Department of Art

Register Now for Art Summer Programs

At Cornell AAP, artmaking is about creating objects, spaces, and experiences that reflect critical engagement, philosophical understanding, historical knowledge, and ethical principles that intersect with life within and beyond the studio, where artists make an impact on the world and shape the future. Spend the summer with Cornell AAP and experiment with different media, ways of making, and critically engaging the world through creative practice.

Evolution of The Foundry at Cornell

Thanks to a generous gift from Cornell trustee emeritus and mechanical engineering alumnus Robert T. Blakely III ‘63, ‘65, and his wife, Pinky Keehner, the space underwent extensive renovation this past summer and art students and faculty now have access to an expanded classroom that doubles the size of the sculpture area named in honor of late art professor emeritus and prolific sculptor Jack Squier (M.F.A. ‘52), as well as to 12 new private graduate student studios and a group critique space.

The B.F.A. Program at Cornell University

Artists are specialists of the imagination, and we're looking for that radical spark in our applicants. Through exploration and research, students build skills and relationships, make connections, and unearth what drives their art making so that they can be the artist they want to be in the world. Applications are due by January 2, 2024.

Autodesk Gives Jointly to Cornell's Colleges of Engineering and Architecture, Art, and Planning

To advance teaching, research, student experience, and post-graduate success in Cornell Engineering and Cornell AAP, Autodesk gifts $4.3M to be shared by the two colleges.

Admitted Class of 2029 Channels Passions into Knowledge

Through volunteer work, research, and advocacy, the 5,824 students admitted to the Class of 2029 reflect Cornell's commitment to changing lives through public engagement, the Cornell Chronicle reports.

With 100 Pounds of Blue Pigment, an Artist Conjures Spirits of the Past

The New York Times: Run Together and Look Ugly After the First Rain, an exhibition of work by artist Amanda Williams (B.Arch. '97), highlights the use of a deep, midnight blue pigment that took Williams and two material science labs three years to recreate.

The Space Needle Will Host a Laser Light Show

The Seattle Times: GuideStar, a new art installation at the Space Needle by Cornell faculty and husband-and-wife creative team Mendi and Keith Obadike, is profiled in this article.

At This Architectural Gem, an Artist Was Present. Horses, Too.

The New York Times: Artist Jill Magid (B.F.A. '95) is mentioned in this article about a private home designed by the famed Mexican architect Luis Barragán that will soon be the new La Cuadra cultural center in Mexico City.

The 100 Best Artworks of the 21st Century

ARTnews: Blackness for Sale, the work of Cornell faculty husband-and-wife creative team Mendi and Keith Obadike, is on this list of the greatest 100 artworks of the past 25 years, as selected by the editors of ARTnews and Art in America.