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Alfred University senior receives prestigious 2026 NCECA Regina Brown Undergraduate Fellowship
Dec 31, 2025
ALFRED, NY — Alfred University is proud to announce that Summer Escaño Aquino, a senior in the School of Art & Design at the New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC), has been awarded the highly competitive 2026 NCECA Regina Brown Undergraduate Fellowship - one of the nation’s most distinguished recognitions for emerging ceramic artists.
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Alfred University Senior Receives Prestigious 2026 NCECA Regina Brown Undergraduate Fellowship
Dec 31, 2025
 Alfred University is proud to announce that Summer Escaño Aquinoa senior in the School of Art & Design at the New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC), has been awarded the highly competitive 2026 NCECA Regina Brown Undergraduate Fellowship—one of the nation’s most distinguished recognitions for emerging ceramic artists.
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Eliza Au M.F.A. ’09 exhibits at Crown Museum of Asian Art in Dallas
Dec 09, 2025
Eliza Au M.F.A. ’09, has been commissioned by the Crow Museum of Asian Art, at the University of Texas, Dallas.
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Erin Berry M.F.A. ’25 among artists chosen for Ceramics Now 15th Anniversary Issue
Dec 09, 2025
Artist Erin Berry, MFA ’25 was selected among 24 artists worldwide for the upcoming 15-Year Anniversary Edition of Ceramics Now magazine.
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“Call me Ishmael” kicks off 24-hour Moby Dick marathon in Herrick Library
Nov 20, 2025
Friday afternoon, Nov. 14, a group of Alfred University students, faculty and staff began what is likely the most ambitious public reading in the university’s history: Herman Melville’s epic novel Moby Dick.
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Summer at Alfred 2026 offers something for everyone
Nov 20, 2025
Get ready for an unforgettable summer at Alfred University! Registration is open for Summer at Alfred 2026 which offers an array of exciting activities, including arts-focused workshops and residencies, pre-college programs, and engineering short courses.
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Sculpture students view exhibitions, visit art museums in New York City
Nov 19, 2025
Alfred University students in the Introduction to Sculpture class taught by Bianca Boragi, visiting assistant professor of sculpture in the School of Art and Design, went on a trip to New York City the weekend of Nov. 14-16. The students visited a number of public art exhibitions, art museums and galleries, and heard an artist talk.
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Alfred University students, faculty perform in Golden Night Concert at Lincoln Center
Nov 06, 2025
Alfred University music students and faculty from the Performing Arts Division took the stage recently at one of the world’s most iconic venues, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, as invited performers in the prestigious Golden Night Concert 2025.
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Alfred University Performing Arts Division connects 400 area students to the power of live storytelling with Macbeth
Oct 29, 2025
Alfred University’s  Performing Arts Division this week welcomed more than 400 western New York high school students and their teachers for an immersive educational experience centered around Shakespeare’s Macbeth, which was performed last weekend in Miller Theater and will be performed also Friday, Oct. 31, and Saturday Nov. 1.
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Glass Olympics bring students from 12 schools to Alfred University for glass-themed competition
Oct 24, 2025
Alfred University hosted the Glass Olympics Oct. 10-11, and the event was a success, drawing close to 220 students from 12 colleges and universities. The Glass Olympics brings together glass students and educators from across the country for a weekend of skill, creativity, and collaboration.
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NYSCC 125th anniversary apparel available online
Oct 22, 2025
The New York State College of Ceramics, in celebration of the 125th anniversary of its founding, has an online store offering special commemorative NYSCC gear.
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Alfred University hosts annual Night of Science and Arts
Oct 08, 2025
Alfred University hosted the third annual Night of Science and Arts on Thursday, Oct. 2. Approximately 500 families from the region—including the Corning, Wellsville, Bath, Hornell, and Geneseo areas—spent the evening on campus, taking part in a variety of fun events and demonstrations focused on science, engineering, and the arts.
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Career fairs draw more than 320 students
Oct 02, 2025
Alfred University students last week explored their future steps into the professional world through two events hosted recently by the Career Development Center: the Graduate and Professional School Fair on Sept. 18 and the fall Job and Internship Fair on Sept. 25. Altogether, the fairs drew more than 320 students representing more than 40 different majors.
