Category: School of Fine & Performing Arts

Kirsten Hassenfeld creates extravagantly decorated, three-dimensional daydreams of over-sized precious objects with surprising material – paper. On Wednesday, February 7 at the SUNY New Paltz, Hassenfeld will give a presentation about these unusual objects d’art and her recent installations. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture…

NEW PALTZ — Standing in the living room of her Bauhaus-inspired country estate in 1935, the leading character in Fefu and Her Friends turns to her guests and utters the following…

NEW PALTZ — Following the critical and commercial success of MALIcool, a unique encounter between West African traditional kora-based string music and North American jazz that performed at SUNY New Paltz in 2004, renowned jazz trombonist Roswell Rudd goes even…

NEW PALTZ — One of the funniest musicals in years will be presented by the Department of Theatre Arts at SUNY New Paltz when Urinetown the Musical opens on October 12. The show features music by Mark Hollman, lyrics by Mark Hollman and…

To view and download high resolution images, click on this link. Ceramics Symposium Contemporary Issues in Clay: A British Perspective Throughout history, ceramics has been mainly prized for its function and decoration. Yet this ancient medium is in a dynamic state of evolution. While it retains both artistic and domestic…

NEW PALTZ — Acquiring works of art for a museum’s collection is a continuing exploration, as each object collected reveals intimate facets of a museums identity, as well as the uniqueness of a region. For the Hudson Valley area, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of…

NEW PALTZ — Three artists represented in the exhibition ANXIOUS OBJECTS will participate in Conversations @ the SDMA on July 12, 11:30 am at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art. Judith Hoyt, Doris Licht, and Leslie Pelino will share in the discussion. Conversations @ the SDMA is dedicated to…

NEW PALTZ — “Anxious Objects: Definition and Divergence in Contemporary Craft,” is a challenging exhibition which explores the range of possibilities in contemporary craft and embodies the impressive talents of artists who live in Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, and Columbia counties. Anxious Objects opens on June 10, with a reception from…

NEW PALTZ — The 32nd season of New Paltz Summer Repertory Theatre opens June 29. This summer’s fare includes a pair of award-winning plays that are intelligent, compassionate and entertaining theatrical hits. Proof, by David Auburn, runs June 29 through July 9. Talley’s Folly, by Lanford Wilson, runs July 13…

NEW PALTZ — Brecht’s Epic Play Features Original Music
Poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer Bertolt Brecht is one of the most prominent figures in 20th-century theatre. His work has helped to shape generations of writers and theatergoers, and his plays are studied worldwide as texts that changed the face of theatre….