Arts MSU

Read more about the article MSU Undergraduate Art Exhibit at (SCENE) Metrospace Through April 24
AAHD / Arts MSU / Exhibition / News / Student / Student / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

MSU Undergraduate Art Exhibit at (SCENE) Metrospace Through April 24

April 7, 2025

The 2025 Undergraduate Exhibition presented by the Department of Art, Art History, and Design (AAHD) at Michigan State University features the work on 41 students created in AAHD courses during the past year. This juried exhibition runs through Thursday, April 24, at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles Street, East Lansing, Michigan. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. An exhibition reception is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 11.

Continue ReadingMSU Undergraduate Art Exhibit at (SCENE) Metrospace Through April 24
Read more about the article Boston’s Poet Laureate Selected as 2025 Womxn of Color Initiatives Artist-in-Residence
African American and African Studies / Arts MSU / Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Event / Lansing-East Lansing Impact / News

Boston’s Poet Laureate Selected as 2025 Womxn of Color Initiatives Artist-in-Residence

March 19, 2025

Michigan State University’s Womxn of Color Initiatives (WOCI) has selected Porsha Olayiwola, Poet Laureate for the city of Boston, Massachusetts, as its 2025 Artist-in-Residence. An award-winning poet, performer, educator, and curator, Olayiwola employs Afrofuturism and surrealism to explore historical and contemporary issues within the Black, woman, and queer diasporas. She will be in residence on Michigan State University’s campus March 24-27.

Continue ReadingBoston’s Poet Laureate Selected as 2025 Womxn of Color Initiatives Artist-in-Residence
Read more about the article MSU Theatre Presents Historical Drama About Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII
Arts MSU / News / Performance / Production / Student / Student / Theatre / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

MSU Theatre Presents Historical Drama About Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII

March 17, 2025

Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre presents “Decision Height,” a historical drama written by Meredith Dayna Levy about a woman who leaves home to serve her country during World War II as a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP). This period piece, with performances scheduled for April 1-5, 2025, at the Studio 60 Theatre in the MSU Auditorium Building, follows a…

Continue ReadingMSU Theatre Presents Historical Drama About Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII
Read more about the article Ryan Claytor’s 20-Year Legacy as a Comics Education Trailblazer
AAHD / Arts MSU / Faculty / Faculty / Faculty Stories / News / Publication / Publishing, Editing, and Authorship / Scholarship

Ryan Claytor’s 20-Year Legacy as a Comics Education Trailblazer

March 11, 2025

Ryan Claytor is a trailblazer in comics education whose passion for teaching and talent as an award-winning comics artist and creator is fueled by his love of the expressive medium. Since joining Michigan State University’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design in 2008, Claytor has built a thriving academic and creative comics community at the university, having launched the first comics studio course in MSU’s history and later establishing the interdisciplinary Comic Art and Graphic Novels minor.

Continue ReadingRyan Claytor’s 20-Year Legacy as a Comics Education Trailblazer
Two young women stand together in Times Square, smiling at the camera. One wears a brown jacket over a Michigan State t-shirt, and the other wears a dark green sweatshirt. They are surrounded by a crowd and bright digital billboards.
AAHD / Arts MSU / Award / Design, Technology, and Media / News / Student / Student

Students Receive VIP Behind-the-Scenes Access to New York Fashion Week

February 27, 2025

Two Michigan State University seniors who are majoring in Apparel and Textile Design (ATD) received a behind-the-scenes look at the fashion industry during the February 2025 New York Fashion Week (NYFW). This experience included entry into select runway shows as well as panel discussions and networking opportunities with industry leaders.

Continue ReadingStudents Receive VIP Behind-the-Scenes Access to New York Fashion Week
Two women wearing black sit on a theatre stage that is lit in red. One woman is sitting and looking straight ahead. The other woman is more in the background of the left and sitting at an angle. A group of discarded chairs surround both women. Photo by Federico Sigillo.
Arts MSU / English / Faculty / Faculty / Italian / Lansing-East Lansing Impact / Lecture Series / Michigan Impact / News / Performance / Theatre / U.S. Impact

U.S. Premier of Italian Play Addressing Themes of Sexual Violence Coming to MSU, Other Universities

February 24, 2025

In the U.S. debut, acclaimed Italian playwright, actor, and director Giuliana Musso will explore the traumatic effects of silence when sexual abuse occurs at home through her play “Dentro (Inside): A True Story, If You Think So.” The play is a dramatized account of real-life conversations, Musso’s research on the topic, and her own attempt to bring awareness to the…

Continue ReadingU.S. Premier of Italian Play Addressing Themes of Sexual Violence Coming to MSU, Other Universities
Read more about the article ‘9 to 5: The Musical’ Is a Collaborative Showcase of Talents
Arts MSU / Faculty / Faculty / News / Performance / Production / Student / Student / Theatre / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

‘9 to 5: The Musical’ Is a Collaborative Showcase of Talents

February 19, 2025

The “9 to 5: The Musical” production, presented by the Department of Theatre and running through Feb. 23 at the Fairchild Theatre, is a collaborative showcase of the efforts of many different students and faculty members. The overall production includes 23 cast members, 11 musicians, and a large production team of choreographers, designers, and technical directors.

Continue Reading‘9 to 5: The Musical’ Is a Collaborative Showcase of Talents
Read more about the article Faculty Voice: I’m a Maker and a Storyteller
AAHD / Arts MSU / Faculty / Faculty / Faculty Stories / Michigan Impact / News / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

Faculty Voice: I’m a Maker and a Storyteller

February 14, 2025

Teresa Dunn is a Mexican American artist raised in rural southern Illinois. Her identity life and art are influenced by her racial and cultural heritages and the complexities of being a brown woman in the Midwest. She's a Professor of Painting and Drawing in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design in the College of Arts & Letters. Dunn wrote the…

Continue ReadingFaculty Voice: I’m a Maker and a Storyteller
Read more about the article MFA Candidate Uses Art to Create Positive Africa Movement, Challenging Negative Perceptions of the Continent and Black Diaspora
AAHD / Arts MSU / Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Exhibition / News / Student / Student / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

MFA Candidate Uses Art to Create Positive Africa Movement, Challenging Negative Perceptions of the Continent and Black Diaspora

February 11, 2025

As an artist-activist, Vadu Rodrigues came to Michigan State University from his native Cape Verde with a desire to not only hone his skills as a graduate student in the MFA in Studio Art program but to also fuel his decade-long efforts to transform global perceptions of Africa and the Black diaspora.An installation artist and veteran photographer, Rodrigues has spent…

Continue ReadingMFA Candidate Uses Art to Create Positive Africa Movement, Challenging Negative Perceptions of the Continent and Black Diaspora
Read more about the article MSU Department of Theatre Presents ‘9 to 5’ Musical Focused on Female Empowerment
Arts MSU / Faculty / Faculty / News / Performance / Production / Student / Student / Theatre / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

MSU Department of Theatre Presents ‘9 to 5’ Musical Focused on Female Empowerment

February 4, 2025

Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre is pleased to present “9 to 5: The Musical,” based on the 1980 movie with Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin, about three hilarious female office workers who concoct a plan to get even with their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical, and bigoted boss. Performances are scheduled for Feb. 15-23, 2025, at the Fairchild…

Continue ReadingMSU Department of Theatre Presents ‘9 to 5’ Musical Focused on Female Empowerment