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What’s in the Fridge? MFA Presentation Night 2025
September 11, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Please join the MFA cohort for its annual Research and Practice Presentation Night. Free and open to the public.
Back in person after several years in a virtual format, this annual event showcases 5-minute talks from every MFA candidate. Hear from first-years as they share the ideas driving their work, and see how second- and third-years’ practices are evolving as they prepare for next spring’s MFA exhibitions.
Featuring:
First-Year Candidates
Sarah Al-Sarraj
Amber N. Ford
Walter Smits
Morgan Strahorn
Yiying Wang
Stefanie Zito
Second-Year Candidates
Anne Chen
Aleena Akbar Khan
Logan Larsen
Ashley Ross
Morgan Shankweiler
Third-Year Candidates
Naomi Chambers
Bulumko Mbete
Afrooz Partovi
Finding The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry
The Studio is located in room CFA 111, at the North end of the 1st floor of the College of Fine Arts building at Carnegie Mellon University. Enter the College of Fine Arts building from the west (main) entrance closest to the College of Fine Arts Lawn, turn left at the top of the short flight of stairs, and the Studio will be at the end of the hall. Street parking is available along Frew and Tech streets or in CMU’s East Campus Garage.

