CSU Summer Arts ends with free student showcase

July 24, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

CSU Summer Arts will present its final student showcase, beginning at 2 p.m. Friday, July 26, at Fresno State. The showcase will end with a final performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the Fresno State Concert Hall. Tickets are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Summer Arts to host New York Times best-selling authors

July 18, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Join famed authors Terese Marie Mailhot and Lidia Yuknavitch at 7 p.m., Saturday, July 20, at the John Wright Theatre for an evening of readings from their acclaimed memoirs.

Summer Arts to host Diavolo Dance Company

July 17, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

The Los Angeles-based dance company is internationally known for their ability to combine elements of contemporary dance with martial arts, acrobatics, gymnastics and hip-hop. They will present their highly anticipated dance, “DIAVOLO Past, Present, Future…Volo” to fans in Fresno.

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.

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.

Sign up now! CSU Summer Arts is headed to Japan

April 9, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Ancient kilns, master ceramic techniques, historic countryside, and an immersive experience in the Japanese culture await you this summer. The application deadline has been extended until April 20, 2019 and you can sign up at http://www.csusummerarts.org.

Registration is now open for Summer Arts 2019 Courses

March 6, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

Summer Arts student showcase performance

Summer Arts is back! Students mark your calendars now for an opportunity to study side-by-side with the greats in your chosen field. Artists, dancers, writers, actors, and creators- you won’t want to miss
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‘Normal’ Authors Explore Narratives of Family, Growth, and Identity

November 9, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

By Jefferson Beavers Authors Beth Bich Minh Nguyen and Angela Morales will read from their work at The Normal School fall reading event on Friday, Dec. 7, inside The Backroom at The Revue coffee bar, 620 E. Olive Ave. The authors are returning to Fresno after teaching this past summer in The Normal School’s Creative Nonfiction […]

Dispatches from Germany: Romantic Lied, a CSU Summer Arts course

August 3, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

We are having a great time and learning a lot at Summer Arts in Germany! Fresno State Master of Music student Ashley Trembley works with baritone Bo Skovhus at the Musik Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen Germany 8/2/18.

While CSU Summer Arts Program wrapped up last weekend at Fresno State, several students are still in Germany where they are learning from world-famous opera singer Bo Skovhus as part of the Romantic Lied program in Germany. Fresno State music professor Dr. Anthony Radford is there with a group of 29 students. Here’s what he had […]

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.