CSU Summer Arts presents first of two Student Showcase Festivals

July 10, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Artists present Shakespeare’s work and include medieval broadswords during a Summer Arts Combat Presentation.

Participants will present their original solo performances, showcase dynamic dance routines and exhibit one-of-a-kind artwork. The final show will be action-packed with students interpreting some of Shakespeare’s most famous fight scenes as they act and demonstrate their stage-fighting acumen.

UPDATE: Alumnus Mark Arax wins James Beard Media Award, lands on Calif bestseller lists

July 10, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Mark Arax - The Dreamt Land - Chasing water and dust across California

“YEAH BABY!” read a text message that Mark Arax received from a friend on the evening of April 26. As a San Francisco Giants fan, Arax figured his friend was rubbing it in after the latest Los Angeles Dodgers win.

Summer Arts Featured Supporter: Dr. Honora Chapman

July 3, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A champion of the arts and a scholar of the humanities, Dr. Honora Chapman, associate dean of the Fresno State College of Arts and Humanities, is one of the top supporters of CSU Summer Arts. Click here to learn more about the Summer Arts performances, student showcases, and festival.

Readings with famed authors Ryka Aoki and Daniel Olivas

July 2, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Fresno State and CSU Summer Arts will present an evening of readings with acclaimed authors Ryka Aoki and Daniel Olivas at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 6, at the John Wright Theatre.

CSU Summer Arts to present an evening of French piano

July 2, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The concert will star virtuosos Jeffrey LaDeur, Gwendolyn Mok, Omri Shimron, Richard Shuster, and William Wellborn, who will play a compilation of works by famed French composers, including Ravel, Debussy, Fauré.

Acclaimed actors to perform solo plays during Summer Arts

July 2, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Join CSU Summer Arts for an evening of solo plays by acclaimed actors Kayla Kearney and Robert Lee Hart at 7 p.m. Friday, July 5, at the John Wright Theatre.

Dr. Sergio La Porta named interim associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities

July 2, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Dr. Sergio La Porta and Dr. Kathleen Godfrey

English Department Chair Dr. Kathleen Godfrey was also named interim associate dean of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development, effective at the start of the semester.