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A wonderful moment for ! This week, ARTS by George! was recognized and honored by the Mayor of the City of Fairfax, Catherine S. Read, for continuing to make the largest arts impact in Northern Virginia!

For over three decades, Mason Arts has worked to make the arts an integral presence in our local community by providing a wide array of excellent art experiences and opportunities to our students, faculty, staff in addition to our Northern Virginia communities. Since 2006, ARTS by George! has raised more than $2million to benefit student scholarships and the arts in our local communities. Many thanks to the City of Fairfax for your continued support for our thriving arts community!

Join us for this year's ARTS by George! on September 30th, at the Center for the Arts at George Mason University, raising funds for scholarships and community arts programs. The evening will include a showcase of the incredibly talented Mason Arts students, delicious food, and headliner Renée Elise Goldsberry! She's a Tony-, GRAMMY-, and Emmy Award winner, best known for her portrayal of Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton.

Get your tickets today: artsbygeorge.gmu.edu (link in our bio!)

Students are invited and welcomed to stop by the College of Visual and Performing Arts Dean's Office Suite to meet and speak with CVPA Dean Rick Davis, CVPA's Director of Diversity and Inclusion, CVPA Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, and other professionals in the Dean's suite.

If you've ever wondered: Where is the Dean's office? Who is the Diversity Director how can they support me? Who can I go to if I have questions regarding my student experience in CVPA? This is the perfect opportunity to ask questions and get to know about the resources you have as a CVPA student.

Come grab a snack and meet us!!

Need another class to fill your schedule? Check out these Green Machine courses ⬇️

Happy first day of classes, Patriots! Feel like you’re missing something in your schedule? Join one of our three Green Machine courses, each highlighting a different one of our ensembles! The last day to add classes is 8/28, so be sure to register soon! Can’t wait to see you in class! 💚💛🎶

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Happy first day of classes ! 💚💛 What are you most excited for this semester?

A wonderful collaboration!

We can’t wait! 🤩💚💛

to, "The Road to the End" for winning Best Drama at the Capital Fringe Festival! 💚💛

Written by Bella Panciocco, BFA Theater ’23, and directed by Megan Gray Lederman, BA Theater, BA English ’23, and Darren Badley, BA Theater ’23, "The Road to the End" received strong reviews from DC Theater Arts and BroadwayWorld and won for best drama at Fringe in an audience vote!

Through the support and encouragement of Mason School of Theater and , the talented and dedicated team came together once again to perform at the Capital Fringe Festival to showcase their hard work to brand new audiences.

Read more about their win, https://www.gmu.edu/news/2023-08/mason-students-take-bow-capital-fringe

Join Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music alumnus, Juan Megna (Doctor of Musical Arts, 2021), and the Juan Megna Group for a concert of his upcoming album “Mariwô Project”. 💚💛

This premiere event showcases Megna’s compositions and his upcoming album, funded in part by Megna’s win of the 2023 Young Alumni Commissioning Award from Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts Young Alumni Commissioning Project.

🔗 This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required, https://ow.ly/wcgP50PzZSm

➡️ Are you a alumni looking to fund your creative projects? Visit, https://cvpa.gmu.edu/about/alumni/young-alumni-commissioning-project to submit your YACP application by Friday, September 8!

We're Hiring!

The Center for the Arts at George Mason University seeks qualified candidates for the Technical and Rigging Supervisor position to provide comprehensive ex*****on and supervision of carpentry and rigging elements for all activities of the College of Visual and Performing Arts!

To learn more and apply, visit, https://jobs.gmu.edu/postings/57594

Another for Dean Rick Davis, who visited our in New York City! 🗽

Our alumni were hosted in the beautiful New York Botanical Garden by Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music alum, Mason Arts Board member and New York Botanical Garden Chief Advancement Officer, Isaac Thweatt! Our NYC alumni included graduates from Arts Management, Music, Film, and Theater!

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The best day of the week! 💚💛

Hello and welcome to Green Machine’s Feature Friday! This is a space for us to highlight exceptional things happening with our ensembles, students, staff, and more!

