COFAC Colloquium #32 will take place on Friday, May 12 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm in the Center for the Arts, room 2032. Susan Kirchner, Department of Dance and Cecylia Barczyk, Department of Music will be presenting. Light refreshments will be available. Susan Kirchner, Department of Dance Shifting Rhythms of Generosity: A Reflection on Alcine Joseph Wiltz […]
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Sabbatical Presentation by Kay Broadwater, Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Process & Flow As a practicing artist and teacher, I have been aware that in order to achieve balance both professionally and personally I cannot put the creation of art on a hiatus while I pursue strictly academic pursuits. The making of art must be given a high priority as it informs my teaching; and […]
Sabbatical Presentation by Dr. Susan Kirchner, Department of Dance
Shifting Rhythms of Generosity: A Reflection on Alcine Joseph Wiltz III This presentation is primarily a reminder that unsung mentors should be celebrated. My current research aims to do this by focusing on a highly respected artist educator, choreographer, administrator, choreographic director, and beloved teacher: Alcine Joseph Wiltz III. The origins of his artistic rhythms literally and metaphorically […]
Sabbatical Presentation by Professor Cecylia Barczyk, Department of Music
Cecylia Barczyk, Department of Music One Sabbatical, Three Projects Towards Pedagogical Ends I will share videos from my performances in Poland, Malta, Germany, and Iceland. I will report the results of my research of contemporary Polish cello music suitable for pedagogical use at Towson University. Five of my students are currently learning some of these works and will present them […]
Family Art Day at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum
The Community Art Center is having another Family Art Day at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum this Saturday, April 8th.
COFAC Colloquium #31
COFAC Colloquium #31 will take place on Friday, April 14, 2017 in the Center for the Arts, room 2032 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. Light refreshments will be available. Cynthia Cooper, Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies A Decade of Cyberhate: An Analysis of Anti-LGBTQ Groups and their Website Messages For years, the Christian Identity, […]
COFAC Colloquium #31
The COFAC Colloquium #31 will take place on Friday, April 14 in the Center for the Arts, room 2032 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm. Light refreshments will be available. Cynthia Cooper, Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies A Decade of Cyberhate: An Analysis of Anti-LGBTQ Groups and their Website Messages For years, the Christian […]
Sabbatical Presentation by Dr. Cynthia Cooper, Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies
A Decade of Cyberhate: An Analysis of Anti-LGBTQ Groups and their Website Messages For years, the Christian Identity, KKK, and Aryan Nation movements promoted the belief that whites are the Bible’s chosen people, and are therefore the superior race. Recently more mainstream Christian conservative and Alt-Right organizations have espoused an equally singular animosity toward LGBTQ […]
Sabbatical Presentation by Dr. David White, Department of Theatre Arts
Writing Theatre Research Papers in 140 Characters or Less How can I more effectively teach students how to write research papers and have them remember those skills from their first semester to their last semester? How can we offer the same skills to transfer students who may transfer out of the class in which these […]
Polaroid Stories by Naomi Iizuka
An adaptation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses directed by Dave White A visceral collision of story and reality, Polaroid Stories infuses the real-life stories of kids living on the street yearning for transcendence with the classical figures of Ovid’s Metamorphoses to create a dynamic portrait of youth, homelessness, mythology, and the transformative power of storytelling. Tickets – Available Spring 2017 Preview: Wednesday, […]
Sabbatical Presentation by Dr. Kay Broadwater – Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Process & Flow As a practicing artist and teacher, I have been aware that in order to achieve balance both professionally and personally I cannot put the creation of art on a hiatus while I pursue strictly academic pursuits. The making of art must be given a high priority as it informs my teaching and […]
College Presentation by Professor Michael Angelella, Department of Electronic Media and Film
Islands and Me In 2017-2018, COFAC’s theme will be “What’s Your Story?” In words, music, art, dance and film, the college will spend the year celebrating and telling stories that are biographical or autobiographical; a whole parade of true tales that express the story of who we are and what it means to be alive. To help kick off the college’s year of programming, […]
COFAC COLLOQUIUM #29
Sabbatical presentations will take place on Friday, November 18 from 3-4:30 pm in CA 3080. PHILLIP COLLISTER – DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Randall Thompson’s Solomon and Balkis: Redux for Chamber Orchestra Randall Thompson was one of the U.S’s most prominent composers of the 20th century. His only one-act opera, Solomon and Balkis has been reduced for small […]
Sabbatical Presentation by Nahid Tootoonchi – Department of Art + Design, Art History, Art Education
Learning and researching calligraphy as an artform in different languages, particular Persian was my sabbatical focus. Taking the letterform to its essence of line and point with negative and positive shades, to its bare minimum, and to disassociate it with rhetoric usage in our daily life communication is my goal. I have been working on […]
Sabbatical Presentation by Phillip Collister – Department of Music
Randall Thompson’s Solomon and Balkis: Redux for Chamber Orchestra By Phillip Collister Randall Thompson was one of the U.S’s most prominent composers of the 20th century. His only one-act opera, Solomon and Balkis has been reduced for small chamber orchestra by Prof. Phillip Collister, Dept. Of Music. Prof. Collister will discuss his sabbatical project and […]
Lights, Sound, Camera, Action
Lights, Sound, Camera, Action! Join us on October 21st, 2016 to find out what it means to be a student in the Electronic Media and Film Department at Towson University. All prospective students and parents are invited to attend. The event will run from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with registration from 8:30 a.m. to […]
College of Liberal Arts – Battlefields and Homefronts: World War I and Modern Life
College of Liberal Arts – Battlefields and Homefronts: World War I and Modern Life “Arthur Nevin and the Singing Soldiers of Camp Grant: An American Composer’s Service during World War I” Aaron Ziegel (Department of Music) Wednesday, October 12, 12:15-1:15, LA 2317 In October 1917, Arthur Nevin arrived at Camp Grant to take up the […]
COFAC COLLOQUIUM #28
Faculty and Staff Presentations on Scholarship Friday, October 14, 2016, Center for the Arts 2032, 3:00-4:30 pm Sidney Pink – Department of Dance Arts Ecosystems: Navigating For-profit, Non-profit, and DIY Arts Business Models This talk explores Arts Ecosystems and the complex connections between for-profit, non-profit, and DIY arts business models. This is something many artists navigate […]
The Video Essay in Teaching and Scholarship Faculty Colloquium
You’re Invited to the Towson Visiting Artist Series Dr. Drew Morton (Texas A & M University) The Video Essay in Teaching and Scholarship Faculty Colloquium, Wed. Oct. 5, 2016 12:30–1:45 Van Bokkelen Hall 204 Dr. Drew Morton is an Assistant Professor of Mass Communication at Texas A&M University-Texarkana. He is the author of Panel to the […]
Obituary Announcement for Dorothy Fix – Additional Information
The College of Fine Arts and Communication is deeply saddened to share that Dorothy Fix passed away on July 11. Dorothy was a longtime member of the art faculty and is most remembered for her expertise in fiber art and surface design. She taught courses in fabric design and 2-D design. She had the ability to motivate […]
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