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SVA Shines at Lightbox Expo 2024: Celebrating Talent and Connections

BFA Animation and BFA 3D Animation and Visual Effects at LBX 2024!

Angelica Vergel
December 4, 2024
A series of five black-and-white prints of ironing boards that have been altered or marked in various ways.

Introducing the Fall/Winter 2024–25 ‘Visual Arts Journal’

The latest issue of SVA’s magazine includes work by artists Willie Cole and Steve Mumford, a Q&A with sports branding designer and consultant Todd Radom, and a look at AI in art education.

November 8, 2024
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SVA Inaugurates Andrew Chang Gallery in Seoul, Conducts Outreach in Japan

The ribbon-cutting event in the historic Jongno District capped an enriching week of community and alumni engagement in South Korea and Japan.

Maeri Ferguson
October 16, 2024
SVA’s After School Special Film and Animation Fest Celebrates 10 Years

SVA’s After School Special Film and Animation Fest Celebrates 10 Years

The alumni-focused television, film, animation, and visual effects fest begins on Tuesday, September 24, at the SVA Theatre.

Maeri Ferguson
September 18, 2024
Illustrated cover of a punk magazine depicting a shirtless man passionately singing into a microphone while several hands coming from off the page reach up towards him. He is singing the words "I am the world's forgotten boy" and the text under him reads "The incredible Iggy"

From the SVA Archives: Students Explore the College’s Collections

A Humanities and Sciences class studied little-seen objects in the Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives for a group project last year.

August 20, 2024
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2024 SVA Animation in Annecy and Paris

Another memorable trip was filled with festival events and screenings, school and studio visits—all connecting SVA Animation with the world.

Hsiang Chin Moe, Diego Guanzon and Angelica Vergel
July 9, 2024
A group of graduating students posing outside Radio City Music Hall.

“The World is a Better Place with You, Artists”: Highlights from SVA's 2024 Commencement

Kylie Mitchell
May 28, 2024
A collage of imagery from various animated short films; an old woman talking to a little girl in a playground, a teddy bear in a store, a mother holding the hair of her daughter and an blue animated elf-like creature wearing a party hat.

Screen Gems: SVA Thesis Films to Check Out This Weekend

Head to the SVA Theatre for a full slate of screenings by BFA 3D Animation and VFX and MPS Film Directing.

Maeri Ferguson
May 15, 2024
An urban display of various posters for the Rubin Museum, which includes an intricate sculpture image and multicolored geometric elements.

May 2024 Exhibitions and Events at SVA

This month brings a full slate of thesis exhibitions, screenings, open studios and talks at the College.

Maeri Ferguson
April 30, 2024
A still from a 3D animated movie depicting two young girls talking in front of a row of lockers in a high school hallway. One of the girls is taller, pale, and has reddish brown hair, while the other is shorter, dark-skinned, and blonde.

Meet 2024 SVA Alumni Scholarship Award Winner Avery Pendleton

The fourth-year BFA 3D Animation and VFX student’s award-winning thesis project is an animated short called ‘Open Mind Open Heart.’

April 19, 2024