of 1,000 student artists, designers, actors, musicians, teachers and scholars, gathered on a University campus that offers a rich variety of arts spaces, events and resources.
One of the largest collegiate art museums in New York State and a one-of-a-kind, award winning cultural resource in the Hudson Valley.
https://www.newpaltz.edu/museum/
More than 200 artists, designers, and critics have visited campus to share their expertise with our students.
https://www.newpaltz.edu/fpa/art/events/art-lecture-series/
Weekly live performances by students, faculty and professional musicians in a variety of styles and genres.
https://www.newpaltz.edu/fpa/music/
Staged productions attract hundreds of visitors to campus each year and allow students to gain live experience as performers, designers, technicians, stage managers and dramaturgs.
https://www.newpaltz.edu/fpa/theatre/productions/mainstage/
An annual event welcoming significant designers to campus and offering engaging lectures, presentations and workshops.
https://www.newpaltz.edu/designweek/
The largest symposium of its kind in the United States, which draws participants from around the world every year.
https://www.newpaltz.edu/fpa/art-history/news/
The School of Fine & Performing Arts aims to provide an open and supportive creative community where all students can discover and develop their own identities. Here’s what some recent students and alumni say about our programs, our spaces, our faculty and the lifelong friends they make:
“Everyone is so relatable, including the professors. That’s what you want out of a college experience: To find those people who are going to help you become who you’re going to be in this world.”
—Gabii Luscher ’14 (Painting & Drawing)
“I love that I get to work with so many creative artists every day. Everyone here really cares about what they’re putting on stage, and it inspires me to give my all in anything that I do in theatre.”
—Lennon Lotardo ’26 (Theatre Arts)
“One of the things I really love about the education I’ve gotten at New Paltz is how the department relates music to the different varieties of studies in the world.”
—Elana Keller- House ’19 (Music)
“I’ve been able to explore and better understand so much about not only myself, but other communities and perspectives, as well.”
—Connor Gray ’24 (Theatre Arts)
“Working with the Metal faculty here at New Paltz has been life changing. My professors each have a completely unique skill set and perspective, all of which have impacted me to think critically about my own work and the world around me.”
—Julia Betts ’19 (Metal)
encourages broad study and a balance of conceptional and technical skills, to provide you with the knowledge and capacity you need to engage new ideas and create new possibilities. Our students work closely with excellent faculty who lead active professional careers in their fields and share connections that will help you engage with the arts beyond the classroom.
Art Education
Visual Arts
Ceramics
Metal
Painting and Drawing
Photography
Printmaking
Sculpture
With concentrations in:
Classical Performance
Clinical Musicianship
Composition
General Music
Jazz Performance
Recording & Electronic Music
With concentrations in:
Design & Technology
Performance
Theatre Studies
The School of Fine & Performing Arts
State University of New York at New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive
New Paltz, NY 12561-2443
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