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Alumni show work at Bushwick Open Studios
Oct 01, 2025
Alfred University alumni artists Angus Powers ’00, Allister Klingensmith ’03, and Corey Fecteau ’01 recently participated in the Bushwick Open Studios 2025 event.
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Postal Service releases Luna Moth stamp based on Joseph Scheer '84 print
Sep 24, 2025
The United States Postal Service has released its new stamp series Luna Moth, based on a print produced in 2001 by Alfred University Art Professor Emeritus Joseph Scheer '84. The stamp will be available in panes of 20 at post offices and on usps.com.
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Renowned documentary photographer Jonathan “Jonás” Moller to visit Alfred University, will present exhibition on Guatemala
Sep 24, 2025
Jonathan “Jonás” Moller, an award-winning documentary photographer and human rights activist, will visit Alfred University Oct. 20–24. His photographic exhibition, Our Culture is Our Resistance: Repression, Refuge, and Healing in Guatemala, will be on display in the Cohen Gallery Oct. 17 to Dec. 5.
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Art History Professor Reza Mirzaei publishes "Equestrian Semiosis" in ART Magazine; essay examines equestrian motif in larger Iranian political context
Sep 23, 2025
Reza Mirzaei, clinical assistant professor of Art History at Alfred University’s School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, has published a peer-reviewed article “Equestrian Semiosis: Unpacking the Parodic Layers of Bahman Mohassess’s Painting and Theater” in ARTMargins, a journal published by MIT Press.
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Alfred University Institute for Electronic Arts launches repository for visiting artists’ work
Sep 17, 2025
The Institute for Electronic Arts (iea) at Alfred University is proud to announce the official launch of ieaEditions, a new initiative dedicated to producing and releasing a series of limited-edition prints and publications. Proceeds from the sale of these unique works will directly support the IEA’s ongoing mission to foster groundbreaking collaborative projects between artists and technologists.
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Night of Science and Arts coming to Alfred University
Sep 11, 2025
Alfred University will host the third annual Night of Science and Arts on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 5-8 p.m. The event welcomes members of the campus and local communities for fun events and demonstrations focused on science, engineering, and the arts.
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Alfred University MFA student Chloe Abidi featured in Noorderlicht Biennial
Sep 04, 2025
Photography by Alfred University MFA Electronic Integrated Arts student Chloe Abidi has been featured in Noorderlicht's 30th Biennial, "Machine Entanglements," which is taking place across six locations in the Northern Netherlands.
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Alfred Ceramic Art Museum to host 20th Perkins Lecture
Sep 04, 2025
The Alfred Ceramic Art Museum will host the 20th Perkins Lecture of Ceramic History Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 4:30 p.m. in Nevins Theater.
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AU Professor Daisy Wu performs at Library of Congress
Aug 27, 2025
Zhongbei (Daisy) Wu, clinical associate professor of Music and Language at Alfred University, recently performed the traditional Chinese instrument guzheng at the Great Hall of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., marking the opening of “The Arts, Culture, Connection."
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Visiting Professor of Sculpture Bianca Abdi-Boragi exhibiting work in Midnight Moment exhibition on Times Square
Aug 22, 2025
Artwork by Alfred University Visiting Professor of Sculpture Bianca Abdi-Boragi, School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, has been lighting up Times Square in New York City for the month of August.
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Alfred University dance professor exhibiting artwork at memorial Art Gallery
Aug 22, 2025
Alfred University Professor of Dance D. Chase Angier, Performing Arts Division, is presenting artwork in the 69th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition at Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester. This long-standing juried show highlights artists from across the western New York region and is a major celebration of regional creativity.
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Alfred University students, professor collaborate on cover art for MRS Bulletin
Aug 07, 2025
Two Alfred University undergraduate students collaborated with Myungkoo Kang, assistant professor of ceramic engineering in the Inamori School of Engineering, to create an illustration that graces the cover of the July issue of the Materials Research Society (MRS) Bulletin.
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Dance Professor D. Chase Angier pursues new interdisciplinary directions for arts education; will present research at a2ru October conference
Jul 15, 2025
Alfred University Professor of Dance D. Chase Angier, Division of Performing Arts, will present her recent research in interdisciplinary education through the arts at the upcoming a2ru conference in Detroit.
