First-Year Art Student Work Included In Fusion Arts Collective 2024

First-year Art major, Angelina Addison ’28, will have her work on display during this year’s “The Fusion Arts COLLECTIVE 2024.” There will be an opening celebration from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., November 1, in The Community Arts Gallery at the Community Arts of Elmira. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., the participating artists will share information about their work and experiences. The free exhibition will be on display through February.

“Being a part of the Fusion Arts COLLECTIVE, I have learned and gained many in-depth insights about community and trying new things,” shared Addison. “As I was one of the newest members to join the COLLECTIVE, the people there have made their greatest efforts to make me feel comfortable and a part of the community. They offered me rides whenever I couldn’t find one, allowing me to be inspired by their works of glass, and giving me a heartfelt conversation! I am truly glad to have been able to be a part of this experience and I would love to do it again in the near future!”

Works developed in previous Fusion Arts Collective classes will also be on display. These include works from Hollis Berry ’25 who participated in the course in 2022 and EC alumni Marc Artuz '24 and Kenta Okumura ’22 who participated in 2021.

Sponsored by The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass and Community Arts of Elmira, the Fusion Arts COLLECTIVE is a free, eight-week arts education opportunity for Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color, involving photography and glass fusion, building on themes of connection, community, cityscape, and identity. The Studio and the Arts of Elmira use the program to build community and partners with area organizations including Elmira College.

The eight participants photographed the Elmira urban landscape and then, with the aid of The Fusion Arts COLLECTIVE Instructional Lead and Creative Apprentice, transformed their photos into glass-fused panels. Participants took a guided tour at the Corning Museum of Glass that focused on fused glass and works created by members of the Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities. In addition, students had the opportunity to discover the component parts of staging an exhibition.

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