When I was first assigned the project to take portrait photographs at the Sound Your Truth event, I didn’t know what to expect. One thought I had was that it would be a rally against social injustice chants and signs stating types of injustice, which there is nothing wrong with that. But what I found… Continue reading My Experience with Sound Your Truth 2023 | Teisha Haff
Author: Andrea Frank
Circle Back – Give Thanks, Nov 16+17, 2023
Card Writing, November 16 and 17th, STL lobby: Come join us in the Sojourner Truth Library lobby and take a moment to write an artist-designed, hand-printed card for your colleague, advisor, roommate, food service provider, professor, librarian, or anyone else who helps you learn, grow, and live your life here on campus. We’ll send it… Continue reading Circle Back – Give Thanks, Nov 16+17, 2023
Pedagogical Opportunities & Learning Outcomes: SOUND YOUR TRUTH: COURAGE, Nov 8, 6pm
Student / Faculty Panel on Pedagogical Opportunities & Learning Outcomes: SOUND YOUR TRUTH: COURAGE 2023 Date: Wed. Nov. 8, 2023Time: 6:oo p.m.Location: Old Main 1907 room (B125) Students and faculty members who designed and participated in the October 13, 2023 event will discuss their experiences in light of what they learned and how they envision… Continue reading Pedagogical Opportunities & Learning Outcomes: SOUND YOUR TRUTH: COURAGE, Nov 8, 6pm
SPT Practice Group Fall 2023
We would like to invite you to Hudson Valley Social Presencing Theater (SPT) practice with SPT founder Arawana Hayashi. We are incredibly lucky that Arawana lives locally and is generously sharing her deep experience in embodied transformative practice. Monday October 30, 6:30 – 8:30 pmMonday November 13, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Road,… Continue reading SPT Practice Group Fall 2023
Portrait of Kiara White
Kiara White, Visual Arts Major Interviewed by Alexandra Maher, Art Education Major Kiara is from Newburgh, NY. She attended SUNY Orange, a two-year college in Middletown NY. She is an incredibly kind person who I have only just met. Incredibly easy to talk to, down to earth, and knows herself worth. She realizes putting yourself first is important and making… Continue reading Portrait of Kiara White
Sign Making and Open Mic Circle – March to End Fossil Fuels
Monday September 11, 4-6pm Courtyard in front of Fine Arts Building and Sojourner Truth Library This sign-making session will offer an opportunity to create powerful posters for the March to End Fossil Fuels in NYC (Sunday Sept 17th) while engaging in dialogue about our climate emergency, which is driven by ever rising global CO2 emissions. Let’s get… Continue reading Sign Making and Open Mic Circle – March to End Fossil Fuels
Sound Your Truth: Courage, 10/13, 4:30pm
October 13, 2023, 4:30 – 7:30pm Courtyard / Sojourner Truth Library Quad An interactive evening of creative sharing and collective expression hosted to amplify and center underrepresented voices in particular. This event is held annually on or around the anniversary of George Floyd’s birthday. There will be food!We encourage faculty and student groups to reach… Continue reading Sound Your Truth: Courage, 10/13, 4:30pm
Stepping into Deep Time, 9/22/2023
Please join us here at The Dorsky Musuem on Friday, September 22, 2023 at 5 pm for a deep exploration of the past, present and future and how are lives have been and will continue to be affected by a changing climate. Wellness at The Dorsky: Stepping into Deep Time. What changes do you see coming? What do you want… Continue reading Stepping into Deep Time, 9/22/2023
Signs of Harm, 4/13, 5:30pm
Eddy at New Paltz cordially invites the whole campus community to Signs of Harm, an evening of listening and sharing in response to disturbing symbols found on campus. Please join and also encourage your students to participate. SIGNS OF HARM hosted by Eddy at New Paltz in collaboration with the Dorsky Museum Thursday April 13th, 5:30 – 7:30pmOLB quad in front of Old… Continue reading Signs of Harm, 4/13, 5:30pm
SPT Practice, Spring 23
Social Presencing Theater Open Practice with Founder Arawana Hayashi You are invited to the Hudson Valley Social Presencing Theater practice group hosted by Arawana Hayashi and Andrea Frank. Social Presencing Theater is an innovative social art form co-created by Arawana Hayashi and colleagues at the Presencing Institute. This embodiment practice deepens reflection and supports individual,… Continue reading SPT Practice, Spring 23