Exhibition Schedule
Fall 2012
OCTOBER 29 - NOVEMBER 21
Myers Art Prizes
Juried Art & Art Education student exhibition.
Reception: November 9, 5-7 pm
UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Fall 2012
NOVEMBER 27 - DECEMBER 7
Historical Foundations of Art Education
An exhibition of student historical research projects.
Reception: December 7, 5-7 pm
DECEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 21
Studio Works
Painting, Drawing and Sculpture Selected student artwork from TC’s studio courses.
Reception: December 21, 5-7 pm
Spring 2013
JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 22
The Edwin Ziegfeld Collection Showcase
Selected works from the Edwin Ziegfeld Collection of International Children’s Art (from TC’s historical art collection)
Reception: February 1, 5-7 pm
FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 15
Children’s Artwork from the Rita Gold Early Childhood Center
An exhibition demonstrating the creative abilities of infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Reception: March 1, 5-7 pm
APRIL 1 - APRIL 19
Conversations Across Cultures: Border Crossings
An exhibition accompanying a symposium exploring the theme of the artist and the teacher re-writing the future of art and its education. (Special event at the occasion of TC’s 125th Anniversary.)
Reception: April 5, 5-7 pm
APRIL 22 - MAY 3
Studio Works
Ceramics, Printmaking and Photography Selected student artwork from TC’s studio courses.
Reception: April 26, 5-7 pm
MAY 6 - MAY 24
Student Teachers’ Exhibit
Artworks by elementary and secondary students from the classrooms of graduating MA with Certification student teachers.
Reception: May 17, 5-7 pm
Summer 2013
JUNE 3 - JUNE 28
Adolescent Art
Artworks from middle and high school students from New York City schools.
Reception: June 6, 5-7 pm
PAST EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS

OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 26, 2012
Retro: A close look at 40 years of printmaking at Teachers College
An exhibition of prints from the 1970s, 1980s. 1990s and 2000s from the printmaking studios at Teachers College.
Reception: Friday, Oct 5, 5-7pm

SEPTEMBER 4 - SEPTEMBER 28
Art that Iterates: Exploring change as the artist's way of knowing, making and doing
An exhibition of artworks that celebrate the remix of technology, craft, pictures, sculptures, toys, jokes and poetry and that smear the boundaries between art/non -- art, mediate/immediate, and viewer/participant.
Reception: September 7, 5-7 pm
Curated by: Sean Justice
Summer 2012

Contentious Conundrums: The Ethics and Ecology of Arresting Images
This exhibition will show artwork with difficult and compelling subjects by a selection of artists and examine through their work the educational potential of interpretive inquiry through a curator's gaze.
Jun 4 - Jun 29
Reception: Friday, Jun 15, 5-7 pm
Curated by Razia Sadik

Student Teacher Exhibition
Exhibition of artwork from elementary and secondary schools by graduating MA with Certification student teachers.
Apr 30 - May 18
Reception: Friday, May 4, 5-7 pm
Curated by Iris Bildstein, Amanda Newman-Godfrey & 2012 graduating Student Teachers

Studio Works: Ceramics, Photography & Printmaking
Exhibition of a selection of student artwork from TC's Art & Art Education studio courses
Apr 16 - 27
Reception: Friday, Apr 20, 5-7 pm
Curated by Spring 2011 studio instructors and students

Alongside and Across the Pond: Parallel Practices in Nature by an American and a British artist
A two person exhibition of the nature-inspired artwork of Lissa Hunter (from Maine, US) and Eleri Mills (from Wales, UK)
Apr 2 - 13
Reception: Friday, Apr 6, 5-7 pm
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Gallery Talk by artists Eleri Mills & Lissa Hunter
Thursday, Apr 5, 4- 6pm
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Macy Gallery Weekend Workshop -
Embroiderawing with the artist Eleri Mills
Instructor: Eleri Mills
Apr 13, 9:30-4:30 pm

Magic Colors - Mixing every color in the world!
Children's Artwork from the Rita Gold Early Childhood Center, Teachers College
An exhibition of artwork by infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Mar 19 - 30
Reception: Friday, Mar 30, 5-7 pm
Curated by Marta Cabral

