Liberal Arts

Artist melds new, old media

((Excerpt)) Paul Catanese, the featured artist at Wright State University’s Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries through Jan. 8, calls his work “a hybrid.” The Chicago artist uses the definition to describe his combining of technology with “traditional” and “new media.” … Continue reading →

Wright State Recognized as Ohio Center of Excellence

CELIA Encouraging Future Collaborations in the Arts
Posted on October 20, 2011 by Wright State Media Team
Photo of CELIA Director Hank Dahlman

Chancellor Jim Petro named Wright State’s CELIA an Ohio Center of Excellence in Cultural and Societal Transformation. Continue reading →

Tom Hanks praises Wright State arts programs

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Wright State Media Team
Photo of actor Tom Hanks

Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks, who has starred in . . . Continue reading →

ArtsFair Photo Gallery

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Cory MacPherson
Photo of a boy playing bongo drums.

Wright State presented its first ArtsFair, a family-oriented morning of arts on campus. Continue reading →

Draw on the Walls photo gallery

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Cory MacPherson
Photo of a hand drawing a heart.

Student expressed their creativity on 600 feet of blank gallery walls. Continue reading →

Draw on the walls this Friday

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Cory MacPherson
A student sketches a large dragon on the walls at the Stein Galleries

Did you ever want to draw on the walls as a kid? Continue reading →

Wright State, DPO performance of Bernstein’s MASS heard on Dayton Public Radio

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Wright State Media Team
Photo of Bernstein's MASS performance

…a production that boasted nearly 200 of Dayton’s most talented performers, including more than 100 Wright State students and faculty. Continue reading →

Math, motorcycles: English prof’s journey

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Lara Donnelly
Scott Geisel

If you had met Wright State University English professor Scott Geisel while he was in high school… Continue reading →

“Death of a Salesman” opens theatre season

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Cory MacPherson
Photo ot the Death of a Salesman script cover.

This tragedy by playwright Arthur Miller is often regarded as the greatest American drama. Continue reading →

Whites of Their Eyes

Wright State professor pens historical account of Battle of Bunker Hill
Posted on September 9, 2011 by Jim Hannah

A school library book on the Civil War whetted his appetite at age 6. A painting he saw at age 7 in a Boston museum depicting a Revolutionary War battle clinched it. Paul Lockhart was hooked on American history. Today, … Continue reading →