How to be a film writer
Alum Joey Clarke Jr won the international screenwriting competition The Academy Nicholl Fellowship, which is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (the same group that awards Oscars). Here he shares his tips for screenwriting.
Apartment
A novel
From the award-winning author of Loner and The Love Song of Jonny Valentine, a powerful novel about loneliness and friendship, gender and sexuality, and the political schisms that dominate our times.
Media Advisory: Preview of new Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum galleries and exhibitions
WHAT: Preview of five new gallery spaces in the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis. Also preview of the spring exhibitions “Multiplied: Edition MAT and the Transformable Work of Art, 1959-1965” and “Truths and Reckonings: The Art of Transformative Racial Justice.” WHEN: 10-11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, 2020 WHERE: Mildred Lane Kemper Art […]
Keeping the arts central to campus life
As business manager of Edison Theatre and the 560 Music Center, Bill Larson is responsible for a variety of duties, from booking shows to selling tickets to even mopping the stage. “I want to make the 560 and Edison a destination for everybody on campus,” he said.
Alice by Heart
A young girl takes refuge in a London Tube station during WWII and confronts grief, loss and first love with the help of her favorite book, Alice in Wonderland, in the debut novel from Tony Award-winning playwright Steven Sater, AB ’76.
Kemper Art Museum to unveil new galleries Feb. 7
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will unveil a suite of five new galleries Feb. 7, during the opening reception for its spring exhibitions.
Patti Smith to receive Washington University International Humanities Prize
Singer. Writer. Performer. Visual artist. Over the course of her 45-year career, Patti Smith has established herself as one of the most prolific and influential artists of her generation. In fall 2020, Smith will receive the International Humanities Prize from Washington University in St. Louis.
Sam Fox School receives NEA grant
The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis has received a $40,000 grant from the Art Works program of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Colten, Tran win RAC Artist Fellowships
Photographer Jennifer Colten, senior lecturer in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, and Paul Tran, a senior poetry fellow in the Writing Program in Arts & Sciences, both at Washington University in St. Louis, have won 2019 Artist Fellowships from the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis.
Sam Fox School launches spring lecture series
Artist Michael Joo, architect Lola Sheppard and designer Rob Giampietro are among the international array of cutting-edge visual thinkers who will visit St. Louis as part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ spring Public Lecture Series. In all, the series, which begins Feb. 3, will feature 16 presentations by renowned artists, architects, curators and designers.
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