Park McArthur, a conceptual artist and the Tepper Family Endowed Chair in Visual Arts, has been named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow in the field of fine arts. McArthur will use her Guggenheim fellowship to complete projects opening in spring 2025 in Austria and Germany....
Alum Pope.L (William Pope), a conceptual and performance artist who explored themes of race and class, passed away December 23, 2023, at age 68. He earned his MFA in visual arts at Mason Gross in 1981 and was renowned for work that directly connects to the criticality...
R. Michael Miller, former head of scenic design in the Theater Department who taught at Rutgers for nearly three decades until his retirement in 2019, died February 2, 2024, at age 70. Miller’s work was seen on Broadway (Souvenir, Eminent Domain, The Boys in Autumn),...
Kabi Lama’s ink drawing and mixed media work “Manjushree Hand & Sword” is a bold and chaotic depiction of the creation of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley, inspired by Buddhist scripture. As the story goes, Lama says, the deity slashed through the mountains with his...
Theater student Alena Rose BFA ’24 is blazing a trail for other actors. “The biggest thing for me, especially being a Black plus-sized woman in this industry, is truly actually blurring the lines of what certain identities can play,” says Rose....
Art & Design MFA alum Peggy Chiang’s show “Wasted” — which consists of a single installation titled “Toss in the asphalt” — was included in The New York Times’ list of “What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in February.” Chiang’s sculpture of the...
Didier William, assistant professor of expanded print at Mason Gross, will discuss his mixed-media paintings and the work of fellow Haitian American artist Paul Gardère next week at the Zimmerli Art Museum, where their work is featured in the new exhibition...
Jersey Jazz, the magazine of the New Jersey Jazz Society, features the Rutgers Jazz Lab Big Band’s performance of Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown, and Beige on February 28, 2024, at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, as its Editor’s Choice in...
The Zimmerli Art Museum presents two events this week at Rutgers University–New Brunswick celebrating Black History Month: On Thursday, February 1, the Zimmerli hosts SparkNight, a free monthly art party that will include tours of exhibitions featuring works by Alonzo...
TAPinto New Brunswick has named Dean Jason Geary and DMA alumna Jessie Mersinger to its list of People to Watch in 2024, a series focusing on newsmakers across all sectors of the city. Geary was cited for his continuing dedication to championing initiatives such as...