible public sculpture along Huntington Avenue which has been developed by Thomas Whittlesey in tandem with the students of the sustainable sculpture seminar taught by Professor Patricia Seitz in the MassArt architecture department. Light Wind Park will consist of wind-powered light tubes that appear as elegantly arrayed stalks of reeds and are thus reminiscent of the marshland on which MassArt’s Fenway campus is situated. Project planning is funded by the Fund for the Arts, a restricted fund of the New England Foundation for the Arts. The UrbanArts Institute at MassArt is facilitating the planning process.

Refreshments will be served. For additional information please visit www.urbanartsinstitute.org - News and Events.

Commencement
May 23, 2008, 1:00 p.m.
Evans Way Park

Approximately 360 graduate and undergraduate students will be awarded Bachelor of Fine Arts, Master of Fine Arts, and Master of Science in Art Education degrees.  In addition to recognizing the tremendous efforts of graduating students, the college is awarding the Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts to Jun Kaneko, a ceramic sculptor and Edgar Heap of Birds, a multi-disciplinary artist. MassArt is also honoring Kit Jenkins and Mary Flannery, co-founders of Raw Art in Lynn, MA as Distinguished Educators of the Year.