NEW PALTZ – New Paltz celebrated the opening of the nation’s first MakerBot Innovation Center with a press event and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 11. More than 100 people, including members of the business community, students, faculty and staff, attended the event, which was followed by a lecture by…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Kaitlyn (Kate) Gesel, a Master of Fine Arts candidate in the SUNY New Paltz Printmaking program, is the recipient of a Southern Graphics Council International (SGCI) Graduate Fellowship. The SGCI is the largest print organization in North America, and its annual conference provides an opportunity to feature the…
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NEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz will celebrate the grand opening of the nation’s first MakerBot Innovation Center on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m. in the McKenna Theatre Lobby. The grand opening will be followed by a lecture, titled “Leading the Next Industrial…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz is seeking members of the community interested in joining its College-Community Chorale for the spring 2014 season. Membership is open to singers from the public and SUNY New Paltz students. No audition is required. This season’s program will include…
Read MoreThree musical acts from SUNY New Paltz were selected for inclusion in the first-ever annual SUNY Music Madness competition—a system-wide
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NEW PALTZ – The 3D printing initiative at the State University of New York at New Paltz has been awarded $1 million in economic development funding through Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative. The announcement was made today, Dec. 11, in Albany, N.Y. The award will support the college’s goal…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Metal/Jewelry Program will host a daylong silver service and jewelry polishing event on Saturday, Nov.23 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Marbletown Community Center on Main Street in Stone Ridge, N.Y. Just in time for the holidays, the…
Read MoreFine & Performing Arts Events Upcoming Events at the State University of New York at New Paltz www.newpaltz.edu/fpa 845.257.3860 THEATRE www.newpaltz.edu/theatre Box Office: 845.257.3880 THE TEMPEST by William Shakespeare Nov. 14-16, 21-23 at 8:00 p.m. Nov. 17 & 24 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets: $18. $16, $10 A storm, a shipwreck and a powerful sorceress named Prospera (Prospero) set in motion a…
Read MoreNew Paltz – The State University of New York at New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts will present William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” directed by Associate Professor Nancy Saklad and featuring Associate Professor Connie Rotunda as Prospero (Prospera). The performances will take place from Nov.14-24 in McKenna Theatre on the New Paltz…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ—The State University of New York at New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts presents the Tony Award-winning musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, book by Rachel Sheinkin, and additional material by Jay Reiss. With direction and choreography…
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The Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council (MHREDC) has chosen the 3D Printing Initiative at the State University of New York at New Paltz as a top priority project to be considered for state funding in this year’s round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Council Initiative. State funding would allow New Paltz to…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces its fall public programs, many of which relate directly to the Museum’s current exhibitions including Screen Play: Hudson Valley Artists 2013 (through November 10) and Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art (through December…
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NEW PALTZ- The State University of New York at New Paltz announces a lecture by Dr. Hod Lipson, professor of engineering at Cornell University, director of the Creative Machines Lab, and co-author of the book “Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing.” His presentation will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 11,…
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NEW PALTZ – The famed multiphonic singers of Tibet’s Drepung Loseling Monastery, whose sellout performances in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center received national acclaim, will perform “Sacred Music Sacred Dance for World Healing” at SUNY New Paltz in conjunction with The Dorsky Museum exhibition, Anonymous: Contemporary Tibetan Art as part of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ- “Art Meets Life”, an exhibition organized by the The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Art Department, and curated by New Paltz professors Rimer Cardillo and Francois Deschamps will open at the Dorsky Gallery / Curatorial Programs with a reception on Sunday, July 14 from 2:00 –…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz presents the 19th season of PianoSummer at New Paltz Festival/Institute. Under the artistic direction of the internationally-renowned maestro, Vladimir Feltsman, concerts, recitals, master classes, lectures and piano competitions, will take place on the college campus from July 6-26. All…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz presents the 19th season of PianoSummer at New Paltz Festival/Institute. Under the artistic direction of the internationally-renowned maestro, Vladimir Feltsman, concerts, recitals, master classes, lectures and piano competitions, will take place on the college campus from July 6-26. All…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Mary Hafeli, who has served as dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz since July 2009, has accepted a senior faculty position in the Art and Art Education Program at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College. She will…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Screens, whether in hands, vehicles, or rooms, have become a nearly ubiquitous interface. In Screen Play, the annual exhibition of Hudson Valley Artists at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz, 15 artists respond to or use screens as…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Professor Kathy Goodell, currently the area head of the painting & drawing program of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz, is the recipient of a 2013 Fellow Grant in the category of Creative/Fine Arts from the John…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The hilarious Tony Award-winning musical The Producers, written by Mel Brooks, will be performed at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The show, under the direction of Jack Wade, with musical direction by Stephen Kitsakos and choreography by Joe Langworth, is being produced by the…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to present a West African music concert featuring Yacouba Sissoko, a Master kora player from the Djely griot tradition, with Famoro Dioubate on the Mandeng balafon. The concert will take place on Tuesday, April 9 at 5 pm at The Dorsky Museum.
