Discuss “More than just paintings on the wall”

Oscar Wilde once said “Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” This year, The Frame gallery tends to agree. Attempting to branch out, its directors are mixing up the notion of the stare-at-the-walls art show, and they are promoting diversity.

Every year, the student-run organization showcases artistic works of students to promote experimental art to the community. Art students usually dominate, but this year, the co-directors strove to include students from majors other than art and from colleges other than CFA. “We gave a lot of preference to people who applied outside of [art] and had interesting ideas,” said Michael Kontopoulos, co-director of The Frame. The result? “We got a lot of ambitious projects,”...