Cooper Union

Feb 27 Opening Receptions

Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 6 - 8pm

Senior presentation, Erin Hester

Senior presentation, Gino Markcos

Opening Tuesday 27 February, 6-8pm

Senior Shows

Gino Markcos, 1st Floor Colonnade

Erin Hester, 7th Floor Lobby

Thomas Blair with Griffin Courtney, 41 Cooper Gallery

Exhibitions on view Feb 27 - Mar 3, Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm

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.