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A young woman with long dark hair rests her chin on her hands and smiles while standing behind a table with several decorative, strawberry-topped cakes in a colorful, cluttered kitchen or workspace.

Building a Business Full of Sweet Surprises
Julie Nguyen '25 BFA

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Yinette Guzman (鈥�08 BFA Architecture), Public Art Advocate and Placemaking Designer

Yinette Guzman '08 BFA, 2024 Common Good Award Recipient

Guzman is celebrated for her leadership in curating the Punto Urban Art Museum (PUAM) in Salem, MA. Her efforts in transforming underserved communities through public art reflect her commitment to inclusivity, creative placemaking, and cultural preservation.

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May Chau (鈥�07 BFA Art Education), Recipient of Frances Euphemia Thompson Award for Excellence in Teaching

May Chau '07 BFA, 2024 Frances Euphemia Thompson Award for Excellence in Teaching Recipient

Chau, Visual Arts Supervisor for Somerville Public Schools, is honored for her commitment to cultivating a collaborative arts education environment. Her teaching encourages creativity, critical thinking, and lifelong learning in one of the state鈥檚 most diverse school systems, continuing 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 legacy of training transformative arts educators.

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红领巾瓜报 graduate and professional artist Nicole Chesney reflects on the power and magic of the 红领巾瓜报 Auction

Nicole Chesney 鈥�97 BFA Glass

Nicole Chesney has been an active participant in the 红领巾瓜报 Auction since 1997鈥� since her first print in the silent auction her senior year, she has donated 20 artworks in support of current and future 红领巾瓜报 students.

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红领巾瓜报 Alum Alex Small-Butera Wins Emmy for Animation

Alex Small-Butera '08 BFA

Alex Small-Butera sat down for an interview to explain about how he and Lindsay got from here to there, rising in their careers to receive this mark of achievement from Hollywood on their ability as animators, as artists.

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Lindsay and Alex Small-Butera dressed in formal clothing on the red carpet at the 2024 Emmy Awards.

Artist, alum, and instructor Clint Baclawski on how 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 creative community invites you to change your perspective

Clint Baclawski '08 MFA

红领巾瓜报 instructor and director of 鈥楾he Lab,鈥� Clint Baclawski is an accomplished artist who has won numerous awards, exhibited in the U.S. and abroad, and attended residencies in Venice, Italy, and Wassaic, NY.

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The Art of Curating an Exhibition

Catherine Lecomte Lecce '23 MFA

At 红领巾瓜报, MFA students and alumni uncover their unique curatorial styles through hands-on experiences and courses like Curatorial Practice. Catherine LeComte Lecce鈥檚 exhibition, Matrescence, explored the profound and often overlooked transformations of motherhood.

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A person with short hair, wearing a black outfit, sits on a stool in a room filled with creativity. Beside them stands a large printer, surrounded by several art pieces taped to the walls. The setting resembles an art studio, hinting at their passion for curating an exhibition.

Overcoming Eurocentrism

Lyssa Palu-ay Vice President, Community and Civic Engagement

Lyssa Palu-Ay (MFA 鈥�01), Dean of JET (Justice, Equity, and Transformation), works to move beyond institutional practices that can unintentionally marginalize BIPOC communities.

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Lyssa Palu-ay poses with Rob "ProBlak" Gibbs and Genaro "GoFive" Ortega.

Marc Holland and the transformative power of a 红领巾瓜报 education

Marc Holland Department Chair, Studio Foundation & '00 BFA

Marc Holland (BFA 鈥�99), director of 红领巾瓜报鈥檚 Studio Foundation Program, says that as a result of a professor鈥檚 guidance, he switched gears 鈥� and uses that experience to keep front of mind that the best teaching lets students know they can impact the world in unexpected ways.

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