July 1, 2020: A Message From Dean Geary
Read a message from Dean Geary, who was welcomed as the new dean of Mason Gross School of the Arts.
NEWS
Five Questions for Didier William
Department of Art & Design’s Didier William joined the faculty in the fall as a professor of expanded print. The New York Times said that William’s works “incorporate collage, oil paint, and acrylic as well, making them as multifarious as the Afro-Caribbean diaspora itself.”
DMA student Laura Palm spearheads video series on practical COVID-19 guidance
A COVID-19 educational video series being produced by the Rutgers Global Health Institute Student Council, led by committee co-chair Laura Palm, a medical school graduate and current DMA student.
Composition student Stephanie Leotsakos wins major award for Vocal Composition
MA Composition student Stephanie Leotsakos was named the winner of the Vocal Composition Award from the Masterwork Music and Art Foundation. The award was designed to aid an emerging singer with their career aspirations and development.
Visual artist Joy Johnson boasts more than 58,000 Instagram followers
Meet Joy Johnson, comic artist, devoted My Chemical Romance fan, and a first-year student in the Department of Art & Design’s BFA in Visual Arts program.
Visual artist Alessandra Puglisi presents final thesis project in reflection of Sicilian roots
Graduating BFA student Alessandra Puglisi reflects on the three major pillars of Sicilian life: family, food, and faith in her thesis project.
Rutgers Theater Company transforms “The Winter’s Tale” into radio play
When 15 actors of the Rutgers Theater Company began plans to produce William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale,” they never imagined that instead of performing before a live audience they would be at home trying to bring the production to life as a radio play.
Episode 15: Johsian Martinez (Dance)
Johsian Martinez, a BFA/EdM Dance Education student, says his experiences at a performing-arts charter school, with teachers who accepted him as he was made all the difference and informed his own choice to become an educator.
Art in the Time of Coronavirus
Students of Mason Gross School of the Arts, we know this is a difficult and uncertain time for you. Many of you rely on an audience, a stage, or a gallery wall to complete your work, and we want to continue to give that to you–virtually, at least.
Percussionist keeps the beat for MGSA dancers
Percussionist and Dance Department Music Coordinator (MGSA alum, DMA 2016) Mesia Austin serves as an accompanist, providing improvised music, on the spot, for MGSA Modern Dance Technique classes.