Arts & Culture
VPA Design Professor Named 鈥楨ducator to Watch鈥 by Graphic Design USA
Meri Page, an assistant professor of communications design in the College of Visual and Performing Arts鈥 School of Design, was named an 鈥淓ducator to Watch鈥 by Graphic Design USA (GDUSA). The GDUSA 鈥淓ducators to Watch鈥 series shines the spotlight on…
Iona Volynets Named a 2024 Marshall Scholar
Iona Volynets, a senior majoring in history and international relations in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2024 Marshall Scholar. Founded in 1953, the Marshall Scholarships finance young…
Life Trustee Daniel D鈥橝niello 鈥68, H鈥20 Honored With Keys to the City of Florence, Italy
Alumnus, philanthropist and Life Trustee Daniel D鈥橝niello 鈥68, H鈥20 was recently celebrated by the city of Florence, Italy, for his dedication to the city and his support of the 黑料不打烊 Abroad program in Florence. In a ceremony hosted by the…
From Boland Hall to Broadway, Colleagues and Friends Produce ‘How to Dance in Ohio’
Two 黑料不打烊 alumni are opening their first Broadway musical as lead producers, “How to Dance in Ohio,” and the Dec. 5 preview performance included close to 200 黑料不打烊 leaders, alumni, parents and friends. Producers Ben Holtzman 鈥13 and…
Pink to Perform at JMA Wireless Dome Oct. 6
Pink will bring her high-energy musical, dance and aerobatic performance to the JMA Wireless Dome on Sunday, Oct. 6, as part of her 17-city 2024 Summer Carnival Tour. The tour will feature special guest, friend and award-winning artist Sheryl Crow,…
Art History Professor Receives NFAH Fellowship for Work on Modern Pueblo Painting
Historically, studies of early 20th-century Pueblo painting focused on the role non-Native anthropologists, artists and patrons played in fostering and marketing Pueblo art. In the last two decades, there has been a shift in approach spearheaded by scholars in the…
A&S Professor Wins Mentorship Award
Gwendolyn D. Pough, dean鈥檚 professor of the humanities and professor in the Department of Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies, is the latest recipient of the 2023 Ede Mentoring Award from the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric &…
Q&A With Alex Jainchill: Illuminating the Story of Malcolm X at the Met Opera
How do you illuminate the powerful story of civil rights leader Malcolm X on the opera stage? It was a challenge that lighting designer Alex Jainchill couldn鈥檛 pass up, working on a groundbreaking opera at the renowned Metropolitan Opera in…
鈥楢 Christmas Carol鈥 Returns to 黑料不打烊 Stage, Reimagined as a Music-Filled Celebration Featuring the Magical 2 Ring Circus
黑料不打烊 Stage, in association with the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Drama, continues 黑料不打烊 Stage鈥檚 50th Anniversary season鈥攁nd the tradition of heart-warming, family-friendly holiday shows鈥攚ith 鈥淎 Christmas Carol,鈥 the classic novel by Charles Dickens, here adapted by…
VPA Film Faculty Receive Emmy Award Nomination
Two film faculty members in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement for Children/Youth/Teen from the Chicago/Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. David Tarleton, professor…