#ndsc

[frolickingfishies]

Frie^e most of the l^ndsc^pe is in the sh^pe of your foot or buttprints now you couldn't NOT le^ve ^n impression (inkaperescapades)

O.o ...so thats what those mountains are doing there! o.O O.o I guess that explains things a little. I just hope they dont try to abduct me or something. o.O

[communityinclusion]

Think College on the Move!

Several Think College team members travelled to Baltimore, MD for three events in mid-July. First, they hosted the annual TPSID Project Director Meeting, which kicked off with a beautiful tribute video to Debra Hart compiled by Chelsea Stinnett.

The NCC Accreditation Workgroup also met in Baltimore for their annual in-person meeting and Think College staff wrapped up the busy week with an exhibit and presentation at the AHEAD (Association on Higher Education and Disability) conference.

The following week, Cate, Rebecca, Susanna, and Olivia headed to Phoenix, Arizona to participate in the National Down Syndrome Congress’ (NDSC) annual convention where they exhibited. They also hosted the sixth annual NDSC College Fair, always a fun and energizing event. Ruby’s Rainbow was in attendance and presented scholarships to college students with Down syndrome.

[chrysocomae]

At the NDSC meeting on Wednesday, Min Aung Hlaing said his regime would never give up on its objective of holding an election.

[labnics25]

Differential Scanning Calorimeter

Differential Scanning Calorimeter NDSC-100 has a temperature resolution of 0.01 °C and can identify the inner heat transition related to temperature and heat flow. Designed with touch screen display for setting the several parameters like temperature, sample temperature, oxygen and nitrogen flow rate and thermal signals. It has double temperature probe to ensure repeatability of the sample temperature measurements. Equipped with USB communication interface for reliable transfer of the data.

[sincercelycainn]

Rifle @ Ndsc show

[robertmatejcek]

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

2007 - BA in Art, Magna Cum Laude - Fontbonne University - Saint Louis, Missouri

2002 - AAS in Architectural Drafting and Estimating Technology, with Honors - NDSCS - Wahpeton, North Dakota

1998 - High School Diploma, with Honors - Midway Public School - Inkster, North Dakota

Solo Exhibitions:

2024 - Urban Life - Community Art Channel - Virtual Exhibition - Toulouse, France

2016 - November First Thursday Event - The Mode Lounge - Boise, Idaho

2016 - Minutia - Evermore Prints Gallery, Juried by The Artist Alliance of Boise - Boise, Idaho

Invitational Exhibitions:

2023 - Christmas / New Year - Virtual Exhibition - AVE22 MetaGallery - Moscow, Russia

2023 - Window to the Soul - Virtual Exhibition - AVE22 MetaGallery - Moscow, Russia

2023 - Sport is About Motion - Virtual Exhibition - AVE22 MetaGallery - Moscow, Russia

2023 - MetaParty - Virtual Exhibition - AVE22 MetaGallery - Moscow, Russia

2020 - Alumni Exhibition - Fine Art Gallery - Fontbonne University - Saint Louis, Missouri

2007 - Varsity Art XI - Art Saint Louis - Saint Louis, Missouri

Juried Exhibitions:

2024 - nice;02 - MidwestNice Art & Northern State Univeristy JFAC Gallery - Aberdeen, South Dakota

2024 - Signal Jammers - Virtual Exhibition - MidwestNice Art - Aberdeen, South Dakota

2024 - Facing Futures - Creative Youth & FUSE International - Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

2024 - Hanging by a Thread - Left of Center Gallery - North Las Vegas, Nevada

2023 - Figurative Works - Fine Art Gallery - Fontbonne University - Saint Louis, Missouri

2023 - Materiality Unleashed - Virtual Exhibition - Li Tang Gallery - Albany, New York

2023 - Close-up - Loosen Art - Millepiani Gallery - Rome, Italy

2023 - Exactly.AI Exhibition - Shoreditch Arts Club - London, United Kingdom

2023 - tl;dr - Virtual Exhibition - MidwestNice Art - Aberdeen, South Dakota

2023 - 31st Annual Emerald Coast National Juried Art Exhibition - Northwest Florida State College - Niceville, Florida

2023 - nice;01 - MidwestNice Art & Northern State Univeristy JFAC Gallery - Aberdeen, South Dakota

2023 - Collage on Scren - Kolaj Fest, Pixel Party Event - New Orleans, Louisiana & A' the Airts - Sanquhar, Scotland