Art & Art Education Program Showcase 2012
A Macy Gallery Alumni Celebration and an exhibition showcasing the curricular and research processes, contents and engagements of the Program in Art & Art Education, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Friday, Mar 2, 6-9 pm
Please CLICK HERE to RSVP for this event.
Exhibition dates: Feb 27 - Mar 9
Curated by Core Program Faculty of the Art & Art Education Program.
This exhibition will coincide with the National Art Education Association (NAEA) annual convention to be held in New York (Mar 1-4, 2012).
Jan 18 - Feb 3
Reception: Friday, Jan 27, 5-7 pm
Studio Works: Painting, Sculpture, Drawing
Exhibition of student artwork selection from TC's Art & Art Education studio courses, Fall 2011.
Dec 14 - 23
Reception: Friday, Dec 16, 5-7 pm
Curated by Joy Moser

Imagination and Innovation: What do we want to know about Art Education History?
Visual History: A Process of Selection and Visual Interpretation
Historical Foundations of Art Education
An exhibition of student historical research projects.
Nov 29 - Dec 9
Reception: Friday, Dec 2, 5-7 pm
Curated by Ami Kantawala
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This exhibition will coincide with the weekend symposium and TC credit course Cross Cultural Conversations in the Arts Imagination and Innovation: What do we want to know about Art Education History? (registration for credit required)

Macy Gallery Weekend Workshop -
Art Teaching Portfolio Design for Pre- and In-Service Art Teachers
Instructor: Atif Toor
Nov 19, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Italian Video Today: Double Identity
People - Stories - Places
The exhibition presents the evolution of Italian video art, focusing on the most recent generation of artists who center their artistic research on the idea of identity.
Nov 10 - 23
Reception: Thursday, Nov 10, 5-7 pm
Curated by Ludovico Pratesi & Shara Wasserman
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Curator's presentation by Ludovico Pratesi
Gallery talk: Thursday, Nov 10, 4-5 pm

Thinking Through Drawing: Practice into Knowledge
An exhibition accompanying an interdisciplinary symposium on drawing, cognition and education, with participatory drawing activities.
Oct 24 - Nov 4.
Reception: Friday, Oct 28, 5-7pm
Curated by Andrea Kantrowitz

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Macy Gallery Symposium
Thinking Through Drawing: Practice into Knowledge
An interdisciplinary symposium which brings together artists, cognitive scientists and art educators to consider the relationships between drawing and cognition.
Presenters include: Stephen Farthing, (Painter), University of the Arts, London, Frederic Fol Leymarie, (Computer Science), Goldsmiths, University of London, Barbara Tversky, (Cognitive Psychology), Teachers College and Stanford University, Ruben Coen-Cagli, (Neuroscience), Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Symposium dates: Oct 28-29, Time: Friday, Oct 28: 3-5 (by invitation only); Saturday, Oct 29, 9:30 am - 5 pm. Macy Hall 444.
Co-ordinator: Andrea Kantrowitz
Pre-registration required.
Contact information: drawingandcognition@gmail.com
Website: http://drawingandcognition.pressible.org/

Juried Art & Art Education student exhibition of the Myers Foundation Prize winners.
Friday, Oct 12 - 21. Reception: Friday, Oct 14, 5-7 pm
Curated by Razia Sadik & the Macy Gallery Curating Committee

ART CART: SAVING THE LEGACY
Documenting artistic expression of 20th century artists over a lifetime for the broader community
An intergenerational arts legacy project that connects aging professional artists with teams of graduate students to undertake the preparation and preservation of their creative work, offering both groups an educational experience that will help shape the future of our cultural legacy (www.tc.edu/artcart).
Exhibition Dates: September 5 - 30, M-F 11 am - 5 pm; Open on weekends by appointment only. (Closed on all school and public holidays)
Exhibition Reception: September 8, 5 - 8 pm

