JANUARY 17, 2022
Arts@Alfred
Art Force 5 returning to Strong Museum of Play for MLK Day
Alfred University students and staff will return to The Strong National Museum of Play Jan. 17, Martin Luther King Day, to exhibit the work of Art Force 5 and engage audiences in a new mosaic tile painting of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Drawing Community" invites
submissions on theme of Reconnection
Alfred University’s Cohen Gallery will host Drawing Community Project, a community- based drawing exhibition, and invites anyone who would like to participate to submit an 11” x 14” drawing on the theme of Reconnection.
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Artist, educator, arts advocate Sharon Louden to present at Jan. 19 Artists’
Speaker Series
The Weekly Wednesday Artists’ Speaker Series at Alfred University resumes on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. with the first lecture of the Spring 2022 semester being presented by artist, educator, and arts advocate Sharon Louden.
Solo exhibition by Paul Catanese in the TSI Harland Snodgrass Gallery
Artist Paul Catanese will have a solo exhibition in the TSI Harland Snodgrass Gallery in Harder Hall, School of Art &
Design at Alfred University. The exhibition will be on view January 17 - 30 , 2022.
IDEA Lab Online
IDEA Lab is an overarching umbrella for cultivating a diverse and inclusive
environment providing co-teaching and co- learning experiences as part of an Anti- Racist Program at the School of Arts and Design and Performing Arts Division in Alfred.
50th Anniversary Hot Dog Day Logo Contest
After a two year absence, Hot Dog Day is returning this April 30th to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. With that return comes the traditional logo design contest! The logo is used on the T-shirts, posters, and buttons from the event.
Spring 2022 Exhibition Schedule
The Fosdick-Neslson Gallery and Robert C. Turner Gallery, both in HArder Hall, and the Cohen Gallery located at 55 N Main
Street announce the Spring 2022 exhibition calendar.
Cohen Gallery hosts 'I5olation,' portfolio of 50 international women artists
Alfred University’s Cohen Gallery, located on Main Street in the Village of Alfred, will open the exhibition I5olation: A Portfolio of 50 Drawings x 50 Women Sculptors During COVID, on Jan. 21 and extending through Feb. 21.
Queer Art Collective's Occupied Exhibition and Auction Open Call
QuAC, the Queer Art Collective hosts an exhibition and auction entitled Occupied from February 25 – March 18, 2022, in the Robert C. Turner Gallery. QuAC is seeking submissions from queer artists of the Alfred community. All members of the LGBTQIA+
community and allies are encouraged to submit works. This includes faculty, staff, community members, and alumnx.
Spring Semester 2022 Weekly Wednesday Artist Speaker Series
The School of Art & Design + Performing Arts Division present a continuation of the Weekly Wednesday Artist Speaker Series.
The events take place every Wednesday at 7pmin Holmes Auditorium (unless
otherwise noted).
Art Scholar Jenni Sorkin to deliver lecture: 'Doing Inclusive and Revisionist Ceramic History'
Alfred University will host a lecture by art scholar Jenni Sorkin, Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara, at 5pm Jan. 27 on the Zoom
platform. Register
Transgressing Boundaries with Deb O Guest Speaker
On Wednesday, January 26 at 7pm in Holmes Auditorium as a part of the Weekly Wenesday Artist Speaker Series,
Performance Design & Technology presents Transgressing Boundaries with Deb O. Scenographer, Deb O will share her extensive design work, and explore her varied artistic background and how it all coalesces into a unified practice that defies labels.
2019 Prague Quadrennial USA
Exhibition on display in Miller Theater
Alfred University’s Miller Theater is hosting the 2019 Prague Quadrennial USA
Exhibition, a collection of some of the finest artistic achievement presented in the United States between 2015 and 2019. The exhibit appears in the Miller Theater Scenography Gallery, located on the first floor of the Miller Theater.
School of Art & Design Hosts Black Glass Artist Series
During the Month of February 2022 Alfred University School of Art and Design and Sculpture / Dimensional Studies will host glass artists who hail from the afro diaspora. Each week an Artist working with glass will lead workshops and lecture on their work and experience.
