News Spotlight

Senior Thesis

Courtney Moren is a graduating senior from CHFA, studying Studio Arts with a concentration in Painting. Her thesis was displayed on the main floor of the Studio Arts Building last week. It included a number of pen and ink drawings. Each of the drawings was based people in Courtney’s life. On each picture was a Latin proverb that she felt best fit the person in the drawing. For more, click here.

Art Exhibit:

Monica Rabinowitz: Line #5- Knyazhevo

Line #5- Knyazhevo, an exhibit by Monica Rabinowitz, located in Hampden Gallery, is on display until May 20th. This powerful work is not only a piece of art, but a piece of history as well. To read more, click here.

Declamation Day

On April 22nd, at Bezanson Hall, UMass held the second annual Declamation Day event, entitled From Ovid to Obama. The idea for Declamation Day was originally envisioned by the Dean of CHFA, Joel Martin, with help from Theater Professor Milan Dragicevich, in an effort to “rekindle the spoken word,” as the Dean described in his introduction. To read more, click here.

Studio Arts Mac Lab

The new Mac Digital Studio in the Studio Arts Building is an exciting addition to the Art Department’s set of resources that calls for a series of articles and interviews. This is the second article in the series, and will give a general overview of how this lab can be used, and how this addition has expanded the opportunities and capabilities of the Art Department.

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Upcoming Events

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Music and Dance Deprtmant Events Calendar

Calendar of Theater Events

Fine Arts Center Calendar of Events

Past Events

May 16, 2009 ~ Renaissance Madrigals Concert, by Stark Raving Madrigals; at the Ren Center. Donations suggested; 2 pm. For more information, click here

Through May 9, 2009 ~ "...And Jesus Moonwalks on the Mississippi", by faculty member and rising playwright Marcus Gardley. Performances April 30th through May 9th. For more information and a video, click here.

May 9, 2009 ~ 6th Annual UMass Amherst Pops Gala. Boston Pops-like setting with performances of Gershwin, Bernstein, “Star Wars”, light classics and jazz by the Pops Orchestra, Studio Orchestra & UMass Dancers.  7:30 pm Campus Center Auditorium. For more information, click here.

May 7, 2009 ~ Visiting Writers Series. Poetry reading by James Haug. 8 p.m. at Memorial Hall. For more information, click here.

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College Kudos

Congratulations to:

 - the Music & Dance Department’s University Dancers, who were invited to the week-long symposium, entitled “From Studio to Stage: Revitalizing the Humphrey Canon.”  It will feature classes in Humphrey-Weidman/Limón technique, repertory, mind/body classes, performances, teacher training, and lectures.   Participants will steep themselves in the Humphrey tradition through a thorough and vigorous exploration of her principles of movement and composition and analysis of repertory selections.

 - Professor Arlene Avakian has been invited to give a paper at Sabanci University in Instanbul Turkey at the Second Annual Conference in memory of Hrant Dink.   Avakian's paper, "Powerful Silences: Becoming a Survivor through the Construction of Story" analyzes her grandmother's story from a psychological and textual perspective, addressing as well the interaction between the teller and the hearer.

 - Professor Edwin Gentzler recently published his book, “Translation and Identity in the Americas” (London: Routledge, 2008).  Referring to case studies in Canada, the United States, Brazil, Latin America, and the Caribbean, Edwin Gentzler highlights the role translation policies, or lack thereof, play in the oppression of minorities within cultures: the consequences of which can be social marginalization, loss of identity, and psychological trauma.

 - Proffesor Laszlo Dienes’ new translation of a novel by Russian emigré writer Gaito Gazdanov, titled Night Roads, was just published by Northwestern University Press.