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to present a West African music concert featuring Yacouba Sissoko, a Master kora player from the Djely griot tradition, with Famoro Dioubate on the Mandeng balafon. The concert will take…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – “The Dark I Know,” a musical written and directed by State University of New York at New Paltz student Alex Eisen and New York University student John Watts, was awarded the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Musical Theatre Award for 2013. Eisen, a graduating senior at New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art is pleased to present “Fields of Vision: Work by SUNY New Paltz Art Faculty,” an exhibition and accompanying catalog that feature work by 28 faculty members of the State University of New York at New Paltz Art Department. The exhibition offers a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Department of Theatre Arts MainStage Productions at the State University of New York at New Paltz presents their annual New Play Festival March 7-17 in Parker Theatre located on the college campus. The play readings, directed by Robert Miller, will be presented March 7-9, 14-16, at 8…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces a series of free public education programs in connection with the exhibitions Malian Portrait Photography and Photo-Rapide: François Deschamps, now on view through April 14, 2013 in The Dorsky Museum’s Alice and Horace Chandler and North Galleries.
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz announces a series of free public education programs in connection with the exhibitions Malian Portrait Photography and Photo-Rapide: François Deschamps, now on view through April 14, 2013 in The Dorsky Museum’s Alice…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz announces a lecture by Kamran Khavarani, artist, architect, and humanitarian. His presentation, titled “Art for a New Consciousness, Art for a New Humanity,” will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m., on New Paltz’s campus in Lecture…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art invites artists working in all media to submit proposals for its annual exhibition of work by artists from the mid Hudson Valley. Screen Play, the seventh annual Hudson Valley Artists exhibition, will be organized by Daniel Belasco, The Dorsky Museum’s newly appointed…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz and the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art are pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Belasco as the museum’s new Curator of Exhibitions and Programs. Belasco is a noted curator and critic of contemporary art. A former Associate Curator of…
Read MoreOriginal work by Professor Nkeiru Okoye celebrates African American History Month and the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation NEW PALTZ – The Department of Music at the State University of New York at New Paltz celebrates African American History Month and the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with its production…
Read MoreNEW 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…
Read MoreNEW 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 MoreNEW 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 – 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 MoreNEW 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 MoreNEW 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 – 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…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz Music Department presents the world renowned Ensemble Made in Canada. The ensemble will perform on October 30 at 8:00 p.m. in the Julien J. Studley Theatre and give a workshop on October 31 at 11:00 a.m. in the Nadia…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts presents “Crimes of the Heart” written by Beth Henley. Directed by Connie Rotunda, the performances will take place Oct. 11 – 21 in Parker Theatre located on the campus. “Crimes of the Heart” is a tragic…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art announces special public programs that will take place in conjunction with its current exhibitions: Dear Mother Nature: Hudson Valley Artists 2012, Russel Wright: The Nature of Design and Shinohara Pops! The Avant-Garde Road, Tokyo/New York. Saturday, September 22 2 pm – Free Gallery talk…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – On Saturday, September 8th, from 5-7 pm, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will host a public reception for two new exhibitions: Shinohara Pops! The Avant-Garde Road, Tokyo/New York, curated by Hiroko Ikegami and Reiko Tomii, and Russel Wright: The Nature of Design curated by Donald Albrecht and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ -The State University of New York at New Paltz Art department in conjunction with the curatorial programs of the Dorsky Gallery present Displaced Objectives/Convoluted Conjecture. The opening reception will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5 and will remain on view through Aug. 26 at the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art announces a series of programs that have been organized in conjunction with the exhibition Dear Mother Nature, Hudson Valley Artists 2012, currently on display in the Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North Gallery through November 4. Interactive performances, gallery talks, workshops, and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will hold an opening reception for a new exhibition, Dear Mother Nature, Hudson Valley Artists 2012, on Saturday, June 23, from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition, curated by Linda Weintraub, will be on display in the Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will hold an opening reception for a new exhibition, Dear Mother Nature, Hudson Valley Artists 2012, on Saturday, June 23, from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition, curated by Linda Weintraub, will be on display in the Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North Gallery through November 4.
