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A split image showing sculptural packaging and a small bottle with a desert landscape design on the left, and a magazine cover titled “Psyche” featuring a person lying on papers on the right.

Graphic design student work recognized in international talent competition

May 18, 2026

Mansfield named Guggenheim Fellow and Institute for Advanced Study Scholar

May 18, 2026

Studio portrait of a person with long, tightly curled hair, facing slightly to the right and looking toward the camera. The person is wearing a black sweater and has a neutral facial expression with teeth visible. The background is a plain light gray.

Architecture alumna’s thesis reimagines urban design, wins thesis competition

May 13, 2026

Group photo of seven people form left a white man with brown hair, a white man with grey and black hair, a white young woman with red hair, a white young woman with black hair, a white young woman with brown hair, a black man with dark hair and a white man with brown hair

Arts and Architecture's Arts Business Ideas Competition winners announced

May 11, 2026

Group of people standing together at dusk beneath illuminated wooden archways along an outdoor garden path, with city buildings and power lines in the background.

Penn State students design healing garden for families affected by gun violence

May 08, 2026

The 2025-26 Roe Award winners at the recognition ceremony stand on a stage with their awards against a projected slideshow background.

Penn State Sustainability celebrates 2026 sustainability award winners

May 08, 2026

Architecture grad student honored for challenging conventional design methods

May 07, 2026

A composite image of headshots of four School of Theatre alumni

‘One Night on Broadway' takes Centre Stage with Penn State Theatre alumni

May 07, 2026

An art installation made with a collection of found materials such as wood, metal and fabric

School of Visual Arts’ Sustainable Studio offers May workshops at Irish gallery

May 06, 2026

Young Asian woman with dark hair smiling

Arts and Architecture college marshal leaves legacy of collaboration, exploration

May 05, 2026

Eight head shots of adults from left: a white woman with brown hair and glasses, an Asian woman with dark hair, a black woman with dark hair, a white woman with blonde hair, a white man with brown hair and a beard, a black man with dark hair and glasses, a Hispanic man with grey hair and glasses, a middle eastern woman with a head scarf

Arts and Architecture announces 2026 faculty, staff, and sustainability awardees

May 04, 2026

Head shots of five college aged students from left white girl with red hair, white girl with brown hair, white person with red hair, white man with brown hair black girl with dark hair,

College of Arts and Architecture names 2026 student award winners

May 04, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — April 30

April 30, 2026

A group of people and a camera crew stand near a car.

Students to debut final films May 2 with public screening at Eisenhower Auditorium

April 29, 2026

Graphic design partners with Penn State Votes in Evanisko Project collaboration

April 29, 2026

Woman in gray shirt with hair pulled back

Pace University artist and administrator named director of School of Visual Arts

April 29, 2026

Composite image of headshots of eight college students

College of Arts and Architecture names spring 2026 student marshals

April 29, 2026

Four people stand together outdoors in front of a brick and glass campus building, with trees overhead. They are casually dressed, facing the camera, and positioned closely in a small group on a sunny day.

Multidisciplinary student team wins intergenerational design competition

April 28, 2026

Katherine Benson Faces & Masques album cover

Katherine Benson featured on debut album 'Faces & Masques' and Schumann tour

April 23, 2026

Spotlight on Penn State’s online teaching faculty: April 2026

April 23, 2026

Penn State Bands

School of Music to present Symphonic Band and Concert Band on April 29

April 21, 2026

Black-and-white portrait of a person wearing round glasses and a light-colored suit jacket, standing against a textured wall.

Fourth-year architecture student recognized with 2025 Robert L. Wesley Award

April 20, 2026

An album cover design for “Liberty: Feminine Rage."

