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October 2, 2023

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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Alfred University MFA student will serve as keynote for Salem Art Works’ Festival of Fire

Rhiannon Scheidt, a student in the Master of Fine Arts, sculpture/dimensional studies program in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, will participate in the Festival of Fire, a weekend event in September which includes an iron pour and multi-disciplinary demonstrations.

 
 
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Alfred University MFA student to have work shown at Larissa Biennale in Greece

Anna Antonia Yiaxi Savvidou, a student enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, will have work included in an exhibition in Greece which opens on Sept. 21.

 
 
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TSI/Harland Snodgrass Gallery to host ‘Among Us: Animal Life in Video Work’

“Among Us: Animal Life in Video Work,” an exhibition at the Time Space Interface/Harland Snodgrass Gallery in Alfred University’s Harder Hall, will be on view Oct. 9-28. The exhibition offers a cross-section of the history of video art of the last quarter-century or so by esteemed and emerging practitioners from Turkey which demonstrates a compelling engagement with issues of animal life, in Turkey and beyond.

 
 
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Arts Alumnx News October 2023

Recent alumnx news from the School of Art & Design + Performing Arts Division. Arts Alumnx News is produced by the marketing and communications office in the School of Art & design + Performing Arts Division and is published monthly in the This Month in the Arts newsletter. The feature aims to shine a spotlight on news and accomplishments of our amazing alumnx. To submit an item please email [email protected] with "alumnx news" in the subject line. Please include name, graduation year, and degree.

 
 
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Chloe Kottwitz ’21 acquires long-time neon shop in Richmond

Alfred University alumna Chloe Kottwitz, who earned a B.F.A. degree in 2021, was featured in the Aug. 14, 2023, issue of Richmond BizSense, Richmond, Virginia’s premier source of business news and information.

 
 
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Alfred University alumni awarded Artist Fellowships

Two Alfred University alumni and a former Robert C. Turner Teaching Fellow in the University’s School of Art and Design have been awarded Artist Fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)/New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).

 
 
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Director of the IEA Visits the Institute for Science and Ethics (IWE) at the University of Bonn

Miranda Metcalf, Director of the Institute for Electronic Arts at Alfred University, visited the Institute for Science and Ethics (IWE) at the University of Bonn's Sustainable AI Lab to present on the research happening at the intersection of AI and art in the division of Expanded Media in the School of Art & Design.

 
 
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Lambert sculpture to be exhibited in Minneapolis.

The sculpture “Pollinators” by Alfred University Professor of Sculpture Dimensional Studies Coral Lambert has been selected to be installed as part of JROW, an architectural and public art space development in downtown Minneapolis, MN.

 
 
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Scheer, Deutsch curate John Wood exhibit at Burchfield Penny

Joseph Scheer and Andrew Deutsch, professors of Printmaking and Sound Design, Visual Arts respectively, have curated the exhibit “John Wood: The System is Alive,” which will open Oct. 13 at the Burchfield Penny Art Center, In Buffalo.

 
 
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Dance faculty graduates first class of Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysts in Korea

Alfred University Assistant Professor of Dance Colleen Wahl and Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance Erin Law recently celebrated the completion of the first international Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis Certification Program, which was offered through Integrated Movement Studies (IMS), a project co-directed by Wahl.

 
 
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Wahl and Law bring Integrated Movement Studies to Alfred University

In the summer of 2023, Alfred University's Division of Performing Arts began hosting the Integrated Movement Studies Certificate in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis.

 
 
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Gallery preparator Timothy Pauszek to exhibit work at Southern Tier Biennial

Timothy Pauszek, gallery preparator in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, will exhibit two prints during this fall’s Southern Tier Biennial in Olean, NY.

 
 
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IEA Hosting Resident Artists Fall Semester 2023

Alfred University’s Institute for Electronic Arts, School of Art and Design, is hosting a number of resident artists in the Fall Semester 2023. The Institute for Electronic Arts is a high technology research studio facility within the School of Art and Design, NYSCC, Alfred University, New York. The IEA encourages and supports projects that involve interactive multi-media systems, experimental sonic/video production, digital imaging, and publications. The IEA is committed to developing cultural interactions spurred by technological experimentation and artistic investigations.

 
 

Upcoming Events

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"Bodies," Mark Klink

Sep 24, 12:00 am - Oct 08, 12:00 am
Harder Hall, Room TSI/Harland Snodgrass Gallery

A rotating series of exhibitions are on view in the TSI Harland Snodgrass Gallery in Harder Hall throughout the semester. Time Space Interface (TSI) Harland Snodgrass Gallery is located in the lobby level of Harder Hall on the Alfred University campus. On view until October 8th.

 
 
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Open Draw

Oct 20, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Brick Residence Hall

Weekly free figure drawing sessions, open to the public! Light instruction is available.

