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Visiting artist in Black Glass Artist Series to present in Wednesday Speaker Series

The Weekly Wednesday Artists’ Speaker Series at Alfred University continues on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. with a lecture by N’Kosi Barber, who is visiting the University as part of School of Art and Design’s Black Glass Artist Series.


ALFRED, NY— The Weekly Wednesday Artists’ Speaker Series at Alfred University continues on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. with a lecture by N’Kosi Barber, who is visiting the University as part of School of Art and Design’s Black Glass Artist Series.

In the Weekly Wednesday Artists’ Speaker Series, faculty and staff in the School of Art and Design/Performing Arts Division, as well as guest artists, present short talks on their creative practice outside of the classroom. The series aims to engage the Alfred community by creating a unique sharing space focusing on the arts. The presentation will be offered in Holmes Theater, Harder Hall.

Barber is an illustrator and sculptural glass artist from Chicago’s South Side and is an a instructor and peer educator with Project Fire, a program that teaches wounded victims of gunfire the skills of the hot glass shop. He draws inspiration from his Project Fire students and mentors, noting that learning patience and trust have a great deal to do with his perseverance in the art form. Learn more about Barber and his work here.

Barber will lead a public demonstration of glass art craft Thursday, Feb. 3, from 9-11 a.m. in the University’s Hot Glass Shop.

The Black Glass Artist Series has received the support of the University’s School of Art and Design and its Sculpture Dimensional Studio Division; the Alfred University Student Senate; and Olympic Color, of Seattle, WA. The other two visiting artists in the series— SaraBeth Post and Cedric Mitchell—will present in the Wednesday Artists’ Speaker Series at 7 p.m. on Feb. 9 and Feb. 16, respectively.