JustArts Fellowship

School of Information, MA

Riqué Duhamell Escobedo is a second-year M.A. student in Library and Information Science in the School of Information.

Project:

Their project, “Common Threads,” aims to create a space on campus where students can explore and express their identities through traditional and contemporary embroidery practices of Mexico and Latin America. Through stitching, participants will engage in storytelling that honors their heritage and personal experiences, fostering a sense of belonging, cultural rootedness, and community on campus.

College of Humanities, BA

Joanna Labija is a senior B.A. student in Interdisciplinary Studies focusing on Arts, Media, and Entertainment in the College of Humanities.

Project:

In “Here to Stay,” Joanna will use qualitative data collection and photography to counteract real and perceived erasure of student cultural identity on campus. With key campus locations as the backdrop, she will create photos of student subjects, each representing themselves through their chosen garb, props, and poses. The photo shoots themselves are opportunities for reflection, dialogue and action, as students from different backgrounds are able to share and learn from each other’s stories.

School of Art, BFA

Aaliyah Radebaugh is a senior pursuing a B.F.A. in Studio Art with an emphasis in Illustration, Design, and Animation in the College of Fine Arts.

Project:

Reflecting on the past year, Aaliyah’s project, “Wishing for Change, Creating Tomorrow,” seeks to elevate student voices by creating film animations based on interviews that elicit student stories, concerns, and aspirations for a better campus environment. A talk-back will follow a screening of the film animations, giving students a space in which to feel heard, care for one another, and imagine change.

College of Medicine, BS
College of Humanities, BA

Nagasriya Ramisetty is a junior in the W.A. Franke Honors College completing a B.S. in Physiology and Medical Sciences in the College of Medicine and a B.A. in Applied Humanities in the College of Humanities.

Project:

Her project, “bit·ter·sweet,” addresses mental health stigma among Asian Americans, a community that reports among the highest needs for mental healthcare services and resources. Nagasriya will engage audiences in new ways of hearing, feeling, and thinking about mental health by creating an original poetry and art collection that weaves together statistical public health research with more humanizing, personal stories collected through interviews.

Graduate College, PhD

Nikolas (Niko) Sanchez is a second year Ph.D. student in Applied Intercultural Arts Research in the Graduate College.

Project:

His project, “PLAing with Trash: Turning 3D Printing Polylactic Acid Waste into Art,” focuses on building a campus-wide network of fabrication spaces to harvest 3D printing waste, failed prints, and prototypes and using that material as the basis for creating sculptures and sculpture workshops

School of Music, DMA

Christopher Werner is a graduate student working toward a D.M.A. in Bassoon Performance in the School of Music.

Project:

Their project, “Queer Bassoon Music and the Queer Bassoon Coalition,” aims to increase the recognition of LGBTQIA2S+ people, cultures, and contributions to Western art music. They will collect testimonies and oral histories from queer-identifying bassoon players and composers and use them to build a coalition that will collaborate on commissioning new works for the bassoon by queer composers. The commissioned works will be debuted at a live public performance and recorded for accessibility, posterity, and advocacy