Visual and Performing Arts
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Indulging your inner child with photographer and Professor Stephen DiRado
On this episode of Challenge. Change., DiRado recalls some of the first images he captured and shares a glimpse into how he constructs a photograph.
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Toby Sisson selected for RISD Museum residency
The RISD Museum has announced that Toby Sisson, associate professor of studio art, has been selected as the museum’s research resident for 2026.
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Photo Essay: Screen students and alumni create Western film in 48 hours
Group writes, films, and produces ‘Puddin’ Foot’ for the Providence 48 Hour Film Project
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‘Truly a magical thing to experience’
Clarkies explore art and architecture of the Mediterranean during Leir Program’s 2025 study abroad class
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‘Equal parts wacky and rigorous’
English and Creative Writing Professor Mandy Gutmann-Gonzalez and Visual and Performing Arts Professor Jan Johnson teach Text & Image, an interdisciplinary and collaborative course that blurs boundaries between the visual and the verbal, asking students to create original projects by experimenting with writing, sewing, printing, drawing, and direct animation filmmaking techniques. Students created accordion books…
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In final concert of the series, Geller Jazz showcases the ‘Art of the Quartet’
Acclaimed musicians will blend tradition, innovation
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An entire play in just one day
CUPS event challenges students to write, direct, and perform in 24 hours
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‘Freedom to let go’
String art collaboration allows students to explore without boundaries
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Faculty recital explores life and work of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
This Friday, February 21, Clark University Visual and Performing Arts faculty will present “Wanderungen (Migrations),” a recital exploring the life and songs of composer Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Anastasia Black, soprano and vocal instructor, will be accompanied by Yelena Beriyeva, distinguished artist in piano and director of chamber ensembles. The performance will be in Razzo Hall, Traina…
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In photos: Stephen DiRado’s career retrospective exhibit opens at Fitchburg Art Museum
Hundreds of well-wishers filled the galleries of the Fitchburg Art Museum on Feb. 8 for the opening reception of Stephen DiRado, Better Together: Four Decades of Photographs, a retrospective of the work of the longtime professor of photography. Friends, fans, family, and Clark colleagues were treated to 75 black-and-white images, over 1,000 projected color images, and…