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November 7, 2022

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.
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Conversations with Ceramic Art

Conversations with faculty and staff featured in the exhibition The Division of Ceramic Art at Alfred, on view in the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery. All are welcome to attend.

 
 
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Division of Ceramic Art at Alfred exhibition opens Oct. 20

An exhibition of ceramic art by faculty, staff and technical specialists in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design opens Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery in Harder Hall.

 
 
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Upcoming Art Walk Set for November 17

Alfred Art Walk, which takes place the third Thursday of every month from 5-8pm in Alfred, will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2022.

 
 
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Ed Lebow ‘76, to highlight work of William Underhill in 18th Perkins Lecture

Ed Lebow ’76, an award-winning arts writer, scholar, and lecturer, will deliver the 18th Perkins Lecture sponsored by the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum and titled “William Underhill: The Geometry of Beauty.” The lecture will take place on Thursday Nov. 17 at 4:30pm in Nevins Theater on the Alfred University campus and is free to all students, faculty, and University personnel as well as the public.

 
 
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Sean Russel Hallowell - Artist-in-Residence

Institute for Electronic Arts October 31- November 12. While in residence, Hallowell will have work on view in the TSI Harland Snodgrass Gallery and will give a hybrid analog + digital Live audio-visual performance on the Sandin IP with Eric Souther, Associate Professor of Video Art.

 
 
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Community Drawing Project for January Exhibition

Make an Exquisite Corpse Drawing for an exhibition at the Cohen Gallery in January.

 
 
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Second annual Light Matter Film Festival to be held over three days at Alfred University

Alfred University will host the second annual Light Matter Film Festival Nov. 4-6. The three-day event will present 70 experimental films and media art works from 20 countries.

 
 
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November, December Artists in Residence at the IEA

The IEA (Institute for Electronic Arts) has two experimental project residency programs, one for electronic media and one for print media. Both programs support artists with a one or two-week residency, an artist stipend, travel-support, lodging, technology access, materials, and technical assistance. Artists have access to a combination of emerging, contemporary, and historical media arts tools and materials, many are unique and not ordinarily available in a studio setting. The resident artists have 24-hour dedicated access to the IEA studio and equipment.

 
 
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Alfred University AKO chapter announces leadership awards

Alfred University’s chapter of Alpha Kappa Omicron has named two current students winners of its 2022 AKO Leadership Awards.

 
 
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Alfred University professor Hopp participating in exhibition at Stony Brook University

Artwork by Johnathan Hopp, assistant professor of ceramic art at Alfred University, is being shown in a three-person exhibition now on view at The Simons Center Gallery, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, Stony Brook University.

 
 
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Alfred University professor Willard featured in art exhibition in Minneapolis

Work by Alfred University School of Art and Design faculty Adero Willard, visiting professor of ceramics, is featured in an exhibition currently on view at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis, MN.

 
 
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Alfred University’s Angier to serve as international juror at Prague Quadrennial

D. Chase Angier, professor of dance at Alfred University, has been selected to be an international juror for the Prague Quadrennial, scheduled for June 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic.

 
 
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Xiaowen Chen co-curates Beijing Art and Technology Biennale

The inaugural Beijing Art and Technology Biennale (BATB) will be held at 798CUBE from September 22, 2022 to January 31, 2023. With its theme "Synthetic Ecology," this inaugural edition will be directed by Xiewei Song and Hera Lee, and co-curated by Xiaowen Chen, professor of printmaking in Alfred University's School of Art and Design, and Naiyi Wang.

 
 
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Director of Foundations presents at conference, exhibits work

Mary Johnson, director of Foundations in the Alfred University School of Art and Design, presented a project at the 2022 SECAC Conference (formerly the Southeastern College Art Conference) and had work in an exhibition at the Greater Denton Arts Council.

 
 
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Gerar Edizel, professor of Art History delivers lecture on Cultural Appropriation in Art

Gerar Edizel, Professor of Art History in the Alfred University School of Art and Design, delivered an invited lecture, "Cultural Appropriation in Art," to Clay Cohorts, a hybrid online and in-person teaching and support organization for artists.

 
 
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Alumnus Eric Jones ’97 wins ‘Outrageous Pumpkins’ Season 3

Alfred University alumnus Eric Jones ’97 has won the Season 3 competition of Food Network’s “Outrageous Pumpkins” show, in which contestants are judged on their pumpkin-carving prowess.

