Fine and Performing Arts

Ties that bind

Wright State enjoys strong relationship with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Wright State and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base have close partners in everything from engineering and medicine to neuroscience and music. Continue reading

Wright State filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar win Oscar for best documentary for ‘American Factory’

“American Factory” was developed when Reichert and Bognar served as faculty members at Wright State and involved numerous university faculty members, staff, students and alumni. Continue reading

Wright State dance students to premiere new works at Emerging Choreographers Concert

The Emerging Choreographers Concert takes place Feb. 14–16 in DanceSpace 170 in the Creative Arts Center. Continue reading

Pulitzer Prize finalist ‘The Wolves’ up next for Wright State Theatre

Wright State Theatre’s production of “The Wolves,” the story of a teenage girls’ soccer team and how disparate personalities bond to form a team, runs Feb. 6–16 in the Festival Playhouse. Continue reading

High school musicians flock to festivals hosted by Wright State School of Music

Over the course of a year, hundreds of students attend festivals and honor band events hosted by Wright State’s School of Music. Continue reading

Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert win Directors Guild of America Award for ‘American Factory’

The national spotlight was shining brightly on Wright State University professor emeritus Julia Reichert and former motion pictures faculty member Steven Bognar. Continue reading

Artwork, traveling exhibit on display at Wright State to mark women’s suffrage

“’19—’19: Women from the Permanent Collection” is on display in the Stein Galleries and “Ohio Women Vote: 100 Years of Change” is on display on the second floor of Dunbar Library. Continue reading

Two Boonshoft School of Medicine faculty selected for prestigious Harvard Macy Institute fellowships

Jonathan Pincus and Joon Shim will expand their research assessing the impact of using visual arts in medical education on medical students’ clinical and non-clinical skills and well-being. Continue reading

Wright State University graduates co-chair ArtsGala 2020

David and Nancy Smith hope to attract a younger audience to the annual fundraiser

ArtsGala co-chairs David and Nancy Smith hope to build on the gala’s longstanding tradition of excellence and expand the event to an even broader audience. Continue reading

Rising tide

Wright State to mark 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage with arts events, symposiums

“RISING: Women in American Culture since Suffrage” is a semester-long commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Continue reading