 - Congratulations to the Winners of the 2009 Glennie L. Jones Memorial Award:

Dr. Dale M. Jones, an alumnae of Women's Studies, 1986, 2004(G) funded a prize in honor of her late mother Glennie L. Jones. Four Glennie L. Jones Memorial prizes were awarded this year, three to undergraduate and one to a graduate student in Women's Studies. The undergraduate prize is awarded to students who show a commitment to ending violence against women and the graduate student prize is presented to a student completing the Advanced Certificate in Feminist Studies program.  The prize includes a certificate, ceremony, and cash award. A plaque with the winners' names hangs in the Women's Studies office.

The three undergraduate award recipients are:  

Elisha Adey is a junior with a double major in women's and sociology.  She is a certified counselor advocate and she hopes to work for survivors of sexual and domestic assault as her career.  

Sumathi Narayana is graduating with a comparative literature major and a women's studies minor. She has been working as an Educator/Advocate at Everywoman's Center. This summer she will be in India to work at the Shakti Center for Gender and Sexuality.  

Lauren Mahoney completed a double major in comparative literature and women's studies. She has won many academic honors including the 21st Century Leader Award for the University of Massachusetts. She was active in the Global Women's Issues Club and works with Mothertongue, Multilingual Literal Journal. Lauren Mahoney currently works at Safe Passage Domestic Violence Shelter.

Graciela Monteagudo is the winner of the graduate Glennie L. Jones Memorial Award. She is a PhD candidate in Anthropology and is completing the Advanced Certificate in Feminist Studies this spring. Her research is titled: "Native Anthropologist? Issues of Power in the Field and Ethnographic Writing" and her research analyze issues surrounding positionality, class, and education in her exchanges with the workers of a recovered factory in Argentina.

For more information contact the Women's Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

 - On Saturday, May 9, 2009, the 14th Annual CHFA Scholarship Luncheon was held.  Thirty-four students were presented certificates recognizing their academic accomplishments, creative spirit, and community service. We congratulate and wish all of them continued success.

College of Humanities & Fine Arts Achievement Award
Hannah R. Allaben, English
Charlotte E. Anderson, Music
Kevin O. Bolduc, History
Bonnie K. Harper, Music
Timothy J. Howd, Theater
Jonathan P. Johanntoberns Tabb, History
Angelica M. Kenny, English
John I. Mange, Music
Ethan A. Mathews, Classics
Patrick McGuire, History
John B. Norcross, Classics
Ian R. Opolski, English
Amy L. Wanamaker, English

Oxford Summer Program Scholarship
Nicole L. Christensen, English
Brandon T. Harrison, English
Marianne F. Radke, English
Kevin A. Wiesehahn, English

Robert D.  '48 and Nancy M. '49 Gordon Scholarship in the Fine Arts
Lauren A. Nickou, Art

Class of 1945 Merit Scholarship and CHFA Achievement Award
Erica C. Reinholz, Linguistics (CHFA)

Class of 1940 Creative Writing Award
Ryan T. Copeland for fiction, English
Caitlin M. McLaughlin for poetry, English

Ellsworth & Mary Barnard Scholarship and CHFA Achievement Award
Richard A. Laprise, Music

Sumner Greenfield Memorial Scholarship and CHFA Achievement Award
Deliabridget Martinez, Spanish

Class of 1933 Scholarship and CHFA Achievement Award
Elizabeth A. Todd, Spanish
Jessica Y. Lee, Japanese

Luise Bronner Scholarship and CHFA Achievement Award
Jordan B. Galler, Linguistics/Chinese
Claire E. Howard, Spanish

Robert '88 and Serena Perlman Internship Award
Natasha Labbé, Classics/Communications

Robert '88 and Serena Perlman Scholarship
Kelsey C. Whiting-Jones, Classics
Daniel W. Healey, English

Henry & Jean Hall Humanities & Fine Arts Scholarship and CHFA Achievement Award
Kathryn M. Breen, Art History
Russell J. Brown, English

Frank Prentice Rand Scholarship and CHFA Achievement Award
Kaitlyn A. Geroski, Music
Gregory J. Tufts, Music

Class of 1976 Humanities Scholarship
Jessica Ouellette, English