July 13, 2022
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The Arts are back and stronger than ever

As audiences flock to in-person theater, music and art events, Worcester State’s Visual and Performing Arts flourish The buzz was undeniable – live Latin jazz rhythms mixed with the . . .

February 25, 2022
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Annual ArtsWorcester College Show showcases work of three Worcester State students in juried exhibition

The 18th annual ArtsWorcester College Show, a juried exhibition showcasing "the next generation of regional artists," has opened in an online, accessible format featuring work by three Worcester . . .

February 22, 2022
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Costume designer brings winning artistic vision to Fuller Stage

What would Picasso and Albert Einstein be wearing if they had a chance meeting in a Parisian café in 1904?  Bellalorraine Carey-Hicks, who graduated in December with a double major in English . . .

February 14, 2022
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Visual and Performing Arts Department and students recognized for excellence by regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 1, a district spanning eastern New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, recognized Worcester . . .

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September 15, 2021
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VPA Department’s Steve Gagliastro to Appear in Star-Studded Film and TV Projects

As nearby Devens, Mass., steadily grows its reputation of being a “Hollywood of the East,” Worcester State Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) voice instructor Steve Gagliastro’s impressive acting . . .

May 18, 2021
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VPA Students Deliver Spring 2021 Messages of Hope and Emergence Through ‘Extreme Artery’

For Worcester State’s Visual and Performing Arts Department, the conclusion of the Spring 2021 semester marked an important moment of hope and emergence as theater students returned to Fuller . . .

April 30, 2021
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Music of Carlos Odria, Ph.D., Featured in Finalist Video for National ‘Culture of Health’ Prize

  The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has selected the music of Worcester State Visual and Performing Arts Professor and Guitarist Carlos Odria, Ph.D., to be featured in a key video . . .

April 27, 2021
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‘Dancing with Demons’ Combines Live and Filmed Presentations to Tell Mythic Tale

  The Visual and Performing Arts Department will open “Dancing with Demons,” a devised, interdisciplinary production by students, faculty, and staff, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 29 on . . .

April 20, 2021
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Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery Hosts Virtual Student Thesis Art Exhibition

The Visual and Performing Arts Department and the Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery will open the annual Student Thesis Art Exhibition on Thursday, April 22. This year’s presentation will be accessible . . .

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March 16, 2021
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Visual and Performing Arts Department Offers New Theater Major

Students will soon be able to major in theater through the Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). The new Bachelor of Arts in Theater will provide interdisciplinary and specialized artistic . . .

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