Student and Faculty Research <\/p>\n
The WJB Gallery continues to host \u201cA Place Within,\u201d a curatorial lab project co-curated by art history doctoral candidates Estefania Santiago and Sara I. Rodr\u00edguez Rivera.<\/p>\n
The Department of Art will present three student-focused rotations in the FAB Gallery:<\/p>\n
Feb. 5-26:\u00a0\u201cHorizon: Speculative Worlds and Interdisciplinary Research\u201d (IDEA Grant and Honors in the Major recipients). March 5-26:\u00a0Undergraduate sculpture exhibition. April 6-23:\u00a0Photography student exhibition. <\/p>\n
In addition, the Facility for Arts Research will host \u201cLay of the Land,\u201d an exhibition and symposium featuring\u00a0Department\u00a0of Art faculty, on Feb. 20.<\/p>\n
February Highlights <\/p>\n
Experimental Cartography Workshop | Feb. 10 & 12\u00a0Researcher and artist Moses M\u00e4rz leads a three-session workshop at\u00a0MoFA\u00a0introducing participants to alternative mapping and narrative structures. Sessions run Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is\u00a0required.<\/p>\n
Visualizing a Politics of Relation | Feb. 13\u00a0Experts and students are invited to the Fine Arts Building, Room 249, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. for a seminar responding to the\u00a0Glissant\u00a0Maps project.<\/p>\n
Valentine\u2019s Day \u201cTake-and-Make\u201d | Feb. 14\u00a0Visitors can drop by\u00a0MoFA\u00a0between 11\u00a0a.m. and 3 p.m. to create free woven bracelets inspired by favorite artworks.<\/p>\n
Make it with\u00a0MoFA: Accordion Books | Feb. 19\u00a0Inspired\u00a0by the \u201cWater Ways\u201d exhibition, the museum will host two book-making sessions at 3\u00a0and 5:30 p.m. Pre-registration is\u00a0required.<\/p>\n
Lay of the Land Symposium | Feb. 20\u00a0Held at the Facility for Arts Research, this event explores landscape complexity with a symposium from 2 to 5:30 p.m. and an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n
Art in the Library: Art Crawl | Feb. 26\u00a0This multi-location event runs from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., moving from\u00a0MoFA\u00a0to the Dirac Science Library and concluding at the Seminole Organic Garden. Following the crawl,\u00a0MoFA\u00a0hosts the \u201cWater Ways\u201d closing\u00a0reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
Artist Workshop with Wilson Bowers | Feb. 27\u00a0From noon to 3 p.m., participants can join Seminole artist Wilson Bowers at\u00a0MoFA\u00a0to create a collaborative painting for the FSU Native American and Indigenous Studies Center.<\/p>\n
March and April Events <\/p>\n
Storytime Studio | March 7, April 4 & May 2\u00a0Families are invited to\u00a0MoFA\u00a0from 10 a.m. to noon on select Saturdays for\u00a0storytime\u00a0and art-making activities tailored for younger visitors.<\/p>\n
Make it with\u00a0MoFA: Basket Weaving | March 12\u00a0Inspired\u00a0by the \u201cWoven Worlds\u201d exhibition, this workshop offers sessions at 3\u00a0and 5:30 p.m. No experience is necessary and all materials are provided.<\/p>\n
MFA Thesis Exhibitions | April 10 & 16\u00a0The museum celebrates graduating Master of Fine Arts students with an opening reception on April 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. On April 16, the College of Fine Arts Leadership Council hosts a Meet and Greet and the launch of SIX Magazine from 5 to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
Curator Talk: \u201cLike everything alive\u2026\u201d | April 23\u00a0Curators Elizabeth\u00a0Diggon, Naomi Potter and Shauna Thompson will discuss the museum\u2019s main exhibition in a virtual format at 6 p.m. Registration is\u00a0required.<\/p>\n
May Programming <\/p>\n
Origami Workshop with Miya Turnbull | May 14\u00a0Artist Miya Turnbull leads a virtual origami workshop for in-person guests at\u00a0MoFA\u00a0from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Registration is\u00a0required.<\/p>\n
Tallahassee Watercolor Society Opening | May 28\u00a0The museum hosts the opening reception for the 38th Tri-state Juried Watercolor Exhibition, juried by Don Andrews, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n