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A Life in Art Entwined: Works by Joan and Reynold Ruffins A’51

A new Cooper exhibition of paintings and drawings by artists Joan and Reynold Ruffins is now on view by appointment in the Stuyvesant-Fish House.

Upcoming Events & Exhibitions

Apr 10 Apr 10
Having an accent in type design.
Apr 14 Apr 14
Film Screening of ”AJASS: Pioneers of the Black is Beautiful Movement“

The documentary chronicles the journey of AJASS from its start in the South Bronx to Harlem
Apr 26 Apr 26
Public Art Fund Talks: Jacolby Satterwhite

An artist talk about An Eclectic Dance to the Music of Time (2022), a site-specific film merging the past, present, and future of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the New York Philharmonic

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.