2010 - 2011
The Harlem AIDS Blanket: A Community Arts Collaboration
The Harlem AIDS Blanket project is an out-of-school-time art education project aimed at raising awareness and strengthening public support of HIV/AIDS in Harlem and beyond. The project is sponsored by TC's Institute for Urban and Minority Education, visual artist Danny Tisdale of Tisdale Studio and the AmeriCorps Program.
Curator: Daniel Tisdale & Tisdale Studio
Exhibition Dates: June 27th - July 15th , Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday July 8th 2011, 5pm -- 8pm
The Visual Languages of Adolescents
An exhibition of high school and middle school artwork featuring work from two NY schools Frank Sinatra High School (art teacher Jane Kahn) of the Arts and the New Rochelle High School PAVE 1 / Visual Art [Performance and Visual Arts Education] (art teacher Scott Seaboldt)
Curator: Judith M. Burton
Exhibition Dates: June 6th - June 24th, Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception Friday June 17th 2011, 5pm -- 8pm

Game Show NYC: The Art of Learning Through Games
Game Show NYC is designed to galvanize art and science,
theory and practice, playfulness and seriousness, learning and teaching, the local and global, as well as a wide variety of academic specializations. This exhibition of artful games from an open call for entries celebrates the joy of learning.
Curators: Nick Sousanis & Suzanne Choo, Dr. Fred Goodman & Andy Malone (with Dr. Joey Lee)
Exhibition Dates: May 16th - Jun 3rd , Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday 27th May 2011, 5pm -- 8pm

Student Teacher Exhibition
Exhibition of artwork from elementary and secondary schools by graduating MA with Certification student teachers
Curators: Amanda Newman Godfrey, Rachel Smith Althof & Student Teachers
Exhibition Dates: May 2nd - 13th, Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday 6th May 2011, 5pm -- 8pm

Studio Works: Studio Student Exhibition from the Printmaking, Ceramics and Photography studios
Exhibition of a selection of student artwork from TC's Art & Art Education studio courses, Spring 2011
Curators: Spring 2011 studio instructors and students.
Exhibition Dates: April 18th - April 29th, Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday 4th April 2011, 5pm -- 8pm

Teachers College International Students Art Exhibit.
Co-sponsored by TC's Office of International Services (OIS) and organized by the TC International Arts Committee this is a juried show of artwork in various media submitted by international students across TC. The show coincides with the International Student Week 2011.
Curators: Director, Office of International Services (OIS) Samantha Lu & TC International Arts Committee.
Exhibition Dates: April 4th -15th, Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday 4th April 2011, 5pm -- 8pm
Gallery A:
When Drawing Happens
Gallery B:
Extending the Reach: Community Arts Projects
Work made in response to community projects initiated by students of the Art and Art Education Program
Exhibition Dates: March 21st - April 1st , Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception Friday 26th March 2011, 5pm -- 8pmSuperheroes, Kings, Princesses and Dragons:
Art by infants, toddlers and preschoolers from the Rita Gold Early Childhood Center
Exhibition Dates: February 28th -March 11th, Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday 4th March 2011, 5pm -- 8pm

Desperate Acts: Performance into Art
An Exhibition of performance art (performance, videos and objects)
Curator: Maurizio Pellegrin & Gerry Pryor
Exhibition Dates: February 7th -- 25th, Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday, 18th February 2011, 6pm-8pm

In Pursuit of Delight
An Installation of Photographs and Video by Angela Allmond
Exhibition Dates: January 17th - Feb 4th, Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday 21st January 2011, 5pm-8pm
Macy Hall 444

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GALLERY B
Written Spaces: Contemporary Iranian Typography
Through her studio practice Roshanak Keyghobadi responds to typographic works of three contemporary Iranian artists who are the focus of her doctoral research.
Roshanak Keyghobadi
Exhibition Dates: January 17th - Feb 4th, Monday -- Friday, 10am -- 5pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday 21st January 2011, 5pm-8pm
Macy Hall 444

Studio Works: Painting, Sculpture, Drawing and Processes & Structures
Exhibition of student artwork selection from TC's Art & Art Education studio courses, Fall 2010.
Curator: Dr. Joy Moser Assistant curators: Hong Wan Tham, Ana Cristina dos Santos & Rebecca Bourgault
Exhibition Dates: December 6 - 17, M - F, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday, December 17, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Macy Hall 444