2023 - Illuminating the Beauty of Science - Virtual Exhibition - Suboart Magazine - Lisbon, Portugal

2023 - Space - Virtual Exhibition - AVE22 MetaGallery - Moscow, Russia

2023 - Biennial - Virtual Exhibition - Museum of Wild and Newfangled Art - New York, New York

2023 - Yin Yang in Nude - Virtual Exhibition - Zverev Center of Contemporary Art - Moscow, Russia

2023 - In Our Place - Virtual Exhibition - MidwestNice Art - Aberdeen, South Dakota

2023 - Obsession - Third Street Gallery - City of Moscow Arts & Culture - Moscow, Idaho

2023 - The Natural World - Virtual Exhibition - Analog Forever

2023 - Canyon - Virtual Exhibition - Fresh Salad - London, United Kingdom

2023 - Emerging - Nails in the Wall Gallery - Metuchen, New Jersey

2022 - Small Matters - 437CO Art Gallery - Colorado Mesa University - Grand Junction, Colorado

2022 - 4th International Painting Biennale 'Anxious Waiting' - Virtual Exhibition - Iavpoa Art - Kaunas, Lithuania

2022 - Seeds Planting Art - Artist's for Plants & The Svalbard Global Seed Vault - Longyearbyen, Norway

2022 - Halloween III - Virtual Exhibition - Envision Arts - Dallas, Texas

2022 - Metamorphosis: from Marginal to Magnificent - Arabi Visual Arts - Arabi, Louisiana

2022 - Iosonotheplace Vol II - The Place Collaborazioni - Comala Cultural Association - Turin, Italy

2022 - Landscapes - Virtual Exhibition - The Syzygy Project - Seattle, Washington

2022 - Emanate - Envision Arts & University of North Texas CoLab Art Gallery - Denton, Texas

2022 - 3rd International Painting Biennale 'Changing the Empty Surface' - Virtual Exhibition - Iavpoa Art - Kaunas, Lithuania

2021 - Hall of Fake - Virtual Exhibition - Mas Gallery - Moscow, Russia

2021 - 1st International Environmental Art Biennale 'Compatibility Issues' - Virtual Exhibition - Iavpoa Art - Kaunas, Lithuania

2021 - Political Statement - Loosen Art - Millepiani Gallery - Rome, Italy

2021 - National Juried Painting Exhibition - Gallery of Art & Design - University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, Mississippi

2021 - Our Common Loss - Memorial Union Gallery - North Dakota State University - Fargo, North Dakota

2021 - dotGIF - Virtual Exhibition - Crazy Multiply - Seoul, South Korea2021 - Mythical - Virtual Exhibition - Envision Arts - Dallas, Texas

2021 - For the Love of Art III - Virtual Exhibition - Envision Arts - Dallas, Texas

2020 - Unrest - Memorial Union Gallery - North Dakota State University - Fargo, North Dakota2020 - Flight - First Floor Gallery - Santa Clarita City Hall - Valencia, California

2020 - Medusa - Virtual Exhibition - Envision Arts - Dallas, Texas

2020 - Fear - Pool Art Center Gallery - Drury University - Springfield, Missouri

2020 - Courage: The Fight Against Inequality - Nails in the Wall Gallery - Metuchen, New Jersey

2019 - Holiday Card - Virtual Exhibition - Camelback Gallery - Scottsdale, Arizona

2019 - Riveter - Virtual Exhibitionn - Envision Arts - Dallas, Texas

2019 - (in)Action - Memorial Union Gallery - North Dakota State University - Fargo, North Dakota

2019 - Wonderfully Made - Nails in the Wall Gallery - Metuchen, New Jersey

2019 - Interiors - PEP Photographic Project - Planet Flow - Berlin, Germany

2019 - Child's Play - Foundry Art Centre - Saint Charles, Missouri

2019 - Magna Matter - Virtual Exhibition - Lys d'Or - Italy

2018 - Micro/Macro - Foundry Art Centre - Saint Charles, Missouri

2018 - Small Works - Virtual Exhibition - Trestle Gallery - Brooklyn, New York

2018 - The Sixties Revisited - Overture Center for the Arts - Madison, Wisconsin

2018 - Absences - Loosen Art - Millepiani Gallery - Rome, Italy

2015 - Albertson's Library 50th Anniversary Art Exhibition - Boise State University - Boise, Idaho

