Artistic Wishes Granted

September 15, 2011 Katherine Speller 0

Three faculty members of the School of Fine & Performing Arts have received grants from The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). Adjunct Professor Barb Smith, Professor Jamie Bennett and Associate Professor Emily Puthoff secured $7,000 each from the foundation. This year 105 NYFA Fellows and 16 finalists were […]

Snapshots Showcase Innocence in India

September 8, 2011 Katherine Speller 2

Former SUNY New Paltz student R.J. Partington III traveled to Southern India to attend the wedding of his close friend in the summer of 2010. He found himself on a bus from his friend’s native Kerala to a beach in Poovar, traveling through a small village toward the ocean. He felt he was being pulled by a strong instinct to walk back to that village and take photos of the people. Partington found that following his instincts lead him to one of his finest hours as a […]