“Decolonization: What’s Love Got to Do With It?” is a day-long festival that takes place September 25, 2021 at Goddard College. The program examines the ongoing impact of settler colonialism, and asks how we at Goddard can contribute to movements for decolonization and Indigenous sovereignty. The title, “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” amplifies… Continue reading Decolonization: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Category: MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Spotlight: Chad Amos Self, MFA in Interdisciplinary Art
Chad Amos Self, is a Goddard student in the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program. He is a sculpture artist living in Rhode Island and is the Vice President of Hera Gallery, an art gallery who’s mission statement includes a dedication “to gender equity and feminist discourse to challenge perceptions and inspire social change.” Chad was… Continue reading Spotlight: Chad Amos Self, MFA in Interdisciplinary Art
Spotlight: Evan Simone Frazier, MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Evan Simone Frazier’s poise, charm and grace reflects her depth of experience when she speaks about her work as a graduate student in the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program at Goddard. Graduate study has allowed her the space to interweave her interests in philosophy and psychology, Evan says, and the Interdisciplinary Arts MFA has given… Continue reading Spotlight: Evan Simone Frazier, MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
The Revolutionary Sound of Archie Shepp
Once a young undergrad with a focus on dramatic arts, Jazz legend Archie Shepp returned to Goddard College’s Haybarn Theater in January 2014 for a rare concert for Plainfield Vermont. He played as a featured guest of The Ronnie Burrage Trio. Archie Shepp’s newest release “Let My People Go” (Archieball records) is a collaboration with… Continue reading The Revolutionary Sound of Archie Shepp
Corona Diary: Reuben Radding, MFAIA-VT Alum
Reuben Radding (MFAIA-VT ’19) in conversation with MFAIA co-Chair Ruth Wallen Q: How has your creative practice changed or evolved during the pandemic? RR: Honestly, my process has hardly changed at all. It’s only the world that’s changed. Working during the pandemic has however brought me back to my origins and bolstered my sense of… Continue reading Corona Diary: Reuben Radding, MFAIA-VT Alum
Trust the Process: Adam & Greer’s leap of faith at Goddard
MFAIA co-Chair Ruth Wallen in conversation with recent graduates, Greer Reed and Adam Cates, MFAIA-VT F2020. During part three of this interview, conducted in November 2020, Greer and Adam continue to reflect upon their graduate studies at Goddard. Ruth Wallen: Could you say specifically what you learned or how you grew during your graduate study… Continue reading Trust the Process: Adam & Greer’s leap of faith at Goddard
Why I Chose Goddard College: Interview with Adam Cates, MFAIA-VT
MFAIA co-Chair Ruth Wallen in conversation with recent graduates, Greer Reed and Adam Cates, MFAIA-VT F2020. During part two of this interview, conducted in November 2020, Adam discusses his creative practices prior to graduate study, his motivation for enrolling in the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Program, and his experiences during his first semester. Ruth Wallen:… Continue reading Why I Chose Goddard College: Interview with Adam Cates, MFAIA-VT
Why I Chose Goddard College: Interview with Greer Reed, MFAIA-VT
MFAIA co-Chair Ruth Wallen in conversation with recent graduates, Greer Reed and Adam Cates, MFAIA-VT F2020. During part one of this interview, conducted in November, 2020, Greer discussed their creative practices prior to graduate study, her motivation for enrolling in the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts Program, and her experiences during her first semester. Ruth Wallen:… Continue reading Why I Chose Goddard College: Interview with Greer Reed, MFAIA-VT
Ancestral Portals, Biodiversity, & Coexistence
A global transformation is underway. Petrocapitalism is unravelling at the seams and in its stead, bartering and mutual aid networks, cooperative and solidarity economies, and Indigenous economies are being built and strengthened across our communities. White supremacy appears to be losing some ground (literally in Oklahoma) to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and… Continue reading Ancestral Portals, Biodiversity, & Coexistence
TrailOff: Stories, Tech, and Nature Converge in Site-Based Collaboration
IMMERSIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARY “Part site-based performance, part running tracker, part audio experience tour”. This is how Adrienne Mackey describes TrailOff, an innovative project partnering with the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), app developer Toasterlab, and ten storytellers from diverse backgrounds to bring interactive audio stories to the greater Philadelphia area trail systems using responsive technology and… Continue reading TrailOff: Stories, Tech, and Nature Converge in Site-Based Collaboration
Activist Heather Jo Flores, author of Food Not Lawns.