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Alfred Ceramic Art Museum to host Family Day, July 13
Jul 02, 2025
The Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, in partnership with the Box of Books Library, is hosting a Family Day on Sunday, July 13.
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MostArts Festival opens Sunday, July 13
Jul 02, 2025
Alfred University’s MostArts Festival, founded in 2014, continues its summer magic beginning with the annual opening Gala Concert Sunday, July 13, at 7:30 pm in the Miller Theater.
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David Pye ’59, ’68 awarded honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during Reunion Weekend
Jun 30, 2025
Alfred University Professor Emeritus L. David Pye received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters at a ceremony Saturday in Holmes Auditorium. Pye received his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in ceramic science from Alfred University in 1959 and 1968. He joined the faculty of the New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC) at Alfred University in 1968, beginning an academic career that lasted through 2002 and included serving as dean of NYSCC.
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Alfred University students win awards at 2025 Chinese Bridge Speech Competition
Jun 27, 2025
Two Alfred University students earned high honors at the 2025 Chinese Bridge Speech Competition for the Eastern U.S. Region, held at the China Institute of America in New York City on May 17. The event drew finalists from top institutions across the East Coast.
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Sculpture Garden exhibition at the Chautauqua Institution features work by Alfred University Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert
Jun 26, 2025
Alfred University Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert, School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, will be showing three works in the Sculpture Garden Exhibition at the Melvin Johnson Sculpture Garden at the Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY.
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Southern Graphics Council International welcomes IEA's Myles Calvert as director
Jun 26, 2025
Myles Calvert, director of Alfred University’s Institute for Electronic Arts, School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, has been appointed president of the Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI).
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Alfred University holds ceremony unveiling Cohen National Casting Center Foundry
Jun 16, 2025
On Thursday, May 15, Alfred University hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a state-of-the-art on-campus foundry, which will create new intersectional opportunities for art and engineering students. The facility was officially named the Cohen National Casting Center Foundry, in honor of Michele Cohen HD '18, Alfred University trustee, and her husband, Martin, whose $6 million gift made the foundry project possible.
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Michele HD ’18 and Martin Cohen gift endows VP for Student Experience at Alfred University
Jun 16, 2025
Michele Cohen, a member of the Alfred University Board of Trustees and an honorary degree recipient, and her husband, Martin, have established an endowed fund to support Alfred’s vice president for Student Experience position.
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Alfred University fine arts graduate program among nation’s best in U.S. News 2025 rankings
Jun 06, 2025
U.S. News and World Report released its new graduate school rankings and Alfred University’s graduate program in fine arts is once again among the very best in the country.
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Alfred University hosts BFA Senior Shows this Saturday
Jun 05, 2025
The Alfred University School of Art and Design will host its annual Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) exhibitions, also known as the popular “Senior Shows, on Saturday, May 10.
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Ceramic art professor Paul Briggs is keynote presenter at MCAA Conference
Jun 05, 2025
Paul Briggs, assistant professor of ceramic art in Alfred University’s School of Art & Design, will serve as the keynote presenter at the Michigan Ceramic Art Association (MCAA) Conference.
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SOAD members attend Foundations in Art conference
Jun 04, 2025
Three members of Alfred University’s School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, took part in the recent 2025 Foundations in Art: Theory and Education (FATE) conference at George Mason University April 10-12 in the Washington DC metro area.
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M.F.A. student Kameo Chambers’ original film screened on Brooklyn Free Speech TV
May 30, 2025
Kameo Chambers, a second-year M.F.A. student at Alfred University, presented a month-long screening of her original film project "If Not Now, When?" on BRIC’s Brooklyn Free Speech TV network throughout the month of April.
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Two Alfred University students honored with SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
May 30, 2025
Two Alfred University seniors are recipients of the 2025 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. Emily Woo and Roque Santiago were among students from 64 SUNY campuses to receive the award from Chancellor John B. King Jr. during an April 29 ceremony in Albany.
