New Award Offers Apparel and Textile Design Students Trip to New York Fashion Week

A new award is giving Apparel and Textile Design (ATD) students at Michigan State University the opportunity to attend New York Fashion Week (NYFW), one of the most prestigious fashion events in the world, where they gain valuable insight from industry experts. Two ATD students, Sara Lusky and Tristian Laney, were selected by ATD faculty to receive the MSU Branding and Licensing ATD BFA Fashion Week Award.

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MFA Candidate Creates Immersive Digital Display Featuring the Art of Breaking

Morgan Reneé Hill, a Master of Fine Arts candidate in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Michigan State University, has created an innovative art display that utilizes the 360 Visualization Room in the MSU Libraries Digital Scholarship Lab to offer a unique immersive experience into the art of Breaking (breakdancing).

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Student View: Celebrating Juneteenth Through Oil, Ink, and Memory

Morgan Renee Hill is a Master of Fine Arts candidate in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Michigan State University and the winner of the 2024 Juneteenth poster design contest. Their work, “Black Banner,” is prominently featured in this year’s MSU Juneteenth Commemorative Celebration, which will take place on Friday, June 14.

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MFA Thesis Exhibit Offers Deeper Understanding of Queer, Neurodivergent Experience

Emily Burkhead is an intermedia artist and filmmaker from Memphis, Tennessee, who graduated from Michigan State University in Spring 2024 with an MFA from the Department of Art, Art History, and Design. She is exhibiting her thesis project, Trigger/Glimmer/Something Else, as part of the 2024 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, which runs through Sunday, May 26, at the MSU Broad Art Museum.

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Three Graduating Seniors Honored as Louis B. Sudler Prize Winners

Three graduating seniors were awarded this year’s Louis B. Sudler Prize, which recognizes outstanding achievement in the performing and creative arts, including fine arts, music, creative writing, theatre, and electronic/photographic arts. Presented each year by the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University, recipients of the Louis B. Sudler Prize must be members of the senior graduating class and demonstrate...

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