Read MoreNEW PALTZ–The State University of New York at New Paltz presents the 18th season of PianoSummer at New Paltz Festival/Institute. Under the artistic direction of the internationally-renowned maestro, Vladimir Feltsman, concerts, recitals, master classes, lectures and piano competitions, will take place on the college campus from July 14 through August 3. PianoSummer…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz (The Dorsky) and the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild present a panel discussion entitled “Representation and Its Discontents,” on Saturday, June 16 at 5:30 p.m. The event will take place at the Woodstock Byrdcliffe…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz presents its fourth annual Fine Wine + Fine Art benefit auction on Tuesday, June 5, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Twenty Four Fifth ballroom at 24 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The…
Read MoreThe SUNY New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts closes its 2011/2012 Mainstage season with Joe Masteroff’s Cabaret. Directed by Nancy Saklad, with musical direction by Brendon Sturiale and choreography by Connie Rotunda, performances take place April 19 to 29 in McKenna Theatre located on the college campus. Enter the world of the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz Department of Music presents Violin Fest on April 19 at 8:00 p.m. in the Julien J. Studley Theatre located on the college campus. Marka Young, concert violinist, will be playing a program of music by Fritz Kreisler, Igor Stravinsky,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz Department of Music presents Songs for New Journeys on April 3 at 6:00 p.m. in the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art located on the college campus. The concert features songs for the theatre, composed by Stephen Kitsakos, arranged for…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – SUNY New Paltz has been ranked as one of the Best Graduate Schools for Fine Arts by U.S.News & World Report. In the 2013 rankings, New Paltz’ Master of Fine Arts program was ranked 83rd, up 11 places from its previous ranking in 2008. It was one of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts closes its 2011/2012 Mainstage season with Joe Masteroff’s Cabaret. Directed by Nancy Saklad, with musical direction by Brendon Sturiale and choreography by Connie Rotunda, performances take place April 19 to 29 in McKenna Theatre located…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – New Paltz alumnus Sergey Jivetin ’01 has been named a winner of the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation’s 17th Biennial Competition. Thirty award winners were selected from more than 130 nominations in the fields of painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, and craft media, gathered by a nationwide nominating committee….
Read MoreVladimir Feltsman, founder and artistic director of the Piano Summer Institute and Festival at SUNY New Paltz, will perform a benefit concert in honor of the inauguration of New Paltz’ eighth president, Dr. Donald P. Christian. The concert, to be held on Saturday, April 14 at 4 p.m. in the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz presents the following events and exhibitions in March 2012: MARCH 2012 EVENTS Sunday, March 4, 2-3 p.m. First Sunday Free Gallery Tour with guest educator Kevin Cook Sunday, March 11, 2-3 p.m. Gallery Talk by Anthony Panzera,…
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Student and faculty members of New Paltz’s theatre arts program were granted with four awards and eight certificates of merit at the Region I Festival of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). “The Department of Theatre Arts is thrilled with the performance of our students in this year’s Festival. They…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Student and faculty members of New Paltz’s theatre arts program were granted with four awards and eight certificates of merit at the Region I Festival of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). “The Department of Theatre Arts is thrilled with the performance of our students in this…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts will present the play Eugenia, March 1 – 11 in Parker Theatre located on campus. Eugenia was written by playwright Lorae Parry and will be directed by Anita Gonzalez. Composer Stephen Kitsakos has written a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz College-Community Chorale is seeking new members for the spring 2012 season. Rehearsals will be held Wednesday evenings, beginning January 25, at 7:00 p.m. in the Nadia & Max Shepard Recital Hall located in College Hall on campus. Works to be…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – A donation from Gary and Janaki Patrik has established the Gary and Janaki Patrik Music Endowment, which will award scholarships to students pursuing a degree in music who have music related needs. "We believe education is extremely important both for individuals and for society," said Patrik. "In these harsh…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – A donation from Gary and Janaki Patrik has established the Gary and Janaki Patrik Music Endowment, which will award scholarships to students pursuing a degree in music who have music