News Topic: Arts & Culture

African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Center Welcomes New Director

Dr. Delores B. Phillips joins us this summer as the new Director of the African, African American, and Diaspora (AAAD) Studies Center.

Flying high

Alumnus discovers authenticity and community in acro yoga.

Furious Flower Poetry Center Welcomes New Assistant Director

L. Renée joins Furious Flower Poetry Center as the new Assistant Director this summer.

2021-22 Distinguished Alumni Award: Millicent Young

The School of Art, Design and Art History has chosen Millicent Young (M.F.A. '97) to receive the SADAH 2021-22 Distinguished Alumni Award for her work in sculpture, installation and inter-media collaborations

Exploring Access to University Makerspaces

Learning More about Women Makers in University Settings

Celebrating possibilities through scholarships

Watch inspiring stories from the Annual Stewardship Luncheon.

To cap it off

Competition benefits alumni network.

Honoring Dean Sparks through Inquiry and Community

Highlights from the Sparks Research Symposium

SADAH alum turns pop-up art space into permanent gallery

New gallery is a brick-and-mortar version of a tented gallery and workshop that she and friends established eight years ago at the Mountain Music Festival.

Maureen Shanahan in first cohort of JMU Faculty Fellows

Fellowship will fill art history professor's educational leave year with collaborations, mentoring activities and writing a new book

A flowering seed from the West Indies

An award-winning poet, scholar and professor of English, Lauren K. Alleyne will assume leadership of JMU's Furious Flower Poetry Center this summer.

See the winners of the 2022 SMAD awards

In the first in-person ceremony since 2019, SMAD honored its top graduating seniors and announced tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships funded by alumni and supporters.

CVPA faculty development grant helps artist archive 20+ years of work  

A $1,000 grant paid for a photographer's time, hardware and supplies to create a searchable database.

Skate of mind

Photographer alumnus brings his passions into focus.

Forbes Center Recognizes Community Volunteers this National Volunteer Week; Hosts Upcoming Trainings for New Volunteers

The Forbes Center will recognize its 141 volunteer ushers at "Fiddlin' with Stories" on Apr. 19 ahead of hosting training sessions for new volunteers in May.

Forbes Center Welcomes HCPS and RCPS Fifth Graders for Live Arts Performance

The Forbes Center’s partnership with Any Given Child Shenandoah Valley means 450 students in Harrisonburg, Virginia, get to see a free matinee of “Fiddlin’ with Stories” on Apr. 19.

Democracy Matters - Ep. 102: Talking Back to Power Through Art

How can art create spaces of civic engagement?

Photojournalist Caroline Gutman to speak April 14

One of the award-winning photographers whose work is on display in Harrison Hall will talk about the power of photojournalism during an event at 4 p.m. April 14 in Darcus Johnson G008.

SMAD sponsors Reel Change Film Festival from April 11-14

The 8th annual Reel Change Film Festival returns to Court Square Theater between April 11-14 to showcase documentaries about issues relevant to JMU and Harrisonburg.

Installation remembers Rwandan genocide in every page

The installation is made of 800,000 pages in 2,500 books displayed in 100 crates: one page for each victim, one crate for each day of the war.

SADAH MFA program honored with three VMFA fellowship awards

Graduate faculty, alumni and current student all receive awards to support their research

Warm up with these JMU reads

Check out these nine titles either written or edited by JMU alumni and faculty members.

Shukrana Shukrullah (’24) Wins Three National Scholarship Awards

Independent Scholar designs major in Music Management and Production

Telling Native Stories

Corinne Martin (’23) uplifts indigenous culture, history, and narrative with unique Independent Scholars major