Stories
Groundwork: Cultivation Rooted in Art and Action
At the intersection of art, ecology, and community, students enrolled in a course led by Associate Professor Jen de los Reyes explore research and practice that moves beyond the studio and into Ithaca's local ecologies.
Tribute to Europe's Lost Synagogues Is an Artist's Labor of Love
Cornell AAP alumna Andrea Strongwater (B.F.A. '70) is profiled for her 15-year artistic and historical effort to document 77 destroyed European synagogues as an act of cultural memory and architectural preservation.
Using imagery and words that celebrate the surrounding valley as well as airport staff, RamÃrez Jonas has revealed preliminary models of the full work, which will wrap the transportation hub's new six-story parking facility.
Four-Day Event Celebrates 70 Years of Toni Morrison's Cornell Legacy
A four-day event featuring films, panels, workshops, the unveiling of two murals, and other activities, including a conversation with Art Professor Keith Obadike, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Toni Morrison's degree, life, and work.
Pursuing Purpose, Building Knowledge: AAP Embarks on the Fall 2025 Semester
Aligned with an ongoing mission to advance research, scholarship, and creative practices, Cornell's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning begins a vibrant semester of critical and creative work that invites students, faculty, and staff to explore ideas across disciplines in pursuit of a more sustainable and equitable world.
Advancing the Mission: New Faculty Continue Expanding Expertise Across Disciplines
Through endowed visiting and long-term department positions, incoming educators bring fresh perspectives, strengthening AAP's core values and commitment to innovative research and teaching.
Ratan N. Tata Posthumously Honored with Inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award
Milstein Hall's auditorium was at capacity for the April ceremony, during which speakers shared personal reflections on Tata's wide-ranging impact and legacy.
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.
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 RamÃrez 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.
