CCA Freedom of Expression Exhibition at Cornell AAP
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image / Eduardo Cilleruelo Terán
Exhibition Overview
During the 2023–24 academic year, Cornell University President Martha Pollack announced "Freedom of Expression" as the first in a series of annual themes designed to orient the university around a crucial component of academia. In the artistic realm, freedom of expression is a central pillar. Similarly, the arts are central to Cornell Council for the Arts (CCA) and Cornell AAP, providing the foundation for a natural collaboration in the form of an exhibition showcasing the importance of artistic free expression.
CCA hosted a grant competition in the fall of 2023, requesting artistic proposals that relate to the university's theme year. Out of 47 applications, 15 proposals from students and faculty across the university were selected for funding, and all of them will be on view during this exhibition. Each project focuses on a unique aspect of self-expression in arts and culture by using a variety of mediums. As you tour the works of art, we invite you to consider the practice of free expression and envision a world without it. What might become of creativity? Would authentic art cease to exist?
Reception
March 13, 5–7 p.m.: Milstein Hall Dome, Lower Level
Join us for a catered reception to celebrate the artists and tour the galleries.
5:15 p.m.: Opening remarks
5:25 p.m.: Explore the galleries (accessible routes available)
Exhibits
March 4–22: John Hartell Gallery, Sibley Hall
Featuring work by:
- Adrian Aguilera (M.F.A. '25) & Betelhem Makonnen (M.F.A., School of Art Institute of Chicago)
- Osiel Aldaba (B.Arch. '26)
- Leighton Beaman, Associate Professor of Practice, Human Centered Design & Zaneta Hong, Assistant Professor, Landscape Architecture
- Imani Day, Design Teaching Fellow, Department of Architecture, Cornell AAP
- Victoria Lee (B.Arch. '26)
- Chiedza Musiiwa (B.Arch. '25) & Mia Wang (M.S. AAD '24)
- Sopheak Sam (M.F.A. '25)
- Fabia St-Juste (B.F.A. '24)
March 11–22: Bibliowicz Family Gallery, Milstein Hall
Featuring work by:
- Michele Cheng (D.M.A. Composition, '25) & Seiyoung Jang (Ph.D. candidate, Harvard University)
- Eduardo Cilleruelo Terán, Design Teaching Fellow, Department of Architecture, Cornell AAP
- Emma Silverblatt & Ryan Whitby, Visiting Critics, Department of Architecture, Cornell AAP
- Nicolau Spadoni (Ph.D. candidate in German Studies)
March 24–29: John Hartell Gallery, Sibley Hall
Featuring a durational performance by:
External Events
Featuring work by:
- Sheila Novak (M.F.A. '25): March 23 at The Soil Factory
- Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei, Teaching Associate, Department of Music: March 19 in Barnes Hall; April 30 in Abby and Howard Milstein Auditorium
About the Organizers
Cornell Council for the Arts (CCA) is a university-wide arts and cultural organization providing a platform for the creation of — and public discourse on — the contemporary arts on campus. Learn more at cca.cornell.edu. The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (Cornell AAP) brings critical inquiry, research, design, and imagination to bear on the greatest challenges of our time to build a more just, sustainable, resilient, thriving, and inspired world.
