The event is focused on helping artists build sustainable income from their work, covering practical ways to monetize art through digital platforms, subscriptions, commissions, and more. It’s designed to be approachable, educational, and supportive, especially for those navigating the early stages of their creative careers.
🎨 Event at a Glance: How to Make Money from Your Art
🗓 Date/Time: Thursday, Nov 6 · 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST
📍Location: Wix Playground – 100 Gansevoort St, New York, NY 10014
Course Name: DESN 370-VT: Special Topics in Design – Entrepreneurship for Designers Class Number: 42398 Day & Time: Thursdays 6:00 PM – 9:50 PM Classroom: Online Instructor: TBA
This course is designed for students interested in establishing their own design practice. Through personal reflection, analysis of existing design studios, and practical business skills, students will develop a foundational understanding of what it takes to launch a design-focused business. Topics include business structure, accounting, taxes, contracts, marketing, and project management. By the end of the semester, students will have crafted a personalized toolkit and action plan for beginning a sustainable studio practice.
Introduction to Lettering & Calligraphy
Course Name: DESN 370-VT: Special Topics in Design – Lettering & Calligraphy Class Number: 40362 Day & Time: Thursdays 10:00 AM – 1:50 PM Classroom: KP 481 Instructor: Amy Fortunato
This is a beginner-friendly course for letter enthusiasts that are looking to express themselves through hand-crafted letterforms. This is not a type design course that results in a digital font, but rather explores the artistry and bespoke qualities of hand-drawn lettering and calligraphy. Unique and beautifully crafted lettering creates stand-out portfolio pieces and is a useful asset for a multitude of projects.
A variety of exercises and workshops build hand skills with various tools and mediums that combine analog and digital techniques.
Character Animation
Course Name: DESN 370-VT: Special Topics in Design – Character Animation Class Number: 42396 Day & Time: Mondays 8:10 AM – 12:00 PM Classroom: IB 203 Instructor: Elliot Cowan
Looking to improve your character animation skills and learn traditional “acting with a pencil”? In this class you’ll take the animation principles you learned in your Intro To Digital Animation class and push them further to start delivering animated performances. Using Adobe Animate, you’ll create characters that think and emote and make the audience believe they exist. This class is perfect for anyone who wants to expand their animation skills, might want to pursue a career in the animation industry or simply wants to express themselves through the powerful medium of animation.
Image generated using Midjourney with prompt “an illustration of a class learning about generative AI”.
AI x Design
Course Name: DESN 370-VT: Special Topics in Design – AI x Design Class Number: 42397 Day & Time: Mondays 6:00 PM – 9:50 PM Classroom: Online Instructor: Dustin Grella
In the rapidly evolving landscape of design, generative AI stands at the forefront, offering groundbreaking possibilities and posing new challenges. This course is designed for design students seeking to explore the potential of AI in the creative process. Students will delve into a comprehensive exploration of various AI tools, including Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT, DALL-E, MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, Eleven Labs AI, Runway ML, and others, learning to integrate them into design workflows.
The course combines theoretical learning with hands-on projects, enabling students to not only grasp the functionalities of these tools but also understand their practical applications in real-world design scenarios. As they progress, students will be encouraged to develop a critical perspective on the use of AI in design, particularly focusing on the ethical considerations such as bias, authorship, and the societal impact of AI-generated content.
Through lectures, workshops, guest speaker sessions, and collaborative projects, students will gain a nuanced understanding of how AI can augment, transform, and sometimes challenge traditional design methodologies. The course culminates in a final project where students will apply their learned skills to create comprehensive design works that reflect their mastery of AI tools and their thoughtful engagement with the ethical dimensions of AI in design.
CUNY Cultural Corps provides students with paid work experience in NYC’s arts and cultural sector, creating a pipeline for students to have successful careers, while diversifying NYC’s cultural institutions. Partnering institutions include non-profit cultural organizations involved in the visual, literary and performing arts as well as public-oriented science and humanities institutions including zoos, botanical gardens and historic and preservation societies.
Applications for the undergraduate Spring 2026 cohort are open until October 31, 2025.
When completing an application, students will need to select one (1) of the following five departments they wish to work for:
💬 Communications & Marketing
📚 Education & Public Programs
👐 Development & Fundraising
🖼️ Curatorial & Exhibitions
🎭Production Management (Performances & Events)
Candidates with strong applications will be invited to a Pre-Screening Training Session. Those who perform well in this session will move forward to apply for internship positions within their selected department.
Applications for the Spring 2026 cohort are now open! Click here to apply!
