Author: Arts & Humanities at Fresno State

The College of Arts and Humanities provides a diverse student population with the communication skills, humanistic values and cultural awareness that form the foundation of scholarship. The college offers intellectual and artistic programs that engage students and faculty and the community in collaboration, dialog and discovery. These programs help preserve, illuminate and nourish the arts and humanities for the campus and for the wider community.

MOMA purchases work created in 1970s feminism art program at Fresno State

July 7, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Nancy Youdelman (right) with her daughter (left) at the SFMOMA installation.

The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City has purchased the installation “I Tried Everything” (1972) created by Fresno State alumni Nancy Youdelman, Dori Atlantis, Jan Lester Martin, and Suzanne Lacy.

Dean Chapman, Dr. Howard present Jain and Hindu Endowed Chair at international Jain conference

July 6, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Dr. Honora Chapman, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities in the Peace Garden at Fresno State.

Dr. Honora Chapman, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and Dr. Veena Howard, professor of philosophy and the first Endowed Chair in Jain and Hindu Dharma, gave a brief presentation about the new chair and the importance of Jain and Hindu history, art, philosophies and traditions and their excitement about the upcoming programs at Fresno State at the 21st Biennial JAINA Convention.

Summer Arts announces 2021 virtual event schedule

July 2, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

Dancer jumps on stage in front of other performers on the stage.

All events are free and open to the public with reservations.

Kudos to Fresno Writers — Spring 2021

June 24, 2021.Reading time 38 minutes.

Kudos to #FresnoWriters - Creative Writing Program & Department of English

Kudos to #FresnoWriters is an ongoing series on the Fresno State MFA blog, celebrating the professional accomplishments of students, alumni, and faculty in Fresno State’s Creative Writing Program and the Department of English.

FOOSA to give the first public musical performance at Fresno State in over a year

June 23, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Conductor Thomas Loewenheim leads the 2021 string orchestra during rehearsal

Conductor Thomas Loewenheim leads a stellar string orchestra in a lush, romantic program full of passionate works from the early 20th century for the first public music performance at Fresno State since March 2020.

Theatre students win national acting awards

June 7, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

Arium Andrews and Jimmy Haynie in "Fat Pig"

The winners of all eight regional festivals typically travel to Washington, D.C. to compete at the National Festival at the Kennedy Center. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the festival had to be postponed.

‘All in the Timing’ streams levity to your screen

June 1, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Woman holds a book with a cup of coffee while looking at a young man in a weird flex pose. All in front of an absurdly colorful background.

“Emerging from this pandemic, it just felt right to me to present a bit of fun layered with some serious notes, but not too serious.” ~ J Daniel Herring.

Former Arts and Humanities dean, Dr. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, appointed president of Fresno State

May 19, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval at a 2021 commencement ceremony.

The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Ph.D., to serve as the ninth president of California State University, Fresno. Jiménez-Sandoval currently serves as interim president of Fresno State.

Dr. Honora Chapman named Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities

May 12, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Dr. Honora Howell Chapman - Photo by Cary Edmondson

Dr. Honora Chapman, an accomplished professor and administrator, has been named dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, the largest academic unit at Fresno State.

3 CAH faculty receive Provost’s Awards

May 10, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Dr. Kenneth Froelich, Tanya Nichols and Dr. J. Ashley Foster

Dr. Kenneth Froelich, professor of music, was selected for Fresno State’s 2021 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching,