Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

Ask the Expert: How can the arts help us feel more connected to a place?

September 12, 2023

As the university announces a unified approach to the arts with Arts MSU, Judith Stoddart, Vice Provost for University Arts and Collections at Michigan State University and an Associate Professor in the Department of English, explains how the arts can help us feel more connected to the places we inhabit by looking at how the arts are interconnected and contextualized by MSU’s campus.

A picture of two people and a sculpture in a park.

Lansing-East Lansing Impact / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

New Sculpture at MSUFCU Headquarters Embodies the Power of Artistic Collaboration

July 26, 2023

A new sculpture, created and conceived by a Michigan State University faculty member and student, is now permanently displayed outside the headquarters for the Michigan State University Federal Credit Union (MSUFCU) located at 3899 Coolidge Road in East Lansing.The sculpture, titled “Us,” was created by Alex Vonhof, a talented artist who graduated from MSU with a BFA in Studio Art…

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MSU Announces 2023 Summer Circle Theatre Season

May 11, 2023

The Michigan State University Department of Theatre’s 2023 Summer Circle Theatre (SCT), which runs June 15-25 at the courtyard between the Auditorium Building and Kresge Art Center on MSU's campus, is in its 61st season offering FREE outdoor theatre for all ages.

AAHD / Exhibition / News / Student / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

2023 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition on Display at (SCENE) Metrospace

April 13, 2023

The 2023 Undergraduate Juried Exhibition presented by the Department of Art, Art History, and Design (AAHD) at Michigan State University features the work of 53 students completed as part of AAHD courses during the 2022-2023 academic year. The exhibition runs through Friday, April 28, at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles Street, East Lansing, Michigan. Hours are Wednesday-Sunday noon-5 p.m. Some of…

A row of three pictures: on the left, a woman in a red and pink and blue floral dress with black hair and blue eyes; in the middle a woman with a sun hat, blue eyes, and a green and white floral dress; on the right, a man with short brown hair and a white shirt.

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MSU Theatre Presents Steve Martin and Edie Brickell Musical ‘Bright Star’

April 12, 2023

Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre presents Bright Star April 19-23 in the Pasant Theatre at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts. Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the…

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Fulfilling a Lifelong Dream of Earning an Art Degree

April 3, 2023

At age 36, Jesse Amburgey is looking forward to fulfilling his lifelong dream of earning a bachelor’s degree as he prepares to graduate from Michigan State University in Spring 2023 with a B.A. in Studio Art. Having grown up in the East Lansing area, Amburgey spent many years traveling, bartending, and living in different places after receiving a General Associate…

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MSU Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival Set for Select Dates April 3-13

March 28, 2023

The MSU Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival, which will bring six contemporary and classic French films to Michigan State University’s campus, will be held on select dates from April 3 to 13. All films are open to the public and will be shown free of charge in Wells Hall B-117. This year’s theme is AMOUR/LOVE with each film exploring a…

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MFA Exhibition on Display March 11-May 21 at the MSU Broad Art Museum

March 8, 2023

The 2023 Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, which runs March 11-May 21 at the MSU Broad Art Museum, will feature the work of the four MFA candidates who are graduating this spring. The exhibition is the culmination of a three-year program that allows students to push the existing limits of art while exploring their creative practice under the supervision of…

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‘Charlotte’s Web’ Set for Feb. 22-26 with Free Admission for MSU Students

February 20, 2023

Recognizing that art has the power to heal, Michigan State University’s Department of Theatre is offering free tickets to all MSU students for its production of Charlotte’s Web as one way of showing its support for our Spartan students. MSU students can get a free ticket at the door for any Charlotte’s Web performance by showing their MSU ID. The…

Black photo with the wording, 2022 virtual exhibition. Next to the wording are numerous individual portraits of students.

COVID-19 / News / Student / Visual Arts, Arts Administration, and Performing Arts

CREATE! Micro-Grant Virtual Student Exhibition Launches

January 10, 2023

The 2022 CREATE! Micro-Grant Student Exhibition is now live! This virtual exhibit showcases the 12 student projects that were created based on the winning proposals that earned them $500 in micro-grant funding. The CREATE! Micro-Grant initiative encourages students to respond critically and imaginatively to events occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic and to creatively explore the issues of their generation. The goal is to critically engage, through art, with the past,…