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2014 Tribeca Film Festival

In conjunction with the Tribeca Film Festival, New Yorkers and festival-goers alike will be able to view the artwork of thirteen contemporary artists to be given as prizes to winning Festival filmmakers. Tim Barber, Tony Bennett, Stephen Hannock, Matthew Modine, Catherine Murphy, James Nares, Alexis Rockman, and Clifford Ross have each donated a work, consisting of paintings, photographs and prints….. Read More

Jason Talley Scholarship Tote Bag Pop-Up

In the spring of 2014, a group of Academy alumni organized a pop-up exhibition to honor Jason Talley (MFA 2008) and raise funds for the Academy scholarship in his memory. The Jason Talley Scholarship Fund Tote Bag pop-up exhibition was on view April 12 and April 25. All tote bags are for sale with 100% of the proceeds going towards… Read More

ADVICE FROM THE CRITICS

By Claire Cushman (MFA 2015) On Monday March 24th,  Sharon Louden’s Professional Practice Series presented esteemed art critics Roberta Smith  (New York Times) and Jerry Saltz (New York Magazine) in conversation with Randy Cohen for “Person Place Thing” in the Academy’s Wilkinson Hall.  The room’s walls, recently stripped of the ten “Big Picture” paintings and not yet adorned for Tribeca… Read More