Cornell in Rome instructor Jeffrey Blanchard, left, takes a moment to point out important aspects of the Roman Forum from atop the Capitoline Hill. Learn more about the Cornell in Rome program.
Bachelor of fine arts students present thesis projects in a final presentation and critique at the end of the spring semester. The B.F.A. curriculum combines the intensive studio culture of the art department with enhanced access to electives in all areas of the university. Learn more about applying to the B.F.A. program.
Upcoming lecture: Roisin Heneghan is an architect and cofounder of Heneghan Peng Architects, a practice working with landscape, urban planning, and architecture with offices in Dublin and Berlin.
Architecture Portfolio: Lecture, Workshop, and Critiques happening January 31–February 1. Sponsored by the Department of Architecture and AAP Connect.
Melissa Johnson: The Day I Saw 1000 Robins
Battle of Robin (2019), acrylic on canvas, 24" x 18".
The Day I Saw 1000 Robins is an exhibition of new works by Melissa Johnson '98, associate professor of art at Cayuga Community College. Johnson is a Cornell alumna (CALS, rural sociology) and earned her M.F.A. and B.F.A from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2006, 2004). The work is a reflection of experiences in nature, and the brushstrokes and layered paint are a way to document space and time. Her paintings move between abstraction and landscape, connected by a love of nature, birds, and for paint itself.