Heather Jo Flores, a singer-songwriter, author and poet, permaculture activist, visual artist, and yogi, has led a far from ordinary life. Out of rough beginnings—she was a homeless youth; she comes from a low-income family; she was a high-school dropout; she was a sex worker in Santa Cruz; she was a pot trimmer—she learned to… Continue reading Activist Heather Jo Flores, author of Food Not Lawns.
Interdisciplinary Arts MFA Alums are Still Resonating
Pugs (Daniel Seung) Pugliese, along with a couple of his peers, reflects on his his experience at Goddard’s low residency MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program. All photographs were taken by Pugs during graduating weekend, which took place in January 2020. Three months out from receiving my MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College, I find… Continue reading Interdisciplinary Arts MFA Alums are Still Resonating
Digitally Remastered: Theater in the Pandemic
Fran Sillau in Conversation with Ruth Wallen This interview with Fran Sillau one of several with Goddard alums exploring how they are adapting teaching and collaborative practices to the social isolation in which we find ourselves. This interview with MFAIA-VT Lead Faculty, Ruth Wallen, was conducted remotely in early May 2020. Fran Sillau graduated from Goddard College’s… Continue reading Digitally Remastered: Theater in the Pandemic
Teaching Pottery Online: Art Practices in a Pandemic
Willi Singleton in Conversation with MFAIA Lead Faculty, Ruth Wallen Willi Singleton has been wood-firing his climbing kiln in Kempton, Pennsylvania for thirty-three years, using mostly clay taken from Hawk Mountain mixed with Stancill’s clay from the northern Chesapeake coast. Willi studied Visual Art at The Evergreen State College 1981 before pursuing wood-fired ceramics in Japan… Continue reading Teaching Pottery Online: Art Practices in a Pandemic
Manifesting Goddard in Your Life
I was like many Goddard students. I discovered this remarkable student-centered pathway in the 1990’s but did not enroll until 2006. It took that long to manifest Goddard in my life, but it was well worth the discovery. I was an artist, educator and social worker in the midwest growing my tribe of five beautiful… Continue reading Manifesting Goddard in Your Life
Invitation to Witness: An Interview with Stefanie Batten Bland (part one)
March 13, 2019 This is the first installment of a three-part interview with Stefanie Batten Bland that was conducted by Reuben Radding on March 4, 2019 at New York University in New York City. Stefanie and Reuben are both current students in the Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts program at Goddard College. All photographs in the series… Continue reading Invitation to Witness: An Interview with Stefanie Batten Bland (part one)
Invitation to Witness: An Interview with Stefanie Batten Bland (part two)
March 29, 2019 This is the second installment of a three-part interview with Stefanie Batten Bland that was conducted by Reuben Radding on March 4, 2019 at New York University in New York City. Stefanie and Reuben are both current students in the Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts program at Goddard College. All photographs in the series… Continue reading Invitation to Witness: An Interview with Stefanie Batten Bland (part two)
Invitation to Witness: An Interview with Stefanie Batten Bland (part three)
April 5, 2019 This is the third installment of a three-part interview with Stefanie Batten Bland that was conducted by Reuben Radding on March 4, 2019 at New York University in New York City. Stefanie and Reuben are both current students in the Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts program at Goddard College. All photographs in the series… Continue reading Invitation to Witness: An Interview with Stefanie Batten Bland (part three)
John Borstel solidifies Liz Lerman’s legacy with NEH grant
In one sense, John Borstel’s new job involves binge watching his favorite shows. John settles into his task of watching (and adding metadata to) 1,329 video recordings of the work of choreographer, dancer, educator and MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Liz Lerman and her company, the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange from Takoma Park, MD. The work… Continue reading John Borstel solidifies Liz Lerman’s legacy with NEH grant
An Artist Speaks to the Dead, the Living, and the yet to Be Born: Patricia R. Corbett
This entry documents MFAIA alum Patricia R.Corbett’s recent visit to the MFAIA Winter Residency, drawing her words from her commencement address. It also features photographs by current MFAIA student, Reuben Radding. — editor Patricia Corbett’s return to campus as both our alumni guest artist and commencement speaker during the Masters of Fine Art in Interdisciplinary… Continue reading An Artist Speaks to the Dead, the Living, and the yet to Be Born: Patricia R. Corbett