Fine Arts

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  • Gustavus Fine Arts Welcomes Back Actor and Singer Kimberly Braun ’11

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    msousa

    Kimberly Braun ’11, actor and singer, is joining the Department of Theatre & Dance, replacing professor Henry MacCarthy for his sabbatical. Braun is a classically trained actor and singer, and has acted professionally at Folger Theatre, Barter Theatre, and Texas Shakespeare Festival. She has also taught throughout the country including at Guthrie Theatre and CalArts.…

  • Gustavus Extends Online Learning Through Spring Semester

    Gustavus Extends Online Learning Through Spring Semester

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    mklein3

    SAINT PETER, Minn. (March 17, 2020) — Gustavus Adolphus College will continue its suspension of in-person classes through the remainder of the academic year due to COVID-19, President Rebecca M. Bergman announced today. The College is currently preparing for a transition to online course delivery, which will commence on Monday, March 30 and continue for…

  • Gustavus professors and alumni open exhibit at Rosalux Gallery

    Gustavus professors and alumni open exhibit at Rosalux Gallery

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    mklein3

    Gustavus professors Priscilla Briggs and Betsy Ruth Byers will be featured in a joint exhibit at the Rosalux Gallery in Minneapolis opening this weekend. Their work was created in collaboration with recent graduates Jenna Brouse ’08 and Emily Dzieweczynski ’19. In Reading Between the Lines, Briggs and Brouse mine the media for materials to address…

  • Gustavus Hosts Jazz Jamboree and Honor Choir

    Gustavus Hosts Jazz Jamboree and Honor Choir

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    Sara Cronk ’22

    The Björling Music Festival offers opportunities throughout the year for high school musicians to experience music at the collegiate level at Gustavus Adolphus College. This weekend Gustavus hosts two of the festival’s keystone events, the third annual Jazz Jamboree (March 6) and the second annual Gustavus Honor Choir (March 8-9). Other festival events throughout the…

  • From forgery to sculpture: new art exhibits set to open at Gustavus Adolphus College

    From forgery to sculpture: new art exhibits set to open at Gustavus Adolphus College

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    mklein3

    New art exhibits opening on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College on February 17 will provide the opportunity for art patrons to celebrate two very different sets of work in one evening. First in the Schaefer Gallery of Art, Virginia A. Groot Artist-in-Residence Jacob Stanley opens an exhibit featuring his recent art installation with the…

  • Weekend Preview: Honors Weekend and Jazz!

    Weekend Preview: Honors Weekend and Jazz!

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    mklein3

    This weekend the fine arts calendar is filled with jazz performances, including the Gustavus Jazz Ensemble and Adolphus Jazz Ensemble spring concert, as well as the Vocal Jazz showcase. This is also Honors Weekend which means the annual Honors Recital featuring several talented senior musicians on Saturday evening. Honors Weekend also marks the opening reception…

  • Hillstrom Museum of Art Announces Spring Break Hours

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    Al

    The Hillstrom Museum of Art will be open during the upcoming Spring Break of Gustavus Adolphus College (which is March 25 through April 3, 2016) as follows: Monday-Friday, March 28-April 1, open 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.  The Museum will be closed Friday-Sunday, March 25-27, and Saturday-Sunday, April 2-3.  It will reopen with regular hours Monday,…

  • Gustavus Percussion Ensemble Fall Concert Friday

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    Al

    Under the direction of Paul Hill, the Gustavus Percussion Ensemble will present its fall concert in Björling Recital Hall on Friday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m. The Ensemble will perform this concert with the support of guest artists Emma Johnson and Scott Nelson. The percussion ensemble’s concert is free and open to the public. The…

  • Gustavus to Hold Second Hispanic Film Festival

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    Matt Thomas ’00

    Gustavus Adolphus College will host its second Hispanic Film Festival over the course of six weeks during February and March. Screenings will take place at 7 p.m. in Wallenberg Auditorium on six successive Mondays beginning on Feb. 16 and concluding on March 23. All six screenings are free and open to the public. The schedule…

  • 2013 Gustavus Summer Music Strings Institute

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    Al

    The summer of 2013 welcomes the 2nd annual Gustavus Summer Music Strings Institute opens its doors July 16 – 22 in the Schaefer Fine Arts Center. Information and registration for this 6-day, intensive string study institute, led by Dr. Justin Knoepfel and other members of the Gustavus Department of Music, is available online at www.gustavus.edu/camps/stringinstitute