News Archive: 2018 Archive
December 12, 2018
Meadows Collaborates with Banff String Competition
SMU to offer Peak Fellowship Ensemble-in-Residence prize to Banff winner
November 29, 2018
SMU Art Division Partners with Regent Properties
Alumni and students to be featured in exhibition at Legacy Central in Plano
November 01, 2018
Marine Veteran Pursuing Costume Design Career
Grad student Yvonne Johnson, former ammunition tech, achieving her dream
October 31, 2018
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Musicians Join Faculty
Appointments announced in trumpet, trombone, violin and horn
October 31, 2018
How to Get Your Art into Galleries and Exhibitions
NYC gallery director Olivia Smith (B.F.A. Art ’11) offers advice
October 31, 2018
Pollock Gallery Presents Libro MAOF/MAOF Book
Exhibit features book on the work of Puerto Rican artist collective MAOF
October 11, 2018
Student Chosen as Orchestra Composer-in-Residence
Music grad student Christian Jesse to premiere work with Irving Symphony
September 27, 2018
Petya Kertikova (Journalism ’11): Bulgarian News Anchor
She discusses life as an international student, and returning home
September 27, 2018
SMU Debate #1 Program Nationally in New IPDA Rankings
Team takes multiple first place awards at Houston Mendoza Tournament
September 26, 2018
Arts Management Students Aid Dallas Cultural Policy
Students provide input on city’s far-reaching Dallas Cultural Plan
September 20, 2018
SMU Fall Dance Concert Celebrates Women’s Voices
Program showcases female choreographers, world premieres
September 18, 2018
8 Tips for the First-Time Filmmaker
What I’ve learned from directing a feature-length film
September 17, 2018
Ignite/Arts Dallas Co-Presents Touring Play on DACA
Acclaimed one-man show “WET: A DACAmented Journey” to visit multiple cities
September 12, 2018
2018-19 Visiting Artist Lecture Series Announced
Free talks by national and international artists on contemporary art world
September 11, 2018
Student Combines Music and Electrical Engineering
Double major Jay Appaji presents research across the globe
September 06, 2018
“I Am an ‘Enemy of the People’”
Retired Dallas Morning News publisher to give Sammons Media Ethics Lecture
September 05, 2018
A Matter of Degrees: Music + Pre-Health
Combining pre-med curriculum and music degree leads to medical/health careers
August 29, 2018
Public Works Dallas Presents The Winter’s Tale
15 Meadows students and alumni serving as Public Works Dallas Fellows
August 23, 2018
Xi Wang Receives Philadelphia Orchestra Commission
Composition professor was one of six female composers in orchestra’s workshop
August 16, 2018
National Center for Arts Research and DataArts Merge
New SMU DataArts to become national data hub for arts and culture sector
August 14, 2018
What Can You Do with a Creative Computing Degree?
Companies hire Meadows alumni skilled in coding, data analytics and more
August 09, 2018
First Feature Film Requires Entrepreneurial Spirit
Writer/director Andrew Oh on The Book of Job, Meadows Summer Film Production
August 08, 2018
Pollock Gallery Presents Faculty EMERITA Exhibit
With works by recently retired professors Debora Hunter and Mary Vernon
July 17, 2018
Meadows Opens Doors to ChamberWorks Youth Orchestra
Free concert to be performed in Caruth Auditorium, July 21
July 16, 2018
Two TAI Faculty Win Dallas AAF Shining Star Award
Carrie La Ferle and Amber Benson honored among Dallas women in advertising
July 12, 2018
SMU’s NCAR Releases 2018 List of Arts-Vibrant Cities
Fourth annual Arts Vibrancy Index includes nine new cities
June 05, 2018
Stefan Engels Records Complete Works of Karg-Elert
Professor records all 225 works on historic organs worldwide over 13 years
May 29, 2018
Meadows Presents You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Free performances by musical theatre MayTerm class, May 31-June 1
May 29, 2018
2018 SMU Music Educators Workshops
Including Orff Schulwerk, Kodály, improvisation, instrument repair and more
May 22, 2018
Meadows Prize Awarded to CultureBank
San Francisco-based initiative to develop an arts investment model in Dallas
May 18, 2018
Meadows Talent in Guys and Dolls at Majestic Theater
Performance opportunities a result of Meadows partnership with Lyric Stage
May 17, 2018
Politics, Social Media and Bridging Partisan Divides
CCPA student Shayan Gaziana discusses the value of strategic communication
May 09, 2018
2018 End-of-Year Awards Honor Faculty and Students
Recipients selected for awards from the University and the Meadows School
May 08, 2018
SMU’s NCAR Releases Working Capital Report
Study finds working capital is precariously low for arts organizations
May 03, 2018
