Arts & Humanities

Profile in Leadership: Master Craftsman program director embraces change during the pandemic

Published: January 14, 2021 | 2:05 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Master Craftsman Studio program director John Raulerson (FSU Photography Services)

Being able to pivot on a dime has always been part of Master Craftsman Studio program director John Raulerson’s modus operandi. When the COVID-19 pandemic developed, the university’s in-house art studio transitioned from creating custom sculptures and other public artwork to the production of medical-grade face shields and plexiglass partitions. That ability to change has […]

FSU provost selected to lead pair of academic boards

Published: December 15, 2020 | 10:56 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News, University News

Florida State University Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Sally McRorie has been selected to leadership positions of two academic boards. McRorie is serving as president of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and as chair of the Faculty Advisory Board for the University Press of Florida. “It’s an […]

Art professor receives New York Times recognition for one of the ‘Best Art Books of 2020’

Published: December 11, 2020 | 9:56 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Law office, Pulaski, Tennessee, 2006. Photo by Jessica Ingram.

A Florida State University art professor’s latest publication has been lauded by New York Times art critics as one of the “Best Art Books of 2020.” Assistant Professor Jessica Ingram’s book, “Road Through Midnight: A Civil Rights Memorial,” is the culmination of a decade of work and field research that documents seemingly ordinary places through […]

FSU-produced film wins major awards at national and international film festivals

Published: December 9, 2020 | 2:48 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

“Liminality,” won Best Film Production and People’s Choice awards at the Inspired Dance Film Festival Australia 2020, hosted in Sydney, Australia.

A film produced by faculty and students at Florida State University’s School of Dance recently received multiple awards from film festivals worldwide. The collaborative underwater dance film, “Liminality,” won Best Film Production and People’s Choice awards at the Inspired Dance Film Festival Australia 2020, hosted in Sydney, Australia. “Liminality” was co-directed by dancer, choreographer and […]

FSU announces new dean of the College of Music

Published: December 4, 2020 | 11:05 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Florida State University Provost Sally McRorie announced that Todd Queen has been named dean of the College of Music. He will start in the role Jan. 11, 2021. Queen currently serves as dean of the Louisiana State University College of Music & Dramatic Arts. He will succeed Patricia Flowers, who returned to the FSU College […]

FSU celebrates Native American Indian Heritage Month through film screenings and discussions

Published: November 16, 2020 | 4:29 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Florida State University is paying tribute to the dynamic cultural practices and contemporary lived experiences of Native Americans with two events this November to mark Native American Indian Heritage Month. The FSU Department of Art History will host a film festival celebrating Indigenous filmmakers and showcasing the resurgence and resilience of cultural practices in the […]

FSU explores Congolese literature, music and art in the 21st century during first ‘Global Africas’ event

Published: November 4, 2020 | 2:08 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Florida State University will welcome some of the 21st century’s most prominent voices for a two-day virtual symposium exploring Africa’s past and present global interconnections, Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6. “Global Africas: Congolese Literature, Music, and Art in the 21st Century” examines the cultural, linguistic, political and historical realities of the Francophone regions […]

FSU’S Facility for Arts Research hosts virtual visiting artist lecture series

Published: October 30, 2020 | 1:00 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

The Facility for Arts Research (FAR), part of Florida State University’s College of Fine Arts, has launched “FAR & Away Conversations,” a four-part virtual series of live-streamed discussions focusing on interactions between artists and thinkers whose careers, passions and artistic interests intersect. “We, at FAR, wanted to find a way to continue our annual program of visiting artists despite […]

FSU Dance Professor receives prestigious grant from Ford Foundation

Published: October 22, 2020 | 9:58 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Urban Bush Women's I Don’t Know, but I Been Told, If You Keep on Dancin’ You Never Grow Old | Photo Credit: Ian Douglas

The Urban Bush Women (UBW), founded by Florida State University’s School of Dance Professor Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, will receive a seven-figure award from the Ford Foundation as part of an initiative to recognize Black, Latinx, Asian and Indigenous arts organizations negatively impacted by COVID-19. “This major honor comes at an important time when the […]

The sound of music: FSU programs adapt in age of COVID-19

Published: October 16, 2020 | 4:00 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

FSU Marching Chiefs practicing at the Doak Campbell Stadium.

Music is in the air once again at Florida State University. While the pandemic has upended “normal” campus life, students and faculty from the College of Music are using the unexpected course of events as a source of creativity and inspiration. As students returned to campus this fall, FSU’s renowned music programs and their faculty […]

College of Motion Picture Arts continues to rank among nation’s best film schools

Published: October 16, 2020 | 8:57 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

The Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts maintained its high ranking in yet another entertainment industry publication in 2020. The Wrap News revealed last week that FSU placed No. 13 in its list of the nation’s top 50 film schools. FSU was also ranked No. 13 by the publication last year. Reb Braddock, […]

Art professor creates historical archive of Gadsden County agriculture community

Published: October 6, 2020 | 10:42 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Florida State University Department of Art Professor Holly Hanessian is helping connect art with the agricultural history of Gadsden County. Hanessian, a ceramics artist, recently worked alongside interdisciplinary artist and designer and FSU alumnus Michael Austin Diaz to create “New Histories: Gadsden Farm Project.” The mixed media exhibit is part of a larger project collaborating […]

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