The Daily Hub

A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute

  • Tomokazu Matsuyama, MFA Communications Design ’04, was featured in Whitehot Magazine on the occasion of his new exhibition Liberation Back Home at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia. “Liberation Back Home isn’t just an exhibition; it’s a proposal for how identity might operate in a world where purity myths are collapsing and hybrid life is the norm,” writes Emann Odufu. “Matsuyama offers a model of cultural perception that feels increasingly urgent in an America struggling over belonging.”

     

    Dec 19, 2025

  • The Associate Degree Department hosted the Fall 2025 XYZ Playtest, an ongoing game dev showcase and playtesting event. Students and alumni from the AOS Game Design program, BFA Game Arts program, and other neighboring university game programs got together to showcase games they’ve been developing throughout the fall semester. From a library book sorting video game to a tabletop game about lucid dreaming, there was a lot of creativity and talent on display.

    Dec 19, 2025

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Film/Video Chris Radcliff’s film We Were the Scenery has been shortlisted at the 98th Academy Awards® for Best Documentary Short Film. “When we started this project, we had no way of knowing where it would take us. We only hoped that in the year 2025, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, we’d be able to find a way to share Cathy’s family’s remarkable, yet until now, untold story with an audience. We never could have imagined how far it would go, or how deeply their story would resonate with people around the world.”

    Dec 18, 2025

  • Emilio Sosa, BFA Fashion Design ’89, talks about his process for designing costumes for the Rockettes’ 100th anniversary in a video for InStyle.

     

    Dec 18, 2025

  • Adjunct Associate Professors – CCE of Writing Anna Moschovakis and Adrian Shirk received 2026 New York State Council on the Arts grant awards to continue working on their forthcoming books, The Seventh Book, or, Prudence and Elektra by Moschovakis and Squandered by Shirk.

    Dec 18, 2025

  • Xavi Danto, MS Library and Information Science ’25, wrote an article for Pratt Library’s Iron & Glass blog on efforts being made to overcome gaps in the Institute’s archives. “Beyond the threat of obsolescence, why was this project necessary and pertinent? From the over twelve collections containing CDs and DVDs, what was saved is material available nowhere else, preserved as it was intended to live: digitally.” 

    Dec 17, 2025

  • Hazel Sun, BArch ’20, was profiled in the Village Voice. “Sun approaches design as a conversation between people, nature, and culture. Her work at Hart Howerton, an award-winning firm specializing in hospitality projects, shows her belief that spaces can become destinations for connection. By combining architectural precision with ecological sensitivity, she infuses her projects with a sense of warmth and belonging.”

    Dec 16, 2025

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This fall in New York City, students went to the newly renovated Frick, explored innovative materials at a circular design brand, and heard from famed director Spike Lee.

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