VPA News and Events
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Alumnae Lauren Pardue ‘22 returns to the Visual and Performing Arts Department.
Graphic Design major Josh McCarthy, on his design internships with Eleanor Shonkoff and Laura Kurdziel and how graphic design helped to further their research.
More than 200 students representing all five schools proudly presented at locations across campus research work and projects across various disciplines.
Jim Petty, one of our newer VPA faculty, sits down to talk with us to chat about his position, KCACTFs, and all things theatre.
VPA invites two fabulous artists to participate in their annual Spring Workshop Series.
Lilia Hessasta ’25, who will serve as assistant stage manager for Merrimack College's upcoming production of “The Drowsy Chaperone," was awarded Outstanding Stage Management Intern at this year’s Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.
Last semester, the VPA hosted another successful rendition of their Speaker Series, featuring Eamon White, Charles Inouye, Mark Miller, and Emma Duffy-Comparone & Brittnie Aiello
Take a look at how our Graphic Design students are implementing their education in the real world!
VPA Voice Instructor, Daniela Tosic, releases single as a collaborative song
Graphic Design major Abby O’Keefe and her design internship with the O’Brien Center at Merrimack College
Art & Art History major Oliver Williams talks to us about his internship at NAGLY- North Shore Alliance of GLBTQ+ Youth, located in Salem, MA
The Department congratulates Professor Vlahos for this high honor!
Andrew Cote, assistant professor of practice and assistant director of bands, also presented at this year’s National Association of Music Merchants Show in Anaheim, CA.
Internship Turned Full-time: ‘23 Alum Jeff Converse Talks About His Current Design Position at ‘47 Brand.
The VPA congratulates Theatre Arts and Graphic Design major Ariana White on her nomination for props design for “A Wrinkle In Time”
On September 15, the McCoy Art Gallery will kick off the 2023-2024 season with its inaugural show: The Space Between Things. Featuring brand new artwork by three Boston-area artists, the show is curated by Jonathan Latiano, Director of the Art and Art History program at Merrimack College.
The Visual and Performing Arts Department had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Aisha Densmore-Bey to the team in the fall 2023 semester to teach their course Architecture and the Human Condition.
This past Christmas (December 2023), Dr. Laura Pruett was interviewed as an expert musicologist in regards to the history of “Santa Claus: Christmas Symphony.”
‘06 Graduate Meghan Van Buren sits down with VPA to discuss her life, career, and her time back at the College.
