School of Art Master Candidates Open "FAM,” March 24

The MFA Class of 2017 (l-r): Kevin Brophy, Adam Milner, Hannah Epstein, Moses Williams and Brittany De Nigris. Carnegie Mellon University Master of Fine Arts candidates will present their final work in "FAM,” the School of Art 's 2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition, opening 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 24, in CMU's Miller Gallery. The free, public exhibition, which runs through April 16, features new work by artists Kevin Brophy, Brittany De Nigris, Hannah Epstein, Adam Milner and Moses Williams, and showcases large-scale installations, sculpture, video and augmented reality artworks. The works will be introduced during "All There,” an artist-led evening from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, in the gallery. "The concept of family has been hijacked by privilege, defined by heteronormative structures, and destroyed across decades of global expansion and individual attrition. So what is the family - the "fam” - that we claim today?” asked Charlie White, the Regina and Marlin Miller Professor and head of the School of Art. "The reality of family is far messier than anything on screen; no credits will roll at the close of our days, no wardrobe changes will remove the stains of guilt and regret.