Graphic design students recognized in nationwide design competition

April 15, 2026

Penn State Rock Ensemble

Penn State School of Music to present Rock Fest on April 28

April 14, 2026

Side by side head shots. On the left a young black woman with glasses smiling and on the right a young white woman with dark hair smiling

Palmer Museum of Art announces inaugural winners of O'Connor Graduate Fellowship

April 14, 2026

Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra

Philharmonic orchestra to perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 7

April 14, 2026

poster image for detroit 67

Centre Stage to present 2026 Graduate Directing Festival

April 14, 2026

Exterior of Borland Building

New first-year seminar to focus on student success skills, self-awareness

April 13, 2026

Track and field area in the All Sports Museum.

‘Night at the Museums’ to feature exhibits April 23, including Old Coaly

April 13, 2026

A group of nine college students pose for a group photo in front of a building with the marquee reading Detroit Historical Museum

Cast of ‘Detroit ’67’ inspired by Motown research trip for upcoming production

April 13, 2026

Old main with trees in shadows

Communication, Science & Society Initiative awards four interdisciplinary grants

April 13, 2026

A wooden box with four compartments, the two at left contain wool and the two at right contain Black hair.

Stuckeman professor’s fellowship work curated for exhibition

April 10, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters

April 09, 2026

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents final performance of the semester

April 09, 2026

Nittany Lion mascot standing with two students at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition poster session

Thirty-one graduate students receive awards at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition

April 09, 2026

Three headshots in a composit side-by-side image from left an Indian woman with dark hair, a white woman with blonde hair and a white woman with brown hair

Faculty panel to discuss migration, asylum and refugee experience on April 16

April 09, 2026

Total Praise poster featuring Richard Smallwood and Johann Sebastian Bach

Essence of Joy presents 'Total Praise' sacred works concert

April 09, 2026

A group of people stand behind a row of auditorium seats.

Dedicated volunteers make an extraordinary team at Center for Performing Arts

April 08, 2026

Penn State Concert Choir 2025-2026

Penn State Concert Choir selected to perform at PMEA State Conference

April 08, 2026

Black and white portrait photo of a person wearing a white shirt with dark hair and dark-rimmed glasses.

The School of Visual Arts to conclude Anderson Lecture Series on April 14

April 08, 2026

A black, white, and fluorescent pink promotional image for the graphic design's senior capstone show titled "Momentum".

Graphic design students prepare for April 19 capstone exhibition

April 08, 2026

Student’s love of art, culture, history drives future museum career

April 07, 2026

Students and faculty stand in front of a wall of artwork.

Café Laura patrons can now enjoy student artwork in rotating exhibition

April 06, 2026

A group of people gathered in front of a green and white backdrop that reads "CELA."

Landscape architecture faculty recognized at international conference

April 06, 2026

Men and women wearing tuxedos and holding a ukulele stand against a wood-paneled wall.

Ukulele musician Peter Brooke Turner shares tales of staying weird on the road

April 02, 2026

People wearing tuxedos hold ukuleles and make exaggerated poses.

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain returns to Eisenhower Auditorium April 9

April 02, 2026

A person in an oversized blue shirt with ivory blinds as a backdrop.

Celebrated architect, ‘architectural behaviorology’ expert to visit Stuckeman

April 02, 2026

Students at the Palmer Museum of Art

School of Music, Palmer Museum of Art present 'Art After Hours: Rhythms+Rhymes'

March 31, 2026

Asian woman with short dark hair and glasses posing and smiling

Art education doctoral candidate wins national dissertation award

March 31, 2026

Penn State to celebrate Earth Month with events across campuses throughout April

March 27, 2026

Our Town written across a view of a small house and church steeple

'Rich in memory and gone too soon': Centre Stage presents ‘Our Town’

March 26, 2026

Acclaimed conductor to serve as Arts and Architecture commencement speaker

March 25, 2026

A black and white head shot of a white man with short hair and a beard

School of Visual Arts to offer lecture by painter David Hytone on April 7

March 25, 2026

Three students discuss a small piece of art

Palmer Museum teaching gallery exhibition examines ‘Who Wears the Pants?!'

March 24, 2026

Man with grayish spiky hair and black button-down shirt standing in front of wall with white and black floral wallpaper

Leading voice in contemporary landscape architecture named Bracken Fellow

March 23, 2026

A student explains her project in an exhibition.

