Arts & Humanities

FSU film student wins prestigious Student Academy Award

Published: October 16, 2018 | 12:50 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

FSU film student Shae Demandt gives a speech as she accepts her Student Academy Award in Beverly Hills Oct. 11. (Photo: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)

And the Student Academy Award goes to… Shae Demandt! The Florida State University junior, an animation and digital arts major in the College of Motion Picture Arts, earned congratulations and recognition as she received the award at an Oct. 11 ceremony in the famed Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills. Demandt was one of only […]

FSU to feature renowned pianist in free concerts and classes

Published: October 2, 2018 | 5:03 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

An internationally renowned pianist will perform recitals and teach classes at Florida State University. Richard Goode, a Housewright Eminent Scholar, will lead three events at the College of Music. He has performed with prominent orchestras in recital venues throughout the world and earned critical acclaim for his interpretations of classical- and romantic-era compositions. Goode’s catalogue […]

FSU professors create community, accessible art with collaborative project

Published: September 21, 2018 | 4:26 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Art professors Carolyn Henne and Judy Rushin are reinventing the traditional definition of an art gallery with their art collective, Commabox .

Florida State University art professors Carolyn Henne, and Judy Rushin believe art fosters community and should be for everyone. Those beliefs sparked the creation of the art collective, Commabox. Commabox reinvents the traditional definition of an art gallery and serves as a mobile and obtainable way for people to interact with art. Through Commabox, artists […]

FSU’s film school earns Top 20 national ranking

Published: August 23, 2018 | 2:06 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

The FSU College of Motion Picture Arts is ranked No. 19 in the latest "Top 25 American Film Schools" rankings.

The Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts is one of the best film schools in the nation, checking in at No. 19 on The Hollywood Reporter’s annual list of Top 25 Film Schools. This month, the entertainment industry magazine ranked the best film schools using such criteria as the quality of faculty and […]

2018 Florida Book Awards competition opens with call for entries

Published: August 1, 2018 | 9:54 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Deadline for Submissions is Jan. 13, 2019 The Florida Book Awards kicks off its 12th annual competition with a call for entries in 11 categories. The Florida Book Awards competition is coordinated through the Florida State University Libraries, with the support of partner organizations from across the state. Established in 2006, the Florida Book Awards […]

Archaeologists investigate history of Mission San Luis

Published: July 12, 2018 | 9:35 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Back in a corner of the grounds of a 17th century Spanish mission, FSU students and their professor have been spending a lot of time digging in the dirt. The site is Mission San Luis and the students and their professor are working on the first archaeological dig in 10 years at the living history museum […]

FSU invests in the future of the Museum of Fine Arts with two new appointments

Published: June 27, 2018 | 12:53 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

The Museum of Fine Arts is the largest academic art museum in the Big Bend and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. (Photo by Matthew A. Miley)

Florida State University’s Museum of Fine Arts has appointed two new staff members to oversee its activities and exhibition space, effective July 30. Preston McLane will serve as the museum’s new director. He will succeed MoFA founding director Allys Palladino-Craig, who will retire in September after 38 years at the helm of the museum. Meredith […]

FSU Summer Music Camps celebrate 77 years of musical delight

Published: June 26, 2018 | 8:41 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Jazz Ensemble Campers prepare for their final performance at FSU Summer Music Camps.

Hundreds of middle and high music students from across the world are participating in the 77th season of Florida State University’s renowned FSU Summer Music Camps. Camps began on June 10, and over the course of five weeks, 1,500 young musicians will take part in 14 different programs. “Our camps not only provide great musical […]

Art history graduate student curates exhibition at the Embassy of Peru Art Gallery

Published: June 20, 2018 | 10:31 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

A Florida State University doctoral candidate in art history has curated an exhibit that will open June 28 at the Embassy of Peru Art Gallery in Washington, D.C. Gabriela Germana curated the exhibition “Metal Bodies: Contemporary Peruvian Women Artists,” which showcases the art of 10 contemporary Peruvian women artists who have explored the female form through the […]

Teachers learn dance moves for math lessons as part of innovative program hosted by FSU’s Opening Nights

Published: June 13, 2018 | 4:23 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, News

Teachers combined dance and math during a workshop designed to show participants how to present math lessons in a different way. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University’s Opening Nights and Leon County Schools teamed up this week to offer elementary and middle school teachers a creative new tool to teach math, in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center’s Partners in Education program. About 40 teachers attended “Math Dance” workshops at FSU to learn dance moves that can be […]

AT&T donates $10,000 to Opening Nights at Florida State University for cultural arts programming in high schools

Published: June 6, 2018 | 11:50 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

AT&T is donating $10,000 to Opening Nights at Florida State University to help provide enhanced cultural arts programming for Leon County high school students. With AT&T’s support, Opening Nights is bringing artists from two different continents to Tallahassee as part of its “Opening Nights in Class” initiative. Singer-songwriter Graeme James of New Zealand will perform […]

FSU’s Opening Nights announces 2018-2019 season lineup

Published: May 31, 2018 | 8:00 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, University News

Opening Nights at Florida State University has announced its 2018-2019 season of performances and events. The lineup boasts 45 performances with artists from 11 different countries representing music, dance, theatre, comedy, spoken word and visual arts. Emerging artists, such as classical performing artist and accordion prodigy Hanzhi Wang and popular favorites like The Temptations and […]