NEWS
Recent News
- Celebrate 50 years of MGSA at Rutgers Day, April 25
- Sue Huang to present research-based lecture-performance on May 1
- Mason Gross to co-host public salon exploring art, democracy, and civic belonging
- Saxophone student named a “Rising Star” by Jersey Jazz magazine
- Art & Design alumni create work for local public art initiative
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. Many of you rely on an audience, a stage, or a gallery wall to complete your work, and we want to continue to give that to you–virtually, at least.
Ian Koebner named inaugural chair and endowed professor in Arts in Health
In this position, Koebner will guide the development of public programming, education, and research collaborations that explore how creative engagement supports physical, emotional, and social health.
CNN spotlights Theater alum as a “Champion for Change”
On September 13, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta honored the “Champions for Change” cohort, including Myla Flores (BA’09), in an hour-long special.
Dance faculty joins Jacob’s Pillow leadership team
Dance professor and former department chair Gerald Casel is joining the Jacob’s Pillow leadership team as the new Carole and Dan Burack Director of The School at Jacob’s Pillow in Becket, MA.
Theater alum stars in HBO Max’s “Task”
Emmy-winning alum Tom Pelphrey (BFA’04) is garnering rave reviews starring opposite Mark Ruffalo and Martha Plimpton in HBO Max’s buzzed-about new series, from the creator of the hit “Mare of Easttown.”
Art & Design faculty and Rutgers–NB Laureate fosters connections between art and science
Sue Huang’s project examines plant extinction scientifically and culturally. “There is the physical realm, where we lose the actual body of a species, but there is also the loss of a species in our social memory, which feels especially profound. . .because we lose our emotional relationship to those beings,” she says.