Alumnus’ ceramic art on display in Shelter Island gallery 7/12/12

The Boltax Gallery Summer Project on Shelter Island is currently presenting “Specimens and Artifacts” featuring works by David Hicks, AU Class of 2006

'Valiant' attempt at a comic turnaround 7/11/12

AU Chairman of the Board Peter Cuneo is putting his support behind an effort to enfuse new success in Valiant Entertainment.

Alumnus has tips for summer sun safety 7/11/12

AU alum provides tips to protect yourself in the sun.

Alumna conducting field school on Marcellus Shale research 7/11/12

Alumna Amanda Poole, AU Class of 1997, assistant professor anthropology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, writes that she is currently developing and conducting a field school for graduate and undergraduate students to perform qualitative research on the impacts of Marcellus Shale.

Alumnus’s ceramic work exhibited at Charlotte museum 7/11/12

Herb Cohen’s ’52, ’56 first solo exhibition, titled “Sophisticated Surface at the Mint Museum Randolph,” is on display at the Mint Museum RANDOLPH in Charlotte, NC until Jan. 6, 2013.

'Recycled China' opens in Beijing 7/06/12

Thomas Schmidt, AU class of 2009, writes: “For the last year I have been collaborating with my friend Jeffrey Miller (AU class of 2009) on a project documenting our lives in China through material experiments. The work produced for this exhibition (“Recycled China”) was made at an aluminum foundry in northern Beijing following a recent show at The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art.  While normally producing parts for machinery, this factory agreed to let us use the site for a series of material experiments with the aim of producing art objects and architectural tile.”

Alumni Milestones April-June 2012 7/06/12

Alumni Deaths May-June 2012

Alumnus takes fashion sense from repurposed shopping bags 7/05/12

Gustavo Galvan, artist, designer, stylist, and member of the AU class of 2010, is putting his fashionably conscious work on display in “Shopping Bag Intricacies,” now through Sunday, July 15, 2012 at the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art on the campus of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Livingston, Staten Island.

'Sand and Sky' fill alumna's painting exhibit 7/05/12

“Series in Sand and Sky,” an exhibit of paintings by Gay Summer Rick, AU class of 1979, is on display through Sunday, July 29, 2012 at the BG Gallery (Bleicher/Golightly).There will be a closing reception Saturday July 21, from  6:30-10 p.m. (The exhibit will be closed Friday, July 14-Sunday, July 16 for a private function.)

Cushing pottery showcased in Rochester exhibit 7/05/12

Each summer, the Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY presents a showcase of regional art. This year, it’s the turn of the Rochester Biennial, an invitational featuring five individuals, including Val Cushing, AU class of 1952 and professor emeritus of ceramics.