Sat, May 11, 2024, 3 –5 pm Children's Theatre Main Stage Image Honoring the Spring 2024 graduates; the Spring Commencement Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 11 at 3:00 pm at the Children’s Theatre Main Stage (2400 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404). Following the ceremony, please join us for the Commencement Exhibition Reception in 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø's Main Gallery, where work by graduating BFA and BS students is on display. Due to limited seating, tickets are required for admission to the ceremony. Commencement Ceremony 2024 Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Awards MA of Sustainable Design Michele Moore MA of Graphic and Web Design Dani Sundelle Master of Fine Arts Victor Sánchez Fine Arts Max Paulin Media Arts Hollie Legget Design A. Simone Creative Entrepreneurship Erin Hattenberger Undergraduate Commencement Exhibition Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition Commencement FAQ's Commencement Address: Seitu Jones Artist and advocate Seitu Ken Jones has been tending the soil of community through art for more than 40 years. He has harnessed the tools of visual art, infrastructure, and civic engagement that links history to the present and honors the community’s historic figures, natural resources, and cultural traditions. Jones’ large-scale sculptural installation Turnip Greens was dedicated in 2019 in the Nashville Farmers Market, inspired by its bounty of food and Black culture. In 2014, he convened A Community Meal for two thousand people over dinner at a table in St. Paul. His site-specific installations for the Twin Cities Light Rail Transit system blend visual beauty with local history. In 2013, he co-founded Frogtown Farm, an urban garden created with and for neighborhood residents. A retired faculty member of Goddard College in Washington State, Jones holds a BS degree in Landscape Design and MLS degree in Environmental History from University of Minnesota. He has been a Senior Fellow in Agricultural Systems at University of Minnesota and a member of the board of managers for the Capitol Region Watershed District. Bachelor of Fine ArtsGrey Anderson, Animation | Ellis Anderson, Comic Art | Isadora Androff, Animation@iamppe57Michael Arachikavitz, Animation | (Taha) Tahatunhahelahawi Rayan Arnold, Comic Art | Paige Arnold, AnimationEmily Augustin, Graphic DesignAbriana Simone, Illustration | Hannah Rae Butala, Print and PaperbookNiika Caine, Graphic Design | Andy Carey, AnimationTenaya Coles, Animation Emma Crosby, Drawing and Painting | Charles Branch Davis III, Comic ArtEmma Domen, Illustration | Charlie Douglas, Product Design Lilly Drew, Filmmaking | Michael DuFresne, Comic ArtNico Enstrom, Fine Arts Studio | Payton Felper, Print and PaperbookIndigo Felton, Comic ArtRichard Flores, Drawing and PaintingLOTTIE FRAASE, Graphic Design | @monolarkeyIsaac Furey, Graphic Design | Rhys Gaer, Illustration | Connor Gibb, Product Design Taylor Goetsch, Illustration | Joella Goyette, Animation | Lillian Graupman, Graphic DesignSophia Groves, Fine Arts Studio@Aka_sophiebearHana Hartmann, AnimationPoppy (Cici) Hè, IllustrationBreanna Hickmott, Fine Arts Studio | Grace, IllustrationAni Jamison, Comic Art | Kiera Joseph, Animation | Leah Kehr, Illustration | Ian Kim, Drawing and Painting | Kaitlin Klennert, Illustration | Allison Kolden, Illustration | Manteneh Koroma, AnimationPeter Krueger, Fine Arts Studio Kaleigh Lagerquist, Animation | Zia Lahn, AnimationKaren Lai, AnimationBaylee Larson, AnimationNaoto Lichtblau-Tepley, Comic Art | Dennis Lin, Graphic DesignKenzie Lindow, Illustration | Sarah Longfield, Furniture Design Isabelle Margan, Illustration | Amanda Mattson, Fine Arts StudioRammy McKee, Illustration | Valentine Mott, Illustration | Noor Mroueh, Animation | Miles Mullen, Photography@miles.mullenKalley Nelson, Illustration | Sarah Nelson, Graphic Design Breena Neubauer, AnimationJay Newman, Drawing and Painting | Gavin Nixon, Fine Arts Studio | Okechukwu David Okoronkwo, Product Design | Ari Orsino, Comic ArtSammi Ouellette, Illustration | Abby Owen, Photography Jackson Parrish, Graphic DesignMaxwell Paulin, Fine Arts Studio | @3maxpaulinsCelia Prom, Illustration | Lynaea Russom, Drawing and Painting | Benji Salinas, PhotographyEh Ku Du Say, FilmmakingLaurel "Yoyo" Scheel, AnimationChase Schulte, Graphic Design | Luke Mars Smith, Comic Art | Bug Sommerness, Animation | Ariana Mai Stanchfield, Comic Art | Tee Stewart, Animation | McKayla Stieve, Illustration | Carter Stine, Graphic Design | Ren Stokesbary, Web and MultimediaJagoda Julianna Swallop, Comic Art | Lucas Teasdale, Comic Art | Douglas Thoms, Illustration | Lily Tug, Fine Arts Studio Indira, Comic ArtLily Vernon Vanderwood, Fine Arts Studio | Tiffany Pavoua Vang, Comic Art | Pa Nhia Vanessa Vang, AnimationAnthony Viray, Graphic Design | Ozzy Von Eschen, Comic Art | Karrington Walker, Comic Art | Austin Watts, AnimationFin Anton Weber, Comic Art | @finweber_