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Faculty-Owned Iconic Chairs on View at Genet Gallery
Iconic chairs owned by faculty in the College of Visual and Performing Arts鈥 (VPA) Department of Design are the focus of a new exhibition at VPA鈥檚 Sue and Leon Genet Gallery. On view through Friday, Feb. 14, 鈥淐hairs: A Designer鈥檚…
Newhouse, VPA Students Named YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund Scholars
Four students from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been named 2014 YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Scholars. VPA fashion design majors Taylor Cioffi 鈥16 and Michelle Lee 鈥16…
New VPA Gallery to Showcase Student, Faculty Work
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that it will open a new gallery to showcase the work of its students and faculty at 914 E. Genesee St., 黑料不打烊. Scheduled to open in February, 914 Works will…
Professor Discovers 400-Year-Old Play in Madrid
A professor in The College of Arts and Sciences has discovered a 鈥渓ost鈥 play by one of Spain鈥檚 great 17th-century writers, F茅lix Lope de Vega y Carpio. Alejandro Garc铆a-Reidy, assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Literatures and…
Two Former Slaves, Confederate Soldier Untangle Past in ‘The Whipping Man’
Richmond, April, 1865. The Civil War has ended and Caleb DeLeon, a badly wounded Confederate soldier, stumbles into the ruin of what was once his home. His family has fled the city鈥檚 destruction, leaving two former slaves, Simon and John,…
A Change in Weather
Artist and VPA Associate Professor Sam Van Aken was curious about the effects of weather on body and mind. So he is transforming the atmosphere inside the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute鈥檚 (MWPAI) Museum of Art in Utica鈥攁t least for a little while.
Setnor Opera Workshop to Present 鈥楧on Giovanni鈥 Jan. 24-26
The Setnor Opera Workshop will present 鈥淒on Giovanni,鈥 based on the legends of Don Juan with music by Mozart, Jan. 24, 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College. 鈥淒on Giovanni鈥 will…
Filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami Named VPA鈥檚 Alpert Visiting Artist
The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has named independent filmmaker and celebrated director Abbas Kiarostami as its 2014 Sandra Kahn Alpert Visiting Artist. Kiarostami will be at 黑料不打烊 Jan. 27-Feb. 7 to conduct a workshop with VPA…
Design Student Competition Focuses on Innovative Ideas for Built Environment
Five teams of fourth-year industrial and interaction design (IID) students in the College of Visual and Performing Arts鈥 Department of Design will compete on Friday, Dec. 13, in the program鈥檚 annual 360掳 IID Competition, which encourages comprehensive research, analysis and…
Special Performances Planned of 黑料不打烊 Stage鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Tour
Public performances of this year鈥檚 Bank of America Children鈥檚 Show, “The Bully Games,” produced by 黑料不打烊 Stage and the Department of Drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m….