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VPA 2020 Spring Student Exhibition
The VPA 2020 Spring Student Exhibition can be viewed now online. Check it out!
Visual and Performing Arts Students Showcase Projects and Performances Virtually
Virtual technologies during the spring semester helped Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) students share their Senior Capstone Projects and perform in the annual Voice Studio recital.
Chair Nancy Wynn and Graphic Design Student Participate in Design Incubation
Associate Professor and Chair of Visual and Performing Arts, Nancy Wynn, MFA, and student Nicholas Paolino, presented remotely as part of a Design Incubation colloquium.
Merrimack Alumnus Charlie Day Tells the Class of 2020 to “Come Out Swinging”
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star Charlie Day ’98, H’14, sent a congratulatory message to Merrimack College’s Class of 2020 encouraging them to persevere during these challenging times.
Merrimack Introduces New Music Major in the Visual and Performing Arts Department
Merrimack is expanding its visual and performing arts academic offerings with the introduction of a new music major.
Merrimack’s Marching Orders: Strike Up a Band
Merrimack College is recruiting students for its first-ever marching band with plans to debut during the institution’s 2020 Homecoming Weekend. The new marching band will be a staple at college events such as football games where it will perform to promote the Merrimack spirit.
Symphony Premiere Performance
Associate Professor of Music Dr. Laure Pruett’s edition of Louis Moreau Gottschalk’s symphony Á Montevideo had its premiere performance.
Merrimack Represented at Design Thinkers in Toronto 2019
Associate Professor and Visual and Performing Arts Chair, Nancy Wynn will be speaking on Design Education at the Design Thinkers Conference in Toronto, Canada.
Summer Break Offers Professors Time for Research, Including Art
Associate professor of visual and performing arts Nancy Wynn went on the 20th annual Pellegrinaggio pilgrimage to Italy last spring and is using the experience as inspiration for her latest artwork series.
All Over the Map: Voice Instructor Cristi Catt
Instructor Cristi Catt and her group Blue Thread performed in Arkansas while continuing to track the migration of ballads.
Science Inspires Sculptor to Challenge Sense of Space and Expectations
Visual and performing arts assistant professor Jonathan Latiano is an installation sculptor who works in big, bold ideas that are so complex he’s hired students as studio assistants using a Provost Innovation Grant through the SCURCA program to help him this summer.
Merrimack Hosts Conference for Cutting-Edge Design
Design Incubation Colloquium 5.3: Merrimack College will be hosted by Merrimack’s Visual and Performing Arts Department on Saturday, March 30.
Women’s hockey Warriors design new Hockey East trophy
Two Merrimack College’s women’s hockey players designed the Hockey East Association’s new regular season championship trophy, which was unveiled on campus Monday, March 4.
Exhibits Worth a Triptych to the Rogers Center
Two new exhibits in the Rogers Center for the Arts showcase the work of photographer Kevin Salemme, the director of media instructional services for Merrimack College, and artist David Raymond, a former professor for Merrimack’s Visual and Performing Arts Department.
“Avatar” Star Stephen Lang to Perform His One-Person Play at the Rogers
Actor Stephen Lang, a star in the Hollywood blockbuster “Avatar,” is appearing for one night at the Rogers Center for the Arts Nov. 1 to perform his one-man show “Beyond Glory,” which pays tribute to the stories of eight Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
Salemme Tapped to Deliver Annual Last Lecture
Merrimack’s popular director of media instructional services, Kevin Salemme, will deliver the honors program’s annual Last Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Cascia Hall.
Piatt Explores Issue of Single Motherhood in New Book
Father Richard Piatt co-authored “Scripting Stories of Resistance: Young Single Parents and Theater of the Oppressed,” with Deborah L. Byrd.
Professor Raymond’s Art New England article
Professor David Raymond authored the article “Nancy Simonds: Shape Shifting and Radiant Chroma” for Art New England, September 2016.
Professor Cristina Catt’s special concert
Professor Cristina Catt’s vocal ensemble, Tapestry, was asked to design a special concert for the Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles, California
Professor Raymond Summer Exhibition
Professor David Raymond exhibited drawings in the exhibition Three Rooms, Eight Walls at Corey Daniels Gallery
Professor Raymond Art New England article
Professor David Raymond authored the article “Force of Nature: Exploring the Power of the Feminine” for Art New England, July 2016.
Professor Christina Catt travels and teaches
Catt traveled to Latvia to coach and sing with the vocal ensemble Putni
Professor Nancy Wynn presents on Visual Storytelling
Wynn presented paper “Digital Storytelling: Forging a connection between Design and the Liberal Arts“ at the AIGA Design Educator’s Conference Nuts and Bolts in June 2016