Our first ever Feature Friday highlights one of our historical ensembles, The 8th Green Machine Regiment Band, and their recording project! 💚💛🎶

Earlier this year, The 8th GM Regiment Band recorded 5 different songs from their repertoire to share on our YouTube channel. This group performs at a variety of events across Virginia, with upcoming performances such as a concert at the Ashby Ponds Senior Living Center and the Fort Steven’s 159th Battle Anniversary. Earlier this week they had the opportunity to perform at the Virginia Independence Day Parade! We are so proud of this ensemble and all of its hard work!

You can find the link to The 8th GM’s recorded performances here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIbAK3BJlzIZKlRV4Z8q_tnAy6rY7UNN8

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Mark your calendars! 🗓️🤩
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Join us at ARTS by George! on Saturday, September 30! This annual benefit event supports student scholarships at George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts, Mason Community Arts Academy, Green Machine Ensembles, and the Great Performances at Mason season at the Center for the Arts. Our guests will enjoy student showcases featuring talented Mason student artists in action, a delicious buffet and beverages, and a spectacular performance by Emmy and Tony Award winner Renée Elise Goldsberry of the original Broadway cast of HAMILTON!
https://cvpa.gmu.edu/give/signature-events/arts-george

Not only does support its in pursuit of academic and artistic excellence, but also after they graduate as . 💚💛

Film at Mason alumni, Kyle Finnegan, had his short documentary film, “MSG: Mysterious Savory Grains” partially funded by Mason’s Young Alumni Commissioning Project (YACP) and was recently screened at the Johnson Center Cinema.

The YACP program provides recent College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) alumni with between $2,500 and $5,000 to support the creation of new work.

Are you a recent graduate? The YACP program is accepting applications through September 8, and all qualified Mason Arts alumni are encouraged to apply!

Read more about YACP and Kyle Finnegan's film, https://ow.ly/vym350P0HER

harnesses the healing within each of us to help bring us into with one another.

That is exactly what Mason Exhibitions latest installation, "The Edges of What I Feel," encapsulates. This exhibition by the Healing Artist Collective and curated by recently retired George Mason University Peter Winant, features the artwork of an eclectic group of George Mason University School of Art , , and . The diverse group of artists participated in the exhibition with the common goal of healing.

The Healing Artist Collective exhibition, "The Edges of What I Feel," will be featured through August 26.

➡️ To learn more, visit, https://www.gmu.edu/news/2023-06/healing-artist-collective-highlights-work-mason-students-alumni

Another incredible season in the books! We’re so excited to see what Doc Nix & The Green Machine has in store for ‘23-‘24! 💚💛

THAT’S A WRAP ON ‘22-‘23!

The Green Machine had an amazing school year performing at all home Mason basketball games, the White House Easter Egg Roll, multiple United Stares Department of Education events, the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Parade, WGI & AIA competitions, the National Association for Music Education Conference, and more! We could not perform at all these great events without support from the Mason community and our amazing alumni. As we close the books on 2022-2023 and look ahead to all the great opportunities next school year, we ask that you consider donating to the Green Machine using the link below. Every bit helps the organization rock the house and continue to support the community.

Thank you for your support, Mason Nation!

Stay tuned for some exciting upcoming performance announcements!

www.greenmachine.giving

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Not only does create , our programs go above and beyond to uplift arts communities stricken by natural disaster.

After a tornado struck tragedy in an Arkansas town that destroyed their local school facilities, Mason Community Arts Academy program, Instruments in the Attic, donated over 100 instruments and accessories to middle and high school students in Wynne, Arkansas.

The donation included band and orchestra instruments, guitars, percussion equipment, and various accessories, and has made it possible for music to continue for the students in Wynne despite the hardships they are facing.