2014 - Liar, Liar - Fontbonne University - Saint Louis, Missouri

2012 - Annual Antique & Classic Camras Image Contest - Virtual Exhibition - Antique Cameras Blog - Boston, Massachusetts

2007 - Fall Thesis Show - Fine Art Gallery - Fontbonne University - Saint Louis, Missouri

Non-Juried Exhibitions:

2024 - Alumni Show - Fine Art Gallery - Fontbonne University - Saint Louis, Missouri

2024 - Flux - Lux of the Agony - Karakol, Kyrgyzstan

2024 - African Portraits - Z'Arts Festival - Kuyam Baa Art Residency - Ziguinchor, Senegal, Africa

2024 - Please Mail to Home - Virtual Exhibition - Dublin, Ireland

2024 - Project H2O - Arts for Global Development - Bethesda, Maryland

2024 - Urban Life - Community Art Channel - Virtual Exhibition - Toulouse, France

2024 - Vehicles - Arnolfini Archives - Virtual Exhibition - Hungary

2024 - Time & Space - New Jersey Pinhole Club & Unique Photo - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2023 - Stones - Arnolfini Archives - Virtual Exhibition - Hungary

2023 - Records - The Enigma of Objects - Virtual Exhibition - Montreal, Canada

2023 - Objective - Memorial Union Gallery - North Dakota State University - Fargo, North Dakota

2023 - Triennial of Visual & Experimental Poetry & Mail Art - Valjevo, Serbia

2023 - Dada Domicile - Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art - Snug Harbor Cultural Center - Staten Island, New York

2023 - Vegetables - Arnolfini Archives - Virtual Exhibition - Hungary

2023 - Your Creative Hand - Ponte Nossa, Italy

2023 - Dream Archive - Ametron Art Space Gallery - Chania, Crete, Greece

2023 - Suburbia - Biblioteka A.P. Chekhova - Chania, St. Petersburg, Russia

2023 - Kopernikus No. 550 - Prilep & Bitola North Macedonia & Torun, Poland

2022 - Images of the Future - Vienna, Austria

2022 - Creative Self Portriat - Espacio Cultural, U Siijil Peepen Teatro - Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

2022 - Phones - Arnolfini Archives - Virtual Exhibition - Hungary

2022 - Thank You Postman - Municipal Media Library - Amberieu-enBugey, France

2022 - Autumn - Hundred Swing Garden - Kobe, Japan

2022 - Ukrainian Embroidery Art - Echorama Association - Villamiroglio, Italy

2022 - Beginning - White Sanctum Art Gallery & Conservation Centre - Bengaluru, India

2022 - World Post Day, Art for All - Virtual Exhibition - Selcuk University - Konya, Turkey

2022 - Indeterminate States No. 5 - Drossu Art Gallery - Iasi, Romania2022 - Bicycles - Arnolfini Archives - Virtual Exhibition - Hungary

2022 - Self Portrait - Uppsala Konstnarsklubb - Uppsala, Sweden2022 - Grade 4 Postcard Project - Labrador Straits Academy - Lance-Au-Loup, Newfoundland & Labrador

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Icelandic Art Center - Reykjavik, Iceland

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station - Antartica

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Perth, Scotland

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Richmond, Kentucky

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Deadwood, South Dakota

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Charleston, South Carolina2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Gurdon, Arkansas

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Oslo, Norway

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Dhaka, Bangladesh

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Santa Fe, New Mexico

2022 - Packages - Arnolfini Archives - Hungary

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - New Orleans, Louisiana

2022 - Stop this War - Lviv, Ukraine

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Charleston, West Virginia

2022 - Connecting Landscape - Paal, Belgium

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - South Ogden, Utah

2022 - Eyes - Haverhill, Massachusetts

2022 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Pahoa, Hawaii

2022 - Doorways - Arnolfini Archives - Virtual Exhibition - Hungary

2021 - Mail Me Some Art Project - Oxford, Alabama

2021 - Bridges - Arnolfini Archives - Hungary

2021 - El Mar - Online Exhibition - Salieris de Van Gogh - Cordoba, Argentina

2021 - Harvest - Evans City Public Library - Evans City, Pennsylvania

2021 - Postal Portfolio - Worcester, England

2021 - Explore Mail Art Exchange: D - Art Center Sarasota - Sarasota, Florida

2021 - Hidden - Spokane Correspondence Club - Spokane, Washington

2021 - Yadamaniart - Kyoto, Japan

2021 - Mail Art with a Heart - Brattleboro Museum & Art Center - Brattleboro, Vermont