related needs. "We believe education is extremely important both for individuals and for society," said Patrik. "In these harsh…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art invites artists to submit proposals for its annual exhibition of work by artists from the mid Hudson Valley. This year’s exhibition titled ”Dear Mother Nature: Hudson Valley Artists 2012" will be organized by guest curator Linda Weintraub. Ms. Weintraub served as the…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts presents an inventive production of "Fat Ram," a medieval Christmas play, Nov. 30 – Dec. 4 in Parker Theatre on the New Paltz campus. Adapted and translated by Dan Kempton, associate professor in the department of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts presents a New Play Reading Series that premieres two original works, "Blackdamp" and "Desire" on Nov. 4 – 6, in Parker Theatre. The plays are written by Bradley Diuguid, who graduated from New Paltz…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The State University of New York at New Paltz’s Department of Theatre Arts kicks off its 2011-2012 Mainstage Season with Anton Chekov’s humorous play, "Three Sisters." "Three Sisters" will be performed Oct. 13 – 23 at 8 p.m. in Parker Theatre located on the college campus. The play…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ –Vladimir Feltsman, artistic director of PianoSummer Festival/Institute at the State University of New York at New Paltz, is pleased to announce that Baron Fenwick of North Carolina is the winner of the 2011 Jacob Flier International Piano Competition. Second and third place winners are YuYoung Park, 21, of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ–Five faculty and alumni from the State University of New York at New Paltz Art Department in the School of Fine & Performing Arts have secured prestigious and highly competitive Artist Fellowships (unrestricted cash grants of $7,000 each) from the latest cycle of the New York Foundation for the Arts…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ –Two highly-praised pianists, Roberto Plano and Jon Nakamatsu will perform during this year’s PianoSummer at New Paltz Festival. Plano’s concert, featuring the music of Beethoven and Liszt, will take place on Saturday, July 16 at 8:00 p.m. in McKenna Theatre located on the campus of the State University of…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ– PianoSummer at New Paltz Institute/Festival is the pinnacle of the summer arts season in the Hudson Valley. Under the direction of internationally renowned pianist Vladimir Feltsman, the Institute/Festival begins its 16th season on July 9 with concerts, recitals, master classes, lectures and a piano competition. Concerts and events take…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ –Peter Townshend’s Tommy, a tale of a young boy’s journey from pain to triumph will be performed April 28 – May 8 on the McKenna stage located on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. Jack Wade directs the musical, with Stephen Kitsakos as…
Read MoreThe State University of New York at New Paltz is pleased to present its production of The Who’s “Tommy” running from April 28 to May 8 at the McKenna Theater. This rock opera written by Pete Townsend and Des McAnuff will electrify audiences with The Who’s groundbreaking music and its captivating…
Read MoreFestival continues Theatre Department’s commitment to developing new works for the stage; eleven plays chosen from over 70 entrants NEW PALTZ – The Department of Theatre Arts will present a New Play Festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 8, 9 and 10th in Parker Theatre on the State University of New…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Klezmer violinist and ethnographer, Yale Strom, will perform his newest Jewish piece, IN THE MEMORY OF… with the Carei String Quartet on April 5 at 8:00 p.m. in McKenna Theatre located on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. There will be a…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Weaving together a provocative and engaging performance, Madera Vox, the eclectic chamber ensemble will perform at the State University of New York at New Paltz on Tuesday, March 8 at 8 p.m. in McKenna Theatre. The evening’s program includes the works of Kurt Weill, Chick Corea, Libby Larsen,…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – Spike Heels, opens the spring 2011 main stage season at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Sponsored by the Department of Theatre Arts, the play will be performed in McKenna Theatre March 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, at 8 p.m. and March 6, and…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Davenport Residency Program presents the electrifying Fidelio Trio in concert, February 22 at 8:00 p.m. in McKenna Theatre on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. Before the concert, at 6:30 p.m. in the same theatre, the trio will give a pre-concert…
