Taking the concept of pet portraits to a new level, artist and composer Noam Oxman expresses distinctive animal personalities in his Sympawnies series. Beginning with a photograph of a beloved pet or favorite animal, ranging from dogs and cats to badgers and snakes, Oxman creates original musical arrangements that also boast an impressive presence...

 In her 2014 novel Department of Speculation, Jenny Offill coined the phrase “art monster,” writing: “My plan was to never get married. I was going to be an art monster instead. Women almost never become art monsters because art monsters only concern themselves with art, never mundane things,” those mundane things including motherhood and caring...

Kori Burkhardt, “Between Two Worlds” (2022), Moorea, French Polynesia. All images © the photographers, courtesy of 100 for the Ocean, shared with permission In 2023, the inaugural 100 for the Ocean event raised more than half a million dollars toward ocean conservation, and this year it’s back with 100 world-renowned photographers and artists making...

Swati Jain (Artist Residency Alumnus ’24), “Table on a Walk” (2024), teak wood, walnut wood, brass, steel, incense, 48 x 29 7/8 x 28 inches. Image courtesy of the artist Ready to take your practice and creativity to new heights? The Division of Continuing Education at the School of Visual Arts (SVACE) has the resources and expertise to help you go...

All images © Winnie Au, designs © Marie-Yan Morvan, shared with permission Protecting an injured paw or pesky stitches never looked so good. Winnie Au (previously) upends the humiliating nature of Elizabethan collars as she photographs hounds sporting stylish takes on the medical devices for her series Cone Of Shame. Au began the project back in 2017...

All images © Adele Renault, shared with permission Nature walks are Adele Renault’s main source of inspiration. Spending her time between Los Angeles and Brussels, the artist (previously) encounters varying landscapes that catalyze her practice. While the rugged urban terrain of southern California bolsters desert plants and palms, the Belgian countryside...