On Sandy and Natural Disasters: A Garbage Man's Perspective

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, Paul Gordon (MFAIA ’13) has published on the Huffington Post his reflections on cleaning up after a natural disaster. As a garbage man in Binghamton, NY during flooding in 2006 and 2011, Paul witnessed the damage, loss, and range of human reactions that emerged in the days and… Continue reading On Sandy and Natural Disasters: A Garbage Man's Perspective

"Temporary Home:" A Residency Performance by MFAIA student, Misha Penton

Using one of the abandoned military bunkers on the bluffs of Fort Worden State Park, Misha Penton (MFAIA ’13) created a site-specific performance during the fall 2012 residency for the MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program at our Port Townsend, Washington site.  Watch the beautiful video below. Temporary Home (edit 5’44”):  A contemplative monodrama exploring the… Continue reading "Temporary Home:" A Residency Performance by MFAIA student, Misha Penton

MFAIA Alumna Portrait: Roslyn Tate

MFAIA alumna and interdisciplinary performance artist Roslyn Tate (MFAIA ’10), was recently interviewed by faculty member Laiwan regarding how her work at Goddard has advanced her professional practice. Roslyn Tate, aka Chicava HoneyChild, is a burlesque dancer, actor and producer. She is the Creative Producer of New York City’s Brown Girls Burlesque and teacher at… Continue reading MFAIA Alumna Portrait: Roslyn Tate

MFAIA Alumnus Creates Financial Resource Guide for Artists

Congratualtions to E. Larson Gunness (MFAIA ’10) on his recently published, highly-accessible financial planning resource for artists and creative practitioners, Peace, Love, and Financial Planning: Financial Literacy for Right Brained People. The book grew out of Larson’s MFAIA practicum work, and his personal journey of connecting his life as a creative practitioner with his professional… Continue reading MFAIA Alumnus Creates Financial Resource Guide for Artists

MFAIA faculty Devora Neumark Explores “The Third Realm of Beauty”

On September 19, 2012, Devora Neumark, MFAIA faculty member at the Vermont campus, gave a presentation titled Dialogic Live Art Performance and the Exploration of Third Realm Beauty as part of the Hexagram-Concordia Research-Creation Brown-Bag Series. The presentation was convened with the following overview: As with other forms of community-engaged art, dialogic performance is process-oriented,… Continue reading MFAIA faculty Devora Neumark Explores “The Third Realm of Beauty”

MFAIA faculty and alumna named New Urban Arts Fellows

MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts faculty member Rick Benjamin and alumna Beth Nixon (MFAIA ’09) have been named Arts Mentoring Fellows at New Urban Arts in Providence, RI for the 2012-13 year. Fellows support New Urban Arts’ artist mentors, share artwork or ideas about community arts practice and work as artists-in-residence. The Arts Mentoring Fellowship program… Continue reading MFAIA faculty and alumna named New Urban Arts Fellows