How to Choose an Art History Graduate Program
Degrees from different universities can broaden scholarly scope
May 02, 2018
Temerlin Students Win Five District ADDY Awards
Ad for air purifier wins Gold and Silver, advances to national competition
April 30, 2018
Meadows Organ Students Find Employment Success
Many fill church organist positions while pursuing their degrees
April 27, 2018
Journalism Addresses Student Media Company Closure
We share alumni desire to protect freedom of the press for students
April 27, 2018
Let Me Talk My Dreams
Ana Hagedorn (M.F.A. ’18) creates play about theater pioneer Margo Jones
April 23, 2018
Music Composition Grad Wins Two National Awards
Olga Amelkina-Vera places first and third in The American Prize competition
April 17, 2018
Julia and Josh Jalowiec Aren’t Typical Undergrads
Two Meadows art students, both in their 40s, are navigating a new career
April 17, 2018
Alessandra Comini Honored by Egon Schiele Museum
Work by art history professor emerita is key part of new exhibit in Austria
April 13, 2018
Meadows Alum Ian Derrer Named Dallas Opera CEO
Career path began with student internship in 1996
April 13, 2018
Ignite/Arts Dallas Presents Bilingual Rock Opera
Pancho Villa From a Safe Distance to be performed at the Texas Theatre
April 04, 2018
Journalism Team Wins Top Paper Award at Conference
Paper on fashion design copyright law honored at AEJMC Colloquium
April 03, 2018
Meadows Dean Receives National MTNA Achievement Award
Sam Holland co-founded Frances Clark Center for Keyboard Pedagogy
March 29, 2018
Flying High with Communication Degrees
CCPA grads at Southwest Airlines share advice with current students
March 28, 2018
Temerlin Students Sweep Local ADDY Awards
SMU wins 16 awards including Best of Show, Judge’s Choice and two Golds
March 27, 2018
O’Neil Lecture: “Legends and Lies on Wall Street”
Presented by best-selling author and financial journalist Diana Henriques
March 21, 2018
Lecture by Pulitzer-Winning Columnist Peggy Noonan
Noted author will discuss “Women and the Political Process,” March 27
March 13, 2018
Dance Concert Honors Retiring Jazz Dance Professor
Seven works by Danny Buraczeski from three decades to be featured
March 06, 2018
25th Annual “Meadows at the Meyerson” Concert
Event will honor philanthropist and arts advocate Sarah Fullinwider Perot
March 02, 2018
Division of Art Hosts “Open Studios” Event
Meadows art students will showcase their studios and their works
February 28, 2018
Film Careers and the New Gold Rush
Advice from Academy Award-winning filmmaker and alumnus William Joyce (’81)
February 27, 2018
Seven Meadows Professors Win University Awards
Temerlin Professor Alice Kendrick named HOPE Professor of the Year
February 23, 2018
Student Runs Successful Jewelry Business
“Beads by Anna” helped by CCPA and advertising classes, says Anna Proctor
February 23, 2018
Professor Honored for Arts Entrepreneurship Teaching
Jim Hart wins national award from Society for Arts Entrepreneurship Education
February 22, 2018
2018 August Wilson Competition Names Regional Winners
Top two winners advance to national finals in New York
February 13, 2018
2018 August Wilson Competition Doubles in Size
Dallas Region event grows from 8 schools in 2016 to 17 schools in 2018
February 06, 2018
SMU Debate Wins Texas State Championship
In spite of having only four team members at the competition, SMU was a top scoring school
February 02, 2018
Remembering William Jordan at SMU
Founding director of Meadows Museum in 1967 had memorable art adventures
January 30, 2018
Concert Presents Reich’s “Music for 18 Musicians”
SYZYGY and Percussion Ensemble to perform the landmark work
January 22, 2018
Meadows and Dallas Theater Center Present Frankenstein
Theatre faculty and students perform in Dallas premiere of hit London play
January 22, 2018
Pollock Gallery Presents Let’s See Action
Exhibit of works by contemporary Japanese artists, Feb. 3 – Mar. 10, 2018
January 17, 2018
ExxonMobil Lecture Series Presents David Baldwin
Award-winning ad executive and filmmaker to discuss brands and ethics
January 10, 2018
Meadows to Host 2019 Cliburn Junior Competition
Alessio Bax to serve as jury chair for event open to pianists 13 to 17
January 10, 2018
Lucien Leinfelder, the Pianist Who Played Through Parkinson’s
Documentary about renowned classical pianist and Meadows alumnus premieres
January 08, 2018
Getting Your Film into Festivals: Advice from Alums
Four festival-savvy alumni from Division of Film & Media Arts share advice
January 08, 2018
2017 in Review: Critics Cite Top Performances
Meadows talent represented in multiple “best-of” lists
William B. Jordan, founding director of the Meadows Museum, has died