Alumni News
Neddy Recipient and Finalist are Cornish Alums!
Category: Alumni Author: Aly Bedford Date: 3 years ago Comments: 0

The Neddy Award is one of the biggest artist grants in the country and last month, 2 of our Art Alums were rewarded for their artistic excellence.


2021 Neddy Winner Anthony White
Photo credit: James Harnois.

Anthony White (’18) was selected as the 2021 Neddy Award winner along with Tariqa Waters.

The 2 selected winners will get $30,000 each in unrestricted funds. The 6 runners-up includes Kimisha Turner (’04) and will each receive $2000.

Neddy Award Finalist
Photo credit: Byrd Waters.


The Neddy Award began in 1996 as a tribute to the life and work of Robert E. [Ned] Behnke and has been stewarded by Cornish College of the Arts since 2011. It is a free and open application call to artists living and working in the greater Puget Sound region.
We extend our thanks to the Behnke Foundation for funding and fully supporting The Neddy Award at Cornish.
CONGRATULATIONS Anthony and Kimisha!! 

2020 BFA revisited
Category: Alumni Author: Aly Bedford Date: 3 years ago Comments: 0


Photo credit: Winnie Westergard


Last spring, our Senior BFA show for Art and Design was derailed by Covid-19. As our world shut down, projects paused, and much of our activity moved online, plans were being hatched to make sure that the BFA show would happen, as soon as it was safe. 

Fast forward to January 19th 2021, and the class of 2020 was able to finally have their show, with limited in-person attendance, and a fantastic new 3D tour for those who couldn’t be there at the 9th Street Gallery (formally Beebe Building)! 
 
The BFA Thesis Exhibition: “Contingencies” was adapted for a remote experience to showcase the collected works in advance of the physical exhibition—offering individual “artist galleries” on the exhibit website: 

“We, the graduating Class of 2020 at Cornish College of the Arts’ Art Department, have adapted our conventional curatorial processes to present this year’s BFA Thesis Exhibition on a virtual platform. As (the future of, changes to) collective physical space remains uncertain, we are re-addressing what space is and questioning how its various forms support contingencies for connection. Right now, artists all over the world are relying on impromptu space — from makeshift home studios to virtual thesis exhibitions —  in order to sustain their work and the communities which help to carry them through. This online exhibition, an impromptu space, gives us the opportunity to honor the blood, sweat, and tears put into years of hard work. ”


Photo credit: Winnie Westergard


While the exhibition has ended, the 3D walkthrough is avail here.
For full information on our 2020 Seniors, click HERE to go to the webpage

Virtual Career Day
Category: Alumni Author: Aly Bedford Date: 3 years ago Comments: 0
Picture is of film degree student working professional film equipment.

Film student checking the shot
Photo Credit: Winifred Westergard

Supercharge your arts career!
Cornish invites you to join us for our first-ever Virtual Career Day, happening on Friday, April 16th, from 11:45am-1:30pm, on Zoom.
Virtual Career Day is for Cornish Alumni and current seniors, with the goal of enhancing your arts career by connecting you with professionals in your field.
Whether you are an experienced Alum or a recent graduate, we hope you will join us.

What to expect from Virtual Career Day ~
As we finalize the plans, this is what we are organizing:
2 keynote speakers, a brief panel on how to launch your arts career, an Artist Trust presentation on professional practices with a quick Q&A afterwards, and a half an hour at the end for you to visit our different breakout rooms and chat with various professionals from the arts industries, much like the in-person career fair tables or booths! 

To join us, please click this registration link to get signed up!

Questions or comments? Reach out to alumni@cornish.edu

Dr. Tricia Rose Webinar
Category: Alumni Author: Aly Bedford Date: 3 years ago Comments: 0


Dr. Tricia Rose

President Raymond Tymas-Jones invited Brown University Professor Dr.Tricia Rose to speak to our community virtually on Feb 10th, to present her lecture entitled ‘Systemic Racism and its Impact on Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Campus’.
Dr. Rose is a professor of Africana Studies and the director of the Center for Study of Race and Ethnicity in America. 

The talk explored what systemic racism is, and how it works in American society to ‘normalize and render invisible the highly consequential workings of anti-black racism today’. 
Dr. Rose focused on how systemic racism distorts the processes, experiences and core features of the academic community including: the student and faculty academic pipeline, hiring, curriculum, climate for faculty, staff and students, the ways of thinking, evaluating and mentoring that deeply shape our campuses. 

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Is this type of webinar something you would be interested in being invited to in the future? What other types of webinars would you tune in for? What would you like to see Cornish present? Do you have a webinar topic which you would like to personally present to the alumni community?
We are actively exploring webinars for Alums, and invite your feedback! 
Email us at alumni@cornish.edu