During the fall 2022 semester, Mason Gross School of the Arts and Rutgers Community Arts partnered with the Arts Institute of Middlesex County to present a portfolio development program to New Brunswick High School students. The series of art classes and artist talks,...
Acclaimed music scholar Amanda Eubanks Winkler is set to join Mason Gross School of the Arts as a professor and the director of the Music Department, effective July 1, 2023. Eubanks Winkler comes to Rutgers from Syracuse University, where she currently serves as...
Introduced at the start of the fall 2022 semester, “Interplay” is designed to bring all five departments together to focus on the themes of play, experimentation, and exploration.
Two Rutgers professors were named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows by The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which recognizes individuals making their mark in the social sciences, the natural sciences, the humanities, and the creative arts. David Greenberg, a professor...
“I feel like it’s an artist’s responsibility to interpret reality. History is not static, and archive is not static. They evolve as we evolve and gain new perspective. And they are always translated. Why not by an artist?” Heather Hart, assistant professor...
Art & Design student Ria Monga has created a 10-panel vinyl installation in the first-floor windows of the Rutgers School of Social Work building in New Brunswick, which sits at the intersection of George and Albany Streets. Monga was chosen from a pool of...
Emma Broggi is leaving her mark on Rutgers, literally, after designing President Jonathan Holloway’s holiday card in 2022 and creating the artwork on a line of Mason Gross School of the Arts merchandise. The senior, who will graduate in May, hopes to use her degrees...
For art students, evaluations of their work by faculty can be a nerve-wracking experience.
Steffani Jemison, an associate professor with the Department of Art and Design at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, also noticed how students had limited time to connect with each other and their teachers: Some art classes run six hours long and many students either commute or are transfers adjusting to a new setting.
Middlesex County awarded the school’s Pop-Up Arts Across Middlesex County initiative $19,000 to widen the scope and impact of the program, which seeks to promote and sustain community engagement among MGSA students. The next phase of Pop-Up Arts kicks off this...
Eric Ortega keeps his foot in multiple worlds, whether working as an executive producer for ABC News or keeping his love of dance alive as an instructor with local studios. Ortega was recently hired by ABC to serve as executive producer of ABC News Live with Linsey...