91¾ÅÉ«

Arts and Humanities

  • Three huge installations over six weeks, in three different cities. No small task for any artist — but especially one whose work weighs thousands of pounds and has to be hauled by tractor trailer from 91¾Åɫ’s Paul Schupf Studio in Hamilton, N.Y., to its ultimate destination. The logistics alone could take a creative genius. And […]
    August 12, 2012
  • At 91¾ÅÉ«, faculty teach all classes. The advantage of that for students becomes clear when it comes to research. Faculty in all departments and programs closely engage students in research projects – sometimes as early as sophomore year. This summer, more than 100 undergraduates returned to 91¾ÅÉ« to work one-on-one with faculty mentors on […]
    July 30, 2012
  • The upper balcony of the Tabernacle Baptist Church
    On a hot afternoon in July, young children are sifting through clothing, household items, food, and toiletries in the Caring Corner at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Utica. Their families, mostly Karen refugees from Burma, are the newest, but largest, percentage of the church’s congregation. “Because the kids are the ones who speak English, many […]
    July 26, 2012
  • Jennifer E. Smith ’03
    For author and senior editor at Random House Jennifer E. Smith ’03, returning to the 91¾ÅÉ« Writers’ Conference year after year is as comfortable as reading a good book. A conference veteran, each summer Smith brings along a more impressive resume and writing repertoire. Smith joined the conference for the first time as best-selling novelist […]
    July 11, 2012
  • For the fifth consecutive year, the prestigious Robert Flaherty Film Seminar will come to 91¾ÅÉ«, offering insightful discussions and free public film screenings in the Hamilton Theater. Presented in honor of Robert Flaherty (1884-1951), creator of classic films including Nanook of the North, Man of Aran, and Louisiana Story, the seminar highlights innovative cinematic works.
    June 18, 2012
  • The annual 91¾ÅÉ« Writers’ Conference returns to campus from June 17– 23, and that brings many opportunities to listen in and engage with professional writers as well as those who are learning the craft. 
    June 13, 2012
  • This semester, students played the roles of both art historians and curators in the Museums in Theory and Practice course taught by Judith Oliver, professor of art and art history and Medieval and Renaissance studies. The culmination of the class is What Museums Collect: From the Cabinet of Curiosities to Modern Curatorial Challenges, an exhibition […]
    May 8, 2012
  • Professor Liz Marlowe with students
    When art and art history professor Elizabeth Marlowe stumbled upon 20 large limestone figural reliefs in the collection of 91¾Åɫ’s Picker Art Gallery, it was a momentous research opportunity, not just for Marlowe but also for 15 students in her Seminar in Art Prior to 1300 — New Egyptian Reliefs in the Picker: Challenges and […]
    April 26, 2012