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Gustavo Uriel Ayala, an @michiganstateu Department of Art, Art History, and Design MFA alum, received the Artista Latino Award at this year’s @ArtPrize for his installation, titled “Masking Tears With Sweat.” The Artista Latino Award is a community award that recognizes and celebrates outstanding works of art by Latin American and Hispanic artists participating in ArtPrize, an international art competition and cultural festival held annually in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Shakespeare, drag, and a killer donkey all come together in “Midnite,” a supernatural horror-comedy twist on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The @michiganstateu Theatre production brings madness, mayhem, and unexpected moments to the stage Oct. 9-18 at the Arena Theatre in the MSU Auditorium Building.
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MSU’s ‘Midnite’ Brings Shakespeare, Horror, and a Killer Donkey onto the Stage

What happens when a group of film majors head into the woods to make a horror movie? Things get supernatural and weird! The Michigan State University Department of Theatre presents “Midnite…

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.@michiganstateu Department of Art, Art History, and Desgin hosted its annual Drawing Marathon on Wednesday, Sept. 30, bringing eight hours of nonstop creativity to campus. Participants of all experience levels drew alongside live models, continuing a tradition the department has organized since 2006.
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In a recent Ask the Expert, @michiganstateu Associate Professor Laura Yares explores how art, media, culture and online spaces are shaping the way people engage with Judaism and religion today.
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According to Yares: "Our research revealed that there is a vibrant ecosystem of people learning about religion in their leisure time. Through the arts, both Jews and non-Jews encounter Jewish history, Jewish religious practices, and representations of Jewish communities."
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Ask the Expert: How Americans Are Learning About Judaism and Religion Through Art and Culture

A growing number of Americans are religiously unaffiliated, according to the Pew Research Center, but those broader shifts don’t necessarily mean Americans’ religious lives are disappearing.

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With more people turning to AI for spiritual guidance, Morgan Shipley, the Foglio Endowed Chair of Spirituality at @michiganstateu, examines if AI could represent the beginnings of a new kind of religious movement (via @ConversationUS). theconversation.com/why-ai-r…

Why AI resembles a charismatic religious leader

AI can function as a charismatic figure without standing on a stage, establishing a church or gathering disciples, writes a scholar of religion.

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Did you know the globe in the MSU International Center is a small version of a much larger sculpture? The miniature "Unisphere” was given to @michiganstateu by the Class of 1966. The larger stainless-steel sculpture was designed by landscape architect Gilmore D. Clake for the 1964 World’s Fair held in New York to connect with the “Peace Through Understanding” theme.
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.@michiganstateu Theatre presents “Discovery,” which follows Dr. Sally Ride and the NASA astronaut corps through the aftermath of the Challenger disaster and the journey back to space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1988. “Discovery” is this year’s New Musical Laboratory production, which gives Michigan State University students valuable experience working alongside Broadway professionals. Performances run Sept. 24-27 at the Pasant Theatre in @WhartonCenter.
Promotional graphic for “Discovery: A New American Musical” featuring a space shuttle launching against a blue sky, with credits for Alex Higgin-Houser and Dan Gibson.

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@michiganstateu's College of Arts and Letters is helping lead the Compassion for Everyone Lunch-and-Grow Series through the @HenryFordHealth + MSU Health Sciences partnership. Launched in August 2026, the six-month virtual series offers monthly sessions on building compassion for yourself, others, and the workplace. The pilot series, co-led by Mary Beth Heeder, Director of the Arts & Humanities Health and Wellbeing Initiative, is open to Henry Ford Health employees, with plans to expand to MSU employees as the program grows.
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The "Faces and Traces: A Cross-Border Portrait Project" that brought together @michiganstateu students with students from @OCAD in Toronto is now part of @ArtPrize 2026 running Sept. 18-Oct. 3. This international art competition and cultural festival welcomes more than 900,000 visitors to Grand Rapids, Michigan, each year to experience work from thousands of artists displayed around the city.
An angled view of the “Faces and Traces: A Cross-Border Portrait Project” exhibition shows dozens of student-created portraits in a range of artistic styles and media displayed together on a wall.

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"American Jedi: The Salman Hamdani Story,” a documentary co-created by @michiganstateu Professor Mohammad Khalil, tells the powerful story of a 9/11 hero who lost his life while trying to save others and his family’s struggle in the aftermath. An abbreviated version of the film will air Sept. 11 at 4:30 p.m. on WKAR-HD.
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Ernest Harden Jr. won his first Emmy for his performance on HBO Max's "The Pitt," and he's also a 1974 @michiganstateu Theatre graduate! yahoo.com/entertainment/tv/a…

Ernest Harden Jr. wins first Emmy for ‘The Pitt’ after five decades in acting

Ernest Harden Jr. earned his first Emmy for portraying Louie Cloverfield, dedicating the honor to his late White Mama co-star

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The Saving Our Lives, Hear Our Truths (SOLHOT) residency for artists in the community was co-created by Ruth Nicole Brown, the Inaugural Chair of the MSU Department of African American and African Studies. This residency, now in its third year, is based on Brown’s 20 years of community-engaged research and creative practice and offers opportunities to women 60 years old and over. Part of an MSU-@TheFIA partnership, SOLHOT 60+ gives artists uninterrupted studio time, wellness programming, artist development, a public exhibition, and a sisterhood sustained through monthly gatherings.
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