Stories
The Soil Factory Receives Warhol Foundation Grant
A local, community-run space for exploring art, science, and ecology, the dynamic organization was selected for new multi-year funding at a "transformative moment." The proposal was crafted collaboratively by AAP art faculty, CALS faculty and a post-doc associate, and Ithaca-area community members.
Art Faculty Jen de los Reyes and Oscar Rene Cornejo Awarded 2025 Creative Capital Project Grant
The unrestricted funding will support their work LAND, a site of education, research, cultivation, care, and conservation.
An Open Invitation: AAP's Spring 2025 Semester Highlights
With the start of a new semester comes a fresh opportunity to engage with AAP colleagues and guests, explore concepts on campus and in the field, and find inspiration in the work and ideas on display at every turn.
Exhibit Highlights Art/Tech Intersections in Student Work
Six AAP students won prizes at the inaugural Art+Tech exhibit hosted by Cornell's Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity: Thomas Knoepffler, Cheng Peng, Sissy Tian (all M.S. DT '26), Kanika Bhagat (B.Arch. '26), Willem Schreiber (B.F.A. '25), and Hendrik Stoops Lugo (B.F.A. '27).
Cornell Opens Doors to the World: First-gen Artist David Legrand (B.F.A. '23)
AAP Art alumnus David Legrand (B.F.A. '23) shares his story about his home in Haiti, discovering and passionately pursuing art, and coming to Cornell to push his critical thinking and develop his creative practice.
B.F.A. Student Featured in Cornell Daily Sun's Artist Spotlight
Alexa Miller (B.F.A. '25) speaks with the Cornell Daily Sun about her catalyst for creativity and her process.
In Practice with Maxwell Harvey-Sampson (M.F.A. in Image Text '25)
Through the interplay of image, text, and collage, Maxwell Harvey-Sampson's work explores queer narratives, personal identity, memory, trauma, and healing.
Nicole Eisenman: Painting the Story
In a wide-ranging discussion that covered the role of narrative in the artistic process, the frustration of being pigeonholed by labels, and what they are listening to in their studios, Art Professor and Department Chair Paul Ramírez Jonas spoke with Nicole Eisenman in advance of Eisenman's talk at AAP on October 29.
Impact and Connection, by Design
In the AAP Alumni Archive, learn more about the life and work of Denise Korn (B.F.A. '87), a prominent creative strategist and activist in design.
Get Ready, Get Set: Highlights of the Fall 2024 Semester Ahead
From inspiring lectures to thought-provoking exhibitions and much-anticipated renovations (plus the unveiling of the Dragon Annex), we're diving into a semester filled with opportunities not to be missed.
AAP Welcomes New Faculty and Endowed Fellows This Fall
Cornell AAP announces new hires who will help advance the college's priorities and strengthen ties across Ithaca and New York City campuses.
Exhibition Highlights Overlooked Colonial Latin American Art
A new exhibition at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, guided by student curators like Emily Hernandez (B.F.A. '25), brings a nuanced view to a complicated and often overlooked period in Latin American art.
Empower the Next Generation of Creative Leaders
Hear from students first-hand as they share the life-changing impact scholarship funds can have on expanding access and supporting the creative capacities of each and every AAP student.
An Endless Conversation: The Art and Practice of Mendi + Keith Obadike
Cornell faculty and husband-and-wife creative team Mendi and Keith Obadike have worked for decades across music, text, and visual art to explore complex histories and social tensions. The resulting pieces invite the audience into a conversation with both the artists and their material.
AAP Announces New Annual Strauch Early Career Fellow Appointment
Thanks to the generosity of decades-long alumni supporters Hans (B.Arch. '80) and Roger Strauch ('78), the college continues to increase the accessibility of academic careers to emerging scholars and practitioners in the disciplines of architecture, art, and planning.
Admitted Class of 2028 Personifies Cornell's Founding Principles
The 5,139 admitted students will bring with them a variety of lived experiences that will enrich the vitality and innovation of Cornell’s intellectual community, the Cornell Chronicle reports.
Peek Inside the Galleries at AAP's Freedom of Expression Show
Cornellians highlights the thought-provoking works that have been on display in AAP's galleries during the month of March for the Cornell Council for the Arts' exhibition.
Art Exhibition Explores Freedom of Expression Theme
In support of the Freedom of Expression Theme Year, the Cornell Council for the Arts curated an exhibition showcasing works by students, faculty, and alumni artists and collaborators from across the university.
Catherine Haggarty: Light from Within
This semester's Teiger Mentor in the Arts discusses her attraction to sketching, airbrush guns, and mentorship before her artist talk on March 14.
Learn more about the work and career of award-winning artist Ellen Buselli (B.F.A. '74) in the AAP Alumni Archive.