2021 - We Are All Guests Here - Glass Garage Collective - Stateline, Nevada

2021 - The Postcard Project - Mississippi School of Folk Arts - Natchez, Mississippi

2021 - Paint Your Own Mail Art Masterpiece - Newton, Kansas2021 - Postcard Visions - UMVA Gallery - Portland, Maine

2020 - Flight - Helsinki, Finland

2020 - Fauna de Mi Pais en Peligro - Escuela No. 12 - Dieciocho de Julio, Uruguay

2020 - Beautiful Flower - Renoca Lobo Art Gallery - Valenzuela City, Philippines

2020 - 20VEINTE: of Pandemic and Other Demons - Museo de Arte de Aguadilla y el Caribe - Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

2020 - Vote! - Vanderbilt Library Special Collections - Nashville, Tennessee2020 - Birds - Seville, Spain

2020 - AlphaMail - Camby, Indiana2020 - Pandas - Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

2020 - The Cat - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada2020 - Breakthrough - Nove Straseci, Czech Republic

2020 - Asymmetry - Istanbul, Turkey

2020 - Adjusting - KAVA, Kinvara Area Visual Arts - Galway, Ireland

2020 - Quarantine Mail Art - Charles Library - Temple University - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2020 - Joyful Adoration - Nairobi, Kenya

2020 - Mail Art 2020 - Vis, Croatia

2020 - New York / Big Apple VI Mail Art Show - New York Public Library, Hudson Park Branch - New York, New York

2020 - No Such Thing, Taiwan International Mail Art Festival - Taichung City, Taiwan

2020 - The Absurd - Helsinki, Finland

2020 - 6th Annual Mailmania Biennial - Studio J - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

2019 - Postcard Perspectives - Artspace at Untitled - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

2019 - 12th Annual Small Works Exhibit - Taube Museum of Art - Minot, North Dakota

2019 - Train No. 1 - Museum of Railroad History / Alexandrov Railway Station - Alexandrov, Russia

2019 - Water - Museo de la Imaginación Infantil - Osorno, Chile

2019 - Lighthouses that Illuminate the World - Space of Arte y Diseño Quequén - Buenos Aires, Argentina

2019 - Legends & Myths - Evans City Public Library - Evans City, Pennsylvania

2019 - Visual Poetry - Museo de Arte Cañadense - Santa Fe, Argentina

2019 - Sale - Kammgarn Cultural Center - Schaffhausen, Switzerland

2019 - The Cactus - City Hall of San Miguel de Abona - Tenerife, Spain

2019 - The Book - Municipal Public Library - Sao Paulo, Brazil

2019 - Birds of the Air - Kunsthaus Stove, Germany

2019 - Permanent Exhibition - Post Office and Philatelic Bureau - Tristan da Cunha

2019 - The Wall - City Exhibition Hall - Kamensk-Uralsky, Russia

2019 - Alice in Wonderland - Coimbra, Portugal

2019 - Fight your Windmills: Demons and Depressions - Sas van Gent, Netherlands

2019 - Egg Project - Budapest Stamp Museum - Budapest, Hungary

2019 - Onward! - Artlife Foundation - Ventura, California

2019 - Errors, Fakes, and Oddities - New Hampshire Institute of Art - Peterborough, New Hampshire

2019 - Sea, Fire, Human - Athens, Greece2019 - Mail Art Postcard Exhibition - Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania

2019 - Landscape - Artgallery MCL - Turin, Italy

2019 - Minimalism - Aiglun, France2019 - Tea Time - CaryTown Teas - Richmond, Virginia

2018 - 6 By - Cape Fear Studios - Fayetteville, North Carolina

2018 - Invisible Threads - Museo Municipal de Arte - Chubut, Argentina

2018 - The Illustrated Accordion - Kalamazoo Book Arts Center - Kalamazoo, Michigan

2018 - 6x6x2018 - Rochester Contemporary Art Center - Rochester, New York

2018 - A Postcard from Here - Sherwood Center for the Arts - Sherwood, Oregon

2018 - Square Foot Fiber Art Pin Up Show - Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance - Chamblee and Shellman, Georgia

Public Art:

2024 - The Underpants Set Crew - Picketwire Players Theater - La Junta, Colorado

2021 - Ocean Fest Crochet Installation - Foss Waterway Seaport - Tacoma, Washington

