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MTA Arts & Design Features Artwork by Saturday Program's José Ortiz His work will be seen on MTA subway or Metro-North railroad cars as part of the Poetry in Motion series

Daniel Arsham Reveals His Book Has an Easter Egg for Sculptures He's Hid in New York City (Extended) Artist Daniel Arsham talks about getting his first big break after recreating Emmanuel Perrotin's gallery out of cardboard and shares a piece of advice from ...

"At The Cooper Union, I was introduced to printmaking and quickly became immersed in the medium. To me, it felt very sculptural, whether carving onto a wooden plate or grinding a stone for lithography," 2009 School of Art alumnus Felipe Baeza tells Surface Magazine. Read an interview with Baeza regarding his first monographic institutional exhibition at Print Center New York at https://bit.ly/4rSzw46.

Print Center New York Surveys Artist Felipe Baeza’s Contributions to Printmaking – SURFACE Print Center New York surveys artist Felipe Baeza’s contributions to printmaking

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"None of us knew what we were doing was supposed to be impossible. So we just did it. That refusal of boxed-in terminology feels right," 2024 The Cooper Union alumnus Jacksun Bein tells artnet of starting a gallery in his apartment. Read more about this emerging ecosystem of artists and curators creating their own spaces at https://bit.ly/3XGV8D8.

The Renaissance of NYC Apartment Galleries NYC apartment galleries are reshaping the city’s art ecosystem with intimate, inventive, DIY shows at home

Professor Jennifer Packer Receives 2025 Heinz Award Jennifer Packer, assistant professor, in the School of Art, has been named a 2025 Heinz Awards recipient.

Meet Marie Lorenz A new School of Art faculty member Lorenz is visual artist working with printmaking, sculpture, performance, and installation

Yun Gao A'23 Places First in Design Competition A Cooper alumna won first place in Print magazine's annual design competition in the student data visualization category.

“I think the magic of being human is creating,” 2008 The Cooper Union alumna Lena Imamura, the co-owner of GLO Studio, tells The New York Times in an interview. Read more at http://bit.ly/44uR9he.

How a Neon Light Artist Spends Her Day in the Studio Lena Imamura, the co-owner of GLO Studio, taps into her alter ego to get through a day of flames, shopping for materials and karaoke.

School of Art Student Juliana Woods Unveils Work in Astor Place Woods, a first-year student, won the Village Alliance's inaugural Student Art Competition