Arts & Culture
2011 South Side Film Festival continues July 15
The Syracuse University South Side Initiative and the Southside Community Coalition are sponsoring the fifth annual South Side Film Festival this month. Other sponsors of the event include KeyBank and Visual Technologies. A film will be shown each Friday, July…
SU’s Janklow Arts Leadership Program appoints founding director, professor of practice
The Department of Art and Music Histories in Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences has announced the appointment of Mark Nerenhausen as founding director and professor of practice of the new Janklow Arts Leadership Program. Nerenhausen brings more than…
Mark Linder named inaugural Chancellor’s Fellow in the Humanities
Mark Linder, Syracuse Architecture associate professor, has been named the inaugural Chancellor’s Fellow in the Humanities beginning in August. This position marks the critical place of architecture within the humanities. It will offer new avenues for programming with the Humanities…
‘Drawn to Paint: The Art of Jerome Witkin’ to debut Sept. 8
Retrospective exhibition first to examine crucial aspect of artist’s career
Corcoran High School student awarded SU dance scholarship in memory of Jenni-Lyn Watson
Margaret Moreno, a senior at Corcoran High School, has attended SU’s Summer Dance Intensive Program for three years. She is so dedicated to her art that at age 15, she cashed in her $1,000 life savings to pay the tuition…
VPA announces establishment of Philip H. Stevens Award in industrial and interaction design
Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced the establishment of the Philip H. Stevens Award in the college’s industrial and interaction design (IID) program in its Department of Design. The award is named in honor of…
Three days, three writers, a once in a lifetime experience: SYRFILMFEST Scriptwriting Workshop
The Syracuse International Film Festival (SYRFILMFEST) announces its second annual Scriptwriting Workshop. The workshop is hosted by Syracuse University alumnus Rob Edwards, writer of “Treasure Planet” and the Academy Award-nominated “The Princess and the Frog.” Dani Menkin, writer and director of…
Communication and rhetorical studies graduate students to present research at national, international conferences
Eight graduate students from the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts have had their research selected for presentation at several upcoming national and international conferences, including the prestigious National Communication Association (NCA)…
Next Th3 takes place on June 16
A consortium of 21 Syracuse arts venues will once again coordinate free, monthly visual arts events from 5-8 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month, June 16. They include: ArtRage—The Norton Putter Gallery 505 Hawley Ave. At 6 p.m.,…
Bulgarian students travel to SU to attend summer dance program
Two dancers from Bulgaria will arrive at Syracuse University in July to study with world-renowned faculty during the three-week Summer Dance Intensive Program, which is administered by University College. Greta Georgieva, a 19-year-old classical ballet student, has been studying since…