End of Year Show 2014: The Photo Gallery

Every year, just prior to commencement, the studios are emptied, the walls get a new coat of paint and a year's-worth of art, design, architecture and engineering work goes up. The annual End of Year Show turns the classrooms, galleries and studios of The Cooper Union into a public showcase for the next generation of visionaries. For those who could not visit we present a photo gallery of works representing an abbreviated tour on opening night.

Note: Works by students of the School of Art are identified only by the artist, per tradition. Works from The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture are attributed to the studio in which they were created, with no specific author.

Photos by João Enxuto

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.