Category: Event

  • Photography Prof. Curtis Willocks receives high honors in the presence of students and colleagues

    Photography professor Curtis Willocks was honored by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer on Friday, September 14 as a cultural innovator and for his role in the vibrant cultural life of Manhattan communities. The event, part of the kick-off for the African American Parade 2018, took place at the Schomburg Center for Research in African American…

  • Flower power: arranging for PAVE event with skill, intuition and a little Zen

    “Just as we know about color affecting mood, floral arrangements done with skill can be uplifting and the focal point at an event,” says Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design (VPED) Professor Robin Drake.” Flowers can be so personal and we had so many beautiful ones from which to choose.” Students from Prof. Drake’s Overview VPED…

  • Milk & cookies & toy design-in-progress beckons future students

    They came for the milk and cookies, they stayed to inquire about the School of Art and Design‘s celebrated Toy Design program. Prospective students also got to see toy design-in-the-making.  The department’s recent open house, in a toy-plush environment, was some serious fun! Here are some captures from the event: Above, Toy Design Chair Judy…

  • A bewitching holiday party!

    It’s not a President’s holiday party without some alluring bewitchment from the Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design department. The scene’s creators, professors Anne Kong, Mary Costantini and Glenn Sokoli are seen here getting the cold shoulder from their well packaged ice queen mannequin.  Inside, President Brown gave staff and faculty a very warm reception with many…

  • A Holiday Road Trip to Help Beat Cancer

    The big draws of the Holiday Road Trip pop-up shop in the Pomperantz Center lobby are the designer and vintage finds. Chanel, Shoshanna, Manolo Blahnik, Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch can all be found there. But one can’t overlook the stylishly themed design of the shop itself, built by by Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design students.…