New Career Paths Uncovered Through Study Abroad in Italy

Oranna Dreaver, from Canton, Michigan, is an MSU sophomore who is majoring in Apparel and Textile Design. She traveled to Italy this summer for the CEA CAPA Florence, Italy - Studio Art & Fashion Design study abroad program and wrote about her experience in this article.

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Art Project Brings U.S. and Canadian Students Together

When Emma Sambaer, an Art Education student at Michigan State University, was paired with Shiva Mohseni, an OCAD University student from Toronto, for a unique cross-border art project, she noticed how much they had in common despite being separated by an international border.Students from MSU and OCAD U were tasked with creating portraits of each other to capture the likeness…

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Motivated to Pursue a Global Career Path

Quenita Hutson is an MSU senior majoring in Apparel and Textile Design and from Saginaw, Michigan. She traveled to South Korea this summer to study abroad as part of the Global and Cross-Cultural Marketing: Case Study of K-Culture Program led by Mi Ran Kim, Associate Professor in the School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University. Hutson wrote about her…

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Work of MSU Alums, a Father-Daughter Duo, on Display at SCENE Metrospace 

An exhibition at MSU’s SCENE Metrospace features new work by a father-daughter duo, both Michigan State University alums, offering a unique opportunity to see two generations of Spartan artists in dialogue.

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Inaugural Bill Hart-Davidson XA Leadership Award Presented Along With Other Top Experience Architecture Awards

A newly created award presented for the first time this year by the Experience Architecture (XA) program at Michigan State University honors the memory of Bill Hart-Davidson, former Professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures (WRAC) and Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Arts & Letters, who passed away in April 2024. A…

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Work of Art Education Student Selected for National Juried Exhibition

From a young age, Elise Shulick-Richards found joy and inspiration in art. Now as a senior Art Education major at Michigan State University, her work appears in the 2025 College Invitational Exhibition, a national juried exhibition that runs through Sunday, May 25, at the Indy Art Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.The 2025 College Invitational Exhibition is where student art “meets the…

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Graduate Student Pursues First-of-Its-Kind Dual Program While Using Art to Explore Ecological Loss

Hailey Becker often chooses the path less traveled, and when there is no path, she has no problem blazing her own. In fact, her high school math teacher once told her: “the best job for you probably doesn’t exist yet.” Embracing her trailblazing nature, Becker is currently enrolled in a first-of-its-kind at Michigan State University – a dual program that…

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MSU Undergraduate Art Exhibit at (SCENE) Metrospace Through April 24

The 2025 Undergraduate Exhibition presented by the Department of Art, Art History, and Design (AAHD) at Michigan State University features the work on 41 students created in AAHD courses during the past year. This juried exhibition runs through Thursday, April 24, at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles Street, East Lansing, Michigan. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. An exhibition reception is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 11.

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Laura Cloud to Deliver 2025 Legacy Lecture on April 18

Laura Cloud, Emerita Associate Professor of Sculpture, will deliver the College of Arts & Letters’ 2025 Legacy Lecture on Friday, April 18, at 6 p.m. in the Lincoln Room of the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. The Legacy Lecture is free and open to the public, but you must RSVP by Friday, April 11, to attend by submitting an online form.

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Ryan Claytor’s 20-Year Legacy as a Comics Education Trailblazer

Ryan Claytor is a trailblazer in comics education whose passion for teaching and talent as an award-winning comics artist and creator is fueled by his love of the expressive medium. Since joining Michigan State University’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design in 2008, Claytor has built a thriving academic and creative comics community at the university, having launched the first comics studio course in MSU’s history and later establishing the interdisciplinary Comic Art and Graphic Novels minor.

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