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Alfred University faculty and students celebrated at Honors Convocation
May 28, 2025
Students and faculty were celebrated for their achievements during Alfred University’s annual Honors Convocation Friday afternoon, April 25, in Miller Theater. Among the honorees were Abby Hurley, coordinator of the Beth Robinson Judson Leadership Center, who received the prestigious Abigail Allen Award, and students Marcella Peccorini and Elijah Hammarlund, winners of the 2025 Marlin Miller Outstanding Senior Award.
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Alfred Ceramic Art Museum celebrates a 125-year legacy
May 28, 2025
The Alfred Ceramic Art Museum last week celebrated Alfred University’s rich history of ceramic art with its exhibition "History: a Legacy in Motion, Alfred Ceramic Art 1900–2025."
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“Window Seat” exhibition showcases global voices from Alfred/Düsseldorf MFA in Painting alumni
May 28, 2025
The Division of Painting and Drawing at Alfred University is proud to present Window Seat, a curated exhibition of work by alumni from the Alfred/Düsseldorf MFA in Painting program. Featuring artists from each graduating class, the exhibition at the Cohen Gallery opens Friday, May 23 and reflects on the individual and collective journeys of these emerging voices since leaving Alfred.
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Alfred University students present at Undergraduate Research Forum
May 25, 2025
More than 100 Alfred University students participated in the 2025 Undergraduate Research Forum, held Thursday, April 24, in the Joyce-Walton Center.
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Alfred University to host the 2025 Glass Olympics and Symposium
May 24, 2025
The School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University will host the 2025 Glass Olympics and Symposium from Oct. 10–12, 2025, in Harder Hall on the Alfred University campus.
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Alfred University senior, two alumni, have work in New York City exhibition
May 17, 2025
Diabou Hubbard, senior BFA major at Alfred University, will exhibit artwork in an upcoming group show in the fine art gallery at Lux O Collection, a New York City store specializing in fine and rare timepieces.
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Alfred University’s Lambert, Romanchock recipients of SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
May 16, 2025
Alfred University’s Coral Lambert and Mechele Romanchock have been honored by the State University of New York with 2025 SUNY Chancellor’s Awards. The office of SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. recently announced that Lambert, professor of sculpture, is recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, while Romanchock, director of libraries, has received a Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship.
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Myles Calvert, IEA director, featured on Platemark Podcast
May 16, 2025
Myles Calvert, director of the Institute for Electronic Arts, Alfred University School of Art and Design, was a guest on a recent Platemark Podcast.
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Groundbreaking for new National Casting Center Foundry set for Thursday
May 16, 2025
Alfred University will break ground for the new National Casting Center Foundry of the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University on Thursday, May 15, at 5:00 p.m. in Bartlett Gardens, adjacent to Jordan Hall.
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Ben Evans, assistant director/curator of ACAM, publishes article on Li Hongwei exhibit in Ceramics Now magazine
May 15, 2025
The Alfred Ceramic Art Museum’s recent exhibition, “Constructing Radiance: Sculpture by Li Hongwei,” has been featured in the April edition of Ceramics Now, an online magazine of ceramic art. “The Phenomenology of Physics in the Work of Li Hongwei,” is written by Benjamin Evans, assistant director/curator of the museum.
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Assistant Professor of Photography Kelsey Sucena joins Queer Ecologies symposium at Kansas University
May 15, 2025
Kelsey "Chloë" Sucena, assistant professor of photography in Alfred University’s School of Art & Design Division of Expanded Media, New York College of Ceramics, exhibited her work this week in an exhibition on Queer Ecologies at Kansas University, Lawrence, KS.
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Alfred University hosts rededication ceremony for Frechette International Friendship Park
May 04, 2025
Alfred University’s monument to international collaboration in art and engineering education and research, the Van Frechette International Friendship Park, was rededicated during a ceremony on campus Thursday’ April 3, which marked the park’s 25th anniversary.
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Myles Calvert curates exhibition at Rochester Contemporary Art Center
May 02, 2025
Myles Calvert, director of the Institute for Electronic Arts in Alfred University’s School of Art & Design, is curator of an exhibition, “Embodied: Art and Technology in Dialogue,” currently on view at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center.
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Reza Mirzaei featured in new study on Iranian photography
May 02, 2025
Reza Mirzaei, visiting assistant professor, art history, has work featured in a new study on Iranian photography.
