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COVER FRONT Mu Pan, detail from Compendium of Materia Mudica, 2020, acrylic on paper. (See page 20.) BACK, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Alice Mackler, Untitled, 2020, glazed ceramic; Margaret Lanzetta, St. Edward’s Crown, UK, ca. 1661, 2016, porcelain; Judy Mannarino, Privileged, 2020, glazed clay; Nicolas Touron, Artificial Terrain 31, 2019, 3D-printed stoneware and hand-built porcelain. (See page 38.)

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TO READ THE VISUAL ARTS JOURNAL ONLINE, VISIT: ISSUU.COM/SVAVISUALARTSJOURNAL A s I write this letter, SVA is just a few days away from reopening its campus after some 18 months of fully remote education and largely remote operations. Just as our transition to virtual learning in March of 2020—and our continuation and improvement of such throughout the following academic year—represented a tremendous achievement by our students, faculty and sta , so too does our anticipated return to in-person activity. Just as I was thankful and proud of our collective work then, I am thankful and proud of it now.

Progress can be fragile and halting. It is, ultimately, a collective responsibility. We continue to update and implement our policies in accordance with health authorities’ latest recommendations. We trust in our community members to be safe and responsible to themselves and others, and we are approaching the coming months with caution and clear-eyed optimism. With our sustained hard work and a bit of good fortune, we will get there soon.