MFA | Marginalia

All ready and awkwardly waiting to start my critique!

Every spring the Art and Art History Department hosts individual critiques of al..

Make Tacos Not War, National Museum of Mexican Art – Chicago

As a filmmaker and producer, sometimes I get the question, why aren’t you..

I can’t believe, after nearly three years, that I am now mere weeks away from completing my MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts and Media.

W..

“Speedy” filming on location

The semester started five weeks ago and I’ve already line produced two short films and co-organized a fil..

In many institutions of higher education it is customary for faculty members to rotate through taking turns as the department heads. It’s ..

Working on one of my ten-foot drawings in the studio.

Hello again from this (my final) semester at Columbia College Chicago!

We are..

Greetings again after three very short weeks, reader!

There is a strange mix of adrenaline and anxiety coursing through me at the momen..

You might be thinking, “Bethany, you’re the poet blogger at Marginalia. Why is your preview image of a painting?” Well reader, one of the ..

In the eye of the storm, we (MFA Creative Producers) find time in class to discuss and evaluate our progress in the program. As we navigat..

It’s safe to say that the semester is here. If my profs and my classmates aren’t lying to me (a thing I would never suspect them of), we’v..