Arts and Architecture’s Golumbic Scholarship Exhibition opens March 23

March 20, 2026

Capture of animated film showing a group of characters standing around a character who is on the ground, leaning up against a pillar.

2026 Happy Valley Animation Festival to showcase award-winning international works

March 19, 2026

A man stands at a fence and sings while a man looks on.

A Q&A with actor Elizabeth D’Aiuto of ‘The Music Man’

March 18, 2026

photo portrait of woman with long hair and red eyeglasses

2025 Linda Stein Upstander Awardee to speak March 25; applications for 2027 open

March 17, 2026

Venice Italy trip - School of Music

Opera brings 'hidden voices' of Baroque Venice to life in 'Non più nascoste'

March 17, 2026

Sci-fi author Ted Chiang to give 2026 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics

March 17, 2026

Tricia Hart, the winner of Penn State's 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition, presenting during the final round of the competition

Stage is set for final round of Three Minute Thesis competition on March 28

March 16, 2026

A man stands at a fence and sings while a man looks on.

Librarian Marian Paroo leads ‘The Music Man’ April 7 in Eisenhower Auditorium

March 13, 2026

A painting of two girls eating hangs on a red wall.

Student artwork creates calming environment at CAPS

March 10, 2026

A collage of the Statue of LIberty atop a background depicting the American flag

Nittany Valley Symphony celebrates American songbook of styles on March 19

March 06, 2026

Closeup of a persons hands typing on a laptop and holding a pen

'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching

March 06, 2026

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A split image showing sculptural packaging and a small bottle with a desert landscape design on the left, and a magazine cover titled “Psyche” featuring a person lying on papers on the right.

Graphic design student work recognized in international talent competition

May 18, 2026

Mansfield named Guggenheim Fellow and Institute for Advanced Study Scholar

May 18, 2026

Studio portrait of a person with long, tightly curled hair, facing slightly to the right and looking toward the camera. The person is wearing a black sweater and has a neutral facial expression with teeth visible. The background is a plain light gray.

Architecture alumna’s thesis reimagines urban design, wins thesis competition

May 13, 2026

Group photo of seven people form left a white man with brown hair, a white man with grey and black hair, a white young woman with red hair, a white young woman with black hair, a white young woman with brown hair, a black man with dark hair and a white man with brown hair

Arts and Architecture's Arts Business Ideas Competition winners announced

May 11, 2026

Group of people standing together at dusk beneath illuminated wooden archways along an outdoor garden path, with city buildings and power lines in the background.

Penn State students design healing garden for families affected by gun violence

May 08, 2026

The 2025-26 Roe Award winners at the recognition ceremony stand on a stage with their awards against a projected slideshow background.

Penn State Sustainability celebrates 2026 sustainability award winners

May 08, 2026

Architecture grad student honored for challenging conventional design methods

May 07, 2026

A composite image of headshots of four School of Theatre alumni

‘One Night on Broadway' takes Centre Stage with Penn State Theatre alumni

May 07, 2026

An art installation made with a collection of found materials such as wood, metal and fabric

School of Visual Arts’ Sustainable Studio offers May workshops at Irish gallery

May 06, 2026

Young Asian woman with dark hair smiling

Arts and Architecture college marshal leaves legacy of collaboration, exploration

May 05, 2026

Eight head shots of adults from left: a white woman with brown hair and glasses, an Asian woman with dark hair, a black woman with dark hair, a white woman with blonde hair, a white man with brown hair and a beard, a black man with dark hair and glasses, a Hispanic man with grey hair and glasses, a middle eastern woman with a head scarf

Arts and Architecture announces 2026 faculty, staff, and sustainability awardees

May 04, 2026

Head shots of five college aged students from left white girl with red hair, white girl with brown hair, white person with red hair, white man with brown hair black girl with dark hair,

College of Arts and Architecture names 2026 student award winners

May 04, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — April 30

April 30, 2026

A group of people and a camera crew stand near a car.

