Johanna Cordasco enjoys working with her hands. It’s why the recent Rutgers University graduate was a visual arts major in the Department of Art and Design at the Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, N.J., where she concentrated on sculpture. It’s also why...
The fall semester at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC) features contemporary dance, as well as jazz and various film showcases. As of June 1, 2022, NBPAC no longer requires proof of vaccination to attend a performance at NBPAC. Face masks are still...
Steven Kemper, interim director of the Music Department and head of music technology, has partnered with NJ Advance Media and the New Jersey Youth Symphony to create the soundtrack for In Memoriam: COVID in New Jersey, an interactive memorial dedicated to the more...
Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University In September 2020, Mason Gross School of the Arts Art & Design student Tehyla McLeod grabbed her sketchbook and headed to the New Brunswick Train Station. Her goal: create portraits of the displaced and struggling community of...
This year, for the first time since 2019, Mason Gross School of the Arts hosted an in-person convocation ceremony. Approximately 260 undergraduate and graduate students attended the event, which took place on May 16 at the State Theatre in downtown New Brunswick. BFA...
Every Wednesday after school this spring, students at the Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts in New Brunswick have been moving, dancing, leaping, and twisting, all while learning about community, emotions, and identity. “Kinetic Connections,” a 10-week program...
Photo credit: Katherine Helen Fisher Bessie Award-winning dance artist Gerald Casel has been named professor and chair of the Mason Gross School’s Dance Department. Casel comes to Rutgers from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he currently serves...
“I will never be the institution. It’s not in my DNA to. But it’s always in my DNA to contribute and to move the institution forward. Because that’s what hip-hop is. Hip-hop is a way of living.” Assistant Professor Kim Elliott died on March 23, 2022. In...
Thank you to everyone who supported Mason Gross School of the Arts on Giving Day. Your donations will make a difference in the lives of Rutgers students, and we are grateful for your support! Below are the three funds we highlighed this year. These funds support all...
Last July, Julia Baumanis, assistant director of bands and director of pep bands, became the first woman band director at Rutgers University in the school’s 255-year history. According to her research on programs accredited by the National Association of Schools of...