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Sculpture professor Selve Aparicio to give artist talk at MCA Chicago
May 02, 2025
Selve Aparicio, assistant professor of sculpture in Alfred University’s School of Art & Design, will present an artist talk at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago, on April 8.
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Paul Vickers Gardner Glass Center celebrates its official opening 
Apr 30, 2025
Alfred University last week opened the long-awaited Paul Vickers Gardner Glass Center, on the second floor of Binns-Merrill Hall, celebrating the work of Gardner, a 1930 graduate of Alfred University and the Smithsonian Institution’s first Curator of Ceramics and Glass. In his early adult years, Gardner served also as assistant to glass designer Frederick Carder, co-founder of Steuben Glass Works, in Corning NY. 
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125 years of ceramic art opens at the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum May 8, 2025
Apr 23, 2025
The Alfred Ceramic Art Museum will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University with a comprehensive exhibition titled History: A Legacy in Motion, Alfred Ceramic Art 1900 -2025. The exhibition which will be on view May 8 – December 14, 2025, will open for a first viewing reception on May 8 from 5 -7 pm. The public is invited to join in celebration of this historic occasion. 
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"Soft Landscapes," work by artist Taro Takizawa, on exhibit in Harder Hall
Apr 23, 2025
Visitors are invited to experience "Soft Landscapes" (2025), a vinyl installation by artist Taro Takizawa measuring 135” x 690”, currently on view in the Harder Hall Lobby—just outside Holmes Auditorium and the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery.
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Performing Arts students, faculty attend USITT conference: gathering includes job interviews, discussions of new technology
Apr 17, 2025
Seven Alfred University Performing Arts students studying Performance Design and Technology attended the 2025 United States Institute for Theater Technology Powering Live Entertainment Conference, held recently in Columbus, OH.
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This Week in the Arts
Apr 06, 2025
Public events in the School of Art & Design + Performing Arts Division. All events are free and open to the public.
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Riley Lecture features filmmaker Roxy Toporowych as speaker
Mar 27, 2025
Ukrainian-American film director, producer and writer Roxy Toporowych delivered the 2025 Elizabeth Hallenbeck Riley and Charles P. Riley Lectureship in Women's Studies Monday in Alfred University’s Nevins Theater, telling a near-capacity audience, “Making art is doing something. …You get better at what you do; you find collaborators, you find your voice and your theme. If you’re making something, you’re doing something.”
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Faculty, students, alumni to represent Alfred University at 2025 NCECA Conference
Mar 20, 2025
Approximately 50 Alfred University faculty, students and alumni are set to participate at the 2025 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference, which opens Wednesday, March 26, in Salt Lake City, UT, and concludes Saturday, March 29. The four-day event invites participants to dig deep into the historical and cultural significance of ceramics worldwide.
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Wayne Higby to receive Smithsonian Visionary Award for 2026
Mar 20, 2025
Wayne Higby, director of the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum and a longtime ceramic artist and educator, will receive the Smithsonian Visionary Award for 2026 in the connection with the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
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This Week in the Arts
Mar 13, 2025
Public events in the School of Art & Design + Performing Arts Division. All events are free and open to the public.
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Alfred University alumni celebrate 125 Years of the New York State College of Ceramics at College Art Association Conference
Mar 13, 2025
Alfred University alumni on Feb. 13 gathered at the College Art Association (CAA) Conference in New York City to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC).
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Alfred University sculpture students awarded UAP summer Art Makers Apprenticeships
Mar 13, 2025
During the summer of 2025, Alfred University students Brandon Latcham and Jesse Hawley will serve as student apprentices for Urban Art Projects (UAP) in the Hudson River Valley.
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Dates set for BFA, MFA thesis exhibitions
Mar 13, 2025
Each year, candidates of the Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA) and Master of Fine Art (MFA) degrees in Alfred University’s School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, showcase their work in a series of culminating exhibitions.
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Kelsey "Chloë" Sucena, assistant professor of photography, presents at Harvard forum
Mar 13, 2025
Alfred University Assistant Professor Of Photography Kelsey "Chloë" Sucena, School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, recently presented new research and work at Harvard University’s 2025 Graduate Music Forum.
