Material world
University of Rochester graduate Kasia Maroney ’92 talks about her career as an art conservator restoring priceless objects to their full glory.
Defining involution through sculpture
A Rochester graduate student and acclaimed sculptor examines a topic that is increasingly relevant to Chinese society.
That’s not Native American art. Or is it?
A Rochester art historian on the proliferation of indigenous fakes and replicas—and the blurry line between appropriation and admiration.
Digital Media Studies and the Memorial Art Gallery team up in digital equity project
With a Museum Initiative grant, a joint project of Verizon and NYC Media Lab, the Memorial Art Gallery and recent digital media studies graduates team up to expand the museum’s digital reach.
An audiovisual journey into a performer’s mind
In a senior project, graduating dual degree student Mae Cooke integrates their studies of harp and studio arts.
In Art New York, Angelica Aranda ’23 finds a niche in book art
A program for University of Rochester students inspires the Queens native to build community through art.
Can arts integration deepen students’ understanding?
A partnership between City of Rochester schools and the Memorial Art Gallery leads to innovation in arts education and furthers the museum’s mission to serve the Greater Rochester community.
Science under the microscope of visual art
An art and geology double major, University of Rochester student Gabrielle Meli brings scientific processes to her art.
Artist Mizin Shin inspires change with printmaking
To counter anti-Asian hate, the Rochester professor has harnessed her love of a traditional art form combined with a digital sensibility.
How patents transformed the world of architecture
Associate professor of art history Peter Christensen has been awarded a 2021 Guggenheim fellowship for his project exploring an understudied shift in architectural history.