Read the full story here, https://ow.ly/5NTG50OYnPX

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The Green Machine was honored to be a part of this years STEP Conference at Mason! Yesterday we had the opportunity to share information about our programs to incoming first generation students at GMU. Thank you to all those who made the event possible, and to the incoming Class of ‘27, we can’t wait to help you find your place in 💚💛🎶

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Our Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music summer programs going strong, featuring incredible musical collaborations among our faculty, alumni and community! 🎶💚💛

The Mason Bands are thankful for the collaborative artistic spirit of the 2023 Mason Summer Band Camp large ensemble directors! Dr. LaToya A. Webb (Mason Alum and Director of the Wilfrid Laurier University Wind Symphony) and Dr. Michael Nickens (Director of the Green Machine Ensembles and Composition and Tuba) joined Dr. William L. Lake, Jr., Director of Concert Bands to facilitate the Junior High Concert Band and Green Machine Experience!

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Another for Dean Rick Davis for his feature on this month's edition of Warrenton Lifestyle Magazine!

This feature article offers a look into the opportunities that Dean Davis has engaged in throughout his time at Mason to further enrich the local arts community and facilitate academic and artistic excellence for Mason's students, faculty and community.

Read the full issue: https://ow.ly/FmQm50OXCHJ

On the latest episode of the Access to Excellence , Computer Game Design professor, and associate director of the Virginia Serious Games Institute (VSGI) James Casey sat down with Department of Computer Science assistant professor, Foteini Baldimtsi and Mason President Gregory Washington to talk about what the is, and could be, and how the volatile world of fits in.

Listen to the full episode, https://ow.ly/EoPm50OXEm5

Podcast - EP 49: The metaverse, crypto, and the evolution of the internet Foteini Baldimtsi, an assistant professor in Mason’s Department of Computer Science, and James Casey, an associate professor in Mason’s Computer Game Design program, help us understand what the metaverse is, or will be, and how the volatile world of cryptocurrency fits in.

Check out the behind-the-scenes recording for George Mason University School of Theater's world premiere of "The Road to the End" - now available to view on Mason Arts at Home! This limited release will also feature a conversation with the creators of this performance about their work to bring "The Road to the End" from concept to reality.

This pay-to-view limited release will be available to watch from June 1 through August 31 at noon ET. For more information, visit, https://masonartsathome.gmu.edu/products/school-of-theater-presents-the-road-to-the-end

At Mason, works to bring out the best in aspiring artists.

gives you the tools and guidance to hone your talents. Through passionate, talented faculty and the countless resources offered to Mason students, creates the next generation of artists.

George Mason University School of Art Sophomore Felicity A. Gonzalez Rivera honed her passion for drawing while at the School of Art and plans to use her artistic talents to pursue a career as a Forensic Artist.

Read her career dreams and tips for aspiring artists looking to join the Mason community, http://ow.ly/2Og350Oxj5A

At Mason, students and faculty have the opportunity to explore their many interests through interdisciplinary art and study.

As a movement and concept, ecological art, or eco art, stretches back decades. And EcoArt has been a part of GGeorge Mason University School of Art since 2010, thanks to Mark Cooley, associate professor and director of new media.

Read more about EcoArt, https://www.gmu.edu/news/2023-05/ecoart-class-inspires-students-bringing-together-social-and-natural-worlds

Congratulations to Film at Mason Professor Maillim Santiago who has been awarded a full scholarship to attend a week-long Videographic Methods and Practices workshop at Bowdoin College (Brunswick, Maine), July 8-15. The theme of the workshop, and of Professor Santiago's award-winning application, is "Embodying the video essay."

Professor Santiago presented part of her PhD research at this year's Mason Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference on March 31, hosted by the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA), Graduate Student Life, and Graduate Education, an office of the Provost. She has also submitted one result of that research, an essay film titled La Ausencia, to a special issue of MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture, devoted to women filmmakers working in global horror cinema.

Professor Santiago developed Ausencia during an eight-month mentorship program: shot by FAVS Technical Manager Andrew Jorgensen, the film explores the concepts of horror and gender within Puerto Rico’s film and colonial history.

