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.
The COVID-19 crisis has presented the world with challenges that raise a number of questions about urban policy, leadership, and everyday life in cities.
June 5: a discussion on the power of collective action from architects and designers who organized the Cornell-led Operation PPE for healthcare workers.
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Monday, November 5, 2018
The Making of a Young Artist
With considerable training in classical art, Maggie O’Keefe came to Cornell, expanded her classical skills, and found her own voice. Full Story
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Monday, October 29, 2018
Cornell M.F.A. Students Showcase Work in Pinch Point
The October group exhibition Pinch Point displayed the work of 12 M.F.A. students. Cornell Daily Sun
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Thursday, October 11, 2018
Tuesday Smillie: Aesthetic Strategies in Protest
Tuesday Smillie's lecture "Aesthetic Strategies in Protest" considers the ways in which various aesthetic strategies function in protest signage. Full Story
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Thursday, October 11, 2018
Advice From a Formerly Lonely College Student
Emery Bergmann (B.F.A. '21) discusses the effects of My College Transition, a video she made for a digital media class during her first semester. The New York Times
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Creativity Runs Wild at Five Outer-Borough Installations and Destinations
Oculi, a Governors Island project created by an interdisciplinary Cornell team, is among five New York City sites featured in Interior Design magazine. Interior Design
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Monday, October 1, 2018
Carrie Moyer: Artist Talk
Painter and writer Carrie Moyer's latest work has been described as "Playful logo-like silhouettes." Her artist talk took place on October 1. Full Story
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
2018 Murray Reich Distinguished Artist Award Recipients
Kay WalkingStick, emerita professor of art, is a recipient of the 2018 Murray Reich Distinguished Artist Award from the New York Foundation for the Arts. NYFA Current
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Monday, August 20, 2018–September 26, 2018
Iftikhar Dadi and Elizabeth Dadi: Tilism
Tilism is a series of large-format photographs of tiny plastic toys, scaled up to 30X, that reveal the objects' unusual materiality. Full Story
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Friday, September 21, 2018
Organization of Cornell Planners: Park(ing) Day
The Organization of Cornell Planners and Cornell AAP transformed parking spaces behind Sibley Hall into green "parklets" that are needed in many of our cities. Full Story
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
Dance, Multimedia Performance to Open 2018 CCA Biennial
The 2018 Cornell Council on the Arts Biennial kicks off September 14 at the Schwartz Center with A Meditation on Tongues by guest artist Ni'Ja Whitson. Cornell Chronicle
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
As Incoming Dean of the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning of Cornell University, Meejin Yoon Shares Her Insights From Her Own Experience as an Architecture Student
In this interview, J. Meejin Yoon (B.Arch. '95) talks about her B.Arch. degree, pedagogy, teaching, and her return to AAP as the college's next dean. Archinect
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
New Exhibit Finds Art in Unusual Places
Work by Iftikhar Dadi and Elizabeth Dadi scales up tiny plastic toys by 30 times for the AAP exhibition titled Tilism. Cornell Chronicle
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Nydia Blas: We the Girls Who Spun Gold
Artist Nydia Blas explored how she came to create work that is dependent upon her experiences of being a Black girl, woman, and mother growing up in Ithaca. Full Story
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Art Student's Summer Internship Reveals New Career Paths
During a summer internship at a New York City nonprofit, Lucy Plowe (B.F.A. '20) envisioned possibilities for combining her practice and career choices. Full Story
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Student Aims to Diversify Design Community with Creative Agency
Third-year art student Kelechi Mpamaugo (B.F.A. '20) recently launched her own creative agency, @Kelechi.ca, providing video production, photography, and more. Cornell Daily Sun
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Paul Pfeiffer Named Cornell University Teiger Mentor in the Arts
Pfeiffer is a New York City–based artist who will visit the Department of Art three times this fall in order to give an artist talk and mentor art students. Full Story
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Thursday, August 2, 2018
AAP Lecture Series and Symposia Highlights, Spring 2018
The Cornell AAP spring 2018 lecture series and symposia featured practitioners and critics from around the world representing a broad range of disciplines. Full Story
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Thursday, August 2, 2018
AAP Lecture Series and Symposia Highlights, Fall 2018
The Cornell AAP fall 2018 lecture series and symposia featured practitioners and critics from around the world representing a broad range of disciplines. Full Story
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Thursday, August 2, 2018
AAP College Exhibition Highlights, Fall 2018
A sampling of photos from Cornell AAP exhibitions and exhibition activities from the fall 2018 semester in John Hartell Gallery and Bibliowicz Family Gallery. Full Story
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Art Student News: Spring 2018
News from the students in the Department of Art, spring semester 2018. Full Story
