NEW PALTZ — Celebrated playwright, author and actor Anna Deavere Smith will deliver a keynote lecture and discussion on Thursday, September 20, 2001 to attendees of the 2001 Arts Now Conference, “Sites of Conflict: Art in a Culture of Violence.” The presentation is preceded by a viewing of Smith’s acclaimed…
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Writer and Educator Michael Bellesiles to Speak at SUNY Arts Conference
NEW PALTZ —
After reading a summary of Michael Bellesiles’ research in the English journal The Economist, Charleton Heston, President of the National Rifle Association, called for historians to stop wasting their time in the archives and just stick to the traditional narrative of American history.
Michael Bellesiles, whose…
Read moreSDMA Hosts Poetry Reading and Gallery Talk – Artists Reveal Life Along Hudson River
NEW PALTZ — On Sunday, September 9, the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art will host a poetry reading and gallery talk to accompany exhibitions that are currently on view. Poet and award-winning author Nancy Willard who collaborated with photographer Eric Lindbloom in the interdisciplinary exhibition “The River That Runs…
Read moreKojo Griffin Lectures at SUNY New Paltz: Artist explores Psychology of Emotional and Physical Abuse
NEW PALTZ — Kojo Griffin, a thirty year-old visual artist whose work explores abuse and impending violence will present a slide lecture and discuss his art work on Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at SUNY New Paltz. His visit is part of the Art Lecture Series and is sponsored by the…
Read moreSites of Conflict: Art in a Culture of Violence – The 2001 Arts Now National Conference
NEW PALTZ —
Sites of Conflict: Art in a Culture of Violence
September 20-22, 2001
School of Fine & Performing Arts
State University of New York at New Paltz
The School of Fine & Performing Arts at SUNY New Paltz will present the 2001…
Read moreWith My Profound Reverence for the Victims: Samuel Dorsky Museum Presents Works by George Bellows
NEW PALTZ — Throughout late summer the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art hosts With My Profound Reverence For The Victims: Lithographs and Drawings by George Bellows, an exhibition organized by SDMA Director Neil Trager. The show includes lithographs and drawings that demonstrate the early twentieth-century painter’s deep personal response to…
Read moreMuseum Exhibition Examines Violence and its Depiction in the Arts: Catalogue Awarded National Foundation Grant
NEW PALTZ — The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art presents a group exhibition titled In Cold Blood, August 13 to September 23, 2001 at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The exhibition features work by artists who examine violence and explore the fine lines that exist between…
Read moreExhibition Reveals Artist’s Life in Hudson River Valley: “An Autobiography” to open at Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art
NEW PALTZ — A series of abstract paintings and photographs based on geographic regions along the Hudson River titled An Autobiography: Paintings by Thomas Nozkowski and Photographs by Judy Linn will open at the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on July 23. The exhibition records, in abstract representation and photographic…
Read moreSamuel Dorsky Museum of Art Exhibits “The River That Runs Two Ways”
NEW PALTZ — Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz announces the opening of The River That Runs Two Ways, an interdisciplinary and collaborative exhibition by photographer Eric Lindbloom and poet Nancy Willard. The exhibition will be on view from July 23 through September 20, 2001. The River…
Read moreHansel and Gretel Puppet Show Opens Saturdays Are For Kids Series at New Paltz Summer Repertory Theatre
NEW PALTZ — New Paltz Summer Repertory Theatre will present a puppet show version of Hansel and Gretel performed by Vane & Company Puppets on Saturday, July 7. The performance begins at 11am in McKenna Theatre, SUNY New Paltz. Hansel and Gretel is the first offering in the…
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