Florida State University's Museum of Fine Arts and the College of Fine Arts have announced a schedule of exhibitions, workshops and symposia for the spring semester.
The programming spans the college's network of gallery spaces, including the Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA), the William Johnston Building (WJB) Gallery, the Fine Arts Building (FAB) Gallery and the Facility for Arts Research (FAR).
"This spring, we're excited to welcome a series of world-class exhibitions and arts-focused experiences to FSU," said Kaylee Spencer, director of the Museum of Fine Arts. "By working with visionary partners on campus and beyond, we're able to bring this exciting season to fruition. We can't wait to share these works with the Tallahassee community."
Spring Exhibition Season
MoFA debuts the traveling exhibition "Like everything alive that we try to hold forever" this month. Organized by the Esker Foundation and produced by Independent Curators International, the exhibition runs through June 27. Through photography, sculpture and video, seven artists - including Larry Achiampong and David Blandy, Diane Borsato and Stephanie Dinkins - explore complex relationships between human bodies, non-human objects, colonialism and artificial intelligence.
Two ongoing exhibitions remain on view at MoFA through March 14. "Water Ways: Indigenous Ecologies and Florida Heritage," co-presented with the FSU Native American and Indigenous Studies Center, places Florida's material cultures in conversation with global perspectives. "Akimbo," a solo exhibition by FSU alumna Zoë Charlton, explores how identity is shaped by place.
Student and Faculty Research
The WJB Gallery continues to host "A Place Within," a curatorial lab project co-curated by art history doctoral candidates Estefania Santiago and Sara I. Rodríguez Rivera.
The Department of Art will present three student-focused rotations in the FAB Gallery:
- Feb. 5-26: "Horizon: Speculative Worlds and Interdisciplinary Research" (IDEA Grant and Honors in the Major recipients).
- March 5-26: Undergraduate sculpture exhibition.
- April 6-23: Photography student exhibition.
In addition, the Facility for Arts Research will host "Lay of the Land," an exhibition and symposium featuring Department of Art faculty, on Feb. 20.
February Highlights
Experimental Cartography Workshop | Feb. 10 & 12 Researcher and artist Moses März leads a three-session workshop at MoFA introducing participants to alternative mapping and narrative structures. Sessions run Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is required.
Visualizing a Politics of Relation | Feb. 13 Experts and students are invited to the Fine Arts Building, Room 249, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. for a seminar responding to the Glissant Maps project.
Valentine's Day "Take-and-Make" | Feb. 14 Visitors can drop by MoFA between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to create free woven bracelets inspired by favorite artworks.
Make it with MoFA: Accordion Books | Feb. 19 Inspired by the "Water Ways" exhibition, the museum will host two book-making sessions at 3 and 5:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required.
Lay of the Land Symposium | Feb. 20 Held at the Facility for Arts Research, this event explores landscape complexity with a symposium from 2 to 5:30 p.m. and an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m.
Art in the Library: Art Crawl | Feb. 26 This multi-location event runs from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., moving from MoFA to the Dirac Science Library and concluding at the Seminole Organic Garden. Following the crawl, MoFA hosts the "Water Ways" closing reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Artist Workshop with Wilson Bowers | Feb. 27 From noon to 3 p.m., participants can join Seminole artist Wilson Bowers at MoFA to create a collaborative painting for the FSU Native American and Indigenous Studies Center.
March and April Events
Storytime Studio | March 7, April 4 & May 2 Families are invited to MoFA from 10 a.m. to noon on select Saturdays for storytime and art-making activities tailored for younger visitors.
Make it with MoFA: Basket Weaving | March 12 Inspired by the "Woven Worlds" exhibition, this workshop offers sessions at 3 and 5:30 p.m. No experience is necessary and all materials are provided.
MFA Thesis Exhibitions | April 10 & 16 The museum celebrates graduating Master of Fine Arts students with an opening reception on April 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. On April 16, the College of Fine Arts Leadership Council hosts a Meet and Greet and the launch of SIX Magazine from 5 to 7 p.m.
Curator Talk: "Like everything alive…" | April 23 Curators Elizabeth Diggon, Naomi Potter and Shauna Thompson will discuss the museum's main exhibition in a virtual format at 6 p.m. Registration is required.
May Programming
Origami Workshop with Miya Turnbull | May 14 Artist Miya Turnbull leads a virtual origami workshop for in-person guests at MoFA from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Registration is required.
Tallahassee Watercolor Society Opening | May 28 The museum hosts the opening reception for the 38th Tri-state Juried Watercolor Exhibition, juried by Don Andrews, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
