NEW PALTZ – The Core Ensemble will perform the chamber music theatre work Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance at SUNY New Paltz’s McKenna Theatre on Feb. 7, 2013, at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Celebrating the music and poetry of the Harlem Renaissance…
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The Dorsky highlights West African photography with two new exhibitions opening on February 2
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will host a public reception for the exhibitions Malian Portrait Photography and Photo-Rapide: François Deschamps on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 5-7 p.m. (snow date: Feb. 9 from 5-7 p.m.). The exhibitions will be on display from Jan. 23 – April 14, 2013…
Read moreNEA grant to support opera by New Paltz music professor
NEW PALTZ – Nkeiru Okoye, assistant professor of music at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been commissioned by American Opera Projects to develop and present her opera, Harriet Tubman: When I Crossed the Line to Freedom. American Opera Projects, based in Brooklyn, NY, received a grant…
Read moreNew Paltz professor receives USA Fellowship
NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce that Professor Myra Mimlitsch-Gray is the recipient of the 2012 United States Artists (USA) Fellowship. The honor carries with it an award of $50,000 in unrestricted grant funds. Mimlitsch-Gray received the award in the category of…
Read moreSamuel Dorsky Museum of Art receives $20,000 grant
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation in support of a large-scale exhibition of Tibetan contemporary art. “We are enormously pleased to receive this most generous grant…
Read moreNew Paltz presents a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth
NEW PALTZ – The Department of Theatre Arts Mainstage Productions at the State University of New York at New Paltz presents a progressive adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The play, directed by Paul Kassel, associate dean in the School of Fine & Performing Arts, and associate professor in the Department of…
Read moreNew Paltz Professor Emerita to receive 2012 New York State Art Educator of the Year Award
NEW PALTZ – The Art Education Program of the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to announce that Professor Emerita Margaret Johnson, Ph.D., will be given the 2012 New York State Art Educator of the Year Award by the New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA). Dr….
Read moreNew Paltz students present art inspired by Historic Huguenot Street
NEW PALTZ – The Metal Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz has collaborated with Historic Huguenot Street to present the exhibition, “Insight/Onsite: Contemporary Artists Reflect on Historic Huguenot Street.” The exhibition will be held on Saturday, November 3rd. Exhibit tours depart the DuBois Fort Visitor Center,…
Read moreThe Dorsky Museum announces 2012 Hudson Valley Artists Purchase Award recipients
NEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (Dorsky Museum) announces the purchase of the following artworks from its Dear Mother Nature: Hudson Valley Artists 2012 exhibition for its permanent collection: “Homo Naturalis,” photocollage on paper, 44” x 22”, 2012, by Barbara Leon. “Zipped Trunk 3 (open),” natural trunk, zipper, fake…
Read moreNew Paltz hosts discussion on autism and the arts
NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz Art Education Program is hosting “Conversations with Artists on the Autistic Spectrum,” a panel discussion to be held on Saturday, November 3 from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. in Lecture Center 104 located on campus. The program is free and…
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