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Mar 24 - Apr 29

SVA Gramercy Gallery

This black-and-white photograph captures a serene yet haunting urban scene enveloped in heavy fog. Tall, slender palm trees stretch toward the sky, their leaves softly blurred by the mist. A modern high-rise building looms in the background, its sharp edges softened by the fog, giving it a ghostly, ethereal quality. In the foreground, a person dressed in dark clothing stands on a grassy hill, holding a leash as their dog joyfully runs ahead. The contrast between the dark figure and the bright fog emphasizes their isolation within the scene. Further up the hill, a small figure in white appears, adding a sense of mystery and scale. The interplay of light, shadow, and fog creates a quiet, dreamlike atmosphere, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between urban life and nature, as well as the solitude found within bustling environments.

First-Year Foundation Show

Mar 31 - Apr 18

BFA Photography and Video

Poster promoting the show Inner Echoes

SVA Flatiron Project Space

Reception Apr 17, 6:00 - 8:00pm

Current and Upcoming

Apr 16 2025

May 16 2025

BFA Design BFA Advertising

Mar 24 - Apr 29, 2025

SVA Gramercy Gallery

First-Year Foundation Show

BFA Photography and Video

Mar 31 - Apr 18, 2025

BFA Photography and Video

This black-and-white photograph captures a serene yet haunting urban scene enveloped in heavy fog. Tall, slender palm trees stretch toward the sky, their leaves softly blurred by the mist. A modern high-rise building looms in the background, its sharp edges softened by the fog, giving it a ghostly, ethereal quality. In the foreground, a person dressed in dark clothing stands on a grassy hill, holding a leash as their dog joyfully runs ahead. The contrast between the dark figure and the bright fog emphasizes their isolation within the scene. Further up the hill, a small figure in white appears, adding a sense of mystery and scale. The interplay of light, shadow, and fog creates a quiet, dreamlike atmosphere, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between urban life and nature, as well as the solitude found within bustling environments.

BFA Visual and Critical Studies

April 11 - 20, 2025

SVA Flatiron Project Space

Reception: Apr 17, 6:00 - 8:00pm

Poster promoting the show Inner Echoes

Still Moving: Before the Final Frames

BFA 3D Animation and Visual Effects BFA Animation

Apr 12 - May 19, 2025

SVA Flatiron Gallery

Reception: Apr 17, 6:00 - 8:00pm

3D animation image of outdoor space with cobblestone street with a teal bike leaning against a terracotta brick building.

Somatic Reactions

Continuing Education Artist Residency Programs

Apr 16 - May 28, 2025

Online

photograph of green hula-hoops in a sculptural assemblage in a dark barn with sunlight coming in through windows

Apr 17, 2025; 5:30 - 8:30pm

graphic of announcement for Venture 2025 with ribbon theme

MA Curatorial Practice Year-End Exhibitions

MA Curatorial Practice

April 17 - 30, 2025

Pfizer Building

Reception: Apr 17, 6:00 - 9:00pm

A red room with a black and white painting of a house and more. There is a video being screened in the room on a panel.

Photography and Resistance: John Filo

MPS Digital Photography

Apr 17, 2025; 7:00 - 8:30pm

MFA Design for Social Innovation

A promotional banner for the Photography & Resistance event with John Filo, with a black-and-white photograph by John Filo on the right side depicting the student protest at Kent State University in 1970.

MFA Photography, Video, Related Media Spring Salon

MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media

Apr 18, 2025; 6:00 - 9:30pm

MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media

Graphic for Spring Salon; words with event details on the left side and a shadowed image of a person smoking on the right.

Anne Anlin Cheng, Women on Walls: Architecture, Projection, and Envy

BFA Visual and Critical Studies Honors Program

Apr 22, 2025; 6:30 - 8:00pm

Scholar Anne Anlin Cheng standing in front of bookshelf, black and white photo

i3 Photo Lecture: Ashok Sinha

MPS Digital Photography

Apr 22, 2025; 7:00 - 8:30pm

A photograph of the exterior of the Chips Restaurant in Los Angeles, CA, which features a tall, dark green column that bears the name of the restaurant in white letters, and a single story dinning room.