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Alfred ceramic artist, alumnus John Gill to exhibit at Yossi Milo Gallery, NYC
Mar 06, 2025
The Yossi Milo Gallery, located at 245 10th Ave, New York City, will host a solo presentation of new and recent ceramic work by Alfred University alumnus John Gill M.F.A. ’75.
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Kelsey Sucena, assistant professor of photography, attends International Trans* Studies Conference
Mar 02, 2025
Kelsey Sucena, assistant professor of photography in Alfred University’s School of Art & Design, attended the second annual International Trans* Studies Conference, held Sept. 4-7 in Evanston, IL.
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Light Matter Film Festival travels to Argentina
Mar 02, 2025
The Light Matter Film Festival, curated by James Hansen, associate professor of art history in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, was presented over two days in early December in Argentina.
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This Week in the Arts, Alfred University, Jan. 27-Feb. 2
Feb 21, 2025
Public events in the School of Art & Design + Performing Arts Division, week of Jan. 27, 2025. All events are free and open to the public.
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Alfred University Launches New Museum and Gallery Practices Minor
Feb 20, 2025
The School of Art & Design at Alfred University proudly announces the launch of the Museum and Gallery Practices Minor, an innovative program aimed at preparing students for dynamic careers in curating, exhibitions, programs, and collections management.
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Sculpture professor Selva Aparicio wins Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise
Feb 20, 2025
Selva Aparicio, assistant professor of sculpture in the Alfred University School of Art and Design, was recently named a recipient of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Visual Arts.
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New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University celebrating 125 years
Feb 16, 2025
Alfred University is excited to announce plans to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC). A host of events will take place on campus and at alumni gatherings across the country to honor the institution’s storied legacy and its contributions to art, engineering, and education.
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Dean Lauren Lake delivers keynote address at National Portfolio Day Conference
Feb 13, 2025
Lauren Lake, Dean of the School of Art & Design at Alfred University, delivered the keynote address at the 2025 National Portfolio Day Conference, held on Jan. 27 at the New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL.
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Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert to conduct iron pour performance in Bethlehem, PA
Feb 13, 2025
Alfred University Professor of Sculpture Coral Lambert next month will transport her portable iron furnace to Bethlehem, PA for a site-specific iron pour performance.
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Alfred Summer: Registration open for exciting slate of institutes, workshops, and sports clinics
Feb 07, 2025
Get ready for an unforgettable summer at Alfred University! Registration is open for Alfred Summer 2025 and an array of exciting summer programs, workshops, and institutes.
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New York State College of Ceramics: 125 years of excellence and innovation
Feb 07, 2025
Alfred University is proud to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the New York State College of Ceramics (NYSCC), a distinguished institution renowned for its contributions to art, engineering, and research.
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Alfred University MFA student Kameo Chambers showcases "Crown of Thorns" in NYC surrealist exhibition
Feb 06, 2025
Kameo Chambers, a second-year Alfred University Electronic Integrated Arts MFA student, School of Art & Design, recently exhibited her work in the Real World surrealist group show at Grace Exhibition Space in New York City.
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Celebrated ceramic artist Young Mi Lee welcomed as Theodore Randall International Chair in Ceramic Art
Feb 06, 2025
Alfred University's School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, welcomes Young Mi Lee, Spring 2025 Theodore Randall International Chair in Ceramic Art.
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Where did that chair come from? Two Alfred University librarians win Prism Award for documenting libraries’ purchase of furniture manufactured by exploitive Prison Industrial Complex
Jan 09, 2025
Two Alfred University Librarians have received a prestigious award from the South Central Regional Library Council for their research into the commercial relationships between university libraries and the exploitation of prison inmates engaged in the manufacture of institutional furniture.
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Alfred University M.F.A. student has work in group exhibition in Washington, D.C.
Feb 29, 2024
Kameo Chambers, a first-year Electronic Integrated Arts major enrolled in Alfred University’s M.F.A. program, had work included in "Torrents: New Links to Black Futures," a group exhibition in collaboration with CulturalDC and DC Metro.
