Thesis Exhibition

The Master’s Project culminates during the student’s last summer in residence with a presentation for the greater community. Students may either present their work as part of the annual Thesis Exhibition, or they may perform or screen pieces in a separate evening presentation. This year, the exhibition and presentations take place in two venues in Hudson, New York - Basilica Hudson and Time & Space Limited.

Class of 2025 Thesis Exhibition: Off Site

The Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College (Bard MFA) presents Off Site: the Class of 2025 Thesis Exhibition, which brings together the culminating work of third-year MFA candidates in the disciplines moving image, music/sound, painting, photography, sculpture, and writing. This year, the exhibition will be split between two galleries in Hudson, NY: Basilica Hudson and Time & Space Limited (TSL). The show is curated by Mary Fellios.

  The opening weekend of events will begin with a catered reception from 7–8 pm to open the Music/Sound student performances at Basilica Hudson on Thursday, July 11, 8–11 pm, as part of Basilica’s Jupiter Nights, a series of summer performances. Thesis projects in various disciplines will be on view in the galleries at Basilica Hudson and Time & Space Limited, opening on Friday, July 12, with an opening reception, 5–8 pm, held concurrently at both locations. Film screenings and readings will be presented at Time & Space Limited on Saturday, July 13, 1–4 pm, followed by a reception from 4–6 pm. The TSL galleries will be open during the reception. The gallery exhibitions will be on view through Sunday, July 21.

Off Site presents the work of Bard’s MFA Class of 2025. The title references the nature of this year’s exhibition as both a logistical reality and resilient methodology in which art activates pathways between malleable pasts and potential futures. Off Site marks a new era of openness for the program as this is the first Thesis Exhibition to occur off-campus. It is staged across two venues in Hudson, New York: Time & Space Limited and Basilica Hudson.

Disruptions around the source of the authorial voice; the destabilization of boundaries separating real and artificial space; and forms of perceptual mapping are among the concerns that spark connections between the works on view. Off Site showcases nineteen artists working across a variety of mediums—from painting to sound installation—alongside two nights of performances.

Mary Fellios is a curator who received their MA in Curatorial Studies from Bard CCS. They have completed research and worked on programs with Textile Arts Center (New York, NY), Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (San Diego, CA), Brooklyn Museum (New York, NY), Performa (New York, NY), and Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (Troy, NY). 

For more information, please contact the Bard MFA Office at (845) 758-7481 or [email protected].

Off Site
Class of 2025 Bard MFA Thesis Exhibition
July 12–21, 2024

Basilica Hudson: Student Performances
Thursday, July 11, 2024: Reception 7–8 pm, Performances 8–11 pm
With Alina Maldonado, Kinlaw, and Grace Villamil
Register Here for Livestream: Bard MFA Class of 2025 Thesis Presentations at Basilica Hudson

Opening Receptions at Basilica Hudson and Time & Space Limited
Friday, July 12, 2024: Reception 5–8 pm at both locations

Time & Space Limited: Student Performances and Screenings
Saturday, July 13, 2024: Performances 1–4 pm, Reception 4–6 pm
With Alima Lee, Tyler Little, Cherry Nin, and Aynsley Vandenbroucke
Register Here for Livestream: Bard MFA Class of 2025 Thesis Presentations: TSL 

Basilica Hudson and Time & Space Limited Gallery Hours:
Monday–Friday, 11 am – 5 pm | Saturday & Sunday, 1–5 pm
Basilica Hudson will be closed on Saturday, July 13 - it will reopen on Sunday, July 14

Basilica Hudson
110 Front Street, Hudson, NY 12534

Time & Space Limited
434 Columbia Street, Hudson, NY 12534

Hudson, NY is a 30-minute drive from the Bard College campus. Amtrak trains from New York City and points north stop at the Hudson Amtrak station. Please check Amtrak for schedules. The train station is a short walk to Basilica Hudson and about a 20-minute walk to Time & Space Limited. Both Basilica Hudson and Time & Space Limited will be open during Upstate Art Weekend (July 19-21) on Friday, July 19 from 11 am–5 pm, and Saturday, July 20 & Sunday, July 21st from 1–5 pm.

Please contact the Bard MFA Office at (845) 758-7481 or [email protected] for any questions or requests regarding accessibility, including audio or film descriptions.

MFA Candidates 2025

Jasmine Amussen Writing
Michaela Bathrick Sculpture
Erin Hoffstetter Photography
Jenny Jisun Kim Painting
Kinlaw Music/Sound
Alima Lee Moving Image
Matthew Li Sculpture
Tyler Little Writing
Carolyne Loreé Teston Photography
A. Mac Sculpture
Alina Maldonado Music/Sound
Chantal Michelle Music/Sound
Cherry Nin Moving Image
lucia reissig Sculpture
Will Stovall Painting
geetha thurairajah Painting
Taryn Tomasello Sculpture
Aynsley Vandenbroucke Writing
Grace Villamil Music/Sound