Visual Culture Colloquium with Dakota Hoska 10/20/2026
Visual Culture Colloquium with Dakota Hoska 10/20/2026
Annetta Alexandridis commemorated through installation, Oct. 31 memorial
Cornell’s College of Arts & Sciences will honor Annetta Alexandridis Oct. 31 with a memorial, concert and reception celebrating her contributions to classical art, archaeology and teaching. She will be commemorated with an installation of plaster casts.
Pulse of Art History with Caitlin Blanchfield 10/6/26
Pulse of Art History with Caitlin Blanchfield 10/6/26
Black Critical Thought Symposium to be held Oct. 2
Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences will host a Black Critical Thought Symposium Oct. 2. The free event will feature interdisciplinary faculty and student presentations on Black studies, culminating in a keynote conversation with cultural theorist and poet Fred Moten.
Photographer’s eye illuminates history of modern painting
In his new book, “The Photographic World Picture: A New Prehistory of Photography,” associate professor Andrew Moisey describes how key aspects of photography’s “mechanical subjectivity” were present in early modern painting.
SEA-ing Indonesia: Art, Activism, and the Environment 9/25-9/26
SEA-ing Indonesia: Art, Activism, and the Environment 9/25-9/26
Caitlin Blanchfield, Visiting Assistant Professor, Co-Authors New Book
Caitlin Blanchfield, Visiting Assistant Professor, Co-Authors New Book
Noah Mapes, PhD Candidate, Publishes Essay for MoMA
Noah Mapes, PhD Candidate, Publishes Essay for MoMA
History of Art Undergraduate Summer Highlights: from Excavations to Auctions
History of Art Undergraduate Summer Highlights: from Excavations to Auctions
Announcing 2026-2027 EAP fellowship and grant recipients
Graduate students connected to Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences departments — history, linguistics, Asian studies, history of art and visual studies, government, comparative iiterature, Romance studies and music —have received Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies East Asia Program fellowships and grants for the 2026-2027 academic year.
Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology: tenure-track
Ancient Mediterranean Art and Archaeology: tenure-track
Rodrigo Guzman-Serrano, PhD Candidate, Participant in the Mellon Foundation Seminar in Curatorial Practice
Rodrigo Guzman-Serrano, PhD Candidate, Participant in the Mellon Foundation Seminar in Curatorial Practice
Martie Young, ‘great hero’ of Johnson Museum of Art, dies at 96
Martie Wing Young, art historian in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, died at 96. He helped establish the Johnson Museum of Art, expanded Cornell’s Asian art collections and exhibitions, and shaped decades of teaching and museum leadership.
Ayesha Matthan, PhD ‘26, awarded the 2026 Joan and Stanford Alexander Dissertation Award by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Ayesha Matthan, PhD ‘26, has been awarded the 2026 Joan and Stanford Alexander Dissertation Award in Photography by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH).
Kaitlin Emmanuel, PhD ‘25, presents at Princeton University’s Program in South Asian Studies
Kaitlin Emmanuel, PhD ’25, presents at Princeton University’s Program in South Asian Studies
Twenty-three receive awards recognizing excellence and impact
Several Cornell College of Arts and Sciences graduate students and one faculty member from the college were honored with 2026 Graduate Excellence and Impact Awards. Presented May 13, the awards honor leadership, service and mentorship.
Kaja McGowan and Ellen Avril curate “The Hum of Life: A Thousand and One Tales from Bali” at the Johnson Museum.”
Kaja McGowan and Ellen Avril curate “The Hum of Life: A Thousand and One Tales from Bali” at the Johnson Museum.”
'The A&S requirements were permission to keep learning'
Olivia Kim is majoring in economics and history of art & visual studies
Iftikhar Dadi presents keynote at the CUNY Graduate Center
Iftikhar Dadi presents keynote at the CUNY Graduate Center