Application Period: Best Chance Deadline Oct. 7th Last Chance Deadline Oct. 13th (closes at 11:59 p.m.)
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis— the earlier you apply, the earlier you may be invited to interview. Applicants who submit by the Best Chance Deadline have a better chance of being interviewed; the Last Chance Deadline is the final cutoff to apply.
With a CUNY Spring Forward internship you are paid to pursue your future career and learn on the job! Internships are designed for CUNY undergrads who have had no prior paid internship experience.
Are you wondering what sets us apart from other programs?
Spring Forward is open to current CUNY undergraduate students
Spring Forward does not have an age cap! We accept students aged 18+
Priority is given to applicants with Freshman & Sophomore status
Priority is given to Community College applicants
Applicants must meet all of the following criteria in order to qualify for the program:
Have you had NO prior paid internship experience during your CUNY career? (including previously participating in Career Launch, Spring Forward, College Bridge and Reading Corp)
Will you be a CUNY undergraduate student this Fall 2025 AND Spring 2026 semesters?
Are you at least 18 years old as of September 9th, 2025?
Do you have a grade point average of at least 2.0?
Are you eligible to work in the United States?
Do you want a career in one of these fields: • Marketing, communications, or public relations • Community impact, non-profits, or social services • Science, technology, engineering or environmental preservation • Healthcare services
If you answered “yes” to all of the questions above, you can apply to a future cycle of the CUNY Spring Forward Program!
Since its founding by DreamWorks alumnus Mike de Seve, Baboon has expanded to become one of the most accomplished animation screenwriting teams worldwide, with story editing and writing credits on dozens of the most popular animated films and series for families and teens. Please send resumes and portfolios (for Art and Audiovisual Interns) to [email protected].
Below are the internship roles we offer: Animation Writing Intern:
Taking notes at meetings
Exploding outlines into full scripts
Editing bibles and other pitch materials
Other administrative tasks as needed
Art and Audiovisual Intern:
Assisting in pitch deck creation
Assisting in animation production
Assisting in character design
Pro Tools Intern:
Editing content for multiple international series in the thick of production
Making selects and sound reels
Synching audio to video
Mixing
Opportunities to shadow voice directors if interested
We require that interns work for a duration of 40 days. The schedule is up to the student, whether it’s 2 full days over ~19 weeks or 3 half days over 26 weeks. Our office in Brooklyn is open M-F, 9-5, and we allow hybrid work. This is an unpaid internship that offers college credit.
Everyone is invited to the launch event of the Spring 2025 issue of Queens College’s undergraduate literary journal, Utopia Parkway. Physical copies will be available to browse, and student editors and faculty advisors will be on hand to answer questions. This year’s editors include design students Sophia Pappalard and Randy Abel Vilchis. Faculty advisors are Assistant Professor of English Ryan Black and Assistant Professor of Design Kristy Caldwell. Read about the editors here.
The Spring 2025 issue includes visual art contributions from Design majors Kayla Bobcombe, Elena Leung, Jia Qin Lin, Aryan Manas, Sophia Pappalard, and Bryan Southerland, as well as from recent Design graduates Shaday Anderson, Thais Mendes, and Farhin Puspita.
The event will include a slideshow of all visual art from the issue and feature readings from several creative writing contributors.
Course Name: DESN 370-VT: Special Topics in Design – Lettering & Calligraphy Class Number: 51775 Day & Time: Thursdays 10:00 AM – 1:50 PM Classroom: KP 481 Instructor: Amy Fortunato
This is a beginner-friendly course for letter enthusiasts that are looking to express themselves through hand-crafted letterforms. This is not a type design course that results in a digital font, but rather explores the artistry and bespoke qualities of hand-drawn lettering and calligraphy. Unique and beautifully crafted lettering creates stand-out portfolio pieces and is a useful asset for a multitude of projects.
A variety of exercises and workshops build hand skills with various tools and mediums that combine analog and digital techniques.
Character Animation
Course Name: DESN 370-VT: Special Topics in Design – Character Animation Class Number: 51774 Day & Time: Mondays 8:10 AM – 12:00 PM Classroom: IB 203 Instructor: Elliot Cowan
Looking to improve your character animation skills and learn traditional “acting with a pencil”? In this class you’ll take the animation principles you learned in your Intro To Digital Animation class and push them further to start delivering animated performances. Using Adobe Animate, you’ll create characters that think and emote and make the audience believe they exist. This class is perfect for anyone who wants to expand their animation skills, might want to pursue a career in the animation industry or simply wants to express themselves through the powerful medium of animation.
