Arts & Culture
Student Poet Wendy Chen G’17 Earns National Accolade
Wendy Chen G’17, a University Fellow in the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, has been named one of “10 Young American Poets Changing the Face of Poetry” by The Culture Trip, a one-stop website for arts, culture and travel. The…
Martin Bandier ’62 Receives Recording Academy’s President’s Merit Award
Martin N. Bandier ’62, chairman and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, was honored with the Recording Academy’s President’s Merit Award on Feb. 7 at the Pre-Grammy Gala hosted by Clive Davis in Beverly Hills, Calif. Presented the night before the…
Three Seniors Named YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund Scholars
Three Syracuse University seniors have been named 2015 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Scholars, an honor that includes a $5,000 scholarship. Kate Johnson, a public relations major in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; David Kern, an advertising and…
VPA’s New Turner Semester Focuses on Artistic Professional Practice
Artistic professional practice and engagement with contemporary artists and curators in the culturally rich setting of Los Angeles is the focus of the Turner Semester, the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) newest immersion experience. Funded through a gift…
SUArt Galleries Announces Grand Opening of New Galleries
The creation of these newly constructed spaces will help the Syracuse University Art Galleries better serve the needs of Syracuse University students and visitors for years to come.
Learning to the Beat
On a cold January morning, a sizzling percussive rhythm echoed from the depths of the Hall of Languages. Students in Professor Carol Babiracki’s “Intro to World Music” class were treated to a vibrant African drumming and dance workshop, led by…
Architecture Students Blend Safety, Community Spaces for Church
When Freedom by Design took on the task to create a handicap-accessible ramp at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, they decided to expand on the concept. Students are constructing the ramp, along with a shelter, outdoor storage and community spaces.
UVP, Light Work, CFAC Present Afro-Futurist-Themed Programs
UVP, parent organization Light Work, and the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) have announced several interrelated, afro-futurist-themed events and exhibitions through March, on the occasion of UVP’s year-long curatorial program “Celestial Navigation: a year into the afro future.”
El Punto Art Studio 2015 Partners with Setnor School of Music and School of Education
In an effort to reach out to youths in the Syracuse community, the University’s music education program has partnered with El Punto Art Studio, a contemporary arts education program offered at no cost to children and teens. The music education…
Carver Reading Series Continues with Novelist Jenny Offill Feb. 11
The Raymond Carver Reading Series in the College of Arts and Sciences continues with a visit by award-winning novelist Jenny Offill. On Wednesday, Feb. 11, she will participate in a Q&A session at 3:45 p.m., followed by an author reading…