Dear Art Practice students, staff, and faculty,

Welcome back to campus and the start of the new semester!  Not only are we starting a new Academic Year, but also a new century of Art Practice, as we are now in our 101st year!!

We have a new senate faculty member this year, please join me in welcoming Assistant Professor Xandra Ibarra!! Professor Ibarra is an alumnus of the program and has taught as a lecturer for several years and we are happy for her to join us as a professor in Sculpture.

To kick-start the semester, I’d like to invite all students, faculty, and staff to the ART PRACTICE DEPARTMENTAL WELCOME EVENT: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 12-1 pm at PLATFORM ARTSPACE (Bauer Wurster Hall) Please come meet new students, faculty, and staff, and learn about the exciting things happening in Art Practice this semester with pizza and refreshments!

I wish you ALL a fantastic start to the semester and look forward to seeing you soon! Remember that my door is always open.

Ronald Rael
Chair, Department of Art Practice
Professor and Eva Li Memorial Chair in Architecture
University of California Berkeley