2017 - Traffic Box Art Program - The City of Boise - Boise, Idaho

2015 - Traffic Box Art Program - The City of Boise - Boise, Idaho

Publications:

2024 - MVIBE Magazine, Art Issue No. 5.1 - Athens, Greece

2024 - Chinook Literary Magazine, No. 52 - Otero College - La Junta, Colorado

2024 - Flora Fiction, Volume 4, Issue No. 4, Journey Within - St. Augustine, Florida

2023 - HAUS-A-REST, Issue No. 43, Artist Books - Guildford, United Kingdom

2023 Flora Fiction, Volume 4, Issue No. 3, Breaking & Creating Cycles - St. Augustine, Florida

2023 - Third Iris Zine, Issue No. 6, Food - Davis, California

2023 - The Wellness Zine, Issue No. 2, From Dusk Till Dawn - Shanghai, China

2023 - WELL READ Magazine, Issue No. 13 - Semmes, Alabama

2023 - RAID.R Magazine, Issue No. 5, Saturation - London, United Kingdom

2023 - Polemical Zine, Issue No. 19, Blue - Toronto, Canada

2023 - Luphyr Magazine, Issue No. 4, Confessions

2023 - Performance and Self-portrayal - Fosco Fornio - Petersfield, United Kingdom

2023 - Chinook Literary Magazine, No. 51 - Otero College - La Junta, Colorado

2023 - Grinkin Magazine, Issue No. 2 - The Griffin School - Austin, Texas

2023 - Lightreadings Magazine, Issue 01, The Psychology of Night - Athens, Greece

2023 - AcrylicWorks 10 - Peak Media - Fort Collins, Colorado

2022 - The Olivetree Review, No. 68 - Hunter College - New York, New York

2022 - Flora Fiction, Volume 3, Issue No. 2 - St. Augustine, Florida

2022 - The Rural Experience Collective's 1st Annual Cookbook - Minneapolis, Minnesota2022 - The Uncoiled Magazine, Issue No. 3

2022 - The Uncoiled Magazine, Issue No. 3 - Thane, India

2022 - Monograph Magazine, Year 2, Volume 8 - Kolkata, India

2022 - Chinook Literary Magazine, No. 50 - Otero College - La Junta, Colorado

2021 - F-Stop Magazine, Issue No. 109 - Chicago, Illinois

2021 - Flora Fiction, Volume 2, Issue No. 3 - St. Augustine, Florida

2021 - First Step, Issue No. 1 - Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2021 - The Purposeful Mayonnaise, Volume 2 - London, Ontario, Canada

2021 - Divergents Magazine, Summer 2021 - Walnut Creek, California

2021 - Local Honey Midwest

2021 - AcrylicWorks 8, Ideas and Inspiration - Peak Media - Fort Collins, Colorado

2021 - Chinook Literary Magazine, No. 49 - Otero College - La Junta, Colorado

2021 - Backs\ash Lit, No. 32020 - WIPE, No. 129 - Geelong, Australia

2020 - Brain Cell Project, No. 1087 - Ashiya, Japan

2020 - Chinook Literary Magazine, No. 48 - Otero College - La Junta, Colorado

2020 - bluebee Magazine, No. 3 - London, United Kingdom

2020 - AcrylicWorks 7, Color and Light - Peak Media - Fort Collins, Colorado

2019 - Envision Arts Magazine - Dallas Texas

2019 - The Matador Review - Los Angeles, California / New York, New York

2019 - The Olivetree Review, No. 65 - Hunter College - New York, New York

2019 - A5 Magazine, No. 23 - United Kingdom

2019 - Wotisart Magazine, No. 23 - United Kingdom

2019 - Flyway: Journal of Writing & Environment - Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa

2019 - Average Art Magazine, No. 31 - United Kingdom

2019 - AcrylicWorks 6, Creative Energy - North Light Books - Blue Ash, Ohio

2018 - Average Art Magazine, No. 20 - United Kingdom

2014 - Strata of the Self Blog - Bondi Beach, Australia

2008 - Chiasma Literary Magazine - Fontbonne University - St. Louis, Missouri

Honors & Awards:

2024 - Second Place - Urban Life - Community Art Channel - Virtual Exhibition - Toulouse, France

Diorama-Based AI Model Featured as Freeware - Exactly.ai

2023 - Honorable Mention - nice;01 - MidwestNice Art & Northern State Univeristy JFAC Gallery - Aberdeen, South Dakota

