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FEATURES
Dallas Ad League ADDYs

Advertising students win multiple awards
Temerlin Advertising Institute's creative training program, Method Creative, earning national recognition. Read more

Bryan Lewis

Bryan Lewis wins grand prize in Paramount Pictures nationwide contest
Lewis (B.F.A '09 Theatre) won the prize with his short film that follows him on a weekend escape into the wilderness. Read more

Meadows Scholars

New program aims to draw top students nationwide to Meadows
Meadows Scholars program offers scholarship and travel/research incentives to help attract the best and brightest students. Read more

Meadows at the Meyerson

Contemporary painter John Alexander (MFA ’70) honored by Smithsonian
Alumnus has major retrospective tracing last 30 years of his artistic development. Read more


ALUMNI NEWS
Nathan Allen

Travis Waldschmidt (BFA ’07) lands role in Disney’s High School Musical
The dance alumnus is understudy for the leading role of Ryan Evans on the hit touring musical. Read more

Peraldo twins join GOTRA Ballet
Melissa and Vanessa Peraldo (BFA '07 Dance) continue their dance career together in The Netherlands in a new dance company created by prize-winning Dutch choreographer Joost Vrouenraets. Read more


FACULTY NEWS

John Madden in Maria Dixon's classroom?
Dr. Dixon brings the popular video game Madden NFL 2008 to the classroom to teach management communications. Read more

Meadows celebrates Annemarie Weyl Carr's career
The University Distinguished Professor of Byzantine Art History, who plans to retire in May, was honored February 23 and 24. In this interview, she reflects on her experiences at over the past 30 years. Read more


SUPPORT MEADOWS

Private support for the SMU Meadows School of the Arts is a crucial component of our ability to recruit and retain the highest caliber faculty and students. To make a difference in the life of the School, please visit our secure online giving page.


EVENTS

Meadows Chorale
(March 2, 3:00 p.m.) Includes performances of compositions by Leonard Bernstein, Benjamin Britten, Maurice Ravel, Michael McGlynn and Halsey Stevens. Read more

Meadows Theatre: Trouble in Mind
(Through March 2) Written by Alice Childress, this play revolves around Wiletta Mayer, an African-American actress who has spent her career playing stereotypes. Read more

Meadows Distinguished Artist Recital Series: Alessio Bax
March 1

Brown Bag World Music Series: Jelykunda Drum and Dance Ensemble
March 5

Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Roger Tibbetts
March 6

Meadows Opera Theatre: Musical Theatre Showcase with Kimberly Grigsby
March 7





Comini Lecture Series: “Alma Mahler and Her Vienna: Of Mixed Marriages, Anti-Semitism, and Cancelled Careers”
March 18


Faculty Chamber Music Recital
March 25

Meadows Symphony Orchestra: “New Talent”
March 28 and 30

Meadows Chamber Music Showcase
March 29


EXHIBITS

Jerry Bywaters: Interpreter of the Southwest
Through March 2
Meadows Museum

Jerry Bywaters: Lone Star Printmaker
Through March 2
Meadows Museum

Fernando Gallego and His Workshop: The Altarpiece from Ciudad Rodrigo – Paintings from the Collection of the University of Arizona Museum of Art
March 30 - July 27
Meadows Museum

Leonard Stokes: Collages
Through March 15
Mildred Hawn Gallery, Hamon Arts Library

The Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky Gift of Contemporary American Drawings
Through March 22
Pollock Gallery in Hughes-Trigg

Christine Sanford: Paintings
March 31 - May 3
Mildred Hawn Gallery, Hamon Arts Library

SMU Meadows School of the Arts