Spring 2022 Lectures
The NYSS Evening Lecture Series is free and open to all, bringing artists, critics, curators, historians, and scholars into conversation with students and the public.
Lectures begin at 6:30 pm and are followed by discussion and a reception.
Join us in person at 8 W 8th Street. Please RSVP by filling in the form found in the individual lecture page.
You may also register to attend via Zoom or watch live the NYSS YouTube Channel.
Supported By:
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.
The Evening Lecture Series is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
The New York Studio School is also grateful to our other funders including the Robert Lehman Foundation; the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; and many individual contributors.
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View past lectures on our YouTube Channel:
NYSS YouTube
Stephanie D’Alessandro
on Surrealism Beyond Borders: Lobsters, Butterflies, and Dreams
Lee Hallman In Conversation with Lucy Mitchell-Innes
Leon Kossoff: A Life in Painting
Lisa Yuskavage with Gaby Collins-Fernandez, Alex Fialho, Camille Okhio, and Jason Stopa, Moderated by Jarrett Earnest
Clear bright edges of the horizon: new perspectives Jesse Murry
Susan Behrends Frank, Aimée Brown Price, and Kenneth Brummel
Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period (1901-1904) and the Legacy of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
