News Archive
Experience the Creative Culture Exchange
02.18.13This series of events brings together both local and national artists in order to discuss and challenge the way we view arts organizations and what they have to offer. More >>
Theatre Students Nominated for Scholarship Competition
02.06.13Jenna Gomes and Alex Chilton have been selected to represent the University of Dayton Theatre Program in the prestigious Kennedy Center Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Competition. More >>
Bright Motion and Beautiful Music
02.05.13World-renowned pianist Michael Mizrahi took a few minutes to chat with the Dayton City Paper in preparation for Sunday's Arts Series concert. More >>
Beats of ArtStreet
01.30.13Beats of ArtStreet, available for free download, features 14 original songs written, recorded, and produced by UD students. More >>
Genghis Barbie to Perform
01.28.13With painted horns and colorful personalities to match, Genghis Barbie is headed to UD as part of the Arts Series. More >>
The Dream is Alive
01.25.13A candid, improvised piano performance of Requiem for a Dream went viral and boosted a business major's dream of a career in music. More >>
Visions and Sur-Realities
01.23.13The University of Dayton is celebrating the long and internationally acclaimed career of local artist Jud Yalkut whose works have been displayed at some of the world's finest art museums. More >>
View the Dayton City Paper article >>
Listen to the WYSO interview >>
View Jud Yalkut's interview on Fox 45 News >>
Work of ‘innovative’ playwright addresses social issues
01.23.13Beginning Friday, Jan. 25, the University of Dayton Theatre Program will present “The American Dream” and “Zoo Story.” More >>
Flyer News review (1.31.13) >>
Unbroken Record
01.20.13ArtStreet hosted a series of events in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday, Jan. 18, featuring music from the civil rights era and a Spike Lee documentary. More >>
Read the Flyer News article >>
Residency with Eco-Artist Basia Irland
01.16.13Basia Irland, eco and water artist, will be returning to the area to participate with a group of Antioch College and University of Dayton students in an immersive workshop that will focus on the health and biodiversity of local creeks and springs. More >>
Cultural Music Groups Come Together
11.30.2012This Friday, Nov. 30, the University of Dayton’s Javanese Gamelan and World Music Choir will perform together in the Kennedy Union Ballroom. More >>
The Cuban Connection
11.12.2012Dayton will feel the sunny warmth of a more tropical climate when Cityfolk presents The Cuban Connection: Jane Bunnett, Hilario Durán, and Candido Camero on Wednesday, November 14 at the University of Dayton’s Boll Theatre. More >>
Heavy Metal and Globalization
10.30.2012Join scholars Dr. Mark Levine, Dr. Jeremy Wallach, Dr. Deena Weinstein, and Dr. Esther Clinton at the University of Dayton’s symposium on the influence of heavy metal on world culture. More >>
Music Bridges Gap Between East & West
10.22.2012Fox45 visits with the musicians of Music From China as they prepare for this week's Arts Series concerts. More >>
Theatre Season Opens with 'Winter's Tale'
10.14.2012Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” will open the Theatre Program's 2012-13 season Friday in the Kennedy Union Boll Theatre. More >>
Figured Out
10.03.2012Two UD students have been selected for the Dayton Art Institute's 2012 Yeck Fellowship program. More >>
Family Portraits You Can Hear
10.10.2012The University of Dayton Arts Series presents PorMusica Chamber Orchestra and the Assad Brothers on October 13th. More >>
TODT's 'Heartland' Exhibit Opens
09.26.2012Artwork from the internationally renowned TODT Artist’s Collective will be exhibited at the University of Dayton from Thursday, Sept. 27, through Oct. 25. More >>
Painting from the Hart
09.20.2012Artist Marilyn Hart expresses her love and admiration for Mary through her paintings, highlighted in a new exhibit at the Marian Library. More >>
Fatoumata Diawara Kicks Off U.S. Tour at UD
09.17.2012Fatoumata Diawara, a singer, songwriter and guitarist from West Africa, begins her first tour of the United States on Thursday at the University of Dayton. Read the Dayton Most Metro article >>
Read the Dayton Daily News article >>
Play It By Ear
09.13.2012Meet senior Nick Fister, a pianist with millions of YouTube fans and a plan to make it on the bigger screens of Hollywood. More >>
Annual Art Hop Showcases Student Artwork
09.10.2012University of Dayton’s Artist-in-Residence program is inviting students, faculty, staff and the Dayton community to the sixth annual Art Hop on Tuesday, Sept. 11. More >>
Dream Team
09.9.2012Eboo Patel, Nicholas Kristof and Isabel Wilkerson headline the 2012-2013 University of Dayton Speaker Series. More >>
Ice Books
09.04.2012An "ice book" filled with local seeds is set to be launched into the Great Miami River next week as part of an eco artist's residency at the University of Dayton. More >>
Theatre Program Receives 12 DayTony Awards
08.30.2012The DayTony Awards are presented by the Dayton Theatre Hall of Fame to recognize outstanding performances at Dayton area theatres. More >>
Artsy alumni making 'Return' to UD
08.29.2012University of Dayton alumni Amy Sacksteder and Ryan Feeney will make their “return” to Dayton with an art exhibit of the same name. More >>
Water Works
08.27.2012Eco-artist Basia Irland visited Dayton in mid-August in preparation for her September week-long residency at the University of Dayton. More >>
A Soaring Finale
08.09.2012Music faculty and students and the world-class Dayton Contemporary Dance Company capped the grand opening of the University's China Institute. More >>
Passion for Art, Education
07.17.2012
The managing director of the nation's oldest college theater program has been tapped to lead ArtStreet, a learning and living arts complex on campus. More >>
East Meets West
07.10.2012Students will perform with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company in China to celebrate the Aug. 8 opening of the University of Dayton China Institute. More >>
A Profound Influence
06.14.2012
Roesch Library will mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible with a traveling exhibit, lectures and a rare first edition. More >>