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Alfred University dance professor Colleen Wahl publishes paper on choreographing in an icosahedron
Feb 14, 2024
Colleen Wahl, assistant professor of dance at Alfred University, has published a new research paper in the journal Laser that focuses on intersections of math and art.
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Alfred University to present ‘An Evening of Dance’
Feb 13, 2024
Join the Alfred University’s Performing Arts Division for the 2024 Evening of Dance. The event is scheduled for one weekend only, Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 15, 16, and 17. All shows are at 8 p.m. in Miller Theater.
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Daisy Wu, Alfred University music faculty, performs with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Feb 13, 2024
Daisy Wu, clinical associate professor of music and language at Alfred University and a master of the guzheng, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument, performed recently with the Fort Wayne (Indiana) Philharmonic.
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Former VP of University Advancement, alumnus Jason Amore ’97, ’99 passes away
Feb 08, 2024
Jason Amore ’97, ’99 MS, Alfred University’s former vice president for University Advancement, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, at age 48.
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Alfred University trip exposes students to German culture
Feb 07, 2024
A group of a dozen students and three faculty members from Alfred University took a nine-day trip to Germany in January where they toured automobile plants and art galleries, took a business class with other international students, and immersed themselves in the German culture.
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Ceramic Museum opening new exhibit, featuring sculpture of Jack Earl
Feb 07, 2024
The Alfred Ceramic Art Museum opens its new exhibition, Bill and Jack and Other Friends, Thursday, Feb. 22. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 8pm the same day. Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited.
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“ISOLATION”: 50 drawings by 50 women sculptors on exhibit in Scholes Library Special Collections
Feb 07, 2024
Early in April 2020, Alfred University Professor of Sculpture/Dimensional Studies Coral Lambert and sculptor Cynthia Handel were discussing the impact of the COVID pandemic on artists and their studio work.
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MFA student’s artwork “Ba Huang” blasts off
Feb 07, 2024
Artwork by Chen Tianchen, a second-year MFA student in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, recently took off – literally – powered by a rocket that ignited off the coast of Laiyang, Shandong Province, China.
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Assistant professor of art history Bernstein presents paper at international conference
Feb 06, 2024
Meg Bernstein, assistant professor of art history at Alfred University, presented a paper for an international conference held last fall.
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Alphadelphian 2022
Feb 02, 2024
To be good leaders, we must recognize when tradition inhibits growth; then, we must diversify our lives by empathizing with others, and having the courage to walk our own paths.
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Higby returns to the 'Porcelain City'
Jan 25, 2024
Wayne Higby, Alfred University Professor of Ceramic Art and Director of the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum, returned on Dec. 12, 2023, to the Chinese city of Jingdezhen, known as the “Porcelain City.”
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Visiting professor Ola Kraszpulska works on production of ‘Dial M for Murder’
Jan 24, 2024
Ola Kraszpulska, Alfred University visiting assistant professor, Performance Design and Technology, was involved in set preparations for a production at the Geva Theatre in Rochester, NY.
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Institute for Electronic Arts receives $15,000 grant
Jan 18, 2024
Alfred University’s Institute for Electronic Arts, in the School of Art and Design, recently was awarded a $15,000 grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Arts and Culture Initiative.
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Open drawing session beginning at The Brick
Jan 18, 2024
Feel like drawing? Feel like putting charcoal – or paint, or just a pencil – to paper?
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Lauren Lake to Lead Workshop at the Burchfield Penny Art Center
Jan 11, 2024
Lauren Lake, Dean of the School of Art and Design + Performing Arts Division at Alfred University, will lead a workshop at the Burchfield Penny Art Center in Buffalo, NY on Jan. 27 from 11 am-1:30 pm.
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Leo Tecosky '03 to join sculptor Kim Thomas in February Black Glass Artist series
Jan 11, 2024
Glass sculptor Leo Tecosky ’03 will return to Alfred University as part of the School of Art and Design’s 2024 Black Glass Artist Series.
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SOAD Dean Lauren Lake named president of the National Council for Arts Administrators
Jan 11, 2024
Lauren Lake, Michele and Marty Cohen Dean of Alfred University’s School of Art & Design + Performing Arts Division, recently was named president of the National Council of Arts Administrators (NCAA). Her two-year term began on Jan. 1.
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