Project Type: Ambassadors

Go with OOA: BAM Pregame

by Alexis Fisher Earlier this month, a group of students and Arts Ambassadors went to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) to see the opera The Diary of the One Who Disappeared. It first...

Student Spotlight: Macy Rajacich

Meet Macy Rajacich (Instagram: @macyrajacich), the designer of the new OOA logo & a graphic design assistant for the Hunter College Arts Ambassadors. Macy is studying Studio Art at Hunter. To see more paintings...

Go with OOA: Frida Kahlo at the Brooklyn Museum

Earlier this month, Arts Ambassadors Jessica Sun and Alexis Fisher co-led the Go with OOA outing to the Frida Kahlo: Appearances Can Be Deceiving exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. Excitingly, there was so much...

Ecstatic Music Festival 2019

The Ecstatic Music Festival at Kaufman Music Center is known for presenting unexpected musical collaborations. The collaboration between Brooklyn Youth Chorus and Wye Oak on March 21st certainly fit the bill. The distinct sound...

Non Solus at BAM

by Teresa Sadowska We all entered Hunter College with a mission. For some, perhaps many, the mission is a straightforward one: “graduate as soon as possible.” For others the mission is dreamier and vaguer:...

Outer Boroughs & Hidden Gems: Met Cloisters

In the hills of Upper Manhattan there’s a little slice of Europe. The Met Cloisters features a large collection of medieval art, design, and architecture. It has a heavy focus on Gothic and Romanesque...

Faith and Empire: Art and Politics in Tibetan Buddhism

As the world seemingly grows more chaotic, people are looking for peace, safety, and tranquility. Many turn to religion, but with many conflicts stemming from religious tensions and justifications, that also doesn’t grant people...

Artist of the Week: Carlo Crivelli

Now that finals are past, we can all take a leisurely trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the greatest art collections in the world and just a short walk from Hunter....

Artist of the Week: Max Neuhaus

Neuhaus’s work explores sound’s ability to create a sense of space and a private connection with the listener. If you need a break from studying for finals, head down to Times Square to hear...

Artist of the Week: El Lissitzky

El Lissitzky, a Russian avant-garde artist whose work pushed the boundaries of both abstraction and propaganda. Lissitzky was in innovator in both the form of his artworks and the theory behind them. In his...