Wondering Paths

Apr 22 - May 6, 2025

SVA Chelsea Gallery

Reception: Apr 24, 6:00 - 8:00pm

The Curatorial Roundtable: James Voorhies (Miami)

MA Curatorial Practice

Apr 23, 2025; 9:00 - 10:00am

Online

Come Together, Fall Apart

BFA Visual and Critical Studies

April 23 - 25, 2025

SVA Flatiron Project Space

Poster for the exhibition Together We Fall Apart, made of scraps of paper coming together with the names of the participating artists written at bottom left.

Class of 2025 Thesis Presentations

MPS Art Therapy

Apr 25, 2025; 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

MPS Art Therapy Thesis Presentations, Friday April 25th, 9am - 4pm

MFA Computer Arts 2025 Thesis Screening

MFA Computer Arts

Apr 27, 2025; 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Poster with event details and a band of three dressed in monkey costumes running down a hill with their instruments

BFA Visual and Critical Studies

Apr 28 - May 7, 2025

SVA Flatiron Project Space

Reception: May 1, 5:00 - 8:00pm

Newsprint poster with running magenta ink covering some of the words.

The Curatorial Roundtable: Henriette Huldisch (Minneapolis)

MA Curatorial Practice

Apr 30, 2025; 9:00 - 10:00am

Online

Image of Henriette Huldisch

BFA Animation 2025 Stop Motion Open Studio

Apr 30, 2025; 5:00 - 6:30pm

A furry puppet standing up with a red handkerchief on its neck

BFA Visual and Critical Studies Open Studios

BFA Visual and Critical Studies

May 1, 2025; 5:00 - 8:00pm

BFA Visual and Critical Studies

Emerging Media Showcase

BFA Design BFA Advertising

May 1, 2025; 6:30 - 9:00pm

Three panelists and New Media Coordinator James Daher sit on stage during their discussion.

SVA Student Selects 2025

May 2, 2025; 1:30 - 10:00pm

photo of the front of the SVA Theatre with a ticker sign that reads "SVA Student Selects 2025" in red and a line of people waiting in front

SVA BFA Film Thesis Showcase 2025

May 3 - 4, 2025

Reception: May 4, 8:00 - 10:00pm

A photograph of the SVA Theatre marquee, which reads "SVA BFA Film Thesis Showcase 2025"

BFA Fine Arts Open Studios

May 5, 2025; 6:00 - 9:00pm

Stephen Shames: A Lifetime in Photography

MPS Digital Photography

May 7, 2025; 7:00 - 8:30pm

A promotional banner for Stephen Shames: A Lifetime in Photography, which features the cover of Stephen's photobook that shares the same title with the event.

Industry Day 2025

BFA Illustration BFA Design BFA Comics BFA Advertising

May 9, 2025; 12:00 - 7:00pm

Metropolitan Pavilion

Students seated at a long table behind examples of their work, chatting with guests.

MFA Design for Social Innovation Thesis Show

MFA Design for Social Innovation

May 12, 2025; 1:00 - 5:30pm

MFA Interaction Design

May 12 - 13, 2025

MFA Interaction Design

i3 Photo Lecture: Tim Soter

MPS Digital Photography

May 13, 2025; 7:00 - 8:30pm

A color photograph of various cutouts of images that documented DFA Records, an indie record label. The majority of the cutouts are of people involved with the record label.

BFA 3D Animation and Visual Effects

May 14, 2025; 6:30 - 9:30pm

The Visit to the Museum

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

May 15 - 27, 2025

SVA Chelsea Gallery

Reception: May 20, 5:00 - 8:00pm

Selections from Thesis Projects

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

May 15 - 27, 2025

SVA Chelsea Gallery

Reception: May 20, 5:00 - 8:00pm

Plants and the family tree in the cabinet grow in the greenhouse during the evening.

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay 2025 Thesis Exhibition

MFA Illustration as Visual Essay

May 15 - 27, 2025

SVA Chelsea Gallery

Reception: May 20, 5:00 - 7:00pm

2025 Animation Celebration Screening

May 16, 2025; 12:00 - 8:00pm

An out of focus photo of a screening auditorium with a colorful image on the screen and people mingling in the seating area. White words overlayed on top of the photo read "Join us for the 2025 Animation Celebration Screening. Save the date Friday, May 16. SVA Theatre 333 West 23 Street"

Fourth Annual Apple Box Short Film Festival

MPS Film Directing

Reception: May 17, 7:00 - 8:00pm

4th Annual Apple Box Short Film Festival Poster