SVACE Student Summer Showcase 2023: RECAP

Featured artwork: Michael Dispensa, Affect Effector Love Handles, 2021, multimedia sculpture.

By Bianca Dunn

This July, the Division of Continuing Education (SVACE) curated our first-ever “SVACE Student Summer Showcase” at the Flatiron Project Space in Chelsea. We sent out an open call to our student body asking for artwork to be considered for a group show. We wanted to get a fresh look at the creativity of our students, present the opportunity to exhibit work and connect with our community. The artwork started rolling in, and we were thrilled by the response.

The works submitted represented the incredible diversity and talent of our continuing education community. For the final choices of the showcase, we aimed to represent the unique perspectives of our artists and the variety of our course offerings. We were pleased to showcase the follow- ing artists: Raquel Adler, Eve Bayer, Michael Dispensa, Judith Hugentobler, Anne Keating, Dietrich Kleffel, Laura Kmetz, Yingyao Liang, Song Lu, Silvia Muleo, Christine O’Brien-Mase, Eric Patel, Sarah Schlick, Erik Schurink, Orli Swergold, Harrison Tenzer and Sato Yamamoto.

These artists presented many art forms—mixed media, ceramics, Risograph printing, collage, painting, illustration, video art, fabrication, photography, etching, woodblock printing, soft sculpture, biological imaging, and more.

To be able to connect both our program with the artists, and the artists with each other was extremely rewarding. We have high hopes for another showcase, and we want you to be involved!

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“SVACE Student Summer Showcase” at the Flatiron Project Space, 2023.

Judith Hugentobler, The Sentinel, 2023, stoneware and Raku-fired ceramics.

“The print was made this past spring in RISO Printing: An Introduction. It was wonderful having the print in the showcase. From start to finish, it was celebratory and a personal milestone at the same time.”

Anne Keating, Curaçao, Otrabanda District, 2023, Risograph.

Yinyao Liang, Mad Eyes, 2023, ceramic.

Harrison Tenzer, Untitled (Projections), 2023, etched plexiglass and acrylic on board.

Silvia Muleo, N3 (Out & In), 2023, digital video still.

Silvia Muleo, N3 (Out & In), 2023, digital video still.

Silvia Muleo, N3 (Out & In), 2023, digital video still.

Silvia Muleo, N3 (Out & In), 2023, digital video still.

“As an MFA Photography, Video and Related Media student at SVA, I’ve discovered the immense value of summer courses in broadening my artistic horizons. For instance, my Bio Art video piece titled Quarantine DIARY emerged from a summer exploration. Participating in the Mysterious World of the Microbes course during the summer of 2019 was truly transformative. It unearthed a new realm, compelling me to delve deeper into our intricate surroundings.” Song Lu

Song Lu, Quarantine DIARY, 2020, digital still.

Song Lu, Quarantine DIARY, 2020, digital still.

Song Lu, Quarantine DIARY, 2020, digital still.

Song Lu, Quarantine DIARY, 2020, digital still.

"In the course A Predisposition to Paint, Shirley Irons guides the student with her critical eye and experience-based insights. Seeing my work in the company of other pieces delighted me. I greatly enjoyed checking out each of the works for their artistic ingenuity and poetry.

Painting by Erik Schurink.

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