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Ars Vitalis at Kean University Presents the Music of Lowell Liebermann, February 21 at Enlow Hall

Ars Vitalis at Kean University Presents the Music of Lowell Liebermann, February 21 at Enlow Hall

Liebermann, who resides in Weehawken, is one of America’s most frequently performed and recorded living composers

UNION, N.J. ­–– Ars Vitalis: The New Jersey New Music Forum at Kean University will present an evening of compositions by Lowell Liebermann.

Theatre and Music Students Perform with Tony Winner Kelli O’Hara

Theatre and Music Students Perform with Tony Winner Kelli O’Hara

You know you’re having a good day when Tony Award-winner Kelli O’Hara insists on singing a second song with you before a sold-out crowd. That’s what happened to 20 Kean University theatre and music students who auditioned to perform To Build a Home from the Broadway show The Bridges of Madison County with O’Hara at her recent Kean Stage concert.  
Hand written tags and labels adorned the fine of ancient Madeira wine
Wines Found at Liberty Hall Sold at Auction; Will Improve Access to Museum

Wines Found at Liberty Hall Sold at Auction; Will Improve Access to Museum

A collection of centuries-old Madeira wines uncovered at Liberty Hall recently went up for auction at the famed Christie’s auction house in New York, and the proceeds will help restore a 1920s-era elevator at the landmark museum that was once the home of New Jersey's first-elected governor.
Cristina Fittipaldi poses in the Human Rights Institute.
Graduate Student Brings Passion for Public Art to Kean Galleries in Water Is Life Exhibition

Graduate Student Brings Passion for Public Art to Kean Galleries in Water Is Life Exhibition

Art and the public good come together for graduate student Cristina Fittipaldi at Kean University Galleries where she combines her two passions — art and improving the public welfare.
Premiere Stages – Theatre Students’ First Act

Premiere Stages – Theatre Students’ First Act

Premiere Stages’ Understudy Program offers a leg up to theatre students by giving them professional acting credits before leaving college.
Kean Choir and Chorale Take Music on Tour

Kean Choir and Chorale Take Music on Tour

The Kean University Concert Choir, Chorale and Men’s Chamber Choir’s 20-year annual touring tradition continued this spring with six concerts in five days in New Jersey and the Washington, D.C. area.
Kean Rocks Through the Ages

Kean Rocks Through the Ages

Think of it as Kean’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – an exhibition, curated by Holocaust and Genocide Studies graduate student Frank Harpster, that looks back at the big name artists who have performed at the University over the last 40 years. 
Cellblock Visions: Art by Prisoners

Cellblock Visions: Art by Prisoners

An exhibition featuring art created by inmates is now on display at the Karl and Helen Burger Gallery.

New Art Exhibition Features Line Drawings Inspired by Italy

New Art Exhibition Features Line Drawings Inspired by Italy

A new exhibition at Kean University’s Nancy Dryfoos Gallery in Union, Diane Pokorski: A Reinvention, is a collection of line drawings inspired by the art and culture of Italy and informed by the artist’s disability.

Italian Geology Professor Talks Art Restoration, Masterpieces

Italian Geology Professor Talks Art Restoration, Masterpieces

Professor and researcher in geological studies at the University of Siena in Italy Marco Giamello shared insights on the science of art with Kean University’s Fine Arts Conservatory students.