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This week in the arts

June 28, 2023

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Assistant Professor of Ceramic Art Johnathan Hopp has been selected as a 2022 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow

Alfred University Assistant Professor of Ceramic Art Johnathan Hopp has been selected as a 2022 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in the category of architecture and design.

 
 
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Katarina Riesing, associate professor of Foundations, to show work in solo exhibition opening Aug. 25

Artwork by Katarina Riesing, associate professor of Foundations in the Alfred University School of Art and Design, will be shown in a solo exhibition that opens Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Handwerker Gallery at Ithaca College.

 
 
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Lauren Lake, SOAD, Performing Arts dean, exhibits at Maude Kerns Art Center in Oregon

Artwork by Lauren Lake, dean of the School of Art and Design and Performing Arts Division at Alfred University, is being shown in an exhibition currently on view at the Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene, OR.

 
 
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Professor Coral Lambert sculpture to be unveiled next month; ISC award to follow

Alfred University Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert, the winner of the Outstanding Educator Award sponsored by the International Sculpture Center, will be honored Sept. 23 at a ceremony on the Alfred University campus.

 
 
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SOAD Associate Professor Eric Souther to co-host Art and Immersive Technology workshop

Alfred University Associate Professor of Video Art Eric Souther will co-host a series of Art and Immersive Technology workshops presented later this month by the Arts Council for Wyoming County and Arts Services Inc.

 
 
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Adero Willard, Visiting Assistant Professor in Ceramics to exhibition work in two person exhibition

Artwork by Adero Willard, visiting assistant professor of ceramics in the Alfred University School of Art and Design, will be shown in an exhibition that opened Sept. 2 at Southeast Missouri State University.

 
 
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Annual Flower City Pottery Invitational features Alfred University artists

The Flower City Arts Center located in Rochester, NY presents for the fifth year, 18 premier ceramic artists from across North America, including several with ties to Alfred for a long weekend celebrating the best in contemporary clay. The event includes a special artist reception on October 21, and sale, pottery exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops and talks by the visiting artists throughout the October 22&23 weekend.

 
 
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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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Coral Lambert sculpture to be unveiled Friday, Sept. 23

Alfred University Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert, the winner of the Outstanding Educator Award sponsored by the International Sculpture Center, will be honored Friday, Sept. 23, at a ceremony on the Alfred University campus.

 
 
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Riesing showing new drawings in Art on Paper Fair, NYC

Artwork by Katarina Riesing, associate professor of Painting in the Alfred University School of Art & Design, were on view at the Art on Paper Fair in New York City September 8 - 11.

 
 
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Meghen Jones, Alfred University Associate Professor of Art History, to join panel on artist Ogawa Machiko

Meghen Jones, Alfred University Associate Professor of Art History, will be part of a Zoom panel next week discussing the groundbreaking career of acclaimed clay artist Ogawa Machiko and her trailblazing path to achieving critical success within Japan and internationally.

 
 
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Sculpture by Professor Coral Lambert celebrated in on-campus ceremony

“Fallen Sky,” a piece of sculpture created by Coral Lambert, professor of sculpture at Alfred University, was unveiled during a ceremony held on campus Friday, Sept. 23.

 
 
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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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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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Flower City Pottery Invitational features Alfred University artists

The Flower City Arts Center located in Rochester, NY presents 18 premier ceramic artists from across North America, including several with ties to Alfred University for a long weekend celebrating the best in contemporary clay.

 
 
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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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Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert featured in 'Sculpture' magazine

Alfred University Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert is featured in the January/February issue of “Sculpture,” a leading publication regarding international contemporary sculpture.

 
 
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Alfred University faculty, students, alumni to take part in ‘Current,’ the 2023 NCECA Conference

The 2023 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference will be held March 15-18 in Cincinnati, OH. As always, Alfred University will be well represented. More than 50 Alfred University alumni, along with a number of faculty and students, are taking part in the four-day event, which typically draws nearly 5,000 people.

 
 
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Sarah Blood awarded residency at John Michael Kohler Arts Center

Alfred University Associate Professor of Light Sarah Blood has been awarded a 2023 Arts/Industry Artist residency at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, in Sheboygan, WI.

 
 
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Associate Professor of Ceramics Matt Kelleher completes residency at STARworks

Matt Kelleher, Alfred University associate professor of Ceramics, recently completed a residency workshop at STARworks, an arts-centered work community in Central Park, NC, that promotes community and economic development by providing outstanding artistic educational programs and business ventures. STARworks Ceramics has been researching local, North Carolina clay materials since 2005.

