A pathbreaking multimedia artist, Emma Amos made vibrant, witty, and passionate works that challenge, unsettle, and sometimes altogether reject the dominant visual codes of American life. Across her career, Amos’s art explored the links among personal biography, history, and the politics of race and gender in America.
Music alumni Osiris (Ozzy) Molina and Adonis Gonzalez-Matos have teamed up to create Cuba, Alabama, an album of contemporary Cuban music. The title is both a play on an actual town in Alabama and a reflection of the coincidences that brought them together in a most...
Dance alum Kyle Marshall returns to his alma mater to teach and to showcase his new uplifting works with his company, Kyle Marshall Choreography, at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. The three performances Oct. 15-16 are Mason Gross’s first since the pandemic.
Image courtesy of Sydney Shen The Department of Art & Design proudly presents the Visiting Artist Lecture Series and the Design Lecture Series for the fall 2021 semester. Both series are central to the department and feature visiting artists from varying...
This fall, Kameelah Janan Rasheed will begin an artist’s residency at Rutgers University–New Brunswick through a partnership between Mason Gross School of the Arts and Douglass College. Her residency will offer students from both institutions the chance to express...
Mason Gross Art & Design BFA alum Ariana Arancibia is the new director of Rutgers Gardens and Campus Stewardship, a role she took on to tackle issues of social justice and equity.
Art & Design MFA alum Aaron Turner was commissioned to create the March 2021 cover of The Atlantic. The photo illustration accompanied the cover story “We Mourn for All We Do Not Know”. His photography also accompanied an article in the issue by Clint...
Photo: Victor Nechy After a historic 15-month shutdown, Broadway shows are steadily reopening throughout September. Mason Gross alumni Ben Jeffrey (The Lion King), Rachel Zatcoff (Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, pictured), musicians John DiSanto and David Ashton, and...
In the spring, faculty from Mason Gross and the School of Public Health were brought together to share research ideas as part of a “speed networking” session. Through funding provided by both schools, $10,000 MGSA-SPH Collaborative Seed Grants were awarded...
On October 15, Mason Gross kicks off its second season in downtown New Brunswick as a partner company at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC). The fall semester will feature contemporary dance, as well as jazz and various film showcases. Watch this space...