Category Archives: residency

Ancient Artifacts, Temple Ruins and 248 Stairs: Mexico City Residency, Part 2

Posted on July 11, 2013

By Garrett Cook (MFA 2014) It’s been an eventful couple of weeks since my last update. Two weeks ago I misstepped and sprained my foot, rendering me unable to walk for a couple days. It’s certainly a little frightening suddenly finding yourself immobile in a foreign country where you barely speak the language! Thanks to Motrin, bandage wraps and ice,… Read More

The Leipzig Residency is–as we would say in Jamaica–‘irie’ (great!): Leipzig Residency, Part 4

Posted on July 9, 2013

By Alicia Brown (MFA 2014) It has been 34 days since we entered the gates of the Spinnerei, and every day from that moment has been a pinch-me experience. Waking up in the mornings to the sound of Neo Rauch working in his studio (located above the large studio space I share with Krista Smith) is definitely my alarm clock… Read More

Dream Land: Leipzig Residency, Part 3

Posted on July 2, 2013

By Tim Buckley (MFA 2014) Welcome to Halle 18 @ The Spinnerei Dream Land. This is dream land. The time is flying by here in Leipzig. Our first month is nearly up, and the experience has so far exceeded any expectations I might have had. To bring everyone up to speed, I’ll quickly list a few very important things in… Read More

Exploring a Historic City: Mexico Residency, Part 1

Posted on June 17, 2013

By Garrett Cook (MFA 2014) Foreign travel is not something I’ve experienced alone before. I’ve been to various locations in Europe with my family and spent three months on an exchange program in France when I was in high school, but this is the first time I’ve ventured to another country by myself. Friday, May 31, I landed in Mexico… Read More

City of the Future: 2013 SHU/CAFA Residency, Part 2

Posted on June 10, 2013

By Elliot Purse (MFA 2014)  Another week in Shanghai and we’re finally beginning to get some traction under our feet! The rainy season in China is here, but we’re not letting that hold us back from getting down to business!    The week began with us being chauffeured by our guide, and burgeoning friend, Wang Yi, to a gallery opening… Read More

Chinese Hospitality: 2013 SHU/CAFA Residency, Part 1

Posted on June 3, 2013

By James Adelman (MFA 2014) So there I was sitting on a suitcase… (A night on the town in Chicago + sleeping pills=coma. The time flew by…) Has anyone ever told you about Chinese hospitality? ‘Cause they really should. Let me tell you a story. Zoe Sua-Kay and Elizabeth Shupe with Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate, aka “The Bean,” in Chicago…. Read More

Spring Break: Day 4 – A visit to Glasmalerei Peters in Paderborn, Germany, with Peter Drake

Posted on March 19, 2013

By Peter Drake (Dean, Academic Affairs)  I’m very happy to announce that I have been commissioned by the MTA Arts for Transit, one of the nation’s largest public art programs, to create site-specific public art for the Long Island Rail Road Massapequa Station. The project will feature 18 glass windows and five ceramic/glass mosaics measuring 463 square feet throughout the… Read More

Spring Break: Day 3 in Istanbul – From a Cannon Factory to delicious street food

Posted on March 15, 2013

By Peter Drake (Dean, Academic Affairs)     Erdal Kara met us at the “Tophane Cannon Factory” to show us the exhibition space that the Academy might have for a future show. It is a remarkable space that was the site of the Ottoman Empire’s cannon production.  There is one room that was used exclusively to pour iron for thirty-foot… Read More

Spring Break: Day 2 in Istanbul with Peter Drake

Posted on March 14, 2013

By Peter Drake (Dean, Academic Affairs) Erdal Kara took us to Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University to meet with the Rector, Yalçin Karayagiz; Faculty Emeritus, Kemal Iskender; Professor, Mahmut Bozkurt and Erdal himself. The first part of our meeting was spent remarking on how similar our two programs were and how unique they are in the larger world of art… Read More

Spring Break: Dean Peter Drake Arrives in Istanbul

Posted on March 9, 2013

By Peter Drake (Dean, Academic Affairs) Janice and I arrived at Istanbul International Airport at 6:00 am. Remarkably, Erdal Kara was there to meet us and drive us into town. Erdal is in charge of international students at Mimar Sinan University and is very invested in facilitating student, faculty and alumni exchange between Mimar Sinan and the Academy. Ali Karem… Read More