FALL 2018 EVENTS nysid.edu/events
Tickets: General Public $15 NYSID alumni $10 Seniors and non-NYSID students $10 NYSID students, faculty, & staff FREE
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Wednesday | SEPTEMBER 26 | 6pm
Wednesday | NOVEMBER 14 | 6pm
Creating Beauty, Changing Lives: The Artisans of The Alpha Workshops
Behind the Scenes: Creating a Design Book
This lecture features the people behind Alpha Workshops, the nation’s only nonprofit organization providing decorative arts education and employment to at-risk youths and adults with disabilities or other vulnerabilities.
Author, and design editor of New York magazine, Wendy Goodman, talks with art director, Aaron Garza, and photo editor, Leonor Mamanna, about the collaborative process of creating, May I Come In? Discovering the World in Other People’s Houses. Copies of the book will be available to purchase after the panel discussion.
Thursday | OCTOBER 11 | 6pm
Michael I. and Patricia M. Sovern Lecture on Design: Architect James Stewart Polshek This year, the annual Michael I. and Patricia M. Sovern Lecture on Design honors architect James Stewart Polshek. Presented in association with Archtober, Architecture and Design Month in New York City, October 2018. There will be a reception following the lecture.
Wednesday | OCTOBER 17 | 6pm
Untold Stories: Women of Architecture and Design Join us for a panel discussion highlighting the stories of women in the fields of architecture and interior design, throughout history to the present day. Panelists include Victoria Rosner, Mary McLeod, Tamara Eaton and Mimi Hoang. Presented in association with Archtober, Architecture and Design Month in New York City, October 2018.
Wednesday | NOVEMBER 28 | 6pm
Life Along the Hudson: The Historic Country Estates of the Livingston Family As a follow up to Pieter Estersohn’s exhibition, A Practiced Eye, Pieter will dive deep into his new book, Life Along the Hudson: The Historic Country Estates of the Livingston Family, published by Rizzoli. Copies of the book will be available for purchase after the lecture. This event is presented in collaboration with ICAA.
Wednesday | DECEMBER 12 | 6pm
Inspired Collaboration Join renowned architect Bobby McAlpine and his interior design partner Ray Booth as they discuss the inventive and visionary logistics of making homes. The focus of this lively discussion is about the collaboration, process and practice of design while balancing the distinct personalities of each client.
This lecture was generously sponsored by Kohler.
Both Poetry of Place and Evocative Interiors will be available to purchase after the discussion.
Monday | NOVEMBER 5 | 7pm Reception at 6:30pm
Wednesday | DECEMBER 19 | 6pm
The General Society Library 20 West 44th Street, New York, NY
A Slice of England Join designer India Hicks and ICAA and NYSID Board Member Alexa Hampton for a glimpse into India’s life and work through the lens of four extraordinary houses, highlighting stunning examples of both traditional and contemporary English design. Copies of India Hicks: A Slice of England will be available for purchase after the talk. classicist.org/calendar/events/a-slice-of-england This event is presented in collaboration with ICAA, and will take place at The General Society Library.
The Black Interior Designers Network: Breaking the Mold In this panel discussion, founder and project manager of Kimberly & Cameron Interiors located in Atlanta, Georgia and president of the Black Interior Designers Network (BIDN), Keia McSwain, along with members of BIDN will share the real deal on how they’ve overcome adversity in the design industry and how their journey has led them up to where they are today. NYSID alumna, Beth Diana Smith, will be on the panel. There will be a reception following the lecture.