NEWS
Art in the Time of Coronavirus
Students of Mason Gross School of the Arts, We know this is a difficult and uncertain time for you. Rehearsals, studio time, study time, performances, exhibits, screenings--it's all been upended. Many of you rely on an audience, a stage, or a gallery wall to complete...
Student creates public mural celebrating multiculturalism
To Break Bread, Raul Ayala, 18-feet-by-9-feet, acrylic paint on Polytab. Photo Credit: Raul Ayala In the sweltering heat of late July, MFA Art & Design grad Raul Ayala scaled a ladder erected outside a two-story building and realized a long-standing goal:...
Student government welcomes incoming students with free swag
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus in mid-March, the Mason Gross Student Governing Association (MGSGA) was preparing for its annual apparel sale at Admitted Students Day scheduled for April. The organization suddenly found itself...
Five Questions for Shane Ballard, Theater Department Faculty, Costume Design
As a costume designer and illustrator, Shane Ballard says his life “revolves around clothes.” When he isn’t working on concepts for theater, film, or television—including NBC’s The Wiz Live! (winner of the 2016 Emmy Award for outstanding costume design); the musical...
Work/Life: Dance Alum Kyle Marshall
"The daily rigor of dancing teaches me to work with or without the spark of inspiration. The process of art making is a cyclical exchange of energy. It is only by doing that something happens." - dance alum Kyle Marshall Choreographer and BFA ’11 dance graduate Kyle...
Film Spotlights Dance Class That Empowers People Living With Parkinson’s
A project by the Documentary Film Lab at the Mason Gross School of the Arts explores class in the Dance Department that helps people reclaim control of their bodies.
