Arts & Culture
University Mourns Loss of Award-Winning Poet Lucia Perillo G’86
Lucia Perillo G’86, an award-winning poet whose work was shaped by her struggle with multiple sclerosis (M.S.), died last month at her home in Olympia, Washington. She was 58. A graduate of the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing in the…
Art Students Exhibit Work at Leeds College of Art in England
Undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Art are exhibiting work in the show “Fair Exchange” at Leeds College of Art, one of the United Kingdom’s leading independent art schools, from Nov….
Turner Semester M.F.A. Students to Present Los Angeles Exhibition
Three master of fine arts (M.F.A.) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) School of Art who are currently studying and living in Los Angeles as part of the college’s Turner Semester will present the exhibition “Tumult…
CRS Department to Have Significant Presence at Annual National Communication Association Convention
Sixteen faculty and graduate students from the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies (CRS) in the College of Visual and Performing Arts will be participating in the 102nd Annual Convention of the National Communication Association (NCA) in Philadelphia Nov. 10-13….
Acclaimed Landscape Architect/Urbanist James Corner to Give University Lecture
Among Corner’s notable design projects are Manhattan’s highly acclaimed High Line; London’s South Park Plaza at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; and Santa Monica’s Tongva Park.
‘One Wall a Web’ Features Work of Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa
Light Work is presenting “One Wall a Web,” featuring the work of Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, in the Kathleen O. Ellis Gallery at Light Work through Dec. 16. A reception and lecture with Wolukau-Wanambwa will take place on Thursday, Nov. 10, from…
Raymond Carver Reading Series Hosts Poet Matthew Olzmann
Poet Matthew Olzmann, author of “Mezzanines” (Alice James Books, 2013), winner of the Kundiman Poetry Prize, is the next guest in the Raymond Carver Reading Series, on Wednesday, Nov. 9. He will take part in a Q&A session at 3:45…
Light Work Exhibits ‘The Trouble with Flesh’
Light Work is exhibiting “The Trouble with Flesh,” juried and curated by renowned photographer Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, featuring new work by M.F.A. candidates from the art photography program in the Department of Transmedia in the College of Visual and Performing Arts….
Nautanki Play Provides Cultural Lesson for Students
A popular regional opera form of India is helping bring Indian culture a little closer to home for students, who are getting a crash course in Nautanki-style plays. They are learning from one of the best, visiting director Devendra Sharma…
Renowned Villiers String Quartet to Perform Nov. 4
The internationally renowned Villiers Quartet, winner of the 2015 Radcliffe Chamber Music Competition and quartet-in-residence at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, will present a concert on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the Baker Artist Series…