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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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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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Five Alfred University alumni joined Lauren Lake, dean of the University’s School of Art and Design and Performing Arts Division, at the 50th annual National Council for Arts Administrators (NCAA) Conference, Sept. 27-30 in St. Louis, MO.
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Alfred University Associate Professor of Light Sarah Blood recently joined numerous alumni at a meeting of the Neon Makers Guild in Richmond, VA. The event was hosted by Chloe Kottwitz ’01 in her newly acquired studio, Uptown Neon in Richmond.
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Emily Woo, a third-year student in the School of Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University with a concentration in ceramic art, has been awarded the Jerome Ackerman Internship at the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum for the Fall semester.
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Lio Bonaccio, a fourth-year Alfred University student with a major in art history and a minor in English, decided this year to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with an old family recipe.
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Mary Johnson, director of Foundations in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, had artwork in a solo exhibition in South Korea in September.
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The work of four resident artists in Alfred University's Institute for Electronic Arts (IEA) is on display at the current “pull, cut, thread, mold, collage” exhibition at the Richard and Dolly Maas Galley at Purchase College, in Purchase, NY.
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Miranda Metcalf, director of the Institute for Electronic Arts at Alfred University, recently visited the Institute for Science and Ethics (IWE) at the University of Bonn's Sustainable AI Lab to present research relating to intersections of of AI and art in the Division of Expanded Media in the School of Art and Design.
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Miranda Metcalf, Director of Alfred University’s Institute for Electronic Arts, recently served as keynote speaker for the Rocky Mountain Printmaking Alliance Conference hosted at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA.
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Alfred University Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert collaborated recently with digital sculpture pioneer Paul Higham for the exhibition Ferrum Lux, a 45-minute choreographed performance at the post-industrial site of the historic Carrie Blast Furnaces in Pittsburgh, PA, during the recent Festival of Combustion.
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Three Alfred University faculty delivered a presentation at the annual SUNY Librarians Association Conference on June 15 at SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, NY.
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Colleen Wahl, assistant professor of dance at Alfred University, is collaborating with Sarah Donohue, associate chair and associate professor of dance at Utah Valley State University, on a podcast titled “Embodied People."
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Alfred University will host the third annual “Light Matter” Experimental Film and Media Art Festival Nov. 3-5. Curated by James Hansen, assistant professor of art history, the three-day festival showcases the work of emerging and established artists from around the world, celebrating the avant-garde in cinema and media art.
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The Alfred University Theatre Department’s production of “Marisol,” an intense and powerful theatrical showcase of magical realism, will be staged Nov. 9-11 in Miller Theater on the Alfred University campus.
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The Alfred Ceramic Art Museum is pleased to announce the publication of a hardcover book of the work of artist William Underhill.
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Luanne Crosby, soprano and emeritus professor of music at Alfred University, will be soprano soloist for Mozart Mass in C Major, “Coronation Mass” with the Rochester Oratorio Society and Orchestra on Friday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Hochstein Music School in Rochester.
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A poster design by Judy Livingston, retired associate professor of Design in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, is included in the 10th Gwangju Design Biennale 2023 International Invitational Poster Exhibition.
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Nov 03, 12:00 am - Nov 10, 12:00 am
Robert Turner Gallery
Phase-Shift: a change in state of: mind, matter and/or being, is a joint show between Aaron Muntner and Emilia Donenberg Smith. The opening reception is 6 - 8 PM on Friday November 3rd in the Turner Gallery in Harder Hall.
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Nov 03, 12:00 am - Nov 05, 12:00 am
Harder Hall, Room Holmes Auditorium
Prepare to embark on a visual journey like no other as "Light Matter," the celebrated Experimental Film and Media Art Festival, returns for its third annual edition in the picturesque village of Alfred, NY, from November 3rd to 5th. Curated by James Hansen (Assistant Professor of Art History; School of Art and Design), this year's festival promises to be a mind-bending experience, showcasing the work of both emerging and established artists from around the globe.
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Nov 03, 12:00 am - Dec 03, 12:00 am
Fosdick-Nelson Gallery
An exhibition of sculpture in various modes by faculty and technicians in the Sculpture Dimensional Studies Division at the School of Art and Design including glass, light, foundry, kinetics, fibers and mixed media. On view November 3 - December 3, 2023. Opening Reception Friday November 3rd, 6-8pm.