2023 - Guest Award Panel Juror - Sojourn - Envision Arts & University of North Texas CoLab Art Gallery - Denton, Texas

2022 - Cover Art Selection - The Olivetree Review No. 68 - Hunter College - New York, New York

2022 - Best in Show - Emanate - Envision Arts & University of North Texas CoLab Art Gallery - Denton, Texas

2021 - Honorable Mention - Mythical - Virtual Exhibition - Envision Arts - Dallas, Texas

2021 - Cover Art Selection - Chinook Literary Magazine No. 49 - Otero College - La Junta, Colorado

2020 - Best in Show - Medusa - Virtual Exhibition - Envision Arts - Dallas, Texas

2019 - Best in Show - Riveter - Virtual Exhibition - Envision Arts - Dallas, Texas

2019 - Cover Art Selection - The Olivetree Review No. 65 - Hunter College - New York, New York

2019 - Honorable Mention - Child's Play - Foundry Art Centre - Saint Charles, Missouri

2018 - Honorable Mention - Micro/Macro - Foundry Art Centre - Saint Charles, Missouri

2018 - Honorable Mention - 6 By - Cape Fear Studios - Fayetteville, North Carolina

2018 - Cover Art Selection - Average Art Magazine No. 20 - United Kingdom

2012 - Third Place - Annual Antique & Classic Cameras Image Contest - Antique Cameras Blog - Boston, Massachusetts

2006 - Fitzgerald Art Scholarship - Fontbonne University - Saint Louis, Missouri

Private Collections:

2013 - NDSCS A101 - Horton Hall, North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, North Dakota

Bio:

Originally from North Dakota, Robert Matejcek obtained his BA in Art, Magna Cum Laude, from Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri. Robert's work, a combination of traditional and new media, has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Robert and his wife, Anna, currently reside with their dogs, Willow and Indy, and their guinea pigs, Honeysuckle and Poppy, in La Junta, Colorado.

[inkaperescapades]

Have you ever tried to grow yourself?

Not interested. I much prefer to t^ke the l^ndsc^pe shots myself.

[artsonia]

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[nikodavisflores]

Warly Appreciation week: Day 1

HOLY HECK I NEED TO PRACTICE A LOT BUT HERE YA GO

lil sketches for warm up a few days ago:

[southeastasianists]

On Monday, 1 February, in the early hours before Myanmar’s Parliament was set to convene, the military (Tatmadaw) overthrew the country’s elected government and detained more than 100 prominent lawmakers and activists. The move seems to put an end to the country’s inchoate democratic transition, which first began in 2010 when the Tatmadaw allowed multiparty elections, paving the way to a semi-civilian parliamentary democracy in 2011.

What events precipitated the military coup? Why did the military intervene in electoral politics now, only ten years after the country’s partial democratic transition? And what comes next?

In the last week of January the military had rung alarm bells by repeatedly raising complaints of electoral fraud and erroneous voter lists that its close affiliate the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) had initiated in the wake of national elections in November 2020. Most observers were surprised given the military had previously affirmed the “successful holding” of the general election and at first refrained from endorsing the USDP’s claims of election fraud. Military spokesperson Zaw Min Tun refused to rule out the possibility of a coup in a press briefing on 26 January. Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing ominously stated that if the law was not followed, the military might have to “discard” or “tear up the constitution.” However the military quickly alleviated fears of a coup days later when the Tatmadaw issued a statement insisting that the media had mischaracterised Min Aung Hlaing’s statement and that the military pledged to “abide by the Constitution.”

In retrospect, the specific wording of the statement should have been seen as a red flag: “the Tatmadaw will perform its tasks within the frame of enacted law while safeguarding the Constitution.” The Tatmadaw views itself as the defender of national unity and sovereignty and is committed to its particular form of “disciplined democracy.” As such, the military claims to be acting in defence of the 2008 Constitution and attempts to justify its actions as a legitimate recourse to uphold the rule of law.

Soon after taking power, the military issued another statement announcing that Vice President Myint Swe, now serving as Interim President, had declared a state of emergency and transferred all power to Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. The military furthermore stated that it would serve for one year, citing sections 417 and 418 of the 2008 military-drafted constitution, and multiple complaints of election fraud, as pretext for its seizing power. Section 417 grants the president the power to declare a state of emergency “after co-ordinating with the National Defence and Security Council” in the event of a crisis “that may cause the loss of sovereignty,” while Section 418(a) specifies that the President shall transfer all “legislative, executive and judicial powers” to the Commander-in-Chief “to carry out necessary measures to speedily restore its original situation in the Union.”

