Arts & Humanities

Highlights From the Light Work Collection: Dawoud Bey

Curated from the Light Work collection, members of the Syracuse University campus community are invited to check out a selection from two of Dawoud Bey’s
News Staff March 11, 2024
Highlights From the Light Work Collection: Dawoud Bey

American Artist James Little G’76 Gifts Painting to Syracuse University Art Museum

American artist James Little G’76 has donated an oil painting he created, “Euclidean Squares,” to the Syracuse University Art Museum’s permanent collection. “James Little’s contributions
Diane Stirling March 8, 2024

Humanities Center Supports Four Spring 2024 Fellows

Humanities practitioners put current issues and events into perspective by encouraging critical thinking and analysis, challenging beliefs and values, sparking creativity and encouraging global citizenship
Caroline K. Reff Feb. 29, 2024
Humanities Center Supports Four Spring 2024 Fellows

Syracuse Stage Announces Youth Auditions for Lively Irish Musical ‘Once’

Syracuse Stage is seeking talented local youth actors to audition for the role of Ivanka in its upcoming production of “Once,” directed by Melissa Crespo. Auditioners
News Staff Feb. 22, 2024
Syracuse Stage Announces Youth Auditions for Lively Irish Musical ‘Once’

BioInspired Adds Research Subgroup Blending Arts, Sciences, Humanities

A new subgroup focused on the study of posthumanities topics has been formed at BioInspired Institute. It is designed to provide space and funding for
Diane Stirling Feb. 19, 2024
BioInspired Adds Research Subgroup Blending Arts, Sciences, Humanities

College of Visual and Performing Arts Announces 2024 VPA Scholars

Twelve seniors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been named VPA Scholars, the college’s highest undergraduate academic honor. The VPA Scholars
Erica Blust Feb. 18, 2024
College of Visual and Performing Arts Announces 2024 VPA Scholars

Setnor School of Music Announces 2023 Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest Winner

Patrick Vu, a master’s candidate in choral conducting at Texas Tech University, has been announced as winner of the 2023 Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest
Erica Blust Feb. 14, 2024
Setnor School of Music Announces 2023 Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest Winner

Urban Video Project Presents Crystal Z. Campbell’s ‘Makahiya’

Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) is pleased to present the exhibition of Crystal Z Campbell's original video, "Makahiya," on display from Feb. 22 through
News Staff Feb. 14, 2024
Urban Video Project Presents Crystal Z. Campbell’s ‘Makahiya’

Indigenous Philosophies Can Create Global Change and More Just Futures

This spring, the Syracuse University Humanities Center welcomes a visit by renowned Māori scholar, moral and political philosopher, Krushil Watene. She is a member of
News Staff Feb. 8, 2024
Indigenous Philosophies Can Create Global Change and More Just Futures

Syracuse Symposium Continues This Spring to Explore Humanity’s Interconnected Landscapes

The Syracuse University Humanities Center continues to celebrate Syracuse Symposium’s 20th season, with a kaleidoscopic range of events centered on the theme of "Landscapes." The
News Staff Feb. 2, 2024
Syracuse Symposium Continues This Spring to Explore Humanity’s Interconnected Landscapes

Film Professor Receives Creative Capital Award for Documentary Feature

Experimental filmmaker and animator Kelly Gallagher, an associate professor of film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Film and Media Arts,
Erica Blust Feb. 1, 2024
Film Professor Receives Creative Capital Award for Documentary Feature

Light Work Awarded $35,000 Grant From the National Endowment for the Arts

Light Work has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The grant for Light Work is one of 958
News Staff Jan. 29, 2024
Light Work Awarded $35,000 Grant From the National Endowment for the Arts

Spring SCRC Exhibition, ‘Plasticized: The Proliferation of Plastics in the 20th Century,’ Opens Feb. 26

UPDATE 2/29: Tonight's opening reception has been postponed due to inclement weather. Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center’s (SCRC) Spring 2024 exhibition, titled “Plasticized:
Cristina Hatem Jan. 29, 2024
Spring SCRC Exhibition, ‘Plasticized: The Proliferation of Plastics in the 20th Century,’ Opens Feb. 26

School of Architecture Announces Spring 2024 Visiting Critics

Each semester, upper-level architecture students participate in the visiting critic program that brings leading architects and scholars from around the world to the school. Four
Julie Sharkey Jan. 26, 2024
School of Architecture Announces Spring 2024 Visiting Critics

Art Museum to Host ‘Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology’

A new exhibition examining themes related to art and ecology will open at the Syracuse University Art Museum on Thursday, Jan. 25, and be on
News Staff Jan. 22, 2024
Art Museum to Host ‘Assembly: Syracuse University Voices on Art and Ecology’

International Team of Scholars Explores the Imperial Histories of India’s Most Visited Museum

From the pyramids in Egypt to India’s Taj Mahal, famous buildings and monuments have been constructed for thousands of years to honor leaders or prominent
Dan Bernardi Jan. 22, 2024

Syracuse Stage Welcomes 2024 With ‘Clyde’s,’ a Witty New Dramedy by Lynn Nottage

Syracuse Stage continues its 50th Anniversary Season with “Clyde’s,” Lynn Nottage’s Tony-award nominated comedy following the formerly incarcerated cooks of a rundown truck stop diner
Joanna Penalva Jan. 12, 2024
Syracuse Stage Welcomes 2024 With ‘Clyde’s,’ a Witty New Dramedy by Lynn Nottage

Art Bridges Grant to Support Gordon Parks Exhibition at Syracuse University Art Museum Next Fall

Syracuse University Art Museum has received a grant from the Art Bridges Foundation to support the exhibition and related programming for “Homeward to the Prairie
Wendy S. Loughlin Jan. 11, 2024
Art Bridges Grant to Support Gordon Parks Exhibition at Syracuse University Art Museum Next Fall