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Nov 09, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Alfred State College, Engineering Technology Building (SET) Rm 215
November 9, 6pm Alfred State College, Engineering Technology Building (SET) Rm. 215A, please join us across the street for a talk by IEA visiting artist, Jake Brush, followed by a screening of his recent 3D animation.
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Nov 09, 7:30 pm - Nov 11, 9:00 pm
Miller Theater
Theatre production taking place on November 9th, 10th, and 11th at 7:30pm! Written by Jose Rivera (who won a Obie Award for the play) and directed by Randy Wachtel, don’t miss this intense and powerful theatrical showcase of magical realism.
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Nov 10, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum
There will be a Book Party at the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum to celebrate the publishing of William Underhill's book Casting a Legacy on Friday, November 10th!
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Nov 16, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Powell Campus Center, Room Nevins Theater
Visiting Artists & Scholars Speaker Series will be held once per month on the Third Thursday of the month at 4:30pm during the 2023-2024 Academic Year.
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Nov 16, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Alfred, NY
November 16, 2023: Alfred Art Walk is a collaborative monthly venture created to foster dialogue within the local arts communities and to celebrate the arts in Alfred
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Nov 16, 12:00 am - Dec 01, 12:00 am
Robert Turner Gallery
"Is This Real or a Dream?", an exhibition by Audrey Buddendeck in the Turner Gallery Catwalk. Reception: Thursday, November 16 from 6-8pm. The show will be open from November 16- November 30th. The Robert C. Turner Gallery is a professional gallery space at Alfred University that is run and organized by students and features student exhibitions during the Fall and Spring semesters.
In keeping with the educational goals of the School of Art and Design, the Robert C. Turner Gallery seeks to provide a forum for current, innovative and relevant ideas in art; to facilitate non-curricular as well as curricular learning; to establish local, regional, and global connections; and to maintain a student run professional gallery space driven by creative and conceptual freedom.
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Nov 17, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Miller Theater
The Alfred University Performing Arts Division and Music Department and the AU Symphony Orchestra present a Fall 2023 Concert featuring soloist Monica Nowik. The concert is Nov 17 at 7:30pm in the Miller Theater. This is a free event and no tickets are required.
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Nov 18, All Day
Union University Church
The Alfred University Performing Arts Division and Music Department are proud to present Soprano Sara Badeau's Senior Music Recital, with piano accompanist Laurel Buckwalter. This free recital will feature songs chosen by Sara and starts at 4pm in the Union University Church of Alfred. Immediately following the recital there will be a reception that all are invited to attend.
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Nov 18, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Binns Merrill Hall, Room Outdoor Kiln Pavillion, Foundry, Hot Shop
An interactive showcase of Alfred University combustive arts including demos in glass and interactive opportunities in Raku ceramics and metal casting on November 18, from 4-7pm on Cushing Alley (Outdoor Kiln Pavillion, Foundry, Hot Shop)
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Nov 19, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Miller Theater
The Alfred University Performing Arts Division and Music Department presents a matinee music recital featuring AU students displaying their talents via instruments and vocal soloist, on stage in Miller Theater on Sunday, November 19 in Miller Theatre.
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Nov 30, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Miller Performing Arts Center, Room C.D.Smith III Theatre
The Alfred University Performing Arts Division and Dance Department presents the Informal Dance showing, featuring AU student choreography and dance talents, on stage in the CD Smith III blackbox theatre, in the Miller Performing Arts Building. There are two shows, Nov 30 & Dec 1, curtain at 6pm. This is a free event and no tickets are required. Enjoy a performance that fosters creative research, inquiry and imagination through the art of dance and dance making.
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Dec 01, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Miller Theater
Join one of AU's numerous opportunities to immerse yourself in the study of music, both instrumental and vocal.
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Dec 09, 4:00 pm - Dec 13, 8:00 pm
Robert Turner Gallery
Fall 2023 Senior shows. Opening Reception Saturday, December 9, 4-8pm. On view December 10 - 13, 11am-3pm
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Nov 10, 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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Sep 21, 5:00 pm - Dec 30, 7:00 pm
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum
Two exhibitions open in the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum: Ashley Lyon: Super Real and Reuben Nakian: The Impassioned Gesture. Opening Reception September 21, 5-7pm
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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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Oct 12, 12:00 am - Dec 01, 12:00 am
Harder Hall, Room various campus locations
A sonic compilation of site-specific narratives and moods inspired by the Alfred University campus made by Intro to Video/Sonic arts students. Use the map navigator provided on the website to access locations and sounds.
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