The military has since announced a new cabinet featuring many familiar faces from the previous USDP government. Two days after the coup, the Tatmadaw filed charges against State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi for violating the Import and Export Law after allegedly finding six unregistered walkie-talkies searching her house. President Win Myint, who also represents Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD), is facing similar charges for breach of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions by greeting NLD supporters during the pre-election campaign period.

The series of coordinated steps, the widespread presence of security forces in Naypyidaw and Yangon on the day of the coup, and the constitutional justifications put forward to justify the military takeover, all suggest that this move was premeditated. Yet Myanmar analysts are left wondering why the army decided to take power now.

Let us consider several possible explanations. First, it is worthwhile—for the sake of argument—to take the military’s claims that they are defending the Constitution at face value. It seems clear from many conversations with sources in Myanmar and based on cursory analysis of Tatmadaw statements throughout January that the military genuinely believes its own propaganda and thus committed itself to a path with no offramp except constitutional crisis. The consistency of the military’s rhetoric supports this explanation. In a statement harking back to the language of the former military junta, the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing vowed “to practice the genuine, discipline-flourishing multiparty democratic system in a fair manner.” If the armed forces truly believe that the NLD had impeded the legitimate functioning of constitutional democracy by refusing to hear complaints of electoral fraud (the Union Election Commission had dismissed its complaints, while the Supreme Court was set to deliberate a case prior to the military coup), perhaps it felt it had no choice but to block Parliament from convening.

Yet several factors indicate the shortfalls of relying on this explanation alone. For starters, if the military simply wanted to ensure that its claims of electoral fraud were heard and that the Supreme Court was able to issue a decision before an NLD-led Parliament could convene, then why did it need to declare emergency rule for a whole year? Secondly, if the military’s appeals to the legitimacy of its coup rest on Sections 417 and 418 of the 2008 Constitution, why did it file relatively minor criminal charges against Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint? If the real threat was to the integrity of the Union, why would it not pursue more serious charges of sedition against Suu Kyi and the NLD? As Myanmar constitutional scholar Melissa Crouch has pointed out, “Even if the military had evidence of voter fraud, it is not self-evident that election fraud constitutes an emergency. The Constitution is clear that an emergency is an extraordinary situation that poses a grave threat to the country.”

Significantly, by detaining President Win Myint in the process, the military also bypassed the constitutionally mandated decision-making process to declare a state of emergency, which power falls to the President alone. However, as Win Myint was detained, it’s not clear how he could have convened the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC) and declared a state of emergency. Thus, the military’s claims of defending the constitution break down under closer scrutiny.

A second possible motivation for the coup is tied to the underlying power struggle between the military and civilian government. Many observers note that the Tatmadaw sees Suu Kyi as a threat to its interests. Her party is committed to amending the undemocratic 2008 Constitution, which the military drafted without input from other parties or civil society under the previous junta. Its failed attempt rankled the Tatmadaw in early 2020. Aung San Suu Kyi has also refused to convene the powerful National Defence and Security Council dominated by military commanders. Reflecting the deep state of distrust between the State Counsellor and Commander-in-Chief, the two reportedly had not met for more than a year. Perhaps a collision was inevitable.

Yet this theory seems overly simplistic for several reasons. First and perhaps most obviously, Suu Kyi’s efforts to reform the 2008 Constitution met with failure after the military quarter in Parliament blocked a vote of support. So the NLD’s threat to the military’s constitution was mostly symbolic. Moreover, the Tatmadaw had little incentive to interfere in politics since its interests were protected by the fact that it wrote the constitution to guarantee its continued power and control over several important government ministries. Further undermining this line of reasoning is the fact that Suu Kyi has been careful not to criticise the military. In fact, she went to enormous lengths to try and earn its trust, repeatedly praising the Tatmadaw, which her father General Aung San founded. Most notably in 2019 she appeared at the International Court of Justice to defend the military against accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority.

Barring the first two possible explanations—that the Tatmadaw was genuinely acting in defence of the 2008 Constitution, or that the underlying struggle for power between the NLD and armed forces led to a breakdown—a third motivation may have been Min Aung Hlaing’s personal ambitions. Supporting this third explanation are several related factors. Min Aung Hlaing was set to retire from the position of Commander-in-Chief in July, after the retirement age was officially extended to 65 in 2016. There were also rumours that Min Aung Hlaing had held presidential ambitions of his own. But which party would he join? The USDP had lost credibility and performed abysmally in both 2015 and 2020, and newly created parties in 2020 fared equally poorly. The senior general likely refrained from stepping down to contest elections (he would have had to first win a seat in Parliament to be eligible for the presidency) as he saw no discernible path to the presidency.

