August 15-September 21 | Reception & Welcome Bash: August 28, 5-8pm

(SCENE Metrospace) 110 Charles St. East Lansing, MI

Nexus: a connection or series of connections linking two or more things; the central and most important point or place.

Nexus features artwork by members of the Department of Art, Art History, and Design staff who are respected for sharing their skills and immense knowledge of materials, methods, conceptual and critical thinking at MSU. They are at the core of the success of the department. In their own creative practices, and beyond campus walls, each artist explores aspects of daily life. Photographs capture the unexpected happenings and liminality of human existence. The unseen labor of motherhood is meditated upon and documented. Empathy, vulnerability, and memory are evoked through clay forms that are simultaneously intuitive yet controlled. Sculptural encounters created by disparate materials set a stage for inquiry, and meticulous craftsmanship honors process and time. Through diverse media, Nexus calls for viewers to seek connection within each artwork, the exhibition, and throughout the community. 

This exhibition brings together work by Rebecca Casement, Erica Hooker, Alex Nichols, Walt Peebles, Harold Perkins, Mackenzie Sheehan-D’arrigo and is supported by the MSU College of Arts & Letters, the Department of Art, Art History, and Design, and the City of East Lansing, MI.

About the Reception + Arts Living Learning Community Welcome Party

The Department of Art, Art History, and Design (AAHD) and the Arts Living-Learning Community (ALLC) are hosting an Arts Welcome Party and Nexus Opening Reception. Faculty, staff, and students from all units on campus are warmly invited to celebrate the summer, the new academic year, and a new season for the arts in the Greater Lansing Area. We’ll engage with the new exhibition and enjoy food and beverages, live music, art games, and relaxed opportunities to connect with other people involved in the arts on and off campus.

(SCENE Metrospace) is open Thursdays-Sundays noon to 5pm