October 15, 2016
Meet Our 2016-2017 WAM Collective Members
Natasha is a second year studying Urban Studies. She is very passionately from Cincinnati, OH but considers Chicago, IL her second home. When she has free time, Natasha is probably reading or knitting and watching netflix. Her main focus are how the arts intersect with social justice and community building and development. This is Natasha’s first year with the WAM Collective and she is very excited to be a part of this artistic community!
Aside from being your local Lily Munster enthusiast, Anya is a second year Art History and History major with a particular interest in alternative gallery spaces and museology. Although her primary focus is contemporary Eastern European art history, Anya also enjoys reading up on postwar print culture, transi tombs, and Conceptualism.
Raised among Arizonan prickly pears and tarantulas, Rae Barney is currently a first year at the University of Minnesota. If planning to engage in small talk, please refrain from mentioning the weather. Rae will probably cry.
Kaity is a third year in a Studio Art and Psychology double major with an interest for art therapy at UMN- Twin Cities. Hands filled with six shot americanos, most of her days are scrambling back and forth on the Washington bridge and crafting coffee for mindless airport travelers. In her spare time, she draws odd portraits on “trash”, asks herself why she doesn’t have a cat or dog yet, and watches Avatar and superhero tv series on an endless loop. Recently from Milwaukee, WI, Kaity is super excited to further her pursuits in art, all while engaging in the new city she calls home!
Caleb is a third year student from Madison, WI in the Graphic Design program at the University of Minnesota’s College of Design. He also interns at WAM as a communications and marketing intern and at local design firm Less Co.
Melissa is a sophomore studying Public and Nonprofit Management and Finance at the Carlson School of Management. She currently works in the University Honors Program, and although she is originally from Chicago, she is happy to call the U her home away from home. Melissa loves spending time outdoors and traveling, which she looks forward to doing this summer. When not watching Netflix, Melissa can be found exploring campus, petting random dogs, or playing board games.
Meet the WAM Collective
Meet the WAM Collective
People WAM COLLECTIVE OFFICERS 2016-2017 Elise Armani is a fourth year BFA candidate, with a dual degree in Gender, Women and Sexuality studies and a minor in Art History. Elise is an artist and an independent curator, and works as the Projects & Programs assistant at WAM. In the off moments when she isn’t working,…
WAM Collective 2017-2018
Meet the 2017-2018 WAM Collective! Laurel Darling is a junior studying English and Art History. In addition to the WAM Collective, Laurel is an editor at The Tower, the university’s art and literary magazine. She can often be found working at the Minnesota English Language Program office. In her limited free time, Laurel enjoys traveling,…
Meet the WAM Collective Cohort of 2018 & 2019
Using a student driven format since its inception in 2011, the WAM Collective places student voices at the center of shaping and developing programming at the Weisman Art Museum. This hands on and fast paced program gives participants the opportunity to work with professional museum staff, artists, advocates, and community members on projects that reflect…