James Madison University

Home
Be the Change
Arts and Culture

Photo: Music students and wind instruments Nurturing the belief that artistic expression is essential to human experience, JMU's visual and performing artists enrich life for countless others with works that awe, delight and inspire. Professors, students and alumni champion the arts in their communities and create on the world stage. They inspire imagination, illuminate the human condition, challenge the status quo and celebrate transformation. Ultimately, it's all about Be the Change.

The Stories ...

Movement, Dance, Life

JMU professor of dance and composition, Kate Trammell, who has performed and taught throughout the United States and the world, says dance has transformative power. Read More

Disaster and rebirth

Gladys Lisanby rallied women artists of the Gulf Coast to publish a compilation of their stories in Hurrican Katrina's aftermath. In Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, JMU alumna Gladys Kemp Lisanby ('49) rallied women artists of the Gulf Coast to publish a compilation of their stories of survival and rebirth. Read More

The People ...

Matt Carasella ('03)

Founder, Little Shutterbugs

When Matt founded Little Shutterbugs, a photography workshop for children dedicated to education and community outreach, he wanted to change lives. And he has. The first workshop gave impoverished Brazilian children a new perspective on themselves and their lives ... Read More

Barbara Hall

Barbara Hall ('82)

Television Writer and Producer

Emmy-nominated writer and producer Barbara Hall has always been a woman of substance, even in Hollywood, where trivialization and exploitation are often the keys to success. Hall's television programs, movies, novels and poetry have talked about the big things in life, ... Read More