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‘Across the Great Divide’ exhibition opened at

‘Across the Great Divide’ exhibition opened at the Holter Museum in Helena Friday night. This is
an exhibition of artwork from faculty teaching at state Universities and Colleges across Montana. It’s a beautiful exhibition. Here is work by Trey Hill and Jason Clark. #svma #mediaart #studioart #artwork #montanaart #MSUartfaculty #artteachers

First year MFA student Lily Kip is hard at work ma

First year MFA student Lily Kip is hard at work making artwork in her studio. Go Lily! #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#svma #studentpainting #painting

Art education students attended Montana Inter-scho

Art education students attended Montana Inter-scholastics at Great Falls High School last weekend.
They led critiques, made work, and danced their hearts out with 200 art students from across the state.
Recent alumni Brooklyn Little (Frenchtown School) and Warren Bundy (Seeley Swan School) were in
attendance as new teachers. #svma #mediaart #studioart #arteducation #arteducationalumni #UMalumni #arteducationstudents
#artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana #emergingartistinmissoula

Professor Cathryn Mallory and the students in Scul

Professor Cathryn Mallory and the students in Sculpture 2 are all involved with casting glass for their final project. Can’t wait to see the work! #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #studentscastingglass #emergingartist
#emergeingartistinmontana #svma #sculpturestudents #castglasssculpture

Ceramics II (Wheel Throwing) last work in process

Ceramics II (Wheel Throwing) last work in process critique. Good luck getting everything finished by the end of the semester! Those are some nice looking pitchers! #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#emergingartistinmissoula #UMarts #pottery #pitchers #handmdepottery #studentpottery
#endofthesemesterrush

Welcome Christa Carleton, Visiting Artist Printmak

Welcome Christa Carleton, Visiting Artist Printmaking April 25-28. She has her BA and MA in Printmaking
and has been creating prints for over a decade. Christa works regularly in screenprint and woodcut, but
letterpress is where her loyalties lie. “The artwork I make communicates messages of unrest, anxiety,
and frustration as a woman. I relay these themes by using my unshakeable urge to be vulnerable.
Through this urge I source my private memories, experiences, mantras, unspoken thoughts, and weak
moments to bring fellowship and rapport with my viewer. I am driven to create work that focuses
thematically on the agency of women because we live in a society where a woman's voice is still
marginalized and mocked.” #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#emergingartistinmissoula #UMarts #printmaking #letterpress #unshakableurgetobevulnerable

The end of the semester is upon us, so the paintin

The end of the semester is upon us, so the painting students have begun evaluating their artwork. Looking good! #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana #emergingartistinmissoula #UMarts #painting #critiqueing

Interested in teaching young people about the joys

Interested in teaching young people about the joys of art making? You should think about becoming a K12 art teacher! Contact Jennifer Combe at Jennifer.combe@mso.umt.edu to chat about the possibility of art education! #svma #mediaart #studioart #arteducation #arteducationalumni #UMalumni #arteducationstudents
#artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana #emergingartistinmissoula

The Exquisite Corpse Project a classic drawing ass

The Exquisite Corpse Project a classic drawing assignment – looks great! #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#emergingartistinmissoula #UMarts #foundationdrawing # exquisitecorpse #beginningdrawing

Hands! And Feet! FEET! FEET! It is so hard to draw

Hands! And Feet! FEET! FEET! It is so hard to draw feet! Looks great! Congratulations Drawing
1 students! #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#emergingartistinmissoula #drawingsofhandsnadfeet #hands #feet

Hands! Hands! Hands! It is so hard drawing hands!

Hands! Hands! Hands! It is so hard drawing hands! Looks great! Congratulations Drawing 1
students! #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#emergingartistinmissoula #drawingsofhandsnadfeet #hands #feet

Fantastic Opening of the 2023 BFA exhibition last

Fantastic Opening of the 2023 BFA exhibition last Thursday. Great crowd, joyous energy and wonderful
artwork! Congratulations Mari Rozzuto, Keilani Curran, Walter Medcraft, Claire Olivier and Andy Bugos!
Exhibition in the Gallery of Visual Arts from April 10 – May 12. Social Science Building, hours Monday-
Thursday 11:00 – 4:00 #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#emergingartistinmissoula #dontmissthisshow #congratulationsbfa #bfastudents #bfaart #UMarts

“In Quotes” is an assignment where the student

“In Quotes” is an assignment where the students were asked to use studio and location lighting techniques
to generate photographs that ‘quote’ from original portrait and vanitas paintings. These artworks are
from Photo 2, ARTZ 384. Nice work! Looks great! #svma #mediaart #studioart #photography #studentphotography #emergingartist #portrairphotography
#emergeingartistinmontana #emergingartistinmissoula

