Berlin-based artist Jeremiah Day will visit Boise State on Wednesday, Oct. 2 to work with students and the general public. He will host a performance and movement workshop with art and theatre students, offer constructive critique for MFA students and deliver a public lecture in the evening.
Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies faculty members Kate Walker and Chad Erpelding have led the effort to bring Day to Boise. Day is known as a performance art pioneer for his work blending photography, speech and body language to explore political issues and current events. His work has been featured at major European exhibits, such as the Pompidou Centre in Paris, France.
Day’s interdisciplinary oeuvre and experience as a working artist make him a valuable resource for students attending his workshops and one-on-one critiques, where students will get feedback on their work and expand their expressive arsenal beyond the skills they learn in class.
How much does an outside perspective like Day’s matter for art undergraduates and MFA students?
“I’d say it’s critical,” Erpelding said. “It broadens their views of what art can be and different ways they can express themselves.”
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Thriving Communities grant program supplied some of the funding to bring Day to Boise State. The program and its funds provide an opportunity to bring people together in person or virtually, as conditions allow, in order to build a sense of belonging and to share or explore ideas that can strengthen and elevate the communities within the School of the Arts and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Day will give a free lecture to the public at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2 in the Center for Visual Arts, room 439.