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Departments & Areas of Study

Your creative career starts here.

Fuel your artistic endeavors and increase your value with a degree from the School of Fine & Performing Arts.

Art

Create, learn and master professional skills in your preferred medium, or begin your journey to becoming an educator.

Design

Students and faculty collaborate on forward-looking projects, rooted in cross-disciplinary foundations and using cutting-edge tools and technologies.

Music

Join a community of musicians immersed in the creation and performance of music. We teach our students to think broadly with an open mind, and to be flexible in their creativity.

Theatre Arts

Evolve to your fullest potential while exploring performance, design/technology or theatre arts in a diverse, inclusive and welcoming community.

Art History

Dedicated teachers committed to research and scholarship, close student-faculty interaction and critical, analytical interpretation of world art traditions await you in the Art History Department.

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News

“Mis/Communication: Language and Power in Contemporary Art” opens June 15 at The Dorsky Museum
The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz proudly presents “Mis/Communication: Language and Power in Contemporary Art,” a new exhibition of work by 16 artists exploring language and its varying roles and functions in social, political and global exchange. “Mis/Communication” will open June 15, 2024, and remain on view through Nov. 3. The exhibition is guest curated by Amy Ka
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PianoSummer 2024
PianoSummer returns to New Paltz July 8-26, featuring galas, recitals, lectures, master classes & the Jacob Flier Piano Competition!
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Spring 2024 edition of the Fine & Performing Arts newsletter!
From accreditation kudos to the formation of a new department and the launch of a new graduate program, F&PA has experienced some big changes and wins this past year.
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The Dorsky Museum

 

The Dorsky Museum creates art experiences that spark curiosity, critical thinking, and delight, connecting and serving the University and the diverse communities of our region. We are a hub for the art and artists of the Hudson Valley - free, open, and accessible to all.

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