News Archive

Neil Rolnick Interview

Listen to John Schaefer's Soundcheck program on WNYC-FM 93.9
Thursday, March 16, 2-3pm
on line at http://www.wnyc.org

Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy

We are seeking a motivated and energetic candidate who will contribute to the visual computing initiatives of the Department of Arts, including animation, digital imaging and interactive hardware and software development.

Spring 2005 Student Work

Rensselaer Arts Department presents selections from MFA students’ work. The following photo album and slideshow feature selections from both of these events. The photos will open in a new window to allow you to refer back to this page for full descriptions of the work. The video by Zulma Aguiar about the ongoing femicide in Ciudad Juarez can be viewed here in Quicktime 7.0 format.

Yael Kanarek awarded Media Arts Fellowship

Yael Kanarek, MFA candidate in the Department of the Arts at Rensselaer, is one of 22 awardees of the prestigious Media Arts Fellowships.

Boston CyberArts Festival

The eclectic and electric biennial Boston Cyberarts Festival has returned for 17 days of art and high-tech fusion.

JENNIFER and KEVIN McCOY new show at Postmasters

May 1 - June 12, 2004 JENNIFER and KEVIN McCOY "Soft Rains" (an exhibition of miniature movie sets for robotic cinema) Postmasters Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of "Soft Rains," the second New York solo exhibition of Jennifer and Kevin McCoy. The show will open on May 8 and will be on view until June 12, 2004. The reception is planned for Saturday, May 8, between 6 and 8pm. In this new series of works, the McCoys present electronic installations that examine narrative spaces. E

New Deep Listening Work

Finding Life in Big Box Void

Neil Rolnick CD Release

Red Light Relay: Connecting West Hall to Fulton St

For a few magical minutes after 9 pm on April 20th light will act as a link, networking unknown neighbors to each other as well as to the historic and modern constructions of Troy.

Trudy Morse donates $5,000 for Pauline Oliveros

Shadows and Steel: Works by Larry Kagan

An exhibition of "shadow sculptures" created by Larry Kagan ’68, professor of arts at Rensselaer, will be on display at the O.K. Harris gallery in New York City. The exhibit, which opens March 6, will be on display through April 10.

"SOFT SCIENCE: Embracing Animal" by KATHY HIGH

Opening March 4th, Thursday, 6-8pm at the Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston. In the continuing examination of SOFT SCIENCE, a series of ersatz scientific investigations, K. High presents "Embracing Animal", a multi-media/ inter-species installation exploring exchanges between people and animals. Combining video sculptures, transgenic animals and evidence of animal commitment to humans, High's work pays homage to transgenic animals -- examining the nature of becoming another life, and entering an

Cycles of Confusion

ROBERTO BOCCI, Arts-iEAR Alum (94) presents, Cycles of Confusion (CC), a DVD-ROM, an interactive multimedia installation and a series of digital images that utilize computer technologies and programming to combine sound, video, and interactive design.

"Barely"

Galapagos Art Space is pleased to announce a pool installation by Seth Cluett which will open on Sunday, November 30th at 6pm and will be on view through Friday, December 19th.

Relocating Our Roots

Eight single mothers will debut "Relocating Our Roots," a new art website they designed and created, at a public reception on Saturday, December 20th from 4:00 ­ 6:00 PM at the Ark, a community-based education center located in Building 2 of the John P. Taylor Federal Housing Project on River Street in Troy. info: willid2@rpi.edu www.relocatingourroots.cjb.net

McCoys Win WIRED Rave Award