Cooper Union

Apr 25 Opening Receptions

Tue, Apr 25, 6pm - Sat, Apr 29, 2017 8pm

senior presentation, Connor Filardo

senior presentation, Erika Andal

senior presentation, Erin Morris

senior presentation, Hamzat Raheem

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Opening Tuesday 25 April, 6-8pm

Michael D'Ippolito, 1st Floor Colonnade

Erin Morris, 2nd Floor Lobby

Connor Filardo, 5th Floor Lobby

Hamzat Raheem, 6th Floor Lobby

Erika Andal, 7th Floor Lobby

Background: Works by African American Cooper Union Students and Alumni, 41 Cooper Square Gallery

All exhibitions on view April 25 - April 29, 2017, Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm

The Cooper Union, Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street

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.