Cooper Union

School of Art

Mar 26

Mar 26 Opening Receptions

Senior shows: Griffin Courtney, Maria Scrudato, Omar Wiseman, Isabella De Matteo; student shows organized by: Emily Manwaring, The Cooper Union Black Student Union
Mar 26

Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, "Parting Ways: Excavating a Point of Entanglement"

Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts delivers a free, public lecture as part of the Intra-Disciplinary Seminar series
Apr 02

Distance and Perception in the Wake of Climate Change

A lecture by the artist Torkwase Dyson, moderated by Mario Gooden

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.