 
 
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Lambda Advanced Materials to become newest business at Sugar Hill Industrial Park

Owners of a new ceramic materials firm today signed papers purchasing a piece of land and building at the Sugar Hill Industrial Park in the town of Alfred. Lambda Advanced Materials LLC will become the first company in two decades to take up business at Sugar Hill.

 
 
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Professors Coral Lambert, Elizabeth Matson honored with Faculty Catalyst Award

Alfred University Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert and Assistant Professor of Mathematics Elizabeth Matson recently were honored with the second Alfred University Catalyst Award in honor of Alfred University School of Art and Design Professor Emeritus Mary Lum.

 
 
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Visiting Professor Adero Willard's sculpture part of exhibit "Record Keeping"

Sculpture by Alfred University Visiting Assistant Professor Adero Williard will be part of an exhibition at the Mazmanian Gallery at Framingham State University, in Framingham, MA, entitled “Record Keeping.”

 
 
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Alfred University Video Art, Music faculty collaborate at LangLab

Alfred University Associate Professor of Video Art Eric Souther recently joined Jason Mullen, adjunct instructor of Music at the University, in performing Ultra Nervous Music at the Performing Media Festival, at LangLab, in South Bend, IN.

 
 
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Dean Lauren Lake presents at 2023 College Art Association Conference

Lauren Lake, Dean of the School of Art and Design + Performing Arts Division and Chair of The Performing Arts Division, recently presented “NOW/THEN: Leadership’s Role in Developing Inclusive Educational Systems” at the 111th College Art Association (CAA) conference in New York City.

 
 
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Director of Foundations Mary Johnson featured in Kolaj Magazine

Mary Johnson, Director of Foundations at Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, was recently interviewed in Kolaj Magazine, which included a photographic representation of her work

 
 
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Ceramic art by Associate Professor Matt Kelleher appears in Schaller Gallery exhibition

Matt Kelleher, Associate Professor of Ceramics at Alfred University’s School of Art & Design + Performing Arts Division, recently was featured in an exhibition in the Schaller Gallery, in Baroda, MI.

 
 
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Numerous Alfred University artists to be featured in major exhibition in Stockholm

The National Museum of Sweden will unveil on March 30 the exhibition Beauty and the Unexpected, an exhibition of American art from the 1950s to today that also features a dozen artists associated with Alfred University.

 
 
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Eric Souther, associate professor of video art, featured in film festival in Oklahoma

Eric Souther, associate professor of video art at Alfred University, has work featured at Wide Open Experimental Film Festival, which will be held on April 22-23 at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art on Oklahoma City, OK.

 
 
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Podcast “Hello, Print Friend” features interview with Alfred University Professor Joseph Scheer

Alfred University Professor of Printmaking Joseph Scheer was recently featured on the podcast “Hello, Print Friend.”

 
 
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography Nando Alvarez-Perez participating in Barely Fair 2023 at Rivalry Projects

Nando Alvarez-Perez, visiting assistant professor of photography at Alfred University, is featured at Rivalry Projects in the Barely Fair 2023! The 2023 iteration of Barely Fair will be taking place April 14-23 at Color Club in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood.

 
 
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Work by Alfred University professor Sikora to be exhibited at Ferrin Contemporary

Artwork by Linda Sikora, professor of ceramics at Alfred University, will be shown in an exhibition which opens later this month at the Ferrin Contemporary gallery in North Adams, MA.

 
 
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Associate Professor of Painting Katarina Riesing has second solo show, “SHE SHED,” at Asya Geisberg Gallery, in New York City

Alfred University Associate Professor Painting Katarina Riesing’s newest solo show “SHE SHED” opened recently at the Asya Geisberg Gallery, in New York City.

 
 
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Group from Alfred University among authors of paper on 3D-printed ceramics on International Space Station

A group of Alfred University alumni, faculty and staff, and students contributed to a recently-published article in the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) Bulletin, which discusses the analysis of 3D-printed ceramic materials that spent several months aboard exposed to the outer space environment aboard the International Space Station.

 
 
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Professor of Painting Kevin Wixted receives 2023 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant

Kevin Wixted, retired professor of painting and drawing in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, had been awarded a 2023 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. The $30,000 grant will be used to support Wixted’s studio practice during the 2023 year.

