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September 18, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: David Daniels
Alumni
Music
Music alum David Daniels (B.M. ’01) shares how Meadows' helped him find his unique voice and make a mark in the world of music composition.
September 15, 2023
Introducing the Genesis Class of Meadows’ New Master of Arts in Creative Technology
Students
Creative Technology
The new MACT program prepares its first class of students to be thought leaders in the Web3 space by combining creative skills and technological advancements.
September 12, 2023
SMU Division of Art Welcomes Two Visiting Lecturers
Faculty
Art
Visiting lecturers Ian Grieve and Kerry Maguire specialize in figurative painting and printmaking, respectively.
September 08, 2023
Meadows Welcomes 14 Full-Time, 5 Visiting New Faculty Members for 2023-24
Faculty
Advertising Art Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Dance Film & Media Arts Journalism Music Theatre
Join us in welcoming 19 new faculty members to Meadows, in divisions ranging from art and theatre to journalism and film, and learn more about these new members of our community.
September 07, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Chrissy Crawford Corredor
Alumni
Art History
Art history alum Chrissy Crawford Corredor (B.A. ’02) shares how the training she received at Meadows influenced the success of her curated online gallery, ArtStar.
September 07, 2023
In Memoriam: Myra Woodruff
Faculty
Dance
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of our beloved professor, colleague, and friend, Myra Woodruff.
September 05, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Nicolás González
Alumni
Art
Art alum Nicolás González (B.F.A., '16) discusses how the networking and community-building he experienced at Meadows has carried over in his professional art career.
August 31, 2023
SMU Journalism Department Launches Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists
Students
Journalism
The SMU NABJ chapter, which launched in May, offers members training as well as networking and career advancement opportunities for Black journalists and media professionals.
Campus
Creative Technology
From sci-fi myths to everyday utility, dive into AI's fascinating evolution and discover how it's reshaping our world and future.
August 28, 2023
Advertising Students Tour NYC Agencies
Summer
Advertising
Students specializing in advertising/creative majors took their yearly trip to New York City to explore the world of advertising, led by Professors Willie Baronet and Mark Allen.
August 28, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: Helena Oseguera Abrahamsson
Alumni
Journalism
Fashion Media alum Helena Oseguera Abrahamsson (B.A., '21) reveals the inspiration behind her skincare line and how her Meadows education has impacted her business journey.
August 23, 2023
Influential Women in Creative Technology
Campus
Creative Technology
From Danielle King's fusion of art and technology to Savannah Niles' design leadership in extended reality, these influential women are redefining the intersection of creativity and innovation.
August 22, 2023
2023 MMIAM Graduation
Summer
Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship
Congratulations to our ‘23 MMIAM graduating class! Students in our Master of Management in International Arts Management program spend the fall term in Dallas, the winter term in Montréal, the spring term in China and India and the summer term in Milan, Italy.
August 20, 2023
Advertising Students Smash Previous Annual Award Record, Bring Home 193 Awards to Date
Students
Advertising
In 2023, advertising students have collectively won 193 awards for their work in local, regional, and national competitions, shattering their previous award record.
August 18, 2023
SMU-in-Bali Program Immerses Students in Exotic Arts and Culture
Students
Dance Music
Each summer, students have the opportunity to spend a month exploring the arts and culture of a unique Indonesian province in Meadows’ SMU-in-Bali program.
August 15, 2023
Courtney Brown – Dinosaur Choir
Summer
Music
Dinosaur Choir is a project that explores dinosaur vocalization via musical skull instruments. Courtney Brown, an assistant professor at the Center of Creative Computation in Meadows, created the project. All current musical instruments realize a duck-billed dinosaur called the Corythosaurus.
August 11, 2023
SMU in South Africa
Summer
Music
Voice professor Barbara Hill Moore returned to South Africa with a cohort of students after a three-year hiatus.
Alumni
Theatre
Two recent alumni from the Meadows’ Division of Theatre have been selected to perform an original work at the prestigious international arts showcase, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Faculty
Art
Brian Molanphy, professor and chair for Meadow’s Division of Art, presented a solo exhibition of ceramics and drawings at an art gallery in Taipei, Taiwan over the summer.
July 20, 2023
Organ Studio in Germany
Summer
Music
Professor Stefan Engels took Meadows students on a historic tour of organs and organ builders around Germany visiting the cities of Cologne, Leipzig, Freiberg, Frauenstein, Dresden, Berlin, and more!
Campus
Creative Technology
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) have emerged as two prominent technologies revolutionizing a wide range of industries and transforming how we interact with and consume digital content.
Campus
Creative Technology
Creative tech professionals aspire to use the best technology available in areas that include web development, user experience design, virtual and augmented reality, animation, gaming, and more.
Students
Film & Media Arts
Film & Media Arts alum Piper Peña Hadley (B.F.A. ’23) wrote and directed “Crossroads” as part of the division’s most recent Summer Feature Production program.
June 08, 2023
MADI Alumni Take Flight at Southwest Airlines
Alumni
Seven MADI (Master of Arts in Design and Innovation) alumni have landed careers at Southwest Airlines, utilizing the skills they learned in the program.
