MACY ART GALLERY
MACY ART GALLERY Macy Art Gallery is an academic gallery in the Art and Art Education Program in the Department of Arts and Humanities at Teachers College, Columbia University. The Gallery’s 1400 square foot space on the fourth floor at Teachers College annually exhibits a diverse array of artworks in almost every medium by national and international artists, graduate students, faculty members and alumni, the finest examples of works made by children of all ages, adolescents and seniors, artworks made in community arts programs, those made in K-12 New York City schools, and traditional and contemporary arts from all over the world. The Gallery dates back to TC’s beginnings, when Georgia O’Keeffe was a student working with the painter Arthur Wesley Dow, the department’s first chairman. Its history is for the large part uncertain, but since the 1980’s the Gallery has steadily built up its exhibition offerings as well as its facilities that have made the display space of Macy Gallery competitive to that of many urban contemporary art galleries, and a unique creative and community space within TC. Its continuous development and the ongoing program of events have been and continue to be supported with generous assistance from the Myers Foundation endowed by the late Colonel Eugene Myers, a TC alumnus (and, later, instructor) who was dean of the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C.
Macy Gallery’s mission is to show a diverse range of work from around the world and take into consideration several different audiences for art, reflecting the commitment of Teachers College and the Program in Art and Art Education to cultural diversity in education and the arts. The Gallery has exhibited everything from works by O’Keeffe to the artistic efforts of preschoolers. It runs a full and rich schedule of exhibitions throughout each academic session mounting at least 12 exhibitions each year. These include juried shows of work by current students, alumni and international artists. As it is a “working gallery” Macy Gallery also mounts exhibitions by children including those from TC’s Rita Gold Center for Early Childhood education that include works made by infants and toddlers. Artwork from NYC schools such as the Bank Street School for Children and Frank Sinatra High School, and community arts organizations such as the Harlem Children’s Zone and Children’s Art Carnival has also been shown in the Gallery. Each year an exhibition is also dedicated to the work of student teachers in which the Program’s students pair their work with that of the school children they have taught during their practicums.
The Gallery has always been a symbol of what’s unique about art and art education at Teachers College. — Dr. Judith M. Burton, Director
Teachers College in New York, New York Engage with some of the most renowned and exciting practitioners, philosophers, psychologists, educators and researchers in the arts, cultural studies, and humanities anywhere in the world. Program: • Five degree programs: MA, MA with Teacher Certification, Ed.M., Ed.D., and the Ed.D. in the College Teaching of Art • Specializations in: Museum Education, Community Arts, Studio Practice and Leadership • A summer intensive MA • International experiences overseas Opportunities for… • Serious scholarship and intellectual debate • Art practice and research • Individually designed independent study projects • Engagement with schools in diverse neighborhoods • Internships in museums • Professional employment in arts venues • Macy Gallery Art Exhibitions • Exciting conversations across cultures We are… A community of faculty and students: artists, teachers, museum educators, art historians, thinkers, movers and doers who come together to address critical issues of our time.
Judith M. Burton, Director 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027 Tel: (212) 678-3360 • www.tc.edu/a%26ah/ArtEd