MCVA clinical associate professor Lou Guarneri filmed a music video for “No Stone,” a new song from pop-punk band Conversing with Oceans. Guarneri previously brought Conversing to Oceans to campus for the experiential course MCA 384: Producing the Music Video, where students directed, shot, and edited several professional music videos for the band and other acts.
MCVA clinical associate professor Lou Guarneri filmed a music video for “Tokyo,” the latest song from pop-punk band Conversing with Oceans. Guarneri previously brought Conversing to Oceans to campus for the experiential course MCA 384: Producing the Music Video, where students directed, shot, and edited several professional music videos for the band and other acts.
MCVA professor Inbal Abergil will be doing a book signing at this year’s Photobook Festival, on Saturday, October 4 at 1:00 p.m., held by the International Center of Photography. This signing is for Abergil’s book, “The Presence of Absence,” set to be released on November 18! She has been working on this book for 10 years! We would like to congratulate Abergil on her hard work and on the opportunity to do a book signing at such an integral festival! You can buy tickets for the Festival with the link below, along with a review of the book so far!
ICP Photobook Fest (Saturday Access)
Here is a review of the book from Kehrer Verlag Heidelberg,
“The Presence of Absence, a decade-long documentary, explores trauma, loss, grief, mourning, and healing after war. Inbal Abergil combines stories of Gold Star Families, still lifes of loved ones’ belongings, and portraits of Casualty Notification Officers. The still lifes show how survivors cope with loss, highlighting the dual pain and comfort of memories. The portraits depict the grim task of delivering tragic news, aiming for no mistakes to allow healing. The Four-channel video features four Gold Star Mothers discussing life after losing their sons, offering grief coping guidelines. The project invites reflection on the survivors’ journey to rebuild their lives and the human cost of conflict.”
Senior director of academic and classroom technology and adjunct professor George Chacko shares his insights with CXOTech Magazine on using AI as a teaching assistant.
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MCVA clinical associate professor Lou Guarneri shares with DIY Photography how to turn color film negatives into Instax prints without a darkroom.
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Congratulations to David Freeman, MCVA adjunct professor and educator in music at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, for joining the 2025-2026 Community Advisory Board for New York Public Radio.
The organization is a volunteer group of radio enthusiasts that supports the future of public radio in the New York area. They connect with communities, gather feedback from listeners, and advise NYPR on listener sentiment. Their goal is to enhance the listener experience and ensure that the station’s content and strategy meet the educational, cultural, and coverage needs of the diverse communities they serve (New York Public Radio Community Advisory Board/LinkedIn).