October is an extremely important month. We tend to focus primarily on its relationship with Breast Cancer Awareness & Research, but this year President Obama declared it to also be the month to Celebrate National Arts & Humanities! Each day people across the country can support the arts by using #ShowYourArt and/or @Americans4Arts. Today we are celebrating FASHION! For more information on how to celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month check out www.americansforthearts.org
Category: Office of the Dean
Cantasia
The College of the Arts (Department of Communication Arts) student organization, Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), held Cantasia and collected over $500 and 4,829 lbs. of food for Second Harvest of South Georgia! Congratulations on a job well done!
Continue reading →Autumn Choral Adventures
Valdosta State University proudly presents Autumn Choral Adventures Tuesday, October 4, 2016. The event will be held at First United Methodist Church, 220 N. Patterson St., Valdosta, GA 31601. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m.
TranscenDANCE
Come to Sawyer Theatre and join us as we transcend into new realms of dance & artistry. The concert will present new works by VSU faculty and special guest artist as the VSU Repertory Dancers take the stage in the 31st Annual Dance Concert. *Tickets for all performances are on sale throughout the year online…
Continue reading →2016 Pops In The Park
The Music Scholarship Alliance proudly presents the 2016 Pops In The Park! *This event is fun for the entire family. Feel free to pack a picnic of all your favorite foods, or let us handle it! VSU Catering is available and has prepared a delicious menu for the event. If you are interested in the…
Continue reading →Mayor Gayle Recognizes VSU Social Media Students
Mayor John Gayle honored the winners of the 2016 Valdosta Social Media Contest—an educational partnership between the City of Valdosta and Valdosta State University to propose the best social media strategy for its local government. VSU students Kaitlyn Linginfelter, Christian Flick, Brian Donaldson, Anthony Stone and Rachel Elzey each received a framed certificate, an official…
Continue reading →Spotlight On New CoA Faculty: Melissa Grady
For our second installment of the College of the Arts: Spotlight on New Faculty, we would like to introduce Melissa Grady. Melissa joined Valdosta State University as an Assistant Professor of Music and is the Coordinator of Music Education. Ms. Grady teaches General and Choral Music Curriculum, Student Teaching, and Student Teaching Seminar, as well…
Continue reading →2015-16 New CoA Faculty: Highlight on Mark Errol
Every year we say hello to new faces in the College of the Arts hallways, and some of those are new faculty. Mark Errol is a new lecturer joining the Art Department. Mr. Errol received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from State University of New York at New Paltz, his Master of Fine…
Continue reading →VSU Professor Shares Gremlin Creations In Retzhof Castle, Austria
VSU Professor of Dance, Eric Nielsen, has been invited to an International Dance, Theatre and Technology Conference at Retzhof Castle, Austria. During the four day conference, Nielsen will present his program entitled, “Creating a Choreodrama Using Motion Capture Technology.” This presentation documents the collaboration efforts, between Art Professor Hollis Barnett and Nielsen, in creating a…
Continue reading →Jazz Ensemble Performs Billy Strayhorn Centennial Concert Dec. 1
VALDOSTA — The Valdosta State University Jazz Ensemble will celebrate the life of Billy “Sweet Pea” Strayhorn with a special performance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Whitehead Auditorium. Admission is free of charge and open to the public. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Strayhorn, a master American jazz…
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