April 12, 2023
MCLA Gallery 51 will debut a new exhibit, “Liminal Spaces: the Overlooked and the Otherworldly,” on Thursday, April 20 at 5 p.m.
This exhibit showcases the work of six artists whose imagery focuses on being between spaces or times, such as ending college and beginning life outside of school, or finding one's way through changes of the pandemic's impacts on our lives, to subtler states of being that are often overlooked or fantasized.
Each artist’s work explores these larger themes differently. Senior Eloise Baker's installation relates to hidden computer code made apparent through weaving; Tiffany Ferriera's ‘23 collage-paintings pull together common elements from nature, living, and dying; Rachel Zemsky's ‘23 imagery activates considerations of burn-out and recovery; whereas Deianara Seamans' ‘23 colorful rabbits implore us to consider folklore passing through our attention; Joseph Vigiard's ‘23 drawings imply dreams of the past and the future; and Delano Mill's ‘23 comics detail stories of moving through revenge to difficult truths.
“Liminal Spaces” is a culmination of MCLA Art Major seniors’ final exhibit of their expertise and artistry.
The reception is free and open to the public.
About MAC
MCLA Arts & Culture (MAC) is MCLA’s newly expanded arts programming arm. MAC serves
as the nexus for internal and external partnerships to create engaging and equity-focused
projects that encourage public arts participation, as well as the investigation of
arts-based pedagogy that can reshape institutional practices. MAC (formerly known
as BCRC, the Berkshire Cultural Resource Center) functions as a hub that supports
interdisciplinary approaches to education, social justice, and academic research across
MCLA’s campus. MAC supports the expansion of MCLA programming to include: faculty
opportunities for interdisciplinary curriculum development; interdisciplinary faculty
and student social justice research; arts and culture symposia and workshops; internships
for underrepresented student communities; and the development of an open-access archive
that includes documented community arts projects and support tools that other college
campuses and communities can use and apply to fit their needs.
About MCLA
At MCLA, we’re here for all — and focused on each — of our students. Classes are taught
by educators who care deeply about teaching, and about seeing their students thrive
on every level of their lives. In nearly every way possible, the experience at MCLA
is designed to elevate our students as individuals, leaders, and communicators, fully
empowered to make their impressions on the world. In addition to our 128-year commitment
to public education, we have fortified our commitment to equitable academic excellence.
For 10 of the last 12 years, MCLA has been named a Top Ten College by U.S. News and
World Report. MCLA also appears on the organization’s list of top National Public
Liberal Arts Colleges. Since the list was created, MCLA has risen to #33 as a Top
Performer on Social Mobility and ranks first among all Massachusetts liberal arts
schools, which measures how well schools graduate students who receive Federal Pell
Grants. Learn more at www.mcla.edu.
