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Joined February 2017
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Read a bit about recent MFA (Painting, Sculpture, New Media) Brett Hanover's film "Rukus" that just screened in the Anthology Film Archive's “Cinema of Gender Transgression: Trans Film” series in NY. It's in VICE Magazine's Garage site! #ILLINOISart garage.vice.com/en_us/articl…

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.@Illinois_Alma's @ArtDesignIL 2018 Masters of Fine Arts exhibition opened last weekend at @KAMillinois. @jessica_hammie provides photos from the event: ow.ly/Xz6930jEsEP
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Saturday! Our graduating MFAs show what they've been up to, and you don't want to miss it! x.com/KAMillinois/status/986…

The MFA exhibition Opening Night is this Saturday 5–7pm. Get to know the work of artists in @ArtDesignIL through their work in Studio Art, Metals, Graphic Design and Industrial Design. See who's exhibiting: kam.illinois.edu/exhibition/…
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Congratulations to KAM senior curator and curator of Global African Art Allyson Purpura, honored… instagram.com/p/BhNWta2hCAE/

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Listen Online: Basel Abbas @baselbaselbasel and Ruanne About-Rahme @ruanneAR with KAM curator Amy L. Powell @amylu11 talk about "And yet my mask is powerful" with @NialaBoodhoo on @21stShow will.illinois.edu/21stshow/p…
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When you first walk into the exhibit "And Yet My Mask Is Powerful," here's a brief snippet of what you'll see, projected onto the walls: vimeo.com/184413097
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Wednesday 3/14 (5:30pm A D 331): Visiting artist Alberto Aguilar. Aguilar makes work for museums and the street, all of it unexpected - don't miss his talk! 5/5
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Tuesday 3/13 (6:00pm, A D 316): Modern Art Colloquium, Erica Morawski, Visiting Assistant Professor from Smith College discusses “Tropical Travels: Designing Tourism in the Hispanic Caribbean” 4/5
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Tuesday 3/13 (5:30pm, KAM 62): A Screening of From Deep, an experimental documentary film about the history of basketball and it relationship with hip hop. Filmmaker Brett Kashmere will be there! facebook.com/events/52536375… 3/5
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More Art & Design events! Tuesday 3/13 (4:00pm, Link Gallery): Our Annual Juried Foundations Exhibition Opening Reception. Don't miss the amazing work of these artists/designers as they complete their first year in Art Design! Juried by visiting artist Alberto Aguilar. 2/5
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This week is jam-packed with great stuff in Art & Design! Starting with Monday's visiting speaker, Astria Suparak, a curator and cultural organizer. Probably one of the few times the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Riot Grrrl movement will show up in the same talk about art! 1/5
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So proud that our Everyday Arts Lab was a part of this #publicart project! And thankful to the Nash family's @ArtDesignIL funds, which helped support the initiative. #illinoisarts #illinois x.com/Unit4Schools/status/97…

It's a Chromatopia at Stratton Academy of the Arts! ❤️💛💚💙💜🖤 Drive by on Randolph St. to see this gorgeous public art project. Thanks to artist @amandabrowder1 and our students, staff and community for beautifying our city! #gounit4 #publicart #chromatopia #sewfun
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KAM publishes 384-page catalogue in conjunction with the groundbreaking @NEHgov-funded exhibition World on the Horizon: Swahili Arts Across the Indian Ocean at @Illinois_Alma kam.illinois.edu/news/kranne… @UWAPress
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Tonight! Don't miss Allan deSouza “Through the Black Country: Body Doubles and Fictive Presence” 5:30pm @KAMillinois #ILLINOISart kam.illinois.edu/event/artis…
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TONIGHT: Megan Strickfaden, “Embedded Connectivity through Dementia Care by Design” film screening/lecture. 5:30pm KAM 62. Her work addresses "how sociocultural factors, such as disability, relate to the design process and the cultural milieu of designing." #designILLINOIS
Another don't miss event from @KAMillinois and A&D: Next Thursday, catch artist Allan deSouza discussing his current exhibition “Through the Black Country: Body Doubles and Fictive Presence” #artILLINOIS kam.illinois.edu/event/artis…
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Learn about @DanceatIllinois professor Jennifer Monson's creative process and new work "bend the even" in her interview with the New York @nytimes : nyti.ms/2GzTyJV
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A&D professor Lisa Mercer in the news for her development of an app that helps in the fight against human trafficking. #HumanTrafficking #designILLINOIS x.com/NewsAtIllinois/status/…

Professor fights human trafficking with a phone app, giving users ability to make anonymous reports. news.illinois.edu/view/6367/…
You've been busy building lesson plans, grading projects, managing classrooms, meeting state guidelines, and nurturing young imaginations. Now it's time to tend to your own creative desires at our Summer Educator Micro-Residency Art Program. faa.illinois.edu/educators-c…

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