These photos were taken at the opening reception for “Grad Show IV,” which featured the work of graduates from MICA’s MFA in Studio Art Low-Residency (MFAST) program. “Grad Show IV” was on view at MICA from June 18 through July 7, in the Riggs & Leidy Galleries in the Fred Lazarus IV Center on North Avenue. It’s located directly next to Nancy By SNAC.
The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is a private arts institution located in Bolton HIll, with undergraduate, graduate and open studies programs. Every year, the MICA Grad Shows showcase the culminating capstone and thesis projects of 14 residential MA and MFA programs through a series of exhibitions and events. The other three Grad Shows happened earlier this year, showing work by students in MICA’s other graduate programs.
The MFAST program is a summer intensive that allows students to participate in graduate study while still working, and is designed especially for artists, teachers and art professionals who already have practices to obtain a graduate degree.
According to the website, the four exhibitions presented works by artists, designers, filmmakers, educators and curators who demonstrated how “art disrupts in the most benevolent sense, awakens us to the present moment, and contributes to our shared becoming, that we might imagine things otherwise and become more fully human.” The works ranged from photography to sculpture to installation.
This class of MFAST students completed parts of their degree while MICA’s campus was closed during the beginning of the global pandemic. The resulting exhibition echoed an exploration of these unprecedented times. (Teri Henderson)
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