Gallery A: Naomi Lifschitz: Still-life in Collage. Doctoral show. Curator: Naomi Lifschitz
Exhibition Dates: November 29 - December 3, M - F, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday, December 3, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Macy Hall 444

Gallery B:Visual Histories - Past Forward. An exhibition of student projects from Historical Foundations of Art Education
Curators: Dr. Ami Kantawala, Dr. Richard Jochum & Professor Gerard Vezzuso
Exhibition Dates: November 29 - December 3, M - F, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday, December 3, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Macy Hall 444

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Myers Art Prize Competition 2010-2011
An exhibition of prize winners from the juried competition of the Myers Art Awards.
Exhibition Dates: November 8 - 19, M - F, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday, November 12, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
Macy Hall 444

Myers Art Collection Showcase
Exhibition of artwork from the Teachers College Permanent Art Collection.
Exhibition Dates: Nov 1 - 5, M - F, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Macy Hall 444

To request an artwork loan from the exhibit, please email macygallery@tc.edu with the display number and catalog details of the piece you are interested in. Artwork information will be available at the gallery entrance.
Dialectal Dialectic
An exhibition of alternative practices of contemporary art within Chinese speaking regions, showcasing the artwork of three artists Chia Ling Lee (Taiwan), Hong Wan Tham (Singapore) and Jun Gao (China).
Exhibition Dates: October 11 - 29, M - F, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday, October 22, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Macy Hall 444

MACY ART GALLERY IN-SERVICE WORKSHOP SERIES: Workshop 1
Digital StoryTelling: Experimenting with digital media for art educators
A FREE WORKSHOP FOR TC COMMUNITY AND ALUMNI
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
Two identical full-day sessions, 9:30 am - 5 pm
Macy Hall 447
Workshop Leader: Dr. Hua-Chu Yen, Artist, educator and digital media specialist
RSVP by email is required to reserve a space - ris2107@columbia.edu
Details available at http://www.tc.edu/a&h/ArtEd/detail.asp?Id=Macy+Gallery&Info=Macy+Gallery+In-Service+Weekend+Workshops

Practice What You Teach: Art Educators as Working Artists
Exhibition of artwork by invitation to a group of alumni from the Art & Art Education Program.
Curators: James Long & Megan Lucas (TC Art Education Alumni Council)
Exhibition Dates: September 20 - October 8, M - F, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday, October 1, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Macy Hall 444

Donna Clovis Inside Out
Solo exhibition of recent artwork by the artist Donna Clovis in photography and video.
Exhibition Dates: August 30 - September 17, M - F, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Exhibition Reception: Friday, September 10, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Macy Hall 444

Curator: Eduardo Ortiz
July 5-9, 2010; Reception: July 9, 5-8

2009 - 2010
Summer 2010
Apoll8llopA, an exhibition of recent work by Jeremy Diggle
Jeremy Diggle is an artist and researcher who experiments with visual language in order to create complex narratives. He is currently Professor of Fine Art & Convergent Media, Head of the School of Fine Arts and Director of Research for The College of Creative Arts, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
Curator: Jeremy Diggle; Assistant Curator: Razia Sadik
June 21-July 2, 2010; June 25, 5-8

Children's Art Carnival
An exhibit of over 100 artworks created by students, ages 14-18, participating in Harlem-based Children's Art Carnival's programs. Presented by the Office of Government and Community Affairs, Columbia University and Macy Art Gallery, Teachers College
Curator: Orit Darwish
June 7-18, 2010; Reception: June 11, 5-8

Long Lives in Color: Artists in Community Arts Environments
An exhibition of of the work of older adults in a community arts environment; includes painting, photography, works on paper, and three-dimensional objects.
Curators: Kristine Puffer & Rebecca Bourgault
May 24-June 4, 2010; Reception: May 28, 5-8
Spring 2010
Student Teacher Exhibition
Exhibition of artwork supervised in New York City elementary and secondary schools by graduating MA with Certification student teachers from the Art & Art Education Program at TC
Curators: Renee Darvin & the Student Teachers
May 10-21, 2010; Reception: May 14, 5-8

