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Did you know you can time-travel at SVA Libraries? Welcome to the Retro Game Lounge, where you might find yourself in 1985, sitting across from a boxy, old rabbit-eared TV. Or you might step inside and find yourself playing Nintendo in the early aughts. The Retro Game Lounge offers multiple gaming stations, 750 games, and a nostalgic glow thanks to what student Zina Zhao (BFA 2026 Advertising) calls its “suburban-basement visuals.” Soak in the vibes, understand how graphics and game design have changed over time, and get some inspiration for your own designs, all while having fun with friends. Librarian David Pemberton has been working to make the Retro Game Lounge happen since Library West opened in 2016, and, last summer in 2025, the room was finally built and opened to students for the fall semester. Video games have played a role in SVA Libraries’ collections for 20 years now, but New York Public Library offered a game-changer when they donated Nintendo (1985) and Super Nintendo (1991) systems, games, peripherals (zappers and specialty controllers), Nintendo Power Magazines, posters, and strategy guides.
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GAME INVENTORY
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Retro Game Lounge • • • • • • •
Nintendo Super Nintendo Nintendo Wii (GameCube compatible) Nintendo Switch PlayStation 1, 3, and 4 Sega Dreamcast Xbox 360 and One
modern Game Lounge • Xbox Series X • PlayStation 5
Loanable Hardware • • • • • •
Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Mini Super Nintendo Mini Sega Genesis Mini Sega Genesis Mini 2
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Calling all community members! Donate old games, consoles, and other equipment you may have lying around. SVA Libraries will give it a good home, preserve the historic game record, and invite students to keep the gaming spirit alive. To donate, please contact David Pemberton at dpemberton@sva.edu.
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FILMS SHOWN BY SVA ALUMNI SVA Theatre presents screenings of select feature films for free for students and staff with an SVA ID. If you’re not a member of the SVA community, then make friends with somebody who is because one nonSVA guest is permitted per SVA ID holder. RSVPs not accepted or required. Seating is first come, first served. To learn more, check out SVA Today. Screenings are not listed on SVA Theatre’s website, and they are not open to the public.
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CO-DIRECTOR ADAM ROSETTE (BFA 2007 ANIMATION)
Jurassic World: Rebirth F1 The Legend of Ochi Thunderbolts Ballerina 28 Years Later Superman The Long Walk The Bad Guys 2 Elio Wicked: For Good Caught Stealing The Running Man
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“Next Up” series showcases up-and-coming voices, each contributing a part to an emerging art scene.
From Risograph prints to oil-on-canvas paintings, the work on view at SVA Galleries’ “Next Up” exhibition series displayed the breadth of current students’ creativity. In January and February, SVA Galleries hosted the second annual juried exhibition series, “Next Up,” consisting of three shows held in the College’s Chelsea, Gramercy, and Flatiron gallery spaces. Introduced in 2025 as a reimagining of SVA’s tradition of showcasing emerging student talent, the works in each “Next Up” exhibition are chosen by a prestigious group of notable alumni. This year, the series featured the multidisciplinary work of 52 students representing 11 of the College’s 30 undergraduate and graduate departments.
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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Annette Zhan, My Childhood Dream, 2025, oil on canvas; Olivia Hang, Stellar Moments, 2023, oil on canvas; Ji Young Kim, Pain is like changing clothes, 2025, pencil on paper with digital edits.
The “Next Up” series brought together more than just a diverse use of media and materials. This unique opportunity made space for students to professionally display their work at the College’s public-facing galleries, merging the students’ inner campus life with the broader art world. Graduate students hung their work alongside undergraduate students. Alumni served as jurors, as if passing the baton, or rather brush, to the upcoming artists currently in the midst of their studies. Considering how “Next Up” acts as a nexus linking media, students, alumni, and the public, it’s in the spirit of the show that the three jurors each dedicate time and experience to creating hubs for artists and other creative professionals to form social, professional, and collaborative bonds.
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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Ryan Ally, River of Grass, 2025, archival pigment print; Sunghoon Chung, (Between Line 2 and Line 2), 2025, oil and pen on MDF; Izzy Liu, Running Dog, 2025, Risograph print; David Fu, Fever Dream, 2024, oil on canvas; Jade Sun, The Migratory Bird (panel 4), 2024, etching and aquatint on paper; Haina Zhang, Big Night, 2025, oil and charcoal on canvas; Elvan Sökmen, What’s In My Bag, 2025, Risograph print.
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Interested in seeing
your work
on gallery walls? Keep an eye out for the 2027 “Next Up” call for entries in the SVA Galleries newsletter or by following them on Instagram @sva_galleries. Matriculated SVA students in any graduate or undergraduate program may submit work in any medium. Questions? Email gallery@sva.edu. Juried exhibitions have been a crucial part of the SVA fabric for more than 30 years, serving as a means for students’ achievements to be recognized by a group of notable alumni. Artists are selected from a large pool of applicants to participate in the annual SVA Galleries call for entries. Submissions undergo a rigorous examination of presented materials, including documentation of work and artist statements. Jurors are selected to represent the wide range of SVA’s creative community across the worlds of design, fine arts, illustration, and the moving image.
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PUBLISHED BY VISUAL ARTS PRESS WITH THE SUPPORT OF SVA GALLERIES, SVA LIBRARIES, AND SVA THEATRE. Laura Valenza, writer and editor • Brian E. Smith, design director Eleanor Leung (BFA Design), design intern • Zina Zhao (BFA 2026 Advertising), design intern • Jennifer Liang, production manager
Special Thanks to: Rebecca Clark, Maeri Ferguson, Caitlin Kilgallen, Beth Kleber, Adam Natale, David Pemberton, and Tyson Skross