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This week in the arts

June 22, 2023

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Alfred University student honored before Scholes Lecture

An Alfred University student was recognized for academic excellence prior to the annual Samuel R. Scholes Lecture held Thursday morning, April 6. Elijah Hammarlund was presented with the Scholes Scholar Award, which is given each year to an Alfred University engineering student who had the highest grade point average after completion of his or her first year at Alfred University.

 
 
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Alfred University students recognized with SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

A pair of recent graduates of Alfred University were recipients of the 2023 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

 
 
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BFA student Kayle Hatfield awarded internship at NE Sculpture/Gallery Factory

Kayle Hatfield, an Alfred University BFA student in the Sculpture Dimensional Studies Division in the School of Art and Design + Performing Arts, has been awarded a summer artist-in-residency internship at the NE Sculpture/Gallery Factory, in Minneapolis, MN.

 
 
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MFA student Tianchan Chen featured on global MANA platform

Tianchan Chen, an MFA student in Alfred University’s School of Art & Design + Performing Arts, recently received global recognition for his work “Infinitus,” which was selected as the top-ranking piece in the world by the MANA art platform, a media platform in the global art industry.

 
 
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Three Alfred University students join apprenticeship program hosted jointly by Casting Center, Urban Art Projects

Three Alfred University students in the School of Art and Design + Performing Arts Division have been selected for an inaugural apprenticeship program hosted jointly by Urban Art Projects and Alfred University’s National Casting Center Foundry.

 
 
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Sixty exhibitions comprise Alfred University School of Art & Design Senior 2023 Show

Alfred University’s School of Art & Design held its annual Senior Show on Saturday, May 6, with 60 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) students presenting their senior exhibitions.

 
 
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Alfred University students at the International Flameworking Conference

On March 17–19, 2023 students from the School of Art and Design, Division of Sculpture Dimensional Studies and School of Engineering in the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University attended the 2023 International Flameworking Conference at Salem Community College in Carneys Point, NJ.

 
 
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MFA student Rose Schreiber receives NCECA fellowship

Rose Schreiber, a graduate student in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, has been awarded the inaugural Environmental Sustainability Fellowship from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). 

 
 
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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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Alfred University MFA graduate earns prestigious art award

Alfred University alumnus Bang Geul Han ’04 MFA has been named a recipient of a prestigious Creative Capital Award, presented to artists to finance their project and assist them in building their artistic careers.

 
 
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MFA student Chelsea McMaster awarded NCECA fellowship

Alfred University MFA student Chelsea McMaster has been awarded a 2023 Graduate Fellowship from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.

 
 
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MFA student Rose Schreiber to present paper on revisionary Washington portrait

Alfred University MFA student Rose Schreiber will present a paper, “Your Boasted Liberty: American History and Public Memory in a Contemporary Bust of George Washington,” at the upcoming College Art Association Conference, in New York City.

 
 
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MFA student Tianchan Chen featured on global MANA platform

Tianchan Chen, an MFA student in Alfred University’s School of Art & Design + Performing Arts, recently received global recognition for his work “Infinitus,” which was selected as the top-ranking piece in the world by the MANA art platform, a media platform in the global art industry.

 
 
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SOAD alumnus, graduate student leading Ceramic Materials Atlas project

An Alfred University MFA alumnus and a current MFA student in the School of Art and Design are leading a project that aims to link global industry, environmental justice and contemporary ceramics through storytelling and research.

 
 
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Glass engineering team creates winners’ medals for 2023 World University Games

When the 2023 FISU World University Games begin in Lake Placid on Jan. 12, 2023, the hard work of Alfred University glass engineering faculty and students will be evidenced every time a medalist climbs the award podium.

 
 
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Alfred University senior engineering student recognized for co-op experience

An Alfred University senior engineering student was presented with an award Thursday, Nov. 17, recognizing her for work in her co-op experience.

 
 
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Alfred University teams with LIFT on hypersonic materials project

LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense manufacturing innovation institute, announces the launch of a materials characterization and testing project, led by Alfred University, aimed at accelerating the development of materials for hypersonic systems.

 
 
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Alfred University graduate student wins ACerS-sponsored video contest

Alfred University alumna and graduate student Sierra Kucko ’18 recently won a video contest sponsored by the Bioceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS).

 
 
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