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Art Class Takes the Ordinary and Makes It Extraordinary

Stony Brook’s West Campus enjoyed a surprise one-day art show on May 13, courtesy of Nobuho Nagasawa’s Advanced Theory and Practice of Sculpture class (ARS 366/466). Nagasawa, a professor in the Department of Art...

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Filmmaker Todd Haynes to Receive Honorary Degree at May 20 Commencement

Haynes is receiving the degree for all he has done for the arts, the LGBTQ community and Stony Brook University students.

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Art Crawl Spotlights Amazing Work in Galleries Across Campus

Students, the wider university community, and visitors experienced one-of-a-kind creative works and participated in lively discussions.

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Gil Kalish Wins a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition

The distinguished professor of piano in the Department of Music won for performing on composer Caroline Shaw's "Narrow Sea" along with singer Dawn Upshaw and Sō Percussion.

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Receives Honorary Doctorate in Music from Stony Brook University

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma received an honorary doctorate in music from Stony Brook University on Saturday, March 12, at the Staller Center for the Arts. The degree ceremony preceded the Staller Center Gala, an...

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STEAM Exhibit Features Inspiring Collaboration Between Art and Science

“We’ve been brought up to think that art is on one side and science is on the other,” said Jon Longtin, interim dean of Stony Brook University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. “But that...

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‘STEM + Arts = STEAM’ Event Celebrates Synergy Between Art and Engineering

The exhibit will be on view through March 9 and features three biosignal-driven works that illustrate the influence our bodies have on technology, portrayed artistically.

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Katy Siegel Champions the Legacy of a Barrier-Breaking Artist

Joan Mitchell made her entrance in the New York art world of the 1950s, and moved between the United States and France for the next four decades as one of few female painters to gain critical and public acclaim. Her...

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Art Students Collaborate with Long Island Explorium to Present ‘A Visual Dialogue on Environmental Issues’

Students in the Stony Brook Department of Art’s visual arts program recently partnered with the Long Island Explorium to present a curated digital art exhibit, “A Visual Dialogue on Environmental Issues.” A...

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Pollock-Krasner House Receives $25K from New York State Council on the Arts

Art history student Daneris Ortega will assist Joyce Raimondo in administering and expanding public outreach programs.

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Student’s Origami Artwork Makes it to the Big Stage

Milo Mohamed ‘24 has made it into the limelight. His artwork, that is. Earlier this semester, Mohamed, a Studio Art major in the Department of Art, was assigned a project in Associate Professor Izumi Ashizawa’s ARS205...

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Stony Brook Music Department musicians spread joy to a mother and child at Stony Brook Children's Hospital.

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Staller Center’s Instrument Petting Zoo Spreads Holiday Cheer at SB Children’s Hospital

Musicians from the Department of Music caroled throughout the hospital, spreading holiday cheer and joy to the children, families and staff.

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‘Printing Solidarity: Tricontinental Graphics from Cuba’ on Display at Zuccaire Gallery

The exhibition features global printed matter published in the 1960s-70s by a cultural organization of artists and designers founded in 1966 in Havana.

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Dahn Gim, Erin from Names I Had You Call Me series, 2018, leather covered muffler with sound

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‘Mis/Communication: Language and Power in Contemporary Art’ at Zuccaire Gallery

The exhibition features video, sculpture, drawing, performance and interactive media artworks by 15 contemporary artists who explore the power of language in a cultural context.

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Enjoy a Broadway production of Jonathan Larson's "Rent" on March 3.

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Presale for Staller’s Spring Season Begins Nov. 15

From dance to Broadway, and classical to jazz and comedy — the best of the best is back at Staller Center, with continued safety measures in place. Spring 2022 features performances including Rent, Viva Momix, David...

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Alan Cumming at the Staller Center, 8 pm

The cabaret show — filled with cheeky storytelling, big musical numbers and ballads — is threaded together with a common theme of music, time, aging, nostalgia and celebration.

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Time Magazine: Animated Series Produced by MFA in Film Students One of September’s Best

Teenage Euthanasia, an animated series on Adult Swim produced by two thesis students from the MFA in Film program, was recently named by Time magazine as one of the five best new television shows for September 2021...

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Tom Manuel Keeps the Music Playing at SBU and The Jazz Loft

Tom Manuel got his first jazz infusion at a family event when he was growing up. “I clearly remember lying on the grass and hearing a deejay play Glenn Miller’s ‘In the Mood,’” recalled the Lake Ronkonkoma, NY...

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Category - Arts & Entertainment

Art Class Takes the Ordinary and Makes It Extraordinary

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Receives Honorary Doctorate in Music from Stony Brook University

STEAM Exhibit Features Inspiring Collaboration Between Art and Science

Katy Siegel Champions the Legacy of a Barrier-Breaking Artist

Art Students Collaborate with Long Island Explorium to Present ‘A Visual Dialogue on Environmental Issues’

Student’s Origami Artwork Makes it to the Big Stage

Presale for Staller’s Spring Season Begins Nov. 15

Time Magazine: Animated Series Produced by MFA in Film Students One of September’s Best

Tom Manuel Keeps the Music Playing at SBU and The Jazz Loft

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