Event | Artists as Innovators Exhibition at SUNY Alfred
Featuring work by more than 20 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellows, traveling exhibition makes its way to Alfred University.
The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is commemorating three decades of NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships with the landmark traveling exhibition Artists as Innovators: Celebrating Three Decades of New York State Council on the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships. The fellowship program has supported more than 4,000 artists in various fields in the visual arts, literature, and performing arts at critical stages throughout their careers.
The exhibition, which will travel to seven SUNY campuses between Fall 2017 and Spring 2020, will next be on view at Fosdick-Nelson Gallery at Alfred University. The gallery will be showcasing Artists as Innovators over two exhibitions from September to December 2018. The first exhibition will run from September 14 to October 19, 2018, and will be celebrated with a public opening on Friday, September 14, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This first exhibition will showcase artworks by Ida Applebroog, Dawoud Bey, Sanford Biggers, Tara Donovan, Carroll Dunham, Marilyn Minter, Tony Oursler, Faith Ringgold, Martha Rosler, Dread Scott, Andres Serrano, Carmelita Tropicana, and Fred Wilson.
The second installment will be on show at the gallery from November 2 to December 4, 2018, with the opening reception on Friday, November 2, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Artists on display for the second installment are Elia Alba, Ross Bleckner, Wendell Castle, Chitra Ganesh, The Guerrilla Girls, Barbara Kruger, Christian Marclay, Lori Nix, and Shinique Smith.
Exhibition Opening
Title: Artists as Innovators: Celebrating Three Decades of New York State Council on the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships
Opening Reception 1: Friday, September 14, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Opening Reception 2: Friday, November 2, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Exhibition Dates: Part 1 – September 14 to October 19, 2018; Part 2 – November 2 to December 4, 2018
Location: Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, 2 Pine Street, Alfred, NY 14802
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM; Closed on university holidays
Free entry
Satellite Show
Niagara Falls-based artist Patrick Robideau received a New York State Council on the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts Artist Fellowship in 2017. Hidden Room, an exhibition of his works, participates in a larger program coordinated with NYFA celebrating three decades of NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships around the state.
Title: Patrick Robideau: Hidden Room
Opening Reception: Friday, October 12, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Exhibition Dates: October 12 to December 6, 2018
Location: Weeks Gallery, Arts & Sciences Center, Jamestown Community College, 525 Falconer Street, Jamestown NY 14701
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Saturday, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM; Closed on university holidays
Free entry
Exhibition Programs
Title: Artist Tour with Patrick Robideau
Date: October 17, 2018, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location: The Weeks Gallery, 525 Falconer Street, Jamestown NY 14701
Title: Art history program with Weeks Gallery Director and Curator, Dr. Patricia Briggs
Date: November 1, 2018, 6:00PM – 7:30 PM
Location: The Weeks Gallery, 525 Falconer Street, Jamestown NY 14701
All Weeks Gallery programs are free and open to the public.
NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships are administered with leadership support from New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Funding for Artists as Innovators: Celebrating Three Decades of New York State Council on the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships is provided in part by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) with shipping support from Atelier 4.
Find out more about the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program, a $7,000 unrestricted cash grant awarded to individual artists living and working in the state of New York. Sign up for NYFA’s bi-weekly newsletter, NYFA News, to receive announcements about future NYFA events and programs.
Images: Artists As Innovators exhibition install at Fosdick-Nelson Gallery; Credit: Sharon McConnell