Silent Film Lecture-Concert Featuring Dennis James
On Thursday, February 3 at 6pm in Holmes Auditorium, the Music
Department presents internationally renowned theatre organist and silent film accompanist, Dennis James will appear in a lecture-concert performance of the silent film "My True Heart Susie" starring Lillian Gish.
16mm Film Screening: Michael Snow's La Region Centrale
The Division of Art History and Professor James Hansen present a 16mm Film Screening of Michael Snow's La Region Centrale on Friday, January 28 at 6pm in Nevins Theater in the Powell Campus Center.
Valentine's Day 16mm Film Extravaganza
On February 14 at 6pm in Nevins Theater in the Powell Campus Center, James Hansen, Assistant Professor Art History Contemporary Art & New Media Art History
& Theory presents a series of short films will be screened.
Signals of Agency Exhibition at the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery
Alfred University’s Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, located in Harder Hall, will open the exhibition Signals of Agency, on February 18. The Exhibition is curated by Eric Souther and features artwork by Jason Bernagozzi, Sabrina Ratte, Benjamin Rosenthal and Marcos Serafim.
Summer Arts BIPOC Residency
Arts at Alfred University’s BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Artist-in- Residence program provides artists with opportunities to dive deeply into their artistic research and practice, and creative endeavors. The goal of the residency is to provide a cross-cultural destination at Alfred University for early-career BIPOC artists to enhance social/racial justice or combat structures of white supremacy. This will serve artists who have been historically underserved and remove systematic barriers.
Division of Ceramic Art welcomes International Randall Chairs
The International Randall Chairs for the Division of Ceramic Art in the Spring Semester 2022 will be Liet Heringa and Maarten Van Kalsbeek, an artist duo from the Netherlands.
Womxn of Alfred Exhibition at the 2022 NCECA Conference
Womxn of Alfred, an exhibition on view during the 2022 NCECA Conference, highlights mentorship, intersectional feminism, and empowerment through artworks by female/trans/femme graduate candidates and their faculty, Turner Teaching Fellow, and technicians at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred. Participants include Linda Sikora, Megan Smythe, Hannah Thompsett, Adero
Jackie Head, Jolie Ngo, Paige O’Toole, Rose Schreiber-Stainthorp, and Victoria Walton.
Alfred Summer Arts Courses Announced
The Arts have big things planned this summer beginning with Arts courses.
Whether you are a returning student or if it is your first time at Alfred, the Alfred Summer Arts courses, workshops, festival and camps are an excellent opportunity to find what is possible here.
Alfred University Institute for Electronic Arts awarded $25,000 grant from NYS Council on the Arts
The Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA) at Alfred University is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The grant is part of $45 million in funding from the Council on the Arts announced Monday, Jan. 3, by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, which will support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector throughout the state.
Hongwei Li Solo Exhibition at the University of Kentucky
Artwork by Hongwei Li (MFA Ceramic Art '07) will be presented in a solo exhibition entitled Brilliant Illusions: Crafted Forms by Li Hongwei at the University of Kentucky Art Museum from January 18 through June 4, 2022.
Division of Ceramic Art to host Annual NCECA Reception
The Division of Ceramic Art will host its annual NCECA reception at the Mill Station Arts and Culture Center, Sacramento, CA on Friday, March 18, 2022 (PT) during the 56th Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. The Alfred Reception is complimentary and open to all Alfred alumni and friends. For those who cannot join in person, a Zoom option is available. Registration information coming soon.
MFA students' work accepted for COHORTS exhibition at University of Montana
The work of three graduate students in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design has been accepted for the exhibition
“COHORTS: alone – together,” hosted by the University of Montana’s MFA Art program.
Sondra Perry featured in Season 2.0 of the podcast series
Alfred University alumna Sondra Perry ('12) is featured in Season 2.0 of the podcast series, Barbara London Calling, one of 12 conversations with groundbreaking artists working at the forefront of media
technology.
School of Art and Design announces new partnership with CVA
Alfred University’s School of Art and Design recently announced a new partnership with the Chautauqua Visual Arts Residency Program.
