Coming across a full-size, antique carousel in a nearly vacant academic building will stop you in your tracks. But it’s the sound that gets you. Vimoksha by Kathryn Fanelli ‘20MFA­—part of her thesis exhibition entitled The Passing Show—is a site-specific installation of a century-old merry-go-round, which has been stripped of paint and gilding to reveal a bare, wooden platform and stark, metallic horses. It was originally intended to be interactive, experienced by students and others as they moved through the Studio Arts Building on the UMass Amherst campus during their daily routines, and powered by electric motor. Due to the building’s limited use resulting from restrictions put in place in response to COVID-19, Vimoksha can be experienced in small groups by appointment only. And it's powered manually.

Spring 2021 List of Courses: Diversity and Racial Justice in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts ...

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  Announcements Art Majors - Registration Begins! Registration for BA/BFA Studio Art and BFA Art Education begins November 2 and you will be assigned dates on Spire were you can enroll i...

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Congratulations to all our Spring 2020 graduates!  Our Department's Senior Recognition Ceremony was held via Zoom on Friday, May 8.  Video and audio recordings of the full ceremony are available...