Studio Student Exhibition: Printmaking, Ceramics and Photography
Exhibition of student artwork from TC's Art & Art Education studio courses of Spring 2010
Curators: Mahbobe Ghods, Tom Lollar & Gerry Vezzuso
April 26-May 7, 2010; Reception: April 30, 5-8

Choices, Dreams and Reasons: a Collaboration in Process
Collaborative exhibit of artwork by three doctoral students Shyla Rao, Dennis Stevens, Razia Sadik
Curators: Shyla Rao, Dennis Stevens & Razia Sadik
April 12-23, 2010; Reception: April 23, 5-8

2000-2010 in Architecture
A showcase of non-mainstream building concepts and practices of emerging architects in New York.
Curator: Maurizio Pellegrin; Assistant Curator: Giovanni Fortini
March 9-April 9, 2010; Reception: March 26, 6-9; Lectures: March 26, 4-6


The New York City Art Show: Art from the Rita Gold Early Childhood Center
An exhibition demonstrating the creative abilities of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Through their wide range of expression they show the world their nuanced, artistic voices.
Curator: Dana Frantz Bentley
February 22-March 5, 2010; Reception: February 26, 4-7

What More is Going on in this Picture?: an Intergenerational Cross-Community (Catholic and Protestant)
Storytelling and Visual Arts Project in Northern Ireland
An exhibition demonstrating how peace and conflict theory can be applied to the creation of art
to teach the attitudes, skills and knowledge of peace.
Curator: Jill Strauss
February 8-19, 2010; Reception: February 12, 5-8

Studio Practice - Students inquiries through practices and theories.
Curator: Graeme Sullivan January 20-February 5, 2010; Reception: Friday, January 29, 4-7 pm

PAST EXHIBITIONS
Autumn 2009
Arts Administration & Student Advocates for the Arts (SAA) Exhibition Gala Week
Curators: Jonathan Lewis & Daria Pennington (SAA & ARAD)
December 14-18, 2009; Reception: Friday, December 18, 4-7 pm
Studio Works: An Exhibition of Artwork from the Studio Courses in the Art and Art Education Program
Curators: Maurizio Pellegrin & Joy Moser
November 30-December 11, 2009; Reception: Friday, December 4, 4-7 pm

Cross Cultural Conversations in the Arts - Bridging Discourses
Curators: Judith M. Burton & Olga Hubard
November 16-25, 2009; Reception: Friday, November 20, 4-7 pm

Visions in New York City - Short Film Festival
Curator: Maurizio Pellegrin; Assistant Curator: Heather Van Uxem Lewis
November 2-13, 2009; Reception: Friday, November 13, 6-9 pm

Myers Prizes 2009-2010
Curator: Razia Sadik - October 21-30, 2009; Reception: Friday, October 30, 5-8 pm

Collective Clarity: An Interactive Installation of screen-prints from the Printmaking Studio
Curators: Mahbobe Ghods and the MIV Group - October 5-16, 2009; Reception: Friday, October 16, 6-9 pm


The Dow Collection
Curator: Razia Sadik - September 21-October 2, 2009; Reception: Friday, September 25, 4-7 pm


RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Spring 2009
Latin American Art presented by ALAS (Association of Latin American Students at TC)
Senior Curators: Marcelo De Stefano and Javier Iturralde de Bracamonte
June 9-19, 2009; Reception: Tuesday, June 9, 6-8 pm

Student Teacher Exhibition
Curator: Renee Darvin and Student Teachers - May 4-18, 2009; Reception: May 8, 5-8 pm
Burkina Faso: Portraits by Patricia Blanchet (exhibition canceled)
Curator: Kristine Roome - May 4-18, 2009; Reception: May 22, 5-8 pm
Student Spring Exhibition: work from the studio classes of Printmaking, Photography, Sculpture and Exploratory Investigation
Curators: Harrigan Bowman, Judith Burton, Dona Clovis, Mariah Doren, Mahbobe Gowds, Maurizio Pellegrin, Jerry Vezuzu - April 20-May 1, 2009; Reception: April 24, 5-8 pm
Lines: Advanced Studio Exhibition
Curator: Maurizio Pellegrin - April 6-19, 2009; Reception: April 10, 6-8 pm

