Transforming the world through art “Art shapes the world, period.” — Forrest Solis Artist and educator Forrest Solis, who was just named the new director of the Herberger Institute’s School of Art, wants to see art and arts education properly recognized for the important role they play in transforming the world for the better. Forrest Solis named director of ASU's School of Art The new director of Arizona State University's School of Art wants to see art and arts education properly recognized…news.asu.edu

Assisting Ukrainian refugees Erica Glenn, who earned a doctorate in choral conducting from the School of Music, Dance and Theatre, is aiding anti-war efforts and assisting with Ukrainian refugees. She is traveling to Poland on a Fulbright grant to conduct research and assist refugees who have been displaced. ASU alumna using network, language skills to help besieged Ukrainians An Arizona State University alumna whose dissertation focused on Ukraine's first female composer and who studied…news.asu.edu

The creative workforce of the future Slated to open to students in the fall of this year, ASU’s Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center is a state-of-the-art emerging media technologies facility that will serve as the new home for The Sidney Poitier New American Film School as well as house top-ranked programs in digital media technology…

Keeping jazz dance alive TODAY with Hoda & Jenna featured award-winning dancer and choreographer LaTasha Barnes, assistant professor of dance in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre, in its Together We Rise series. Choreographer keeps jazz dance alive in her art In our series Together We Rise, award-winning dancer and choreographer LaTasha Barnes brings the past and the present…www.today.com Re-imagining the role of arts in healthy communities

Honoring a legend Film legend Sidney Poitier — for whom The Sidney Poitier New American Film School in the Herberger Institute is named — passed away Jan. 6, 2022, at the age of 94. “He represents the best of who we all are,” said Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the founding director of the film…

Diversity in holiday movies Emmy-winning producer and writer Peter Murrieta, associate director of advancement and professor of practice at The Sidney Poitier New American Film School, spoke with KJZZ, the Phoenix NPR affiliate, about diversity in holiday films and co-writing the 2020 film “Feliz NaviDAD.” Listen to the interview Symbolic artwork for Indigenous space The Indigenous Design Collaborative in…

Announcing the founding director of the film school Cheryl Boone Isaacs, former president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, will lead The ASU Sidney Poitier New American Film School as its founding director beginning Jan. 1, 2022. Read the article Keeping the magic alive

Jamis Guy, Julia Lopez and Oriana Gil Perez in conversation with Dr. Dontá McGilvery Across HIDA, student groups are working to assist the Institute in making the equitable changes necessary. One of those student groups is known as the Design Justice Initiative (DJI). I recently had the privilege of interviewing…

NEA nomination “Our art, culture, and creativity are some of our country’s most valuable resources. They are evidence of our humanity, our ability to learn from our examined experience, and our ability to imagine and innovate.” — Maria Rosario Jackson President Joseph R. Biden announced he intends to nominate Institute Professor Maria…