Elahi In his more than 20 years in academia, artist Hasan Elahi has come to a simple conclusion: Few people understand higher education. “It’s a very cryptic system,” he said. As a core faculty member
Eisenberg Maria Bamford starts her 2017 stand-up special, “Old Baby,” with a disclaimer: “I always like to tell audiences, pre-program, just in case you were brought here by a friend, sometimes friends lead us astray,”
When longtime VACI Partner Subagh Singh Khalsa heard this year’s VACI Partners’ members open exhibition would be made of abstract works focusing on the concepts of patterns and repetition, he saw the opportunity to have
Filsoofi From Tehran to Texas, artist Raheleh Filsoofi has always incorporated communities in her work. “My work is … always community-based; the audience becomes part of the work. The process of creating my work involves
School of art students Zac Thompson, left, and Jungmok Yi are the co-organizers of the first ever School of Art Drag Show. Photo courtesy of Michelle Girardello When Zac Thompson arrived at Miller Park to
Decorative earthenware plates created by Stephen Bowers are featured in the Flora and Fauna Exhibit on July 23, soon to be on display to the public in the Bellowe Family Gallery in Strohl Art Center.
The first time Amythyst Kiah heard a black person playing the banjo, she was listening to Rhiannon Giddens perform with her band, Carolina Chocolate Drops. “That was my first exposure,” Kiah said. “(I) found out,
This weekend, Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution welcomes veteran art patrons and first-time collectors alike to attend the largest VACI fundraiser of the year. From 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday outside the Strohl Art Center,
Hrag Vartanian This week, Chautauquans suffering from summer-blockbuster burnout can look forward to a change of pace. At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 and 6 p.m. Thursday, July 25 at Chautauqua Cinema, Hrag Vartanian will
The Seneca-Iroquois National Museum is situated less than an hour away from Chautauqua Institution in Salamanca, New York. Despite the proximity, Joe Stahlman will be the first museum representative to speak on the grounds. Stahlman,
The staff at the School of Art and the Strohl and Fowler-Kellogg Art Centers spend their days at Chautauqua teaching, leading gallery tours, setting up exhibitions and ensuring Chautauquans, students and emerging artists have an
Kimia Ferdowsi Kline As the curator for one of Brooklyn’s most popular boutique hotels, artist Kimia Ferdowsi Kline knows she occupies a unique space. “I’m Iranian; in addition to being female I’m also a minority,” she
Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution’s newest exhibition may feature works all based on realism, but visitors shouldn’t expect every piece to look the same. “My goal in curating ‘Getting Real,’ was to see how close
Last Thursday, a volunteer at Smith Memorial Library was caught lying down on the job. And sitting. And staying. In between bookshelves in the children’s section, Lola the Library Dog flopped on her back, fluffy
When Linda P. Fried earned her Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University in 1984, she didn’t expect to enter the emerging field of geriatric medicine. A fellow doctor recommended she look into the