Visual and Performing Arts
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Daysha Williams ’17 has gotta have an acting career
Daysha Williams’ Clark University experience has been a series of serendipitous moments. She first arrived on campus intending to pursue a career in public relations, but registered for a First-Year Intensive course called “How to Act Right on and off the Stage.” In that class, she met Raymond Munro, professor of theatre arts, and discovered both a…
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Drawn to their art: Cartoonists on why comics go outside the lines
Cartoonists James Sturm and Caleb Brown spent time at Clark on Feb. 7 talking about the joys and challenges of their profession as they opened the exhibit “Cartooning: Sense, Nonsense, Applications” at the Higgins Lounge in Dana Commons. Curated by Sturm, co-founder of the The Center for Cartoon Studies, the exhibit will be on display through…
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Clark student given sound advice for a theatre career
Upon arriving on campus, R Baldwin ’19 fell in love with the atmosphere at Clark University: the freedom to pursue an academic interest alongside students and faculty who push you to be your best. “Clark is really good about giving students flexibility in their education, which I think is extremely valuable,” Baldwin says. The political science major,…
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Acclaimed jazz artist Ravi Coltrane will headline 2017 Geller Jazz Concert at Clark University
Tickets available now for March 29 event
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Professor Aylward awarded prestigious Fromm Music Foundation commission
Clark University Associate Professor of Music John Aylward was awarded a 2017 commission by the Fromm Music Foundation. One of 12 composers chosen by the Harvard-based foundation, Aylward’s commission offers him the chance to compose a new work and a subsidy to have his collaborating musicians bring that music to life. The Fromm Foundation chose its commissioned composers…
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John S. Winkleman ’77 gets to the art of the matter
Walking down Lexington Avenue in New York recently, John S. Winkleman ‘77 noticed a familiar piece of art hanging in a storefront window. Looking more closely, he recognized it as one of his sketches. The pen-and-ink drawing was part of a series Winkleman created for Our Town, a community newspaper covering the East Side of the…
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Clark to host spring art exhibition ‘Home: Self, Spirit, Space’
Clark University will host a spring art exhibition, “Home: Self, Spirit, Space,” featuring the work of graduate students and renowned artists from throughout New England. “The artists in this exhibition offer various perspectives on this universal longing for ‘home’ — the quest for a sense of safety, peace, acceptance, and well-being,” said Elli Crocker, professor of studio art…
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ClarkCONNECT examines the art, and business, of creating
Follow your passion. Be persistent. And if you want to make a career in the arts, don’t neglect the business side of the profession. These were some of the pieces of advice panelists shared with Clark students and other attendees Dec. 1 as Clark University kicked off its ClarkCONNECT community focusing on the Creative Arts. ClarkCONNECT matches…
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Clark Diarist explores why she, classmates create art
In every Studio Art major’s life, there comes a time when your art has to leave the safe confines of the studio and make its way into the world. Through Studio Topics, my capstone course, my classmates and I have reached that time. While the class is the most intimidating I’ve taken at Clark, it provides the freedom…
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War story: Documentary recalls father’s Vietnam ordeal
“I didn’t set out to make this film at all,” Soren Sorensen told the audience at the Nov. 9 screening of his documentary, “My Father’s Vietnam.” Sorensen, a visiting lecturer in the Clark University Visual and Performing Arts Department, would go on to describe the experience of bringing to life the story of his father, Peter…