If you need a specific accommodation at one of our events or to experience an exhibition, please contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible.

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[Images: 1. CADVC logo: "Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture" in white text against black background. 2. Header as of May 14, 2024: a long rectangular, pink background with white text that reads "VISUAL ARTS SENIOR EXHIBITION." 3. In a gallery space, there are several artworks on the wall. At the front, to the right of the photo is a wooden table and stools. Behind this table are two walls with a series of 2-D artworks with vibrant colors and shapes. To the left of these walls is what looks like a machine on a pedestal. The wall on the left of these two walls features a portrait of a group of people holding two pets. To the left of this artwork are two exhibition posters installed along the height of the wall. Behind these walls are drawings with bold brushstrokes and a bench.]

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If you need any specific accommodations at one of our events or to experience the exhibition, please contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible.

commonvision closed 5/24/24 – 5/27/24

commonvision will be closed for walk-ins and print jobs starting Friday, May 24, and will return Tuesday, May 28, 2024.

You may still email inquiries to commonvision@umbc.edu during this time, please note our response might be delayed. UMBC itself will be closed 5/27.

Effective May 28, summer hours will be Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fall semester hours will begin on August 28, 2024, Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

“Not Grounded” – the 2024 IMDA MFA Thesis Exhibition

PUBLIC OPENING: APRIL 4, 5–7PM

CADVC – Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture

UMBC Campus

Free and open to the public

CADVC is excited to present “Not Grounded: the 2024 IMDA MFA Thesis Exhibition” from April 5 to April 27. This year's MFA exhibition features graduate student artists Elly Kalantari, Andrew Liang, Kristin Putchinski and Ann Zellhofer.

Please celebrate with the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture, and the artists of the UMBC Intermedia and Digital Arts Master’s Program at the opening reception on April 4, from 5 pm to 7 pm. All are welcome!

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Related Programming:

April 4, 5-7pm Opening reception

April 10, 9-11am Kristin Putchinski thesis defense

April 17, 11-1pm Elly Kalantari thesis defense

April 18, 12-1pm RKTL Lecture: Elly Kalantari

April 23, 3-5pm Andrew Liang thesis defense

April 25, 11-1pm Ann Zellhofer thesis defense

All events are free and open to the public.

Please note: MFA Thesis defenses must be conducted in a closed-door room according to university protocols. After a defense begins, audiences will not be admitted, and will be requested not to exit, for the duration of the first full hour.

Please visit this webpage to learn more about the exhibition!

If you need any specific accommodations at one of our events or to experience the exhibition, please contact CADVC at cadvc@umbc.edu or 410-455-3188 as soon as possible.

[Images: 1. CADVC logo: "Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture" in white text against black background. 2. This is a poster with black text on white background. To the left is a graphic including letters with different sizes, arranged vertically to form the words “Not Grounded.” At the top right corner is a text that reads “2024 IMDA MFA Thesis Exhibition April 5 - 27, 2024.” At the bottom right corners are names “Ann Zellhofer,” “Kristin Putchinski,” “Elly Kalantari,” and “Andrew Liang.”]