Arts & Culture
Syracuse Stage Season Starts with Comedy ‘Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike’
The 14/15 Season at Syracuse Stage starts Sept. 24 with “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. In this “ripped and roaring” comedy by Christopher Durang, Sonia and Vanya have frittered…
M.F.A. Student Wins Academy’s ‘Most Promising Young Poet’ Award
Wendy Chen, a University Fellow in Syracuse’s M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing, is the winner of the Academy of American Poets’ inaugural Aliki Perroti and Seth Frank Most Promising Young Poet Award. Chen won the award for her poem “They…
CFAC Executive Director Elected to Association of African American Museums
Kheli Willetts ’92, G’94, G’02, executive director of the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) and professor of practice of African American Studies (AAS) in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences, is one of three scholars elected to the Association…
College of Arts and Sciences Launches Minor in Arabic
In response to the growing interest in understanding Arab contemporary society, the College of Arts and Sciences has launched a minor degree program in Arabic. The 20-credit-hour program prepares students to read, write and communicate orally in Arabic at a…
Exhibition at 914Works Closes with Black-and-White Reception
914Works, a gallery space of the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will host a black-and-white reception to mark the closing of “Son of the Genesee,” an exhibition of black-and-white paintings by Stefan Zoller G’16, on Thursday, Sept. 4,…
‘Margaret Bourke-White: Moments In History’ Opens Aug. 19
The Syracuse University Art Galleries, in collaboration with the SU Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center, will present “Margaret Bourke-White: Moments in History 1930-1945,” an exhibition of vintage photographs taken in the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Germany, England and Italy in the 1930s and ’40s.
‘Tammy Renée Brackett: Dear Deer’ Opens Aug. 19
The Syracuse University Art Galleries will premiere a new media installation, “Tammy Renée Brackett: Dear Deer,” curated by SUArt Galleries Associate Director and Curator of Collections David L. Prince. Brackett’s recent work combines the digital and natural world to explore…
Opening Reception for ‘Last’ to be held on Sept. 4 at Point of Contact Gallery
Point of Contact Gallery is hosting an opening reception for “Last,” an exhibition by local artist Dorene Quinn, on Thursday, Sept. 4. The opening reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Refreshments…
Students Teach, Advise Teen Artists at Talent Agency
Several Syracuse University students are spending the summer helping local teen artists prepare for college and a career in the arts through a program at Syracuse’s Talent Agency. Under the guidance of art faculty and staff in the College of…
UVP, Light Work Announce Urban Cinematheque 2014
Urban Video Project (UVP) and Light Work will present Urban Cinematheque 2014, the third installment of this wildly successful end-of-summer event pairing a free outdoor film with an arts and cultural fair. The mission of Urban Cinematheque is to create…