Cooper Union

School of Art

Dec 01 Dec 01
Jordy Rosenberg, Metabolics of the Book

Jordy Rosenberg delivers an online free, public lecture about theories by Karl Marx as part of the Fall 2020 IDS series
Dec 03 Dec 03
Amy Sillman: Alex Katz Chair in Painting Artist Talk

An artist talk by Amy Sillman
Dec 05 Dec 05
The Cooper Union School of Art Open House

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.