 
 
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Sculpture by Matt Kelleher to be exhibited at St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour

Work by Alfred University Associate Professor of Ceramic Art Matt Kelleher will be featured in the 31st Annual St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, located in the St. Croix River Valley of Minnesota.

 
 
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography Kelsey Sucena opens first solo exhibition in Buffalo

Alfred University Visiting Assistant Professor of Photography Kelsey Sucena’s first solo show opens Friday, May 5, at the Buffalo Institute of Contemporary Art.

 
 
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Noted professor Mario Affatigato delivers Engineering Seminar on his glass research

Mario Affatigato, professor in the Physics Department at Coe College, spoke Thursday (April 20) at the weekly Engineering Seminar, hosted by Alfred University’s Inamori School of Engineering.

 
 
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Alfred University alumnus, professor receive ACerS mentor-student award

An Alfred University alumnus and the professor who supervised his master’s degree thesis have been chosen to receive an American Ceramic Society (ACerS) award that recognizes mentorship.

 
 
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Alfred University professor Sundaram joins editorial team at Ultrafast Science

S.K. Sundaram, Inamori Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Alfred University, has been named to the editorial team at Ultrafast Science, a high-profile journal focused on the emerging field of ultrafast science and technology.

 
 
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New York State announces $2.5 million funding for Alfred University Center for Glass Innovation

New York State has announced plans to provide $2.5 million in new funding to support a collaboration with Alfred University aimed at expanding glass recycling markets throughout the state. The funding has been added to the $1.7 million the state previously awarded to Alfred University’s Center for Glass Innovation in 2021 supporting the Center’s ongoing work on glass production, recycling, and reuse projects.

 
 
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Alfred University leading research into developing robust concrete fortified with recycled waste glass

Alfred University, in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and U.S.-based company Silica-X, is studying ways to develop a concrete fortified with waste glass particles which would stand up to the rigors of a marine environment better than traditional cement material.

 
 
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Article by Inamori Professor of Materials Science and Engineering S. K. Sundaram and alumnus Sean Locker published and 'top-cited'

An article by Alfred University's Inamori Professor of Materials Science and Engineering S. K. Sundaram and his former student Sean Locker ’15 (B.S.) ’21 (PhD) that was published in the journal International Journal of Applied Glass Science, in 2020 now is regarded as "top-cited" in its field.

 
 
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Alfred University awarded $300,000 Emerson Foundation Grant

Alfred University has earned a $300,000 grant from the Fred L. Emerson Foundation to support the design and construction of a new foundry. The project will enhance the University’s art, design and engineering programs, while also replacing the central steam plant with a new, energy-efficient distributed boiler heating system.

 
 
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Four faculty members receive support for projects from International Fellowship for Faculty Development

Four Alfred University faculty have been awarded funding through the University’s International Fellowship for Faculty Development program, supported by the Pamela and Gene Bernstein Fund for Faculty and Student Development.

 
 
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Alfred University professor Sundaram authors article for ACerS newsletter

An article by S.K. Sundaram, Inamori Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Alfred University, has been published in the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) newsletter, Ceramic Tech Today.

 
 
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John Simmins speaks at Conference on Glass Problems

John Simmins ’84, PhD ’90, executive director of the Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology (CACT) at Alfred University, spoke at the 83rd Annual Conference on Glass Problems in Columbus, OH, on Nov. 1.

 
 
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Former NYSCC Dean James McCauley to deliver John F. McMahon Memorial Lecture

James W. McCauley, former dean and professor of ceramic engineering in the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, will deliver the John F. McMahon Memorial Lecture at 11:20 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall, on the Alfred University campus.

 
 
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Alastair Cormack named editor-in-chief of Society of Glass Technology journals

Alastair Cormack, Van Derck Fréchette Professor of Ceramic Science and Founding Dean of the Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University, has been appointed editor-in-chief of two journals published by the Society of Glass Technology.

 
 
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Doris Möncke, associate professor of glass science, named Fellow of the American Ceramic Society

Doris Möncke, associate professor of glass science in Alfred University’s Inamori School of Engineering, has been designated a Fellow in the American Ceramic Society (ACerS).

 
 
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William LaCourse, retired glass science professor, to deliver Alfred University’s Scholes Lecture

William LaCourse, retired professor of glass science, will deliver the annual Scholes Lecture at Alfred University on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 11:20 a.m. in Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center.

 
 
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