Arts & Culture
VPA’s Tom Sherman wins Canada’s 2010 Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts
Tom Sherman, professor of art video in the School of Art and Design’s Department of Transmedia in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, has been named one of eight recipients of Canada’s 2010 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts.
‘Women of Sand: Testimonies of Women in Ciudad Juárez’ to be presented at CFAC
“Mujeres de Arena” (Women of Sand) will be presented at the Community Folk Art Center.
Legacy of civil rights activist George Wiley honored at 12th annual Sojourner Storytelling Conference March 24-25
SU’s 12th annual Sojourner Storytelling Conference will honor an SU organic chemistry professor whose scientific and teaching accomplishments were eclipsed only by his political activism.
SU Women’s Choir to premiere Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest winner at March 26 concert
The Syracuse University Women’s Choir, under the direction of Barbara M. Tagg, faculty member in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), will premiere the winning composition of SU’s Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest on Friday, March 26.
The NewsHouse: The Underworld’s wild man
‘Cities of the Underworld’ host Don Wildman recalls Indiana Jones-esque experiences from exploring ancient worlds.
College of Visual and Performing Arts to launch Ginsburg-Klaus Art in Los Angeles Practicum Week
The College of Visual and Performing Arts has announced the creation of the Ginsburg-Klaus Art in Los Angeles Practicum Week.
NPR’s Scott Simon shares perspective from covering the world in March 9 University Lectures presentation
Scott Simon, host of National Public Radio’s “Weekend Edition Saturday,” writer and novelist, will share his experiences in reporting from every continent on the globe during a University Lectures presentation on Tuesday, March 9.
Dahesh Museum of Art, Syracuse University continue collaboration with second exhibition at Palitz Gallery
This spring, the Dahesh Museum of Art will present “Becoming an Artist: The Academy in 19th-Century France” at Syracuse University’s Palitz Gallery, Lubin House in New York City, 11 E. 61st St.
Fashion designer Nguyen of Bravo TV’s ‘Launch My Line’ to speak Feb. 24
Thai Nguyen, a fashion designer and contestant on Bravo TV’s reality television series “Launch My Line,” will give an informal talk on Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
New book by SU English professor explores complex roles of AIDS activist media
The question of how film and video bears witness to the historical trauma of the AIDS epidemic is the subject of a new book by assistant professor of English Roger Hallas.