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Dana School of Music professor awarded Research Professorship

Dana School of Music professor Caroline Oltmanns has been awarded a Research Professorship from the YSU Office of Academic Affairs for the 2022-23 academic year. Her research, titled “Theme and Variations, Passacaglias and Chaconnes,” will be completed over a period six credit hours throughout the year.

African American History Month exhibition to open at McDonough Museum of Art

The McDonough Museum of Art will open artist Donald Black Jr.’s exhibition “A Day No One Will Remember” Friday, January 21, 2022 in recognition of African American History Month. The exhibition is comprised of a series of photographs of ordinary days filled with childhood play, imagination, and innocence and centers on black children’s premature loss of adolescence.

McDonough Museum of Art opens 2022 with four new exhibits

Four new exhibitions that explore the COVID-19 pandemic, childhood, identity, and intimacy will open the McDonough Museum of Art’s 2022 spring season beginning Friday, January 21, 2022 at the museum. The exhibits will be open to the public through March 5 and will feature the works of Matthew Kolodziej, Piotr Szyhalski, Donald Black Jr., and Carnegie Mellon University’s M.F.A. class of 2023.

YSU Musical Theatre to present “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” cabaret

YSU’s Musical Theatre program will present a cabaret titled “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Friday, December 10, 2021 at the B&O Station Banquet Hall in Youngstown. The event will feature 30 popular seasonal songs, including jazz, country, and delta blues favorites.

Dana Brass Chamber Ensemble performs Eric Ewazen’s “Frost Fire”

The Dana Brass Chamber Ensemble held a recital Thursday, December 2, 2021, where they performed Eric Ewazen’s “Frost Fire.” Student performers at the recital included Ryan Bowden, Darren Thompson, Sevérino Paredes, Brandon Hackimer, and Zak Rahal.

YSU Youth Orchestra to perform concert at Stambaugh Auditorium

The YSU Youth Orchestra, comprised of Youngstown-area middle and high school students, will perform their fall concert Monday, December 6, 2021 at 7:00 PM at the Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown. Featured music will include Gioachino Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” and “Jingle Bell Rock.”

Five new exhibits to open at McDonough Museum of Art

The McDonough Museum of Art will present five new exhibits beginning Friday, December 3, 2021, including annual shows that feature the work of graduating YSU Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts students. The exhibits will be open to the public through Saturday, December 18.

Andrews Avenue Mural earns CityScape Beautification Award

The 500-foot-long Andrews Avenue Memory Mural, which was a collaborative project between YSU's Department of Art and Lit Youngstown, earned a Youngstown CityScape Beautification Award for Institutions November 18, 2021. The project, led by professor of art Dragana Crnjak, was funded by a Neighborhood SUCCESS grant from the Raymond J. Wean Foundation and was also supported by Youngstown CityScape and the Andrews Avenue Business Group.

Pipino Performing Arts Series to welcome René Izquierdo

The Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will welcome classical guitarist René Izquierdo to campus Saturday and Sunday, November 13 and 14, 2021. Izquierdo will present a free masterclass November 13 at 3:00 PM in YSU’s Bliss Recital Hall and will perform a concert November 14 in the North Hall of The Butler Institute of American Art at 3:00 PM.

Judith Rae Solomon Gallery to feature 18 student art sculptures

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located in YSU’s Bliss Hall, will feature 18 sculptures by students enrolled in the YSU Department of Art November 8 – 19, 2021. The exhibit is free and open to the public 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.

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