Li Hongwei Artist Talk

Powell Campus Center (2nd Floor) 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY, United States

Artist Li Hongwei, whose work is featured in the exhibition "Constructing Radiance: Sculpture by Li Hongwei" will give an artist talk on October 1 at 4:30pm in Binns-Merrill Hall Room 106 Li Hongwei (b.1980) is a contemporary artist. He works and lives in Beijing and New York. His works have been acquired by The British […]

Tao Wang: 19th Dorothy Wilson Perkins Lecture

Powell Campus Center (2nd Floor) 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY, United States

The 19th Dorothy Wilson Perkins Ceramic History Lecture Series will take place on Thursday, October 3 at 4:30pm in Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center and will be given by Tao Wang on the work of Li Hongwei. Tao Wang is the Pritzker Chair of Arts of Asia, executive director of initiatives in Asia, and curator […]

Electric Op: Special Lecture by Tina Rivers Ryan

Harder Hall, Holmes Auditorium, Alfred U

Artforum Editor and former Buffalo AKG curator Tina Rivers Ryan will present a special guest lecture on "Electric Op," the first major exhibition (curated by Rivers Ryan) to examine how the Op art of the 1960s and 1970s related to not only industrial machinery but also the new electronic media of the dawning post-industrial era. […]

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Chautauqua County History Lecture Series: Lafayette in Fredonia

1891 Fredonia Opera House 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY, United States

In 2025, western New York, and in particular Chautauqua County, will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to  the area.  It was his 1825 journey to Boston to participate in the anniversary of Bunker Hill Day and his route on that journey, that took him from Pittsburgh to Erie, PA, and then […]

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Visiting Artist Scott Olson

harder hall 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY, United States

Join us for an engaging conversation between visiting artist Scott Olson and Assistant Professor Patrick Brennan on October 21st, from 9:00 - 11:00 am in Harder Hall 233. Olson, a distinguished BFA alumnus from the class of ’98, will share insights into his career and creative process, with a special focus on the role of […]

Restoring the Fredonia Opera House – A Volunteer’s Perspective

1891 Fredonia Opera House 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY, United States

On Nov. 12, 1994, the 1891 Fredonia Opera House opened with a sold-out variety show that celebrated the culmination of a major restoration effort.  What had been the Winter Garden Theatre until it closed in 1981, reopened as the 1891 Fredonia Opera House after nine years of work performed largely by volunteers. On the same […]

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Artist Talk: Shirana Shahbazi

The School of Art & Design at Alfred University presents virtual lectures by distinguished Iranian photographers Shirana Shahbazi and Hannah Darabi. These presentations offer critical insights into contemporary photographic practices and their intersection with Iranian visual culture. Both artists will discuss their methodologies, research, and contributions to the current discourse in contemporary photography.These lectures, organized […]

Artist Speaker Series: Whitewashing the past: C.F. Binns & Ceramics History

Nevins Theater 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY, United States

What are Eco-critical ceramics practices? When were they established? How is the climate crisis impacting contemporary ceramics practices? This lecture explores significant moments in the history of ceramics and establishes a timeline of ‘alternative’ practices. Engaging with the legacy of Charles Fergus Binns (1857-1934), a widely published scholar and the first director of the New […]

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Artist Lecture: Eugene Agyei

Nevins Theater 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY, United States

Turner Teaching Fellow Lecture Thursday, January 30th 4:30 pm Nevins Theater Eugene Ofori Agyei is a Ghanaian-born artist and educator who graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, with a BA in Industrial Art, majoring in Ceramics, in 2018 and received his MFA from the University of Florida in 2023. […]

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Fredonia to Honduras: Service Learning & Healthcare

1891 Fredonia Opera House 9 Church St., Fredonia, NY, United States

Ted Lee, a Distinguished Teaching Professor at SUNY Fredonia, will talk about his experiences in rural Honduras. A SUNY Fredonia study abroad program initiated in 2019, has provided impactful experiences for students who work with Honduran physicians, interpreters, and others to provide primary care to residents in rural communities.  From this program students formed a […]

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Randall Chair Lecture: Youngmi Lee

Nevins Theater 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY, United States

Thursday, March 20th at 4:30 pm in Nevins Theater Youngmi Lee will be giving a lecture as part of the Artist Speaker Series

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Maria de Los Angeles Artist Lecture

Nevins Theater 1 Saxon Drive, Alfred, NY, United States

Maria De Los Angeles will be doing an artist lecture in Nevins Theater on April 1st at 1:30pm Maria De Los Angeles is a Mexican-born, American artist who addresses ideas of migration, belonging, and identity through her drawing, painting, printmaking, and wearable sculptures. She holds an MFA from Yale School of Art (2015), a BFA […]

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