Curators: Kim Elniski, Laura Vural - March 23-April 3, 2009; Reception March 27, 5-8 pm

Italian Works on Paper: Part 1
Curator: Maurizio Pellegrin - March 2-13, 2009

Adolescent Voices: The work of students from the Frank Sinatra High School
Curator: Judith M. Burton - February 16-27, 2009; Reception: February 20, 5-8pm

Tribal Art from Africa - in collaboration with Bangally African Expo, New York
February 2-13, 2009; Reception: Fri, February 6, 5-8pm

Children's Artwork from the Rita Gold Early Childhood Center
January 19-30, 2009; Reception: Fri, January 23, 5-8pm

Autumn 2008
Student Work: Fall Student Exhibition painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media
December 1-12, 2008; Reception: Fri, December 5, 5-8pm

Richard Jochum: Intersections & Interstices
November 3-28, 2008; Reception: Thurs, Nov 6, 6-9pm; Myers Gallery Talk: Thurs, Nov 20, 4-5pm

South Asian Imaginarie: Art, Video and Music from South Asia
Symposium, Exhibition and Concert - Oct. 30-Nov.1, 2008

Chinese Flavor: A Collection of Zheng Qinyan's Landscape Paintings and Calligraphic Works
September 29-October 10, 2008; Reception: Friday, October 3 (5-8pm)

Centered Vision, Collected Conversation
Recent Drawings and Paintings from Independent Studio Work
September 15-27, 2008; Reception: Friday, September 19

The Ziegfeld Collection
Monday, September 8-Friday, September 12, 2008

Summer 2008
Dividing Lines - the question of gentrification in East Harlem - works from the Heritage School
July 31, 2008; One-day Exhibition and Reception: Thursday, July 31

Spring 2008
May 19-June 6, 2008; Auction and Reception: Friday, May 23
Curators: Judith Burton, Mahbobe Ghods, Shyla Rao
Paintings by Joy Moser
May 5-16, 2008; Reception: Friday, May 9

Studio Student Exhibition: Photography, Print Making & Ceramics
April 21-May 12, 2008; Reception: Friday, April 25
Tintypes 1860-1910
April 7-18, 2008; Reception: Friday, April 11
Curator: Maurizio Pellegrin

Student Teacher Exhibition
March 24-April 4, 2008 ; Reception: Friday, April 4
Curator: Student Teachers
Curator: Miyuki Otaka

High School Students Exhibition
February 11-22, 2008; Reception: Friday February 15

Rainbow Art: Art from the Rita Gold Early Childhood Center
January 28-February 7, 2008; Reception: Friday, February 1
Curator: Dana Frantz

Autumn 2007
Studio Student Exhibition: Paint, Drawing & Sculpture
December 10-13, 2007; Reception: Friday, December 14
Mokarrameh and Darikandeh Village of Art, Iran
November 19-December 7; Reception: Friday, November 30
Curator: Sheyda Ardalan

Conversations Across Cultures: Community Arts
November 5-17, 2007; Reception: Saturday, November 11
Curators: Laura Vural and Cathleen Keibert-Gruen
A Principle of Immortality
October 15-November 2, 2007; Reception: Friday, October 19
Curators: Filippo Fossati, Maurizio Pellegrin

Journeys: Photography by Betsy Currier
September 24-October 12, 2007; Reception: Friday, September 28
Teaching the Levees - An Exhibition of Curriculum Materials
September 3-21, 2007; Reception: Thursday, September 6 - Curator: Kevin Soltau

Celebrating the Early Drawings of Benjamin
June 25-July 13, 2007; Reception: Friday, June 29

