Student Announcements
The SMFA Update is sent to undergraduate and graduate students weekly on Mondays during the school year. It includes important information and announcements of interest to the community.
COVID-19 Guidance: For the latest updates and guidance from Tufts University, please visit go.tufts.edu/coronavirus
SMFA Update for the week of April 6, 2020
What You Need to Know This Week
Join Andrew Hlynsky's class for a visiting artist talk by Victoria Shen on Thursday, 4/9 at 1 pm EST.
Attend the talk on zoom here: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/661877074
Victoria Shen is a Boston based noise and electronics artist, performer, and maker. She will be talking about recent work and the conceptual underpinnings of that work.
Students are invited to upload completed SMFA SGA Election Nomination Packets here: https://tufts.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5AQOnnuNB8bCTP
Packets are due Monday, April 6, 2020
Completed submissions will be added to the ballot. Elections will run from April 13-17 via Qualtrics.
Contact Val at sarah.valente@tufts.edu or your SGA representatives for details.
Passionate about climate change, environmental justice, or international relations? Apply to represent Tufts at the United Nations Annual Conference of the Parties (COP). Tufts delegates gain important insight into the discussions that frame global climate change policy and action. ALL members of the Tufts community, including undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni, are eligible to apply to attend COP.
Click below for more details and to submit your first round application by 6/15/2020. We are aware of the postponement of this year's conference and are monitoring the situation closely. https://environment.tufts.edu/initiatives/unfccc-cop/
Livestream yoga classes as well as pre-recorded yoga classes will take place in the Virtual Atrium from 12:45-1:45 pm every Tuesday starting March 31st through April 28th.
Stay connected, call into the Virtual Atrium between 12 and 2 pm EST each weekday: https://tufts.zoom.us/j/631827045
Chat with peers, share artwork you’ve been working on, and relax together between zoom classes.
Undergraduate students are invited to apply for the Allan Rohan Crite Scholarship, presented by African American Women Appreciating Art by African Americans (AAWAAAA). Applications are due to Shaun Thomas by April 15.
Allan Rohan Crite Scholarship
Eligibility: African American students pursuing an undergraduate degree in the Visual Arts.
Deadline: April 15, 2020
Handshake Highlights
Looking for a job? Check Handshake for the latest on and off campus postings.
Junior Associate, Riggs Cooper Art Partners-New York City
https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3686006
Film and New Media Filmmaker Assistant- Interlochen Arts Camp
https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3652001
Summer Crew, Sterling and Francine Clark Art institute- Williamstown, MA
https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3616874
Take a look at some recent internship postings including:
Product Intern, Uprise Art- New York/Remote
https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3591937
Arts Intern/SAIS Summer Internships, MFA Boston
https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3562946
Summer Intern-Production, Contagious LA
https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3632869
Intern, Marblehead Arts Association
https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/2874917
Check out some open calls for work:
Free Webinars for Artists from Creative Capital
https://creative-capital.org/events/coping-with-covid-financial-implications-for-creative-individuals/
Weekly Wave Farm Radio Broadcast Schedule
Due to the situation with COVID-19, the radio station is offline until further notice.
Would you like to program your own show in the future? For training or programming questions/requests, email smfawavefarmradio@gmail.com