"While Chanoyu, the Japanese Tea Ceremony, has been alive and well for over 500 years, it remains a mystery for many both inside and outside of Japan. Please join me as we try to shed some light on Chanoyu’s origins, philosophies, and culture." - Omar Francis
Join us on Tuesday, January 25 at 6:30 pm at the Cuba Library for a book talk with Isaiah Rashad. Isaiah will be discussing his new book, Homicide of a Rat, a book which raises the questions what is right and what is wrong? In this modern society of uncertainty these questions are answered through […]
ONLINE LECTURE Jenni Sorkin is Associate Professor of History of Art & Architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She writes on the intersections between gender, material culture, and contemporary art, working primarily on women artists and underrepresented media. Her books include: Live Form: Women, Ceramics and Community (University of Chicago Press, 2016), Revolution […]
Internationally renowned theatre organist and silent film accompanist, Dennis James will appear in a lecture-concert performance of the silent film "My True Heart Susie" starring Lillian Gish. My TRUE HEART SUSIE music score is compiled from Classic Ragtime compositions by Joe Lamb mixed together with Ragtime Era popular, salon and generic silent film pieces typically […]
The Visiting Artist and Scholars Committee are excited to present Roberto Visani to share his work as part of the Weekly Wednesday Artist Speaker Series. Visani will discuss the relationship his art practice has to history from a both a personal and social perspective as well as the interconnectedness of content to his creative process […]
The International Randall Chairs in Ceramic Art for 2022 are a dynamic duo of artist/sculptors from the Netherlands. Liet Heringa and Maarten Van Kalsbeek will speak about their work and the collaborative projects undertaken in museums and residencies worldwide.
Sponsored by Alfred University's Global Studies Program, the Confucius Institute, and a Speaker's Bureau Grant from ASIANetwork. A public reception will follow the lecture, with Asian cuisine served.
In a fun-filled lecture learn tips from the professionals on packaging and shipping fragile artwork. Join us in room 106C in Binns-Merrill Hall!
Alfred University invites you into an immersive five-day festival designed to embrace the creativity of the community in collaboration with local and international visiting artists, July 10th through 16th. FESTIVAL WEEK WORKSHOPS MORNING WORKSHOPS -Sandy Silva // Rhythm, Movement, and Voice -Kathy Kennedy // Low-Watt Radio & Echolocation -George Ferrandi // Still A Ray sculpture […]
Writing, Dance, Live Music, Performance Miller Performing Arts Center About this event Joined by the writer of The Slow Thought Manifesto, Vincenzo Di Niccola will serve as our “MC” for this event which will offer us a variety of disciplinary methods for…slowing down. Taking on the big questions: “what makes new things possible?” and “how […]
The library is excited to welcome author Mary Kay Worth to the library for a special reading, signing and chat about her experience as an author. Before becoming an author, Ms. Worth was a teacher, principal, and superintendent in schools across the area. Mary Kay will be reading one of her original works, as well […]
The library is excited to welcome author Mary Kay Worth to the library for a special reading, signing and chat about her experience as an author. Before becoming an author, Ms. Worth was a teacher, principal, and superintendent in schools across the area. Mary Kay will be reading one of her original works, as well […]