BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Visual and Performing Arts,Lectures and Seminars,Thes is/Dissertations DESCRIPTION:Advisor: Rebecca Hutchinson  Subject: Master of Thesis Defense by: Alison Bergman  Topic:  Layered Explorations:  Weaving a World of Wonder  Date: May 1st, 2026  Time: 12: 00 AM  Location: UMass Dartmout h CVPA Art & Design Studio  Abstract:  Through a hybrid practice that me rges sculpture, painting, printmaking, fiber, and installation, I use spac e as a medium to create a wondrous environment, where endless points of vi ew emerge out of my exploratory artistic process with vibrant colors, line s, and shapes.   Printed clay forms, woven forms and painted and collaged walls interact, emphasizing lightness and playful possibility.  My ceram ics practice seeks to transform moments of imperfection into opportunities for renewal, creating sculptures where repair and readjustment become gen erative and where the possibility for joy can function with deliberate int ention.  Individual ceramic elements are assembled, rearranged, and place d in dialogue with painted walls, allowing color and pattern to move betwe en surface and object, offering observers saturated views. This fluid rela tionship between wall, sculpture, and space reflects an ongoing process of improvisation and reconstruction.  The space is cared for but not fussy, as I actively reject the prevalence of perfectionism in favor of acceptan ce and joy. \nEvent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/master-of-fin e-arts-thesis-defense-by-alison-bergman-.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Advisor: Rebecca Hutchinson \n

Subject: Master of Thesis Defense by: Alison Bergman 

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Top ic:  Layered Explorations:  Weaving a World of Wonder 

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Date: Ma y 1st\, 2026 

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Time: 12: 00 AM 

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Location: UMass Dartmouth CVPA Art & Design Studio 

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Abstract: 

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Through a hybrid p ractice that merges sculpture\, painting\, printmaking\, fiber\, and insta llation\, I use space as a medium to create a wondrous environment\, where endless points of view emerge out of my exploratory artistic process with vibrant colors\, lines\, and shapes.   Printed clay forms\, woven forms and painted and collaged walls interact\, emphasizing lightness and playfu l possibility.  My ceramics practice seeks to transform moments of imperf ection into opportunities for renewal\, creating sculptures where repair a nd readjustment become generative and where the possibility for joy can fu nction with deliberate intention.  Individual ceramic elements are assemb led\, rearranged\, and placed in dialogue with painted walls\, allowing co lor and pattern to move between surface and object\, offering observers sa turated views. This fluid relationship between wall\, sculpture\, and spac e reflects an ongoing process of improvisation and reconstruction.  The s pace is cared for but not fussy\, as I actively reject the prevalence of p erfectionism in favor of acceptance and joy. 

Event page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/master-of-fine-arts-t hesis-defense-by-alison-bergman-.php

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