Students in the @umjschool and @umt_svma begin the

Students in the @umjschool and @umt_svma begin the semester by pitching their best ideas
for a documentary film. This year students pitched a range of film ideas from dog sled racing,
skate parks around Montana, to the effects of transracial adoption. Once the class decides what
they'll do, everyone works on pre-production research, location scouting and a production plan.
They work closely with professors to learn about filmmaking ethics, project management, and
shooting and editing techniques. The students pictured are using university-provided video and
audio equipment in preparation for their first location shoot in Colstrip.
In a few short months the students go from a pitch to a finished film. Follow along as we take
you through their process of creating a finished documentary! #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#emergingartistinmissoula #learningbydoing #makemediathatmatters #collaborateandconnect
#montanajournalism #svma

Here are some students work from MART 330 Principl

Here are some students work from MART 330 Principles of Sound Design taught by Jesse
Blumenthal. The course is an introduction to fundamental concepts, principles and practices of
digital sound recording and editing in order to establish a common aesthetic and technical
language necessary to develop quality audio design – Woo! Cool!
Here the students are exploring electrical and sound in physical space. This project involved
wiring an amplifier module to a speaker and sound source. The resulting system then needed to
be included in a sculpture that complimented the audio selection made by the student.
Students were encouraged to explore a variety of materials to begin understanding their
resonant qualities. #svma #mediaart #studioart #emergingartist #principlesofsounddesign #soundart #makeitloud
#what #makeitquiet #makeithappen #mediaartssound #mediasound #visualamplifer

Art education students attended Montana Inter-scho

Art education students attended Montana Inter-scholastics at Great Falls High School last weekend.
They led critiques, made work with 200 art students from across the state. Recent alumni Brooklyn Little
(Frenchtown School) and Warren Bundy (Seeley Swan School) were in attendance as new teachers. Art
education student Grace Spence celebrates her print with Corky Clairmont at 2023 MAI. #svma #mediaart #studioart #arteducation #arteducationalumni #UMalumni #arteducationstudents
#artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana #emergingartistinmissoula

The Studio Art BFA exhibitions open in the GVA on

The Studio Art BFA exhibitions open in the GVA on Monday! Don’t miss the reception is on Thursday
April 13th from 4-6 pm. Come see this wonderful artwork. Congratulations Mari, Keilani, Walter, Claire
and Andy!
The GVA is in the social science building on UM campus, the hours are Monday – Thursday from 11:00 –
4:00. @marisrizzuto999
@claireoliver62 #svma #mediaarts #studioart #emergingartist #montanaemergingartist #missoulaemergingartist
#UMBFA #UMemergingartist #BFAhere #BFAnow #BFAdontmissit

BFA! BFA! It’s time for the Bachelor of Fine Art

BFA! BFA! It’s time for the Bachelor of Fine Art Senior Thesis Exhibition in Studio Art! Congratulations
Mari Rozzuto, Keilani Curran, Walter Medcraft, Claire Olivier and Andy Bugos! Good luck setting up the
exhibition this week, we can’t wait to see your work!
Opening Reception Thursday April 13 4-6pm
Exhibition in the Gallery of Visual Arts from April 10 – May 12.
Social Science Building, hours Monday-Thursday 11:00 – 4:00 #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#emergingartistinmissoula #dontmissthisshow #congratulationsbfa #bfastudents #bfaart

BFA! BFA! It’s time for the Bachelor of Fine Art

BFA! BFA! It’s time for the Bachelor of Fine Art Senior Thesis Exhibition in Studio Art! Congratulations
Mari Rozzuto, Keilani Curran, Walter Medcraft, Claire Olivier and Andy Bugos! Good luck setting up the
exhibition this week, we can’t wait to see your work!
Opening Reception Thursday April 13 4-6pm
Exhibition in the Gallery of Visual Arts from April 10 – May 12.
Social Science Building, hours Monday-Thursday 11:00 – 4:00 #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#emergingartistinmissoula #dontmissthisshow #congratulationsbfa #bfastudents #bfaart

BFA! BFA! It’s time for the Bachelor of Fine Art

BFA! BFA! It’s time for the Bachelor of Fine Art Senior Thesis Exhibition in Studio Art! Congratulations
Mari Rozzuto, Keilani Curran, Walter Medcraft, Claire Olivier and Andy Bugos! Good luck setting up the
exhibition this week, we can’t wait to see your work!
Opening Reception Thursday April 13 4-6pm
Exhibition in the Gallery of Visual Arts from April 10 – May 12.
Social Science Building, hours Monday-Thursday 11:00 – 4:00 #svma #mediaart #studioart #artstudentssavetheworld #emergingartist #emergeingartistinmontana
#emergingartistinmissoula #dontmissthisshow #congratulationsbfa #bfastudents #bfaart

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