Program Highlights the Arts at Lincoln University
Dean Willis spearheads effort to celebrate creativity
Nicole Lockley
Issue date: 2/22/10 Section: News
"The dream for this is relatively old," said Dr. Gladys J. Willis, Dean of the School of Humanities and Graduate Studies at Lincoln University when asked about the Langston Hughes Program for the Promotion of the Arts. The idea was originally presented ten years ago, but has only recently been implemented with the award of a grant from the Seiple Foundation.
"The initial focus was drama," Willis said.
This will be the third year that the Program for the Promotion of the Arts has sponsored programs focused on the arts at Lincoln.
Willis collaborates with a committee that is in charge of preparing the programs, which includes faculty members Dr. Alvin Amos- Visual and Performing Arts, Dr. Marilyn D. Button- English and Mass Communications, Dr. Maribel Charle Poza- Foreign Languages and Literatures, and Dr. Melvin Leaman- Philosophy and Religion.
The program is spread out into several presentations throughout the next month. It will feature art, poetry, drama, opera, musical instrumentals and vocalist. Students will not only participate in this celebration, but off campus guests will also be featured, such as Anthony Williams who is a jazz professional. Williams will hold workshops with jazz students before his afternoon performances.
Significance is placed on activities sponsored by the Program for the Promotion of the Arts. Each year the Poet Laureate for the next school year is identified during the Poetry Festival. The Poet Laureate is expected to prepare poetry for the entire year in which he or she serves as the University Poet Laureate. This year, opera will be presented by music students, directed by Dr. Noel Archambault, who is a professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. All art projects will be posted in the hallways of Ware Center. There will also be an essay competition for students in Religion and Philosophy.
"We are promoting something that is good for the community. Students must begin to appreciate art," said Willis. "We want all students and faculty to encourage their peers to attend."
An extended invite has also been sent to residents who live in the surrounding community. All events will be held in the Ware Center Theater and are free.
"The initial focus was drama," Willis said.
This will be the third year that the Program for the Promotion of the Arts has sponsored programs focused on the arts at Lincoln.
Willis collaborates with a committee that is in charge of preparing the programs, which includes faculty members Dr. Alvin Amos- Visual and Performing Arts, Dr. Marilyn D. Button- English and Mass Communications, Dr. Maribel Charle Poza- Foreign Languages and Literatures, and Dr. Melvin Leaman- Philosophy and Religion.
The program is spread out into several presentations throughout the next month. It will feature art, poetry, drama, opera, musical instrumentals and vocalist. Students will not only participate in this celebration, but off campus guests will also be featured, such as Anthony Williams who is a jazz professional. Williams will hold workshops with jazz students before his afternoon performances.
Significance is placed on activities sponsored by the Program for the Promotion of the Arts. Each year the Poet Laureate for the next school year is identified during the Poetry Festival. The Poet Laureate is expected to prepare poetry for the entire year in which he or she serves as the University Poet Laureate. This year, opera will be presented by music students, directed by Dr. Noel Archambault, who is a professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts. All art projects will be posted in the hallways of Ware Center. There will also be an essay competition for students in Religion and Philosophy.
"We are promoting something that is good for the community. Students must begin to appreciate art," said Willis. "We want all students and faculty to encourage their peers to attend."
An extended invite has also been sent to residents who live in the surrounding community. All events will be held in the Ware Center Theater and are free.
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