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• Faculty News

  Sylvia Sierra, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, was quoted in the Elephant Magazine story "The Trite Stuff: The Rise and Fall of 'Live, Laugh, Love.'"

• Featured News

  Light Work Presents the 2022 Art Photography Annual

  Light Work announces the 2022 Art Photography Annual exhibition of photographs by seniors in the Department of Film and Media Arts in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. The exhibition runs through Thursday, March 10, at Light Work, located in the Robert B. Menschel Media Center, 316 Waverly Ave. A reception with the exhibiting artists will be held on Thursday, March 3, from 6-7 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

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  ‘Industry Days’ Bring Alumni to Campus to Assist VPA Students with Professional Development

  The College of Visual and Performing Arts' (VPA) Office of Academic and Career Advising is launching a new initiative this semester that will bring alumni to campus to assist VPA students with professional development. Beginning on Friday, Feb. 18, the college will host a series of "Industry Days" focused on the various disciplines within the college. The goal of each event is to bring alumni and students together for a full day of networking, resume reviews, mock interviews, and professional development breakout sessions. Read More...

• Faculty News

  Wendy K. Moy, assistant professor of music education in the Setnor School of Music and School of Education, was selected to present three special sessions at the 2022 Eastern Division American Choral Directors Association Conference in Boston. Read More...

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  Hendricks Chapel Is Alive With the Sound of New Music

  Audiences in Syracuse and beyond will be able to witness no less than four world premieres during this semester’s Music and Message series at Hendricks Chapel, as Setnor School faculty and students present new music by Clarice Assad, João Luiz, Ian Shaw and Ivan Božičević.

• Faculty News

  Sharif Bey, an associate professor of studio arts in the School of Art, was named a 2022 USA Fellow by United States Artists, an organization that illuminates the value of artists to American society and addresses their economic challenges. USA Fellowships are $50,000 unrestricted awards, with a year of financial planning, that recognize artists for their contributions to the field and allow them to decide how to best support their lives. Read more about Bey and this honor.

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  College of Visual and Performing Arts Announces 2022 VPA Scholars

  Twelve seniors in the College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) have been named VPA Scholars, the college’s highest undergraduate academic honor. The VPA Scholars program was established to recognize the achievements of the college’s top seniors. Students are selected based on academic performance, creative/scholarly work and service to the college and the community. Read More...

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  Illustration Graduate Student’s Works on Display as Syracuse University Libraries Debuts New Biblio Gallery Exhibition

  Artist Xuan Liu’s works on printmaking, watercolor, digital painting and mixed media are on display through Feb. 25 as part of Syracuse University Libraries’ new Biblio Gallery exhibition, on the fourth floor of Bird Library. Liu is a third-year master of fine arts in illustration student in the School of Art.

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  Two VPA Faculty Members Honored as 2022 Unsung Heroes in Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

  College of Visual and Performing Arts faculty members David Knapp and Joanna Spitzner were honored as 2022 Unsung Hero Award winners by Syracuse University's 37th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee. They received the award on Jan. 30 at the University's annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Read More...

• Faculty News

  Melissa Crespo, associate artistic director at Syracuse Stage, which has a partnership with the Department of Drama, was the subject of an American Theatre article. She is currently directing the East Coast premiere of "Yoga Play" at Stage. Ricky Pak, assistant professor of acting in the department and an actor in "Yoga Play," was quoted.

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  Trumpet Ensemble Selected as Quarterfinalist in National Trumpet Competition

  The Syracuse University Trumpet Ensemble, based in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music, has been named a quarterfinalist in the large ensemble division of the 2022 National Trumpet Competition, which will be held March 31-April 2 at the University of Delaware. Read More...

• Alumni News

  Peter Jack Hartsock '19, a film alumnus of the Department of Film and Media Arts and founder of Fantasma House Films, received a $10,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts for a short film to be produced in the region this winter. Hartsock will work with a crew of other Syracuse University Blackstone LaunchPad alumni who met as film and animation students. Read More...

• Student News

  Communications Design Students Named Winners in Graphic Design USA Competition

  Twelve members of the communications design (CMD) Class of 2021 in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Design were named winners in Graphic Design USA’s (GDUSA) 2021 American Graphic Design Awards. Read More...

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  Setnor School of Music Announces Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest Winner

  Keane Southard, a Ph.D. candidate in composition at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, has been announced as winner of the 2021 Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest in the College of Visual and Performing Arts' Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music. The award, which is named for renowned composer and choral conductor Gregg Smith, is given biennially to a composer between the ages of 21 and 35 who has written and submitted a musical composition for a Setnor School choral ensemble. Read More...

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  Illustration Alumnus Wins Prestigious Children’s Literature Award

  Children’s picture book illustrator and author Jason Chin, an illustration alumnus of the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ School of Art, was named the 2022 recipient of the Randolph Caldecott Medal, one of the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Read More...

• Alumni News

  Paul Leibowitz ’84 and his design firm Leibowitz, for which he serves as president and chief creative officer, received awards for their work with ABS Global Investments and Friends Seminary from Graphic Design USA as part of its 2021 American Graphic Design Awards. Read More...

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  Setnor School of Music’s Voice Pedagogy Program Hosts Visiting Scholar from Brazil

  The Setnor School of Music and its graduate program in voice pedagogy is hosting a visiting scholar from Brazil during the 2021-22 academic year. Tiago Cruz, a doctoral student at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, is the first visiting scholar in the program. Read More...

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  Architectural Digest Recognizes Environmental and Interior Design Program as ‘One Worth Applying to’

  Architectural Digest (AD) has recognized the School of Design's environmental and interior design program (EDI) as one of "16 Interior Design Schools Worth Applying to." The article notes that the program "...encourages students to become creative problem solvers by challenging the status quo, understanding the various impacts of design, and embracing an acute awareness for social responsibility." Read More...

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  VPA Appoints Founding College Program Director of Syracuse University Los Angeles Semester

  The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has appointed Anna Proulx as the college’s founding program director for the Syracuse University Los Angeles Semester (SULA), the University’s immersive professional development program that provides students with the opportunity to work as interns while taking entertainment industry-related academic courses taught by Los Angeles-based artists and media professionals. Read More...

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  Department of Transmedia Changes Its Name to Department of Film and Media Arts

  The College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that its Department of Transmedia has changed its name to the Department of Film and Media Arts. The new name, which became effective Jan. 1, better reflects the work of the faculty and students and the creative and commercial worlds they occupy. Read More...