The School of Art at The Cooper Union

Yumi Rodriguez, a junior in the The School of Art at The Cooper Union, was featured in the news for her contributions to the Audubon Mural project, including in an National Audubon Society video interviewing the artists who created the latest mural. Read more at http://bit.ly/3bWL8NJ.

Installation shots from the 2020 Benjamin Menschel Exhibition. Full information about the projects available at https://bit.ly/3dSz2Ia. If you are approved to b...e on campus, make sure to drop by the 41 Cooper Gallery to see the exhibition before it closes this Sunday, February 28. The annual travel-based research fellowship changed this year due to the outbreak of Covid-19 forcing fellows to adapt and reimagine their questions. But as Ninad Pandit, Director Benjamin Menschel Fellowship says The exhibition is a testament to the resilience of our community, and to the idea that good research offers us hope during challenging times. This year's fellowship projects include: Collective Memory -- Andzelika Berestko A’22 A Domestic Psychogeography of Social Housing in the Soviet Union -- Zhenia Dementyeva AR’21 Public’s Space: Transforming Public Space Through Educational Occupancy -- Zalmai Levrat AR’21 & Maksymilian Mamak AR’21 Tracing Community in Ger Settlements in Ulaanbaatar -- Min Jeong Park AR’21 Architectures of Consciousness -- Ornella Polo A’21 In the Land of Milk and Honey: Amirim -- Netanel Saso A’21

Don't miss a special panel of curators and art historians featuring Julie L. McGee, Thelma Golden, and Richard J. Powell with curator and editor Jessica May as moderator this coming Monday, February 22 at 5pm as they discuss the legacy of artist, curator, art historian, and educator David Driskell (1931-2020), who was pivotal for bringing awareness to Black artists. Details including how to register at http://bit.ly/3jYHpTL.

Join Ishraki Kazi A’17 as he gives a virtual tour of his Brooklyn tattoo studio Monkiwarrior Tattoos. The Alumni & Student Spotlight Video Series highlighting Cooper students and alumni around the world was first aired during the Cooper Together 2021 Global Block Party, February 1-10, 2021.

Maria Yoon A’94 talks about her ongoing performance art project Maria the Korean Bride that explores what marriage and love means in America and shares a sneak peek at her upcoming documentary. The Alumni & Student Spotlight Video Series highlighting Cooper students and alumni around the world was first aired during the Cooper Together 2021 Global Block Party, February 1-10, 2021.

Chaire Louise Oster Kleinman A’19 talks with co-founder Isabel Monk Cade about the interactive film festival they created to take some of the hot air out of filmmaking. The Alumni & Student Spotlight Video Series highlighting Cooper students and alumni around the world was first aired during the Cooper Together 2021 Global Block Party, February 1-10, 2021.