School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents “We Made This” an exhibition of Visual Narrative works by nine MFA Visual Narrative students, curated by Anelisa Garfunkel and Christina Roussos. The exhibition will be on view from Thursday, July 13th through Tuesday, July 25th, at the Gramercy Gallery, 209 East 23rd Street, New York City.

Artists featured in this exhibition are: Justin Altman, Sydney Chavan, Basya Goldstein, Sean Mac, Erin McNichol, Rafael Pearl, Mariah Plakas, Amos Stillwell, and Rose Vincelli Gustine.

The connection that this group of artists and storytellers has is palpable in their work (friendship and community are common themes), as is what makes them wholly their own. In this exhibition, we sail the high seas, watch aliens overcome alienation, find purpose, find community, and find jokes. We explore other lands and alternate realities. And we do it through a range of mediums from comics to animation to documentaries to picture books.

Please join us for a reception to celebrate the graduating class of 2023, and their extraordinary thesis projects on display in the gallery.

Special Sit-Down Film Screenings!

6 pm-6:45 pm

SVA — 209 E 23rd Street, Room 5xx

Screenings followed by Q&A with the creators.

“Blitzar Park”

Mariah Plakas

Animatic pilot episode (10min)

“What We Discover Along the Way”

Rose Vincelli Gustine

Documentary (25min)

And check out our installations in the SVA Gramercy Gallery on the first floor!

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Founded in 2013, MFA Visual Narrative at the School of Visual Arts remains the only MFA program that puts the art and language of storytelling first, through the combination of creative writing and development of visual narrative techniques.

Location: 209 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010, United States

Time: 5:00 — 7:30 pm EDT

Free!

Registration