Summer Arts: Kiel Johnson to present artist’s lecture

July 16, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Johnson’s drawings and sculptures tell tales and layered narratives that speak of his travels and adventures throughout everyday life. Johnson will speak on the way he uses drawings and sculptures to bring inanimate to life.

CSU Summer Arts presents ‘A Life in Animation’ with Vinton Heuck

July 15, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

He directed on the animated series “The Batman,” “Transformers,” and “Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” — and on July 16, he will lecture for CSU Summer Arts at Fresno State.

Indira Pensado creates abstract portrait of the soul in Summer Arts solo performance

July 11, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

A breathtaking solo performance, “Crastchep” synthesizes dance, music, and theatre and uses a range of feminine imagery and performative language to examine the female body and voice.

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.

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.

As I begin my transition to the Office of the Provost, I think deeply about the value of our College and our disciplines.

We are the proud heirs to an academic and artistic tradition that prides itself on promoting core values that reflect our vast potential: Maturity and flexibility of mind, dynamic exploration of our human relationships, and the creation of meaningful insight into a historical period. Within this tradition, communication is at the heart of all of our disciplines. We are masters of communication in artistic and literary ways -from video, dance, painting, and music, to speeches, essays, books, and poetry.