Students
Art Art History
The new Meadows Museum Student Corps program will provide students the opportunity to gain valuable museum career experience.
Faculty
Creative Technology
Professionals who work in creative technology put a variety of AI-enhanced technologies to use, including natural language processing, data analysis, and image and music generation.
Campus
Meadows' Class of 2023 graduates celebrate their scholastic achievements in the Degree Recognition Ceremony on Saturday evening.
Students
Corporate Communication and Public Affairs
CCPA students operated as a communications agency in their final capstone project, where they built an integrated campaign and branding strategy for real-world client, Kosmos Workforce.
Students
Art Art History
Visual arts and art history student Swarangi Potdar has been selected for a new curatorial internship with the Dallas Museum of Art this summer, which will focus on object research for their permanent collection of American art.
Faculty
Art
Four artworks by Professor Nishiki Sugawara-Beda were acquired by the Dallas Museum of Art at the Dallas Art Fair and will be added to the museum’s permanent collection.
Faculty
Music
SMU Meadows School of the Arts announces that renowned pianist Sergei Babayan will join the faculty as the Joel Estes Tate Endowed Chair in Piano and Artist in Residence.
Students
Music
Performer's Diploma piano student Lewis Warren Jr. was awarded First Prize and the first-ever Ebony Prize in the Music Teachers National Association’s Young Artist Competition.
Students
Music
Graduate vocal performance student Bethany Jelinek receives the Jonathan Pell People’s Choice Award at The Dallas Opera Guild Biennial Lone Star Vocal Competition.
April 06, 2023
SMU Student Journalists Win 10 State Journalism Awards
Students
Journalism
Student journalists took home prestigious Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (TIPA) awards including top honors across digital, broadcast and magazine platforms.
Alumni
Art Film & Media Arts
Meadows alum and artist Kaleta Doolin opens a new solo exhibition, Crazier than Crazy Quilts, and hosts an on-campus Q&A and screening of her short films.
March 29, 2023
How To Create and Sell NFTs
Campus
Creative Technology
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have emerged in recent years as a way of owning an original digital image, including photos, videos, audio files and other digital formats. It’s especially popular in the digital art world but has expanded into other collectibles such as trading cards, comic books, games and more.
Events
Dance Music
Student dancers and musicians perform at the Winspear Opera House for the Meadows 30th annual benefit concert.
Campus
Creative Computation Creative Technology
Creative computing and creative technology are related but different disciplines. Creative computing centers on the use of computer science to create digital art and expression, while creative technology centers on leveraging technology to enhance and augment traditional forms of creative expression or to create new forms of physical art.
March 08, 2023
What are NFTs?
Faculty
Creative Technology
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have emerged in recent years as a way of owning an original digital image, including photos, videos, audio files and other digital formats. It’s especially popular in the digital art world but has expanded into other collectibles such as trading cards, comic books, games and more.
Students
Advertising
Students in Meadows’ Division of Advertising took home 26 of the 30 awards given at the AAF’s Dallas ADDY Awards last week.
Alumni
Dance Music Theatre
Hope Endrenyi (B.F.A. ’16) returns to Meadows as an adjunct professor to teach musical theatre class.
Campus
Creative Technology
SMU and Bisk have expanded their partnership to create and launch an online Master of Arts (M.A.) degree program in Creative Technology.
March 03, 2023
Professor Gordon Law Inducted Into Advertising Hall of Fame
Faculty
Advertising
Professor Gordon Law has been inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Southwest Advertising Hall of Fame.
February 21, 2023
Meadows Student Selected for Prestigious Program With The Institute For Responsible Citizenship
Students
Journalism
Meadows journalism student Kirk Ogunrinde has been selected for The Institute For Responsible Citizenship’s prestigious Washington Program.
February 10, 2023
SMU’s Meadows Museum Names New Director
Campus
Art Art History
SMU has named Amanda W. Dotseth Linda P. and William A. Custard Director of the Meadows Museum and Centennial Chair at Meadows School of the Arts. Dotseth, who will be the first female director of the Meadows Museum, served as the director ad interim and curator of the Museum since the passing of its previous director, Mark A. Roglán, in 2021.
February 08, 2023
NFT Podcast Interviews Professor Ira Greenberg on New AI Art Platform
Faculty
Creative Computation Creative Technology
Professor Greenberg was recently interviewed on the "Waiting to Be Signed" podcast to discuss his new AI art platform, Emergent Properties.
February 03, 2023
Meadows Alum Rob Chilton ’06 Named in Yamaha’s “40 Under 40”
Alumni
Music
Rob Chilton (B.M. ’06) was recently recognized in Yamaha’s 2023 “40 Under 40” for Excellence in Music Education.
February 03, 2023
Forbes Selects Two Interns for New Partnership with Meadows’ Business Journalism Program
Students
Journalism
Two SMU journalism students have been awarded summer internships with Forbes Magazine through a new alliance that focuses on diversifying newsrooms.