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Spring 2007
Monday, Feb. 19-Friday, Feb. 23; Reception Friday, Feb. 23 - Curated by Dana Frantz
The School
The Rita Gold Early Childhood Center serves to promote the growth and development of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families through three inter-related practices: supportive early care and education for young children, Tran disciplinary preparation for graduate students, and ongoing research to improve practice and inform theory in child and family development and care. Founded in 1982 as the Center for Infants and Parents and located at Teachers College, the Center now provides inclusive and culturally responsive care for infants, toddlers, preschool children, and their families who are affiliated with Columbia University.
The Artists
The artists of the Rita Gold Early Childhood Center "We Heart Art!" Show all hail from the Rita Gold preschool classroom. They are all between the ages of three and five. Their artwork is the result of six months of work in the art studio during which their artistic voices have grown immensely. Their engagement in the program is the result of personal choice; each child determines his or her level of involvement in the art class and these rich works of art result from their independence and sense of agency in the art classroom as well as in the program as a whole. These are their individual artistic voices and demonstrate to the viewer their unique way of interpreting and existing in the world.
The Accessible Arts Program
The Accessible Arts Program is a curriculum based upon the voice and understanding of the child and the development of an empowered visual literacy in the preschool years. It was adapted for the Rita Gold Early Childhood Center to support the constructivist learning of this child-centered curriculum. In the program students are exposed to a wide range of artists and art images. All art experiences are begun with a conversation which encourages students to use their own understanding of the world to navigate the art they are viewing. They learn to explore, discuss, and imagine about the works done by other artists and to respond with their own works of art. This focus on conversation and imagination empowers the students to speak about the broader range of art as a whole, and to reflect in thoughts, words, and art to the world around them. The objective of this program is to provide a foundation of independence, artistic confidence, and aesthetic literacy which students will be able to harness and apply as they explore the visual world.
"Short Stories"
Photographs 1890-2006
curated by Maurizio Pellegrin
Monday, Feb.26-Friday, Mar.16

The photographs in this exhibition have been produced over the course of many decades. Many cultures, stories and poetics are unveiled in these works. Each of them is very personal and important, and very strongly devoted to the partial contribution to what is known as the philosophical debate of the world. For example, years of silence and noise are revealed by the enigmatic, historical portrait of Mayakovsky by Aleksandr Rodchenko, who shot this photograph during the twenties. It is as if the glance of the poet in the portrait was reviewing the history of time while investigating the future.
Different attitudes, different generations and different issues inspire the photographs here. This exhibition sole ambition is to let the viewer dream around and about a selection of works of more than 30 artists, at a time when great institutions have already presented important photography shows, and so many artists in this field have already been celebrated. In the current selection, the viewer will encounter black and white, and color photographs based on image manipulation, manipulation of the real photographic surface, portrait, landscape, body, conceptual elements, abstraction, social statements and more.
Issues of presence, absence, space, time, conflict, superimposition, analogy and visionary variety, in both a real or virtual context, have been explored by these artists. Some of them record the structure of events, others suggest an archaic aura, mechanical images or aestheticist models. Still other works navigate in the subjectivisation of the photograph, and in some cases, in a sort of intrusive realism or in the speed of a simple snapshot. Years of silence and noise have given rise to these photographs where at the end, a small suspended time is a reason for living.
Maurizio Pellegrin
New York, December 2006
LIST OF THE ARTISTS:
Anonymous 1890 - Anonymous 1950 - Giovanni Anselmo - Karl Blossfeldt - Alighiero Boetti -
James Casebere - Antonia Contro - Thomas Joshua Cooper - Mark Curran - Douglas Davis - Andrea Frank - Valeriy Gerlovin and Rimma Gerlovina - Rick Hards - Candida Hfer - Sangbin IM - Martin Kipppenberger -
Mark Klett - Marcus Leatherdale - David Levinthal - Jeannette Louie - Chema Madoz - Matt Marello -
Allan McCollum - Domingo Milella - Nzingah Muhammed - Ugo Mulas - Ferhat -zgr - Dsire Palmen - Giuseppe Penone - Florio Puenter - Aleksandr Rodchenko - Paolo Mussat Sartor - Joyce Tenneson -
Leonid Tsvetkov - Gillian Wearing - William Wegman





