{"id":14441,"date":"2026-04-15T11:20:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/?p=14441"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:36:37","slug":"syracuse-florence-student-curates-steady-or-wayward-a-spontaneous-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suabroad.syr.edu\/florence\/2026\/04\/15\/syracuse-florence-student-curates-steady-or-wayward-a-spontaneous-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Syracuse Florence Student Curates Steady or Wayward: A Spontaneous Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Grace Stecher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just before spring break, Syracuse Florence student Vivian Baltzer had an idea: curate an art exhibit exploring the theme of migration away from home through work by student artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Belle Halt, Alchemist 1<\/em>, 2026. Video. @bellehaltart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just a few weeks later Steady or Wayward: A Spontaneous Show<\/em> opened in the Villa Rossa basement on April 8. On view until April 18, Steady or Wayward<\/em> features artwork by eight Syracuse Florence students, including Baltzer herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vivian Baltzer, Ripples in the Fabrication of Thy Former Being<\/em>, 2026. Oil on Paper (40x30cm). @vivianbaltzerart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Each student was encouraged to see what they could create in a few hours, channeling their emotions into original photographs, videos, and paintings. Baltzer says she wanted to give participating artists the opportunity to reflect on their own study abroad experiences in a meaningful and creative way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Penelope Ratz, Columbini<\/em>, 2026. Watercolor on Paper (30x40cm). @penelopejamison_arts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the study abroad experience is very, very vast,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s important for people to really connect with themselves, especially now, because there’s so much tragedy going on in the world. We really need to focus on ourselves in order to be able to help other people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mara DuBay, A New Flight<\/em>, 2026. Oil on Paper (40x30cm). @maradubayart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Over the semester, Baltzer interned at Faustini Arte, a local art gallery, through Syracuse Florence\u2019s internship program. She said her hands-on experience at the gallery inspired her to curate her own show before entering her senior year. That goal, she said, was made possible by staff members like Rachael Smith, the Assistant Director for Students\u2019 Academic Success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abigail Shim, And It Goes<\/em>, 2026. Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper (30x40cm). @abbydoesartyup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing so supported by the staff and faculty here was an immense help because I don’t think I would have been able to do it otherwise,\u201d Baltzer said. \u201cThey were so excited when I had this idea, so it was all hands on deck.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Romina Mendoza Olvera, feeling firenze<\/em>, 2026. Watercolor on Paper (40x30cm). @_rrmina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of a few weeks, Baltzer recruited student artists, prepared the exhibition space, painted her own introspective piece for the show, and hosted an opening reception, which was attended by Syracuse Florence staff, students, and some Italian 101 classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Annabella Berry, Junctions and Accepted Space Between<\/em>, 2026. Oil on Paper (30x40cm). @annabellaaberry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As the Spring ’26 study-abroad semester comes to an end, Steady or Wayward <\/em>reminds viewers to reflect on their experiences: the good, the bad, and the in-between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adrianne Ramirez, Caleidoscopio<\/em>, 2026. Digital Photograph (30x40cm). @cheze.whiz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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