Space for undergraduate art majors
A newly acquired and remodeled building at 53 Broadway in New Haven will provide creative space for undergraduate art majors in their final year of study. The building, which opened on September 19, was developed in response to the removal of 341 Crown Street, which was demolished to make way for the new dramatic arts building. With over 7,000 square feet, the new facility includes 24 individual studios designed for focused, independent work; an 800-square-foot classroom for instruction and group learning; a small critique space to foster dialogue and feedback; and faculty and staff offices to support mentorship and advising. The building will serve as a dedicated space for senior undergraduate majors to develop their studio practices, engage in critique, and participate in seminars and studio visits.
Faculty and alum recognition
Aki Sasamoto, director of graduate studies in sculpture, recently opened her first mid-career retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Open through November, Aki Sasamoto’s Life Laboratory includes performances by the artist in October and November.
In its 30th year, the Heinz Awards selected two Yale School of Art alums, Jennifer Packer ’12MFA and Marie Watt ’96MFA, for their awards honoring leaders in the arts. In August, NXTHVN announced that recent grad Haejin Park ’25MFA (painting/printmaking) was selected as one of the seven studio fellows in Cohort 07. Each year, NXTHVN—founded by Titus Kaphar ’06MFA and Jason Price—welcomes up to seven artists and two curators to participate in its paid, ten-month intensive fellowship program in New Haven.
Two recent alums were also selected to teach this year as AICAD Teaching Fellows: Xi Li ’23MFA (photography) is teaching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago this academic year; and Mei Kazama ’24MFA (painting/printmaking) is teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Art.
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