The Arts

NYU PAA Students Explore What Diversity Means to their Graduate Program

At the latest Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for the Arts Workshop, the Performing Arts Administration students participated in the change-making process of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in their graduate program.

PAA Program Director, Students, and Alumni Join Forces to Support Ukrainian Arts Administration Students

As a member of the European Network on Cultural Management and Policy (ENCATC), the NYU PAA program is participating in a joint effort to support refugee Ukrainian arts administration students.

The Department of Art and Art Professions: BFA Thesis Exhibitions 2022

As the capstone project for our four-year BFA program, the thesis exhibitions constitute a significant marker for each participating student’s evolving practice and process over the years.

Hunter Hanson Wins John Lennon Songwriting Contest in Electronic Category

Hunter Hanson, NYU screen scoring alum and adjunct professor, recently won the 2021 Session ll Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Electronic Category) for his first solo release “Breezeblow”.

NYU Faculty and Alumni Featured in Whitney Biennial 2022

Jonathan Berger (Faculty), Terence Nance (MFA), and Julie Tolentino (Artist in Residence) are featured artists in the Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet as It's Kept.

Calendar Girl Premiere: Costume Studies Alumna Natalie Nudell Featured in Vogue

"Inside the Premiere of Calendar Girl—the Long-Awaited Ruth Finley Documentary."

Professors Amy Whitaker and Kevin McCoy Featured in NYTimes

"One Year After Beeple, the NFT Has Changed Artists. Has It Changed Art?"

Three NYU Screen Scoring Alumni Team Up to Assist Blockbuster Composer Junkie XL

On October 3rd, 2021 NYU Screen Scoring adjunct instructor, Hunter Hanson interviewed alumni Ching-Shan Chang (MM ‘19), Peter Kohrman (MM ‘20), and Dallin Burns (MM ‘20) who assist Holkenborg at his studio in Los Angeles on his scores, including some of his recent projects including: Justice League and Army of the Dead and the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

Julia Wolfe Begins Artist Residency at Carnegie Hall

Award-winning composer Julia Wolfe has been appointed the Debs Chair composer-in-residence at Carnegie Hall. Wolfe is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and Pulitzer Prize for work that harnesses issues of social justice and labor history.

The Music Business: An Interview with Xavier Jernigan (MA '04), Head of Cultural Partnerships, Spotify

Xavier Jernigan (MA '04), head of cultural partnerships at Spotify, shares insight into his career in the entertainment business.