Through October 30, 2020, the Judith Rae Solomon Gallery is showcasing student paintings in a one-wall exhibition titled “Surface.” The exhibit was introduced as an effort to continue displaying student work despite the restrictions put into place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dana School of Music’s popular Music at Noon series will return this semester with an outdoor concert performed by the YSU Wind Ensemble Thursday, October 8, 2020, at 12:00 PM at the Harrison Field Common.
The Andrews Avenue Memory Mural project, under the direction of professor of art Dragana Crnjak, is nearing completion as Crnjak’s students continue their work on the mural. The finalized image will feature a ribbon of memories submitted by current and former residents and visitors of downtown Youngstown.
Though the 2020-21 YSU football season has been put on hold, YSU’s Marching Pride will perform its pre-game and halftime shows at the “Meet the Marching Pride” event Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 1:30 PM at Stambaugh Stadium. The event is free and open to the public.
YSU’s University Theatre is kicking off its 2020-21 season with a virtual production of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, “The Glass Menagerie,” September 25 – 27 and October 2 – 4. The show will follow a family of three as they struggle to keep up with the changing world around them.
Tennessee Williams’ classic play “The Glass Menagerie,” a holiday cabaret, and the 10th annual Ten-Minute Play performances are among the highlights of the YSU University Theatre’s fall 2020 event schedule, which will begin Friday, September 25.
The McDonough Museum of Art will present the work of 17 Department of Art faculty members in a new exhibit titled “Enigmatic Reflections” that will be open to the public beginning Friday, August 28, 2020 through Saturday, October 24.
The McDonough Museum of Art is celebrating the artwork of historical and contemporary black visual artists in a new virtual exhibit titled “#BlackArtistsMatter.” All works in the exhibition can currently be found on the McDonough Museum’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages, and will be archived on the McDonough’s website.
Professor of art Claudia Berlinski, who has been a faculty member in the Department of Art for over 20 years, has been appointed as the new director of the John J. McDonough Museum of Art. Berlinski, who holds a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking from The Ohio State University, most recently served as museum coordinator.
In celebration of Juneteenth, YSU’s Dana School of Music released a video performance of Queen Latifah’s “I Know Where I’ve Been” Friday, June 19, 2020. The performance features adjunct professor of voice Jaron LeGrair alongside the Voices of YSU ensemble.