Second, as stated above, the fact that Aung San Suu Kyi had refused to convene the National Defence and Security Council almost certainly grated on the Commander-in-Chief. More specifically, the NDSC was expected to appoint Min Aung Hlaing’s successor following his retirement, a decision made in conjunction with Aung San Suu Kyi, who is a member of the NDSC in her position as Foreign Minister. It is plausible that Suu Kyi wanted to wait out Min Aung Hlaing’s retirement before proposing a more reform-minded general to succeed him. These concerns likely loomed large in the senior general’s calculations leading up to the military putsch.

Yet even if the decision to launch the coup ultimately fell to Min Aung Hlaing alone, he needed to persuade a significant coterie of underlings to support it. The Tatmadaw works as an enormous institution. While commands may be directed top-down, they require broad buy-in to enforce. Rather than owing to the senior general’s boundless appetite for power alone, the coup was more likely the result of a combination of the above factors: the military sincerely believed that election fraud occurred; it felt backed into a corner as tensions with the elected leadership came to a head; and Min Aung Hlaing, hungry for personal aggrandisement and bitterly opposed to Aung San Suu Kyi’s dominant position, sensed an opportunity.

Despite the seeming incredulity of the military and USDP’s claims of fraud, there is reason to take the Tatmadaw’s insistence on the legitimacy of such claims seriously. That is not to say that fraud occurred—numerous election observers and the Union Election Commission found no evidence to support these allegations. But what matters is that the military believes it occurred and acted with complete conviction that the NLD had rigged the election. After all, it has been repeating such claims for the past month ad nauseum—though foreign analysts, not wanting to hear it or not wanting to acknowledge the military’s grievances, treated the claims as absurd and roundly dismissed them.

When it doubled down on its dispute of the election results, the Tatmadaw backed itself into a corner from which there was no way out. Thus the standoff between the military and civilian camps reached a boiling point when negotiations broke down in the days immediately preceding the coup. Finally, sensing a shrinking window of opportunity to block the NLD from forming a new government despite the military’s objections, Min Aung Hlaing, nearing retirement and running out of options, decided the time to act was now.

What comes next largely comes down to the Commander-in-Chief’s calculus and perception of regime stability, the Tatmadaw’s response to domestic protests (which are mounting), and potential for defections, which cannot be ruled out entirely.

Whether the current crisis leads to a peaceful resolution or crackdown also depends on what the regime decides to do with Aung San Suu Kyi. If they block her from participating in politics the people will almost certainly revolt. If instead they choose to negotiate with her and NLD leaders (which seems less likely), it is possible Myanmar’s democracy will re-emerge, though significantly hobbled by any power-sharing agreement struck with the military. The military may be intent to follow through on its pledge to hold elections, but they will be neither free nor fair, ensuring the continuation of “soft” military rule in one form or another perhaps akin to Thailand.

The military almost certainly recognises that it cannot turn back to the clock to a dictatorship identical to that before 2011. If it is to peaceably withstand the enormous pressures building from popular resentment against the coup, it will have to make significant concessions to the people. One avenue that Min Aung Hlaing has likely considered is a Thai-style constitution which cements the military’s dominant presence in the legislature (perhaps over and above the previous 25 percent guaranteed by the 2008 Constitution) as well as more control over the appointed Union Election Commission, the leadership of which the NLD nominated after winning the 2015 election. However, this will not assuage the demands of angry protesters, who have called on the military to relinquish power entirely.

It is conceivable that popular protests, which this week expanded to tens and likely hundreds of thousands, could force the new regime to step aside and release NLD leaders sooner than anticipated. The Tatmadaw and Min Aung Hlaing, however, do not have a history of backing down in the face of resistance. Further bloodshed and repression therefore remain probable. The international community will be watching closely for opportunities to persuade the generals to exercise restraint in the hopes of finding a political solution.

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Valerie Sheares Ashby, dean of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences at Duke University, in North Carolina, has been selected as president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Ericke Cage, interim president of West Virginia State University, has been named to the job on a permanent basis. Kelly R. Damphousse, chancellor and CEO of Arkansas State University, has been appointed president of…