For Sean Walklin and Mario Giragosian, their visit this past Fall semester to Florence University of the Arts (FUA) was a welcome home. As...
Conference Proceedings Now Available – 2023 Annual Academic Conference
Gardens of Culture: Calvino’s Memos for the New Millennium
Florence University of the Arts & Stony Brook University are pleased to announce the publication of the official proceedings from the XII Annual Academic Conference, “Garden of Culture: Calvino’s Memos for the New Millennium.”
Held in Florence on December 1–2, 2023, the conference brought together scholars, students, and community members to reflect on the literary and cultural legacy of Italo Calvino, marking the centenary of his birth. Through interdisciplinary panels, keynote speeches, and student presentations, participants explored Calvino’s Six Memos for the New Millennium and his enduring relationship with nature, imagination, and intellectual cultivation.
Blending Magazine Presents: The Renaissance of Material Media
With Blending's focus this Fall on material media, I wanted to write something different. In conversations with students, staff and curious readers, I often liken...
Eternal Impressions
From October 18 to November 15, the Mello Foundation at Borgo Pinti 22/24 was home to Cathleen Van Bergen’s collection, Eternal Impressions. This fall semester,...