Senior Thesis Exhibition 2024

Arcadia University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts, in conjunction with Arcadia Exhibitions, is pleased to present the Senior Thesis Exhibition from April 26 through May 12, 2024.

For this show the galleries, corridors, and studios of the Benton Spruance Art Center are transformed into a single expansive exhibition space. For the graduating seniors, the bodies of work on view, encompassing a full range of creative disciplines and approaches, represent the concluding research of their intensive, year-long capstone experience.

An end of year exhibition highlighting the work of Arcadia’s graduating art seniors is a tradition that dates back to the Department’s move to the Glenside campus from Jenkintown in 1935. Over time the opening of the exhibition has evolved into a celebration for the entire campus community, marking the end of Arcadia’s Thesis Week, which includes presentations and displays from every major.

Additionally, the first night of the exhibition is a moment when many alumni of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts choose to make their return to campus. They come to support friends, to converse with former mentors, or just to celebrate their connection to the larger community. 

Beginning in 2016, the alums attending the reception are given the opportunity to vote on their favorite individual thesis presentation. This year’s Alumni Prize was awarded to Heidi Herbawi, Caitlyn Rudolph, and Jess Schnell.

The students included in this year’s exhibition include: Thomas Agnew, Deirdre Bailey, Shyann Bilbrough, Elliot Broussard, Allen Chen, Grace Clark, Drevon Elmore, Ethan Gernerd, Micah Gordley, Heidi Herbawi, Sadie Hicks, Laura Kessler, Dara Krampert, Tans Martin, Briannie Matos, Bird Miehle, Taylor Nurko, Caitlyn Rudolph, Jess Schnell, Samantha Simpson, Shane Stauffer, Mary Vaihinger, and Brooke Wilkes.