Join us for Arts Day on March 23

JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT ADMISSIONS EVENT! Spring 2024 Arts Day will be held March 23rd. During Arts Day you will learn more about our visual and performing arts programs, possible career opportunities, and admissions process. Prospective students will also have the opportunity to meet our faculty and students, participate in workshops, and attend optional auditions and portfolio … Continue reading Join us for Arts Day on March 23

Visiting Artists’ Program Welcomes Sculptor Layo Bright on March 7

The Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts will begin its Spring 2024 Visiting Artists’ Program with Layo Bright. The lecture will take place on Thursday, March 7, from 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building, Room 110. This event is free and open to the public. This semester’s theme is “Process.”  Layo Bright is … Continue reading Visiting Artists’ Program Welcomes Sculptor Layo Bright on March 7

Artist Catherine Chalmers to Join Zoom On Art on March 6

The Rutgers–Camden Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts becomes a central hub for interactive, online conversations with nationally and internationally renowned artists during its “ZoomOnArt” program. Artists who are luminaries in their fields Zoom in from other parts of the country and globe. They share with us images or video shorts of their work and answer questions, … Continue reading Artist Catherine Chalmers to Join Zoom On Art on March 6

Join VMPA on Feb. 28 for Zoom On Art with Jon Compton

The Rutgers–Camden Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts becomes a central hub for interactive, online conversations with nationally and internationally renowned artists during its “ZoomOnArt” program. Artists who are luminaries in their fields Zoom in from other parts of the country and globe. They share with us images or video shorts of their work and answer questions, … Continue reading Join VMPA on Feb. 28 for Zoom On Art with Jon Compton

ZoomOnVMPA Series Opens Feb. 14 with Alice Smits

The Rutgers–Camden Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts becomes a central hub for interactive, online conversations with nationally and internationally renowned artists during its “ZoomOnArt” program. Artists who are luminaries in their fields Zoom in from other parts of the country and globe. They share with us images or video shorts of their work … Continue reading ZoomOnVMPA Series Opens Feb. 14 with Alice Smits

Prof. Wendell Marshal Will Present “Black Liberation Philology” on Feb. 6

In celebration of Black History Month, please join the Africana Studies Program, the Black German Heritage and Research Association, and the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice for a lecture by Dr. Wendell Marsh, Assistant Professor of African American and African Studies at Rutgers–Newark. Dr. Marsh will present, “Black Liberation Philology: Shaykh Musa … Continue reading Prof. Wendell Marshal Will Present “Black Liberation Philology” on Feb. 6

Noel Cross’ Student Works Gallery Exhibit “Life in Plastic, It’s Fantastic” Now Open

Opening Tuesday, January 16, 2024, the Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts‘ Student Works Gallery presents “Life in Plastic, It’s Fantastic,” by Noel Cross, CCAS ’20. Noel Cross’ most recent works are grounded in research exploring American commodity culture, the investigation of collective cultural memory and challenging learned assumptions. The work honors the tradition of … Continue reading Noel Cross’ Student Works Gallery Exhibit “Life in Plastic, It’s Fantastic” Now Open

Margery Amdur’s “Seams to be Constructed” Exhibit Now Open

The Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts‘ (RCCA) exhibition, Seams to be Constructed, will be available for viewing at the Stedman Gallery starting Tuesday, January 16, 2024, and closing Friday, April 12, 2024.  Margery Amdur, Professor of Art, serves as the gallery’s Artist-in-Residence. In Seams to be Constructed, she will transform the Stedman Gallery into an artist studio and … Continue reading Margery Amdur’s “Seams to be Constructed” Exhibit Now Open

Visiting Artist Program Welcomes Paul Anthony Smith on Nov. 30

The Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts will conclude its Fall 2023 Visiting Artists’ Program with Paul Anthony Smith.  Paul Anthony Smith creates paintings and picotage on pigment prints that explore the artist’s autobiography, as well as issues of identity within the African diaspora. Referencing both W.E.B. Du Bois’ concept of double consciousness and Franz … Continue reading Visiting Artist Program Welcomes Paul Anthony Smith on Nov. 30

Visiting Artist Program Welcomes Janet Biggs on Nov . 9

The Department of Visual, Media, and Performing Arts will continue its Fall 2023 Visiting Artists’ Program with Janet Biggs. The lecture will take place on Thursday, November 9, from 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. in the Fine Arts Building, Room 110. This event is free and open to the public. Janet Biggs is a research-based, interdisciplinary … Continue reading Visiting Artist Program Welcomes Janet Biggs on Nov . 9