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The �Ա���Ƶ Chamber Singers embraced an opportunity to move from concert stage to recording studio for a performance of holiday pieces that will be televised in areas of New York and northern Pennsylvania. Director James Niblock and the 12 student performers were asked to appear on Expressions: Holiday Harmonies, a program produced by WSKG, […]

You won’t see Marjorie Bradley Kellogg on stage, but you may have seen her stage work. The scenic designer, who teaches in �Ա���Ƶ’s theater program, has designed sets for high-profile Broadway shows, lavish operas, university productions, and regional and non-profit theaters across the nation. Kellogg talks about the creative process that occurs before the curtain […]

As a studio art major, Kathleen Kohl ’09 has grown accustomed to receiving feedback about her artwork from classmates and professors. But, nothing quite compares to the critique she received last week. That’s because the critic peering at Kohl’s latest creation was one of the most influential Chinese artists in the world.

Xu Bing, an internationally renowned printmaker and installation artist, will visit campus next week as part of “A Year of Chinese Art” series, sponsored by �Ա���Ƶ’s Institute for Creative and Performing Arts. In addition to Xu’s public lecture Monday at Golden Auditorium, seniors from the university’s studio arts community will have a unique opportunity to […]

A love of theater, a healthy dose of stamina, and a strong desire to see a project to a successful conclusion were on display recently during the 24-Hour Burn at �Ա���Ƶ. The “burn” involves the entire theatrical process crunched into a 24-hour period, with writing, rehearsing, directing, and acting all happening at Donovan’s Pub.

On a late Wednesday afternoon in �Ա���Ƶ’s Ryan dance studio, a dozen students were gathered on the floor in a circle, intensely deconstructing a short video clip they had just watched, of a frenetic, kinesthetic scene that was part dance, part theater, part music. The students — dancers, singers, actors, and one self-described “seeker” — […]

�Ա���Ƶ President Rebecca Chopp has announced the appointment of Scott Habes as director of the university’s Picker Art Gallery. As director, Habes will provide vision and artistic direction for the gallery, taking the lead in shaping its role in the visual arts and education on campus and the Central New York region.

“A Year of Chinese Art” is a series of public events at �Ա���Ƶ that will feature lectures, exhibitions, and a film screening. The series will explore 20th century Chinese art in both historical and contemporary contexts, including exhibitions of modern Chinese woodblock print art, installation art, and film; two scholarly catalogues; lectures by visiting artists; […]

art = surprising + inevitable. Written in blue crayon, this short equation — scribbled by an attendee of the 54th Robert Flaherty Film Seminar — joined other drawings and notes on the walls of an informal lounge set up in Clifford Gallery on the �Ա���Ƶ campus. The seminar attracted artists and scholars from around the […]

A cultural cornucopia is available for members of the campus and local communities as authors, filmmakers, and musicians from around the world will visit �Ա���Ƶ in the coming days. The university is hosting two longtime events — the �Ա���Ƶ Writers’ Conference and the Chenango Summer MusicFest — and, for the first time, the Robert Flaherty […]