February 02, 2023
Lecturer Janice Lindstrom Explains the Healing Power of Music to NPR
Faculty
Music
Meadows music therapy lecturer, Dr. Janice Lindstrom, was recently featured in an NPR article about whether music can be used to heal America’s tense political divide.
February 01, 2023
Latino Arts Project to Install Gaspar Yanga Exhibition at SMU Featuring Never-Before-Seen Historic Materials
Events
Art History
Latino Arts Project is proud to announce the installation of Yanga Rediscovered: The First Liberator of the Americas, an exhibition highlighting the heroic actions of Gaspar Yanga, at the recently renovated Owen Arts Center at SMU from February 1 through March 31, 2023.
January 30, 2023
Professor Ira Greenberg Leads Groundbreaking Master’s Program Combining Coding and Creativity
Faculty
Creative Computation Creative Technology
SMU is preparing to launch the online Master of Arts in Creative Technology through the Meadows School of the Arts. The graduate program will focus on creative and design disciplines combined with core and emerging technologies, giving professionals the ability to generate innovative solutions.
Students
Music
SMU Meadows piano majors Lewis Warren Jr. and Esther Pham will compete as National Finalists in the Music Teachers National Association’s Young Artist and Senior Competitions.
December 21, 2022
Lesli Linka Glatter ’74 Reflects on Decades-Long Dance and Film Career
Alumni
Dance Film & Media Arts
Since graduating with a degree in dance almost 50 years ago, Meadows alum and award-winning director Lesli Linka Glatter (B.F.A. ’74) has traveled the world building a vibrant arts career.
December 16, 2022
Gillian Rae Perry ’17 Named Vanguard Emerging Opera Composer
Alumni
Music
Meadows alum Gillian Rae Perry (B.M., B.A. ’17) was selected for a two-year residency at the Chicago Opera Theater in the Vanguard Emerging Opera Composer Program.
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December 07, 2022
John Holiday ’07 Performs at New York City’s Metropolitan Opera
Alumni
Music
Meadows alum and countertenor John Holiday (B.M. ’07) is currently performing in the opera The Hours at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC.
December 01, 2022
Philip Van Keuren Accepted to Visiting Artist Residency at American Academy in Rome
Faculty
Art
Art professor, photographer and Meadows alum Philip Van Keuren will begin a residency in Rome to further his photographic body of work.
Faculty
Art Art History
The Tribeca art gallery is currently featuring a botanical-inspired exhibition co-curated by assistant art history professor Tashima Thomas.
Faculty
Music
Associate professor of music composition and theory, Xi Wang, will have her new original composition performed at Carnegie Hall by the Philadelphia Orchestra.
November 14, 2022
Meadows Takes Manhattan
Faculty
Art Art History Music
This December, many Meadows faculty and alumni will be showcasing their work in various capacities across New York City.
November 07, 2022
Meadows Performers and Graduates Fill Principal Oboe Positions in Major Dallas Ensembles
Alumni
Music
For the first time, all three Principal Oboe positions of the major Dallas ensembles are occupied by Meadows-affiliated performers and graduates, with additional alumni oboists performing in ensembles across the country.
November 07, 2022
Meadows Celebrates SMU Homecoming 2022
Campus
Graduates, students, faculty and friends celebrated SMU Homecoming on the newly dedicated Gene and Jerry Jones Grand Plaza outside of Owen Arts Center.
November 03, 2022
Marc V. Patrick ’93 Announced as Meadows 2023 Commencement Speaker
Alumni
Advertising
The Meadows Executive Board member and SMU alumnus will serve as the keynote speaker during Meadows’ spring degree recognition ceremony.
October 31, 2022
Advertising Students Explore Strategies with Dallas Start-Up Howdy Homemade Ice Cream
Students
Advertising
Students on the Strategic Brand Management advertising track have the opportunity to devise and present brand and communication strategies for the local Dallas start-up.
Faculty
Journalism
The student club hosts their second annual virtual summit for Hispanic Heritage Month, titled “Success Through Diversity,” drawing three industry panelists and over 50 students.
Faculty
Theatre
With the concept of intimacy choreography becoming more widespread in the industry, Meadows gives students the tools to navigate intimate scenes with workshop training.
September 21, 2022
New Gallery by Meadows Alum Named One of the “Hottest” in NYC
Faculty
Art
Olivia Smith ’11 opens her new gallery space, Magenta Plains, to much acclaim after nearly three years of renovations.
September 20, 2022
MA/MBA Alumni Utilizing Interdisciplinary Degree at Local Nonprofits
Alumni
Corporate Communication and Public Affairs
Learn how six SMU MA/MBA program alumni are making a difference in the community at Dallas-area nonprofit organizations.
September 13, 2022
#BlackatSMU Hits Film Festival Circuit, Wins Best Student Film
Faculty
Film & Media Arts
After its premiere last April, SMU student film #BlackatSMU has been screened at national film festivals and snapped up multiple accolades.
September 12, 2022
Isidore String Quartet Wins Peak Fellowship Residency in Prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition
Faculty
Music
The Isidore String Quartet won first place in the renowned Banff International String Quartet Competition and will become the newest Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence at Meadows.