Did you know? Game Design students at Mason have access to state-of-the-art equipment, located in multiple labs on campus.

Our Computer Game Design program maintains up-to-date equipment and software, from our high-end workstations to virtual reality (VR) equipment, and an audio lab equipped with high-fidelity recording equipment and a foley pit. Game Design students get the opportunity to work with industry-standard software and equipment, preparing them for the latest and greatest at modern game design studios.

Learn more, 🔗https://game.gmu.edu/student-resources/labs-and-equipment

Young Alumni Commissioning Project award winner Kyle Finnegan is set to premiere his documentary film: "MSG: Mysterious Savory Grains" in the Johnson Center Cinema on June 4th!

This premiere event showcases Finnegan’s latest independent film, funded in part by Finnegan’s win of the 2023 Young Alumni Creative Development Award from Mason’s College of Visual and Performing Arts Young Alumni Commissioning Project.

The Young Alumni Commissioning Project provides crucial support for our alumni’s continued artistic development. CVPA will issue up to three grants to recent alumni to support the creation of a new artistic work. The Project is made possible by a generous bequest from the estate of Linda E. Gramlich for the support of young artists, and by donors to Mason’s Giving Day, including Shugoll Research.

To learn more, visit: https://cvpa.gmu.edu/about/alumni/young-alumni-commissioning-project

Shoutout to Professor Samirah Alkassim who co-organized a panel for this year’s Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) Conference in Denver this past April.

The Society for Cinema and Media Studies annual conference provides a forum for scholars and teachers of film and media studies to convene as professional colleagues to present and discuss current research and to recognize award worthy achievements and other significant milestones within the field.

Speakers at this year's conference were contributors to "Global Horror: Hybridity and Alterity in Transnational Horror Film," a textbook co-edited by Professor Alkassim and Ziad Foty.

To learn more, visit, https://www.cmstudies.org/

Art has . Through bringing people together, art can tell a community's shared story. Our students and alumni proved just that through their creation of a series of uplifting murals at Manassas Mall.

Originally established as the "Mural Brigade," Murals at Mason began as a student organization that provided aspiring artists with opportunities to design and paint interior murals commissioned for various departments on campus.

Read more about Murals at Mason and how they work to build through 🔗http://ow.ly/7V7z50Oofpc

At Mason, students have the opportunity to build a path that reflects their journey, needs, and interests.

Traci Reynolds is a George Mason University School of Art non-degree student who is using her art to explore her life experiences. Not only is her piece self reflective, but also sparks open conversations and awareness of women's experiences in the justice system.

Her mixed-media piece, “Weep Sister Sing," explores the impact of incarceration on women and girls. Her goal with the piece is to encourage women to continue fighting for the lives they deserve, even if they face additional barriers by being formerly incarcerated.

Read the Washington Post feature, http://ow.ly/8Jp250OlLtL

Dance for PD, a program of Mark Morris Dance Group, operates globally, providing classes for patients and caregivers, as well as training and certification programs to dance professionals.

This program not only offers physical benefits but also alleviates the social isolation often linked to Parkinson's disease. Students and community members at Mason are welcomed to participate in this joyful program.

At George Mason University, programs like Dance for PD emphasize the institution's dedication to cultivating a welcoming, inclusive community focused on its members' well-being.

To learn more, visit, http://ow.ly/InmQ50OjA8G

Congratulations to Film at Mason Professor Lisa Thrasher who has been selected to serve as the Faculty-in-Residence (Faculty Fellow) for Mason's LGBTQ Resources Center for the 2023-2024 academic year!

The LGBTQ+ Resources Center cultivates the success and well-being of q***r, trans, non-binary, and questioning students, staff, and faculty. Starting in 2002, the LGBTQ+ Resources Center has worked for and with the LGBTQ+ and ally communities at George Mason's campuses to create an environment that is welcoming and conducive to learning and create a campus community where students, faculty, and staff thrive as their full authentic selves.

To learn more, visit, http://ow.ly/aC4Y50Ol2Ra

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