News
News items about the Art Department. For a complete list of News, please go to the Newsroom. To submit an item, please contact JJ Boehm, director of media and community relations, at ext. 4055
September 3, 2020
SVSU, STARS collaboration inspires bus mural featuring Saginaw poet Theodore Roethke
A mural celebrating Saginaw and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Theodore Roethke will be painted on a local bus, thanks to a partnership with Saginaw Valley State University’s Community Writing Center and the Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS).
October 29, 2018
Artist presenting inflatable art exhibition, lecture featuring local wildlife at SVSU
Saginaw Valley State University is hosting an art gallery exhibition featuring sculptures based on wildlife in the Great Lakes Bay Region.
October 15, 2018
SVSU alumni artwork showcased at University Art Gallery
Saginaw Valley State University is hosting its annual Art Alumni Show featuring the artistic creations of 27 alumni with arts-related bachelor's degrees.
September 18, 2018
Critically-acclaimed poet to discuss politics' effect on poetry in SVSU talk
Saginaw Valley State University is hosting a lecture by an award-winning poet who will explore how poetry is influenced by the current political climate.
September 17, 2018
IMLS Announces Grants of $19 Million for U.S. Museums
University Center, Mich. -- The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum at Saginaw Valley State University was awarded a $79,148 Museums for America grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
June 26, 2018
SVSU art gallery to display former Saginaw Art Museum director's work
Saginaw Valley State University will display the works of a 20th century Saginaw artist whose legacy resonates with her creative successors in the University Art Gallery this summer.
April 4, 2018
Critically acclaimed jazz musician to perform at SVSU
Born in the Motown era of Detroit, award-winning jazz vocalist Kathy Kosins expands the rich history of jazz and soul with her diverse musical taste. She will join the SVSU Jazz Ensemble for a must-see musical performance Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall.
March 7, 2018
SVSU art gallery to display works of high school artists
Talented high school art students will display their works for the community to view during a special exhibition in the University Art Gallery at Saginaw Valley State University.
February 16, 2018
SVSU sponsors a community celebration of the arts, Saginaw, and A Pulitzer Prize-winning Poet
Poetry readings, musical performances, and prize ceremonies are just a taste of what is to come during the Theodore Roethke Poetry and Arts Festival, a triennial celebration of the late Pulitzer Prize-winning poet from Saginaw. Sponsored by Saginaw Valley State University, the festival venues will stretch across the Great Lakes Bay Region from March 23-28.
July 26, 2017
Phillip Hanson - Faculty Profile
Phillip Hanson finds comfort in the fuzzy edges where the old norms meet the new. The lecturer of art finds such solace in both his artwork and his students.
June 5, 2017
SVSU alum to study Theodore Roethke's 'North American Sequence' as scholar
A Saginaw Valley State University alumnus and literary scholar will return to the institution this summer in part to study one of the later writings of 20th century poet and Saginaw native Theodore Roethke.
April 21, 2017
Burton native's illustrative interpretation of SVSU art department on display at campus research showcase
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March 15, 2017
SVSU students to teach kids to draw comics
A group of Saginaw Valley State University students, the SVSU Comic Strippers, will host a free workshop on drawing comics for youths, ages 7 to 17. The workshop will take place Saturday, March 18, starting at 11 a.m. at Butman-Fish Library, 1716 Hancock in Saginaw.
March 14, 2017
SVSU to host acclaimed graphic designer as part of Dow Visiting Artist series
Saginaw Valley State University will be hosting acclaimed graphic designer Shogo Ota the weekend of Friday, March 24 as part of the Dow Visiting Artist series.
January 31, 2017
Film scholar to speak on Navajo weavers during SVSU talk
Saginaw Valley State University will welcome Janna Jones to campus for a public lecture Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in SVSU's Alan Ott Auditorium.
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