Read MoreAs the capstone of a rich and vibrant career spanning 30 years, Dr. Mary Boyle (Music) was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) at their annual conference in November in Cleveland, OH. At a retirement reception on campus in her honor, Boyle also learned…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The New Paltz Players and the Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz present the original play Wendy on Dec. 3 & 4 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 4 & 5 at 2 p.m. in Parker Theatre. Written by New Paltz student…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Music Theatre Singing Ensemble, conducted by Stephen Kitsakos, will present their Winter 2010 concert on Friday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. in McKenna Theatre on the campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. Sponsored by the college’s Department of Theatre Arts the concert…
Read MoreNEW PALTZ – The Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz presents The Wakeville Stories, a staged reading marking the premiere of the New Play Series schedule for the 2010-2011 academic year. Written by Laurence Carr, directed by Stephen Kitsakos, and read by the…
Read MoreThe Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz kicks off its Mainstage 2010-2011 season with Twelfth Night, Shakespeare’s classic comedy of mistaken identities, bewildering desires, practical jokes, and bawdy revelry. Twelfth Night will be performed at 8:00 p.m. on October 7, 8, 9, 14, 15,…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, the lead member of the Hudson Valley Visual Arts Consortium, has been awarded a $150,000 collaborative Museums for America federal grant to develop an easy-to-search, Web-accessible database that will feature images and information for more than 13,000 objects from the collections of The Dorsky and…
Read More[link=http://www.newpaltz.edu/piano]PianoSummer at New Paltz Institute/Festival[/link] is unquestionably the highlight of the summer arts season in the Hudson Valley. Unparalleled in its quality and artistic excellence, the Institute/Festival – under the direction of internationally renowned musician Vladimir Feltsman – begins its 15th season on July 10 with concerts, recitals, master classes…
Read MoreThe Art Education program at the State University of New York at New Paltz will explore the collaborations between school districts and community arts organizations at a national conference, titled “Youth and Community Development: How the Arts Serve Economically Impoverished Communities,” June 11-13, on the New Paltz campus. Throughout the weekend, leading…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold an opening reception for “Andy Warhol: Private and Public in 151 Photographs” at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9, in the Sara Bedrick Gallery of The Dorsky Museum. The exhibition runs…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will begin the first in a series of three Creative Conversations with museum innovator David A. Ross, who will be discussing “The Miscreants of Taliwood” with the film’s director and award-winning Australian painter George Gittoes at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the Nadia…
Read MoreThe abundance of talented candidates for a Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree are obvious in two moving exhibitions coming up at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. These special exhibitions offer a look at the challenging and diverse thesis projects created by degree candidates from the…
Read MoreJamie Bennett, professor of Art in the Metal Program at the State University of New York at New Paltz, has been named to The American Craft Council’s 2009 College of Fellows and will be honored at a luncheon during American Craft Council’s leadership conference “Creating a New Craft Culture”…
Read MoreThe Department of Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz kicks off its Mainstage 2009-2010 Season with the world premiere of Red Masquerade, by playwright Jack Wade. The Obie-award winning “Transport Group Theatre” and “The Clockwork Theatre Company” both held professional readings of the play in…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz has received nearly $14,500 in funding to support its “Art and the River” project, the museum’s contribution to the Hudson River Quadricentennial events taking place throughout the state this year. Between June and December…
Read MoreThe State University of New York Press is pleased to announce a major publishing partnership with the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art (SDMA) located at the State University of New York at New Paltz. SUNY Press will now be distributing in print and digital editions the titles published by SDMA. These…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will hold the opening reception for the much-anticipated exhibition “The Hudson River to Niagara Falls, 19th-Century American Landscape Paintings from the New-York Historical Society” from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, in The…
Read MoreThe Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz will open the annual Hudson Valley Artists exhibition, titled “Hudson Valley Artists 2009: Ecotones and Transition Zones” at 5 p.m. in the Alice and Horace Chandler Gallery and North Gallery on June 13. The…
Read MorePianoSummer Festival/Institute announces its 2009 Summer Season Vladimir Feltsman, artistic director PianoSummer features guest artists Alexei Lubimov and Anthony Newman, as well as Haesun Paik, Yong Hi Moon and Robert Roux, guest faculty.
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