Experimental Animation
Course Name: DESN 370-VT: Special Topics in Design – Experimental Animation Class Number: 51778 Day & Time: Mondays 1:40 PM – 5:30 PM Classroom: Klapper 107 Instructor: Christen Smith
This hands-on course explores experimental animation as a dynamic dialogue between art history, contemporary art movements, and emerging techniques. Rooted in the Western traditions of Abstract and Surrealist animation, the course expands into a global and forward-looking perspective, incorporating screenings, gallery and museum visits, guest speakers, and readings. Students will experiment with a wide range of animation methods—from pre-cinematic techniques to digital and hybrid approaches—while engaging with the aesthetic and philosophical implications of persistence of vision and moving images. Through iterative assignments, cohort collaborations, and in-class critiques, students will refine their artistic voice, learning to trust their instincts, embrace experimentation, and apply discoveries to the creation of finished works. The semester culminates in a two-minute experimental animation, with discussions on structure, sound, exhibition, and distribution strategies.
We are pleased to announce that we’re accepting applications for the 2025–26 SPCUNY Student Fellowship through April 30, 2025! Join our online info session on Tuesday, April 8, at 10AM ET — register HERE to attend or to receive the recording.
Student Fellows are graduate students with a serious art practice, matriculated at any CUNY campus (often but not always from MFA programs), who are working to develop an independent project at the intersection of art and social justice. Selected through an open call, this group will be part of a wider SPCUNY 2025-26 cohort, which includes CUNY faculty/practitioners, all of whom are also developing their own projects. Student Fellows participate in a required weekly seminar in the Fall and Spring semesters and make significant progress towards (or complete) their independent project. They receive an unrestricted $4,000 stipend in the form of CUNY fellowships.
You will likely benefit the most from being an Actionist with SPCUNY if you are a CUNY graduate student who is:
Working towards one or more socially-engaged art projects, and has an existing basic knowledge of social practice art
Interested in furthering your engagement with social practice and public-facing art beyond the requirements of an academic program
Interested in discussions around social practice’s core issues while developing a project independently
Social Practice CUNY is an educational network that amplifies the collective power of socially engaged artists, scholars, and advocates throughout the City University of New York’s rich tapestry of faculty, staff, and students working for social justice. Based at the CUNY Graduate Center and working with students and faculty across CUNY’s 25 campuses, SPCUNY’s theory of educational transformation fosters structures for diverse creative leaders who will empower New York City as an inclusive, justice-driven cultural landscape.
In partnership with MoMA and artist Cynthia Tobar, the KODA Arts Administration Fellowship is designed for undergraduate students interested in the arts & Arts Administration. This program aims to foster students’ interest in the field while helping them expand their professional experience. Programs similar to this one have shaped career paths for many undergraduate students.
The Fellowship is structured in three phases: Knowledge Acquisition, Research Project Development, and Research Project Delivery. Fellows will have access to office hours and individual mentorship throughout the program. Faculty for the Fellowship includes artist Cynthia Tobar, invited artists lecturers, and KODA staff members Klaudia Ofwona Drabar and Elif Usuloglu.
The Fellowship will run from June 6-August 8, 2025, and four students will be selected through an open call process. Four selected Fellows will receive a $500 stipend each for their participation in the program and are expected to commit 5 hours per week to the Fellowship. The fellows will meet on Fridays/Saturdays in New York, NY, including locations such as KODA House on Governors Island and possible extra meetings during the week at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and other cultural institutions.
Timeline and important dates:
June: In-person workshops at KODA on Governors Island:
Saturday, June 7 at 11:30-2pm – Workshop #1
Saturday, June 14 at 11:30-2pm – Workshop #2
Saturday, June 21 at 11:30-2pm – Workshop #3
Friday, June 27 at 11:30am-2pm – Workshop #4
July: Individual research mentoring sessions, online office hours, and additionally scheduled afternoon visits in cultural institutions including MoMA.
August: Final Presentations on Friday, August 8 at 11am-2pm at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
Application: The Open Call for KODA Arts Administration Fellowship opens on April 1, 2025. Applications will be accepted between April 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET and April 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET. Four selected undergraduate students will be notified of the fellowship offer by May 9, 2025.
Eligibility:
NYC-based undergraduate students.
Selection Process: We will be accepting four fellows for the KODA Arts Administration Fellowship. Short-listed candidates will be invited for a short interview. Accepted candidates will be notified by May 9, 2025.
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