January 16, 2020 VALDOSTA, GA – The documentary film “Them That Work” by Valdosta State University Associate Professor Jason Brown continues to reach wider and wider audiences. The film, about filmmaking, coal mining, and unions, was included on the DVD for the Criterion Collection’s international release of “Matewan” by filmmaker John Sayles. It is now…

VSU Theatre & Dance student, Mr. Terrence Searcy placed 3rd in the 2020 National Music Theater Competition.  The event consisted of several rounds of competition and had numerous competitors from all over the United States.  Mr. Searcy was accompanied to New York by his Musical Theatre vocal instructor, Mr. Joe Mason. Congratulations Terrence!! We are…

Come support VSU Art & Design Student Scholarships! TONIGHT @ Turner Center for the Arts 5:30pm; ALL ARE WELCOME

“Payton’s Place,” a 23-minute film, took the 1st Place award, and tells the story of Payton, a child abused by her father, and dealing with her trauma. It was written and directed by Saige Ashe, produced by Kayley Tudor, with Sound Mixing by Amy Cash, and Grip Work by Peter Falkenhausen. It was produced in…

Valdosta State University Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery VSU Fine Arts Building Corner of Brookwood and Oak Street Valdosta State University Gallery Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 5:30 pm, Friday 8:30 am – 3 pm The Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery presents 1461 Days Later Senior Exhibition November 17 – December 3 Opening…

From: Dennis Conway                                       Date: November 7, 2019 John Bring, a screenwriter for the TV show, Supernatural, addressed the Film and Video Society Wednesday night, Nov. 6, in the Mass Media Building, and explained how a former VSU Mass Media major builds a career in Hollywood. Bring conversed via Skype, from his home in Burbank, California,…

Press Release: This semester, the Valdosta State University Speech and Debate Team had a successful season, especially for our first-year competitors (all pictured here). Led by head coach, Dr. Michael Eaves (not pictured) and assistant coach, Jonathan Bridenbaker (far left), the VSU Speech and Debate Team had several students clear into out rounds: Vanessa Okojie…

From: Dennis Conway                                                 Date: October 17, 2019     What’s a 48 Hour Film Festival? It’s a type of filmmaking scramble, in which teams compete to write, cast, direct, shoot, and edit a narrative video in 48 hours. However, each team must include three elements in their movie, drawn at random at the contest’s start: a…

  Valdosta State University Department of Art & Design Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery VSU Fine Arts Building Corner of Brookwood and N. Oak Streets   From the Ground Up: Art & Design Foundations October 21-November 8 Pizza Reception: Monday, October 21, 6pm-7:30pm Gallery Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-5:30pm, Friday: 8:30am-3pm Contact: Julie Bowland, Gallery Director, 229.333.5835,…