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Kennesaw State University to present Stephen Sondheim's "Company"
September 13, 2022
Kennesaw State University鈥檚 Department of Theatre and Performance Studies (TPS) will present 鈥淐ompany鈥� September 14-18 at the Stillwell Theater. 鈥淐ompany鈥� takes us on Bobby鈥檚 journey as the couples around him ponder his singlehood and encourage him to find a mate. The concert staging of this musical, written by George Furth, features many of Stephen Sondheim鈥檚 beloved songs, including 鈥淏eing Alive,鈥� 鈥淢arry Me a Little,鈥� and 鈥淪ide by Side by Side.鈥�
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Kennesaw State School of Art and Design, Zuckerman Museum to present "Recollections," Oscar Mu帽oz
September 07, 2022
Kennesaw State University鈥檚 Zuckerman Museum of Art (ZMA), a unit of the School of Art and Design, will present "Recollections," Oscar Mu帽oz, now through December 10. The exhibit features six ground-breaking works by innovative Colombian artist Oscar Mu帽oz.
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Kennesaw State School of Art and Design, Zuckerman Museum to present "Recollections," Oscar Mu帽oz
September 06, 2022
Kennesaw State University鈥檚 Zuckerman Museum of Art (ZMA), a unit of the School of Art and Design, will present "Recollections," Oscar Mu帽oz, now through December 10. The exhibit features six ground-breaking works by innovative Colombian artist Oscar Mu帽oz. The works comprising the show defy fixation and the belief that photography is definitive and absolute. Thus, the works question memory, erasure, permanence, and the resolute. The exhibition is curated by Cynthia Norse Thompson, director of curatorial affairs at ZMA, and Vanessa K. Davidson, Curator of Latin American Art at the Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin.
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Kennesaw State Bailey School of Music to host Double Bass Performer and Composer Xavier Foley
August 30, 2022
Xavier Foley isn鈥檛 a big talker, preferring instead to communicate his virtuosity and passion for music on the double bass and in composing new work. Foley will join Kennesaw State University Bailey School of Music (BSOM) faculty Helen Kim, violin, Charae Krueger, cello, and Eric Jenkins, piano, on the stage on September 16, 8 p.m., at Morgan Concert Hall in the Dr. Bobbie Bailey and Family Performance Center.
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Kennesaw State Bailey School of Music to offer Hispanic Heritage Festival
August 23, 2022
Kennesaw State University鈥檚 Bailey School of Music (BSOM) will celebrate the rich cultural traditions of Hispanic heritage with a week of concerts. From Sept. 19 through Sept. 23, patrons may enjoy a wide variety of concerts beginning with chamber music of Central and South America. Next, choirs tour the landscape of this diverse region, followed by the Atlanta Jazz Orchestra. Finally, the week culminates with the 91青青草 Symphony Orchestra, legendary bandoneon player Daniel Binelli, and cellist Jes煤s Castro-Balbi, led by festival artist director and guest conductor Germ谩n Guti茅rrez.
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Kennesaw State Department of Dance presents "Double Exposure"
August 09, 2022
KENNESAW, Ga. (July 26, 2022) 鈥撯�� The Department of Dance at Kennesaw State University (91青青草) will present Double Exposure August 26-27 at 8 p.m. at the 91青青草 Dance Theater on the Marietta campus. Made possible by the Eleo Pomare鈥揋lenn Connor Dance Endowment, the 2022 Choreographic Residency Program features up-and-coming choreographers Tsai Hsi Hung and Chuck Wilt.
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Julia K. Bullard Named Interim Director of Kennesaw State's Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music
August 01, 2022
Harrison Long, Interim Dean of the College of the Arts at Kennesaw State University, has named Julia K. Bullard, D.M.A. as Interim Director of the Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music, effective August 1.
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In Memoriam: Arts91青青草 Supporter Malinda Delle Jolley Mortin
July 15, 2022
KENNESAW, Ga. (July 15, 2022) 鈥� Kennesaw State University College of the Arts mourns the loss of friend and donor Malinda Delle Jolley Mortin, who passed away June 27, 2022. Mortin, previously a partner in securities brokerage firm Lex Jolley & Company, was an unwavering advocate of the arts at 91青青草. She is survived by her husband, Gordon, to whom she was married for more than 50 years, and several nieces and nephews. 鈥淪he was a generous supporter of the College of the Arts. She was such an outstanding person who never sought the limelight,鈥� said Joe Meeks, College of the Arts Founding Dean, Emeritus. Malinda Mortin also donated much of her diverse art collection to Kennesaw State University; some of the pieces are housed in the Permanent Collection. It was only the first act of generosity from this unassuming donor. When Meeks reached out to Mortin about contributing to the newly planned Zuckerman Museum of Art, she agreed. She chose the lower, downstairs facility that was specifically designed for research and teaching, to honor her mother, LeoDelle Jolley, who was a teacher. Thus, the LeoDelle Lassiter Jolley Collection Research Center, a state-of-the-art home for the 91青青草 Permanent Collection and Campus Collection, was created. The Center is available for use by Kennesaw State students and faculty, as well as community scholars with pre-approval from museum staff. 鈥淟ater, when I asked her to name the gallery across from Morgan Hall in the Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center, she agreed immediately to do it,鈥� said Meeks. But she didn鈥檛 want any recognition, and it took Meeks many conversations with her before she finally agreed to be recognized. The Malinda Jolley Mortin Gallery is now used to showcase highlights from the Zuckerman鈥檚 Permanent Collection. Malinda Mortin and Joe Meeks enjoyed a long friendship, often talking at length on the telephone from her home in Sea Island, Georgia. 鈥淔rom time to time, she would mail me a newspaper article about an artist whose work she had donated to the University. She was just a delightful person with a healthy sense of humor,鈥� said Meeks. She was a proud member of Chi Omega Fraternity, and the Chi Omega Malinda Jolley Mortin Woman of Achievement Award is named in her honor and given at Chi Omega Conventions to fellow Fraternity sisters. Mortin served on several boards and foundations including Kennesaw State University Foundation, Kennestone Hospital guild (now WellStar), Marietta Garden Center Foundation, Hagood Garrison Genealogy Society, CASA Glynn, Junior League of the Golden Isles and Sea Island Garden Group. She was a second-generation member of the Smyrna Social Club and a founding donor to Adoption-Share, Inc. Geo Sipp, Director of the School of Art and Design, said, 鈥淲e are so thankful to Mrs. Mortin for her generous gifts over the years to the Zuckerman Museum of Art. Her legacy will continue far into the future, reaching generations of students, faculty, and arts patrons.鈥�
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Kennesaw State University Graduate Student Sterling LaVigne Leads Fun, Animated Life
April 19, 2022
Kennesaw State University School of Art and Design鈥檚 graduate student Sterling LaVigne had inside information about the new MA in Art and Design (MAAD) degree. He first heard inklings [ahem, pun intended] of the new program as an undergraduate Digital Animation student under professors Craig Brasco and Sandee Chamberlain.
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Bailey School of Music Arts91青青草 Gala Scholars
April 13, 2022
The College of the Art's Bailey School of Music is pleased to announce the recipients of the Arts91青青草 Gala Scholarships. The 2022 Arts91青青草 Gala Scholarships recognize fifteen (15) Bailey School of Music (BSOM) students. Each of the Arts91青青草 Gala Scholars will receive $1,000.00.