May 7, 2018 was an exuberant day for the SVA Class of 2018. After years of hard work, challenges and perseverance, a triumphant wave of red gowns—approximately 1,180 students—received their degrees at Radio City Music Hall where artist, designer and environmentalist Maya Lin delivered a rousing commencement speech about finding your individual creative voice in the world.

SVA chose four students to document the day and their preparations for the ceremony, which led to a mix of excitement, nervousness and bittersweet feelings. "It feels weird because I don't think it's set in, but I'm excited," said Robert Herrera (BFA 2018 Photography and Video).

New York-based BFA Illustration alumnus Chloe Giroux is an illustrator, printmaker and, according to her great Instagram account, an "aspiring candlestick-maker." "It seems crazy to think that my time at SVA is done, but I know the effect it had on me will stay with me," she said. The Visual Arts Press also made a great SVA Sketchbooks video on her work earlier this year, which you can see below.

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