Emerson College announces two new majors that will be offered beginning in Fall of 2023: Media Psychology and Health and Social Change. Both new programs will require capstones that put theory into practice through community partnerships, and will offer courses from across various departments and disciplines. Emerson is among a select group of institutions with majors in these fields of higher education study; the social change emphasis within a health program and media psychology at the undergraduate level set the College apart.
Emerson Contemporary, Emerson College’s platform for visual art, proudly presents Kerry Tribe: Onomatopoeiaeia, a solo exhibition by the renowned Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker, on view in the Media Art Gallery at 25 Avery Street, from January 26 – March 27, 2022.
A new collaboration to transform the narratives around gun violence will launch virtually on Thursday, December 2, at 2 p.m.
Emerson Contemporary, Emerson College’s platform for presenting contemporary visual art, presents a new exhibition “I: An Intimate Reflection,” on view in the Media Art Gallery at 25 Avery Street, through December 12, 2021. The presentation includes a broad range of media by Boston-based emerging artists such as photography, steel sculpture, acrylic painting, digital video, and hand-sewn mixed media installations.
Emerson Contemporary, Emerson College’s platform for presenting contemporary visual art, presents “Present Joys,” a multimedia solo exhibition featuring visual artist and experimental filmmaker Sky Hopinka, on view in the Media Art Gallery at 25 Avery Street, from September 23 – November 7.
On Wednesday, September 22, Emerson College’s Visual and Media Arts (VMA) Department kicks off its virtual Bright Lights Film Series for the Fall 2021 semester, screening 12 films highlighting social justice themes through December.
88.9 WERS, New England’s first and oldest non-commercial radio station, broadcast from Emerson College, will hold its third annual 617 Day celebration of Massachusetts-based artists on Thursday, June 17, 2021. The celebration will be hosted by WERS Morning Show host George Knight and WERS Afternoon Show host Phil Jones who will be joined by more than a dozen local artists sitting in as guest DJs throughout the day highlighting their favorite songs by fellow local artists.
On Saturday, May 8, Emerson College honored alumni with its Distinguished Alumni Award and Young Alumni Achievement Award in a virtual celebration during its first annual Emerson Week, a college-wide, fully online, multi-day event for all Emersonians, formerly alumni weekend.
Emerson Contemporary, Emerson College’s platform for presenting contemporary visual art, proudly presents Threads Undone, on view at the Media Art Gallery, 25 Avery Street, Boston, through May 9, 2021.
Black Kung Fu Chick, a transmedia web series created, directed, and written by Emerson College assistant professor Rae Shaw, will make its world premiere at the virtual 2021 Slamdance Film Festival, February 12-25.
