Welcome to the monthly arts newsletter from the School of Art & Design + Performing Arts Division at Alfred university. This newsletter highlights stories and news from faculty, staff, students and alumnx in addition to recent and upcoming on campus arts events and programs.

Arts at Alfred Alumni Events Reunion

"Drawing Community" invites submissions on theme of Reconnection Alfred University’s Cohen Gallery will host Drawing Community Project, a community-based drawing exhibition, and invites anyone who would like to participate to submit an 11” x 14” drawing on the theme of Reconnection.

Artist, educator, arts advocate Sharon Louden to present at Jan. 19 Artists’ Speaker Series The Weekly Wednesday Artists’ Speaker Series at Alfred University resumes on Wednesday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. with the first lecture of the Spring 2022 semester being presented by artist, educator, and arts advocate Sharon Louden.

IDEA Lab Upcoming Programs School of Art & Design and Performing Arts Division IDEA Lab is online. IDEA Lab is an overarching umbrella for cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment providing co-teaching and co-learning experiences as part of an Anti-Racist Program at the School of Art and Design and Performing Arts Division at Alfred University.

50th Anniversary Hot Dog Day Logo Contest After a two year absence, Hot Dog Day is returning this April 30th to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. With that return comes the traditional logo design contest! The logo is used on the T-shirts, posters, and buttons from the event.

Spring 2022 Exhibition Schedule The Fosdick-Neslson Gallery and Robert C. Turner Gallery, both in Harder Hall, and the Cohen Gallery located at 55 N Main Street announce the Spring 2022 exhibition calendar.

Cohen Gallery hosts 'I5olation,' portfolio of 50 international women artists Alfred University’s Cohen Gallery, located on Main Street in the Village of Alfred, will open the exhibition I5olation: A Portfolio of 50 Drawings x 50 Women Sculptors During COVID, on Jan. 21 and extending through Feb. 21.

Queer Art Collective's Occupied Exhibition and Auction Open Call QuAC, the Queer Art Collective hosts an exhibition and auction entitled Occupied from February 25 – March 18, 2022, in the Robert C. Turner Gallery. QuAC is seeking submissions from queer artists of the Alfred community. All members of the LGBTQIA+ community and allies are encouraged to submit works. This includes faculty, staff, community members, and alumnx.

Spring Semester 2022 Weekly Wednesday Artist Speaker Series The School of Art & Design + Performing Arts Division present a continuation of the Weekly Wednesday Artist Speaker Series. The events take place every Wednesday at 7 pm in Holmes Auditorium (unless otherwise noted).

Art Scholar Jenni Sorkin to deliver lecture: 'Doing Inclusive and Revisionist Ceramic History' Alfred University will host a lecture by art scholar Jenni Sorkin, Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara, at 5pm Jan. 27 on the Zoom platform.

Transgressing Boundaries with Deb O Guest Speaker On Wednesday, January 26 at 7pm in Holmes Auditorium as a part of the Weekly Wednesday Artist Speaker Series, Performance Design & Technology presents Transgressing Boundaries with Deb O. Scenographer, Deb O will share her extensive design work, and explore her varied artistic background and how it all coalesces into a unified practice that defies labels.

2019 Prague Quadrennial USA Exhibition on display in Miller Theater Alfred University’s Miller Theater is hosting the 2019 Prague Quadrennial USA Exhibition, a collection of some of the finest artistic achievement presented in the United States between 2015 and 2019. The exhibit appears in the Miller Theater Scenography Gallery, located on the first floor of the Miller Theater.

School of Art & Design Hosts Black Glass Artist Series During the Month of February 2022 Alfred University School of Art and Design and Sculpture / Dimensional Studies will host glass artists who hail from the afro diaspora. Each week an Artist working with glass will lead workshops and lecture on their work and experience.

Silent Film Lecture-Concert Featuring Dennis James On Thursday, February 3 at 6pm in Holmes Auditorium, the Music Department presents internationally renowned theatre organist and silent film accompanist, Dennis James will appear in a lecture-concert performance of the silent film "My True Heart Susie" starring Lillian Gish.

16mm Film Screening: Michael Snow's La Region Centrale The Division of Art History and Professor James Hansen present a 16mm Film Screening of Michael Snow's La Region Centrale on Friday, January 28 at 6pm in Nevins Theater in the Powell Campus Center.

Signals of Agency Exhibition at the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery Alfred University’s Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, located in Harder Hall, will open the exhibition Signals of Agency, on February 18. The Exhibition is curated by Eric Souther and features artwork by Jason Bernagozzi, Sabrina Ratte, Benjamin Rosenthal and Marcos Serafim.

Division of Ceramic Art welcomes International Randall Chairs The International Randall Chairs for the Division of Ceramic Art in the Spring Semester 2022 will be Liet Heringa and Maarten Van Kalsbeek, an artist duo from the Netherlands.

Alfred Summer Arts Courses Announced The Arts have big things planned this summer beginning with Arts courses. Whether you are a returning student or if it is your first time at Alfred, the Alfred Summer Arts courses, workshops, festival and camps are an excellent opportunity to find what is possible here.

Alfred University Institute for Electronic Arts awarded $25,000 grant from NYS Council on the Arts The Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA) at Alfred University is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The grant is part of $45 million in funding from the Council on the Arts announced Monday, Jan. 3, by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, which will support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector throughout the state.

Li Hongwei Solo Exhibition at the University of Kentucky Artwork by Alfred University alumnus Li Hongwei '07 (MFA, ceramic art) will be presented in a solo exhibition entitled "Brilliant Illusions: Crafted Forms by Li Hongwei" from January 18 through June 4, 2022, at the University of Kentucky Art Museum.

Division of Ceramic Art to host Annual NCECA Reception The Division of Ceramic Art will host its annual NCECA reception at the Mill Station Arts and Culture Center, Sacramento, CA on Friday, March 18, 2022 (PT) during the 56th Conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts. The Alfred Reception is complimentary and open to all Alfred alumni and friends. For those who cannot join in person, a Zoom option is available. Registration information coming soon.

MFA students' work accepted for COHORTS exhibition at University of Montana The work of three graduate students in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design has been accepted for the exhibition “COHORTS: alone – together,” hosted by the University of Montana’s MFA Art program.

School of Art and Design announces new partnership with CVA Alfred University’s School of Art and Design recently announced a new partnership with the Chautauqua Visual Arts Residency Program.