 
 
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Glass blowing studio operated by Pearl Dick ’98 featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Alfred University graduate Pearl Dick ’98, a glass artist based in Chicago, was featured on a recent airing of The Kelly Clarkson Show, where she talked about her glassblowing studio, which offers programs that encourage growth and healing in inner-city youth.

 
 
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Alumna Tan Mu ’15 has solo exhibition in Berlin; works being shown at other international festivals

Alfred University alumna Tan Mu ’15, who earned a B.F.A. degree from Alfred University, has artwork currently being shown as a solo exhibition at Peres Projects in Berlin, Germany.

 
 
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Ben Fino-Radin - Artist-in-Residence

Institute for Electronic Arts

 
 
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This Week in the Arts November 12 - 20, 2022

Public events in the School of Art and Design/Performing Arts Division are scheduled throughout the next week, beginning Friday, Nov. 12. All events are free and open to the public.

 
 
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This Week in the Arts, November 4-11

Several public events in the School of Art and Design/Performing Arts Division are scheduled throughout the next week, beginning Friday, Nov. 4. All events are free and open to the public.

 
 

Upcoming Events

 

Arts Calendar

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Conversations with Ceramic Art

Nov 10, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Fosdick-Nelson Gallery

On November 10th at 12 noon Division of Ceramic Art faculty and staff will be on hand in the gallery to discuss the work on view and identify common themes that arise within the myriad forms of contemporary ceramic practice.

 
 
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George Ferrandi : we are each other's atmosphere

Nov 09, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Powell Campus Center, Room Nevins Theater

Wednesday Night Art Speaker Series

 
 
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Merry Wives of Windsor

Nov 10, 7:30 pm - Nov 12, 9:00 pm
Fireman’s Hall 7 West University, Alfred, NY 14802

Alfred University Theatre Department presents Shakespeare's comedy: The Merry Wives of Windsor

 
 
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Recounted Time

Nov 07, 12:00 am - Nov 20, 12:00 am
Harder Hall, Room TSI/Snodgrass Gallery

Show in the TSI/Snodgrass Gallery 24/7 from Monday, November 7th to Monday, November 20th

 
 
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New Signals

Nov 10, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Harder Hall, Room Holmes Auditorium

The Institute for Electronic Art features a hybrid analog + digital Live audio-visual performance on the Sandin IP by Sean Russell Hallowell + Eric Souther.

 
 
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Wednesday Night Speaker Series

Nov 16, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Powell Campus Center, Room Nevin's Theater

Featuring Matthew Leifheit

 
 
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Disruption, Colorized

Nov 11, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Harder Hall, Room IDEA Lab (2nd floor)

Disruption, Colorized features the work of several artists depicting the realities of existing in America as a person of color. Opening Reception is in the IDEA Lab on Friday 11/11/2022 from 6pm-8pm

 
 
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Musical Map of China: An Evening of Music Adventure with Producer Yunchuan Ye

Nov 17, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Harder Hall, Room Holmes Auditorium

5:30-6:30 pm, Thursday, November 17, 2022 -- Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall, Alfred University

 
 
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Ed Lebow: The Geometry of Beauty

Nov 17, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Powell Campus Center, Room Nevin's Theater

18th Dorothy Wilson Perkins Lecture

 
 
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Alfred University Symphony Orchestra featuring violinist Curtis Stewart

Nov 18, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Miller Theater

Alfred University Orchestra Concert

 
 
 

Alfred University Fall Band Concert

Nov 19, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Miller Theater

Alfred University Music Program features the AU Concert Band performing a fall concert.

 
 
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Alfred University Popular Music Ensemble

Dec 03, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Miller Theater

Alfred University Music program presents - Popular Music Ensemble Live Recording Sessions.

 
 
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Idyll Currents: Jonathan Faber

Nov 04, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cohen Gallery

November 4 - December 4, 2022

 
 
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Sidewalks and Silversalts

Nov 04, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Robert Turner Gallery

New show in the Robert C. Turnery Gallery through November 11th. Opening Reception Friday, November 4th from 6pm-8pm in the gallery.

 
 
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Compassion in Action

Oct 10, 10:00 am - Dec 09, 3:00 pm
Miller Performing Arts Center, Room Scenography Gallery

An Exhibit of Work by Sharon Kagan curated by Maureen Weiss, Associate Professor, Performance, Design & Technology.

 
 
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