 
 
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Night of Science and Art

Oct 05, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
McMahon Engineering Building, Room 1st and 2nd floor

Join us on Thursday October 5th for the Night of Science and Art! Walk through our newly renovated engineering facilities while participating in exciting science and art demonstrations!

 
 
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GNPS: Opening Reception

Oct 06, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Robert Turner Gallery

GNPS is a runway show and will exhibit on the Robert C. Turner Gallery Catwalk.  October 6 - 13, Opening Reception: October 6th , 6-8pm

 
 
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Out Loud

Oct 19, 12:00 am - Oct 27, 12:00 am
Robert Turner Gallery

QuAC is proud to present "OUT LOUD" an open-call collection of work from over 15 different queer artists in the Alfred community, bringing to light both our inherent diversity and strength as a community. Exhibition will open October 19th and close on the 27th.

 
 
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Among Us: Animal Life in Video Work by Artists from Turkey

Oct 09, 12:00 am - Oct 28, 12:00 am
Harder Hall, Room TSI/Harland Snodgrass Gallery

Among Us offers a cross-section of the history of video art of the last quarter-century or so by esteemed and emerging practitioners from Turkey which demonstrates a compelling engagement with issues of animal life, in Turkey and beyond. On view in the Harland Snodgrass Gallery October 9 - 28, open 6am-midnight daily.

 
 
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Arts Speaker Series: Cultural Politics of Biodiversity

Oct 19, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Powell Campus Center, Room Nevins Theater

The Arts Speaker Series is held once per month on the Third Thursday of the month at 4:30pm in Nevins Theater during the 2023-2024 Academic Year. On October 19, the Visiting Artists and Scholars Committee welcomes Cultural Politics of Biodiversity: Animal Life on Camera by Artists from Turkey. A seminar broadcast into Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center, Alfred University, in two panels, on October 19 at 4:30 pm artist and scholars joining us from as far as Turkey. Participants: Mehmet Ali Boran, Ali M. Demirel, Ayşe Erkmen, Deborah Hardt, Erkan Özgen, Şener Özmen, Hale Tenger, Hakan Topal, with Lewis Johnson and Işın Önol

 
 
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Alfred Art Walk

Oct 19, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Alfred, NY

Alfred Art Walk is a collaborative monthly venture created by the galleries in the Village of Alfred and on the campuses of Alfred University and Alfred State College in an effort to foster dialogue within the local arts communities.

 
 
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Ceramic Alumni Invitational

Oct 19, 6:00 pm - Dec 03, 4:00 pm
Cohen Gallery

Five accomplished alumni potters from the School of Art and Design, Rebecca Chappell (MFA 08), Sanam Emami (MFA 02), Ryan Greenheck (MFA 04), Alleghany Meadows (MFA 99), and Kyla Toomey (BFA 04), will be showing and selling their pottery at the Cohen Gallery. The show and pottery sale will open with a reception on Thursday, October 19, 5-8pm and run through December 3.

 
 
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Open Screening

Oct 19, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Harder Hall, Room Holmes Auditorium

Open Screening is a long-standing tradition in the School of Art & Design that provides a platform to share your video and moving images to the wider community. This semester we will be hosting Open Screening in Holmes Auditorium on October 19 at 7:30pm. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome to bring their own time-based media (video/sonic, or both) to screen via a portable hard drive.

 
 
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Reuben Nakian: The Impassioned Gesture Curator's Talk

Oct 19, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum

Museum Director and Principal Curator, Wayne Higby and Museum Guest Curator, Anne Currier will lead a gallery walk through of the Reuben Nakian: The Impassioned Gesture exhibition on Thursday, October 19 at 4:30pm in the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum

 
 
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Rebecca Chappell Visiting Artist Lecture

Oct 24, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Binns Merrill Hall, Room 106

Rebecca Chappell Visiting Artist Lecture at 4:30pm October 24 in Binns-Merrill Hall Room 106; In conjunction with Ceramic Pottery Invitational on view at the Cohen Gallery

 
 
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Ashley Lyon Artist Talk

Oct 26, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Powell Campus Center, Room Nevins Theater

Ashley Lyon will give an artist lecture in conjunction with her exhibition, Super Real, currently on view at the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum. The lecture will take place on October 26 at 4:30pm in Nevins Theater. Super Real presents a collection of recent artworks, ranging from the colossal to intimate, by sculptor Ashley Lyon. Through scale, fragmentation, and touch, Lyon translates figures and objects into reflections of lived experience.

 
 
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Ashley Lyon: Super Real gallery walk through

Oct 27, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum

Ashley Lyon will present a gallery walk through of her current exhibition, Super Real, on October 27 at 4:30pm in the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum. Super Real presents a collection of recent artworks, ranging from the colossal to intimate, by sculptor Ashley Lyon. Through scale, fragmentation, and touch, Lyon translates figures and objects into reflections of lived experience.

 
 
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