(Student Submission) Theme: Empathy in Challenging Times Medium: Oil Paint Artist Statement: At the beginning of the pandemic, social media was a dangerous place to be. Users were bombarded with headlines and personal account all pertaining to the damage and
Category: Visual Arts
Alexandra Meraz – Untitled
(Student Submission) Theme: Identity, Agency, and Optimism in a Pandemic Artist Statement: This submission is meant to represent Identity, agency, and optimism in a pandemic. This piece is about making the most of an unexpected situation and creating a safe
Andres Cintron – Untitled
(Staff Submission) Theme: Before, During, and After Medium: Digital Collage Artist Statement: The images created on this project reflect the before, during, and after theme. I wanted to create a story using photography to express the impact this pandemic has
Camryn Berry – Connecting
(Student Submission) Theme: Communication in a Virtual World Medium: Multimedia (graphite, pen, colored pencil, and colored paper) Artist Statement: This multimedia piece (graphite, pen, colored pencil, and colored paper) is titled “Connecting…” and focuses on the theme of Communication in
Candace Sidner – Company of my Critters during COVID
(Faculty Submission) Medium: Sculpture Artist Statement: I created these sculptures based on my two house cats. I have sculpted a number of animals (giraffes, elephants, rats, gorilla, rabbits, as well as various birds), and for all of these I aimed
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Carla Dispasquale – Friendship During Covid-19
(Public Submission) Medium: Digital Illustration Artist Statement: In response to the COVID-19-based theme “Alone Together”. Seeing the pandemic through children’s eyes means finding the most creative and yet simple way of reducing the distance with the people we love. Even when
Casey Hickey – Navigating Troubled Waters
(Public Submission) Theme: Ourselves in the World Medium: Drypoint Monoprint Artist Statement: This artwork, Navigating Troubled Waters, explores the theme of Ourselves in the World. The person depicted is wading in shallow water and is surrounded by forms that resemble
Cynthia Woehrle – Airport Hill Triptych
(Staff Submission) Theme: Before, During, and After Medium: Oil on Panel Artist Statement: Airport Hill Triptych is inspired by a field on the west side of Worcester. This location has served as my local destination for panoramic views of sunrises,
Diego Blanco – Altering Reality
(Student Submission) Medium: Oil on Canvas Artist Statement: My perception of reality changed. With every day that went by, my connection to the outside world seemed to be fading away. I no longer felt in total control of my life—actually,
Eliana Finkel – Doing Your Part
(Public Submission) Theme: Community in Isolation Artist Statement: My piece is called “Doing Your Part” and it belongs in the Community in Isolation section because it shows that just by wearing a mask, you are helping the community and doing