Students to debut final films May 2 with public screening at Eisenhower Auditorium

April 29, 2026

Graphic design partners with Penn State Votes in Evanisko Project collaboration

April 29, 2026

Woman in gray shirt with hair pulled back

Pace University artist and administrator named director of School of Visual Arts

April 29, 2026

Composite image of headshots of eight college students

College of Arts and Architecture names spring 2026 student marshals

April 29, 2026

Four people stand together outdoors in front of a brick and glass campus building, with trees overhead. They are casually dressed, facing the camera, and positioned closely in a small group on a sunny day.

Multidisciplinary student team wins intergenerational design competition

April 28, 2026

Katherine Benson Faces & Masques album cover

Katherine Benson featured on debut album 'Faces & Masques' and Schumann tour

April 23, 2026

Spotlight on Penn State’s online teaching faculty: April 2026

April 23, 2026

Penn State Bands

School of Music to present Symphonic Band and Concert Band on April 29

April 21, 2026

Black-and-white portrait of a person wearing round glasses and a light-colored suit jacket, standing against a textured wall.

Fourth-year architecture student recognized with 2025 Robert L. Wesley Award

April 20, 2026

An album cover design for “Liberty: Feminine Rage."

Graphic design students recognized in nationwide design competition

April 15, 2026

Penn State Rock Ensemble

Penn State School of Music to present Rock Fest on April 28

April 14, 2026

Side by side head shots. On the left a young black woman with glasses smiling and on the right a young white woman with dark hair smiling

Palmer Museum of Art announces inaugural winners of O'Connor Graduate Fellowship

April 14, 2026

Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra

Philharmonic orchestra to perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 7

April 14, 2026

poster image for detroit 67

Centre Stage to present 2026 Graduate Directing Festival

April 14, 2026

Exterior of Borland Building

New first-year seminar to focus on student success skills, self-awareness

April 13, 2026

Track and field area in the All Sports Museum.

‘Night at the Museums’ to feature exhibits April 23, including Old Coaly

April 13, 2026

A group of nine college students pose for a group photo in front of a building with the marquee reading Detroit Historical Museum

Cast of ‘Detroit ’67’ inspired by Motown research trip for upcoming production

April 13, 2026

Old main with trees in shadows

Communication, Science & Society Initiative awards four interdisciplinary grants

April 13, 2026

A wooden box with four compartments, the two at left contain wool and the two at right contain Black hair.

Stuckeman professor’s fellowship work curated for exhibition

April 10, 2026

The Nittany Lion mascot

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters

April 09, 2026

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Symphonic Wind Ensemble presents final performance of the semester

April 09, 2026

Nittany Lion mascot standing with two students at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition poster session

Thirty-one graduate students receive awards at the 2026 Graduate Exhibition

April 09, 2026

Three headshots in a composit side-by-side image from left an Indian woman with dark hair, a white woman with blonde hair and a white woman with brown hair

Faculty panel to discuss migration, asylum and refugee experience on April 16

April 09, 2026

Total Praise poster featuring Richard Smallwood and Johann Sebastian Bach

Essence of Joy presents 'Total Praise' sacred works concert

April 09, 2026

A group of people stand behind a row of auditorium seats.

Dedicated volunteers make an extraordinary team at Center for Performing Arts

April 08, 2026

Penn State Concert Choir 2025-2026

Penn State Concert Choir selected to perform at PMEA State Conference

April 08, 2026

Black and white portrait photo of a person wearing a white shirt with dark hair and dark-rimmed glasses.

The School of Visual Arts to conclude Anderson Lecture Series on April 14

April 08, 2026

A black, white, and fluorescent pink promotional image for the graphic design's senior capstone show titled "Momentum".

Graphic design students prepare for April 19 capstone exhibition

April 08, 2026

Student’s love of art, culture, history drives future museum career

April 07, 2026

Students and faculty stand in front of a wall of artwork.

Café Laura patrons can now enjoy student artwork in rotating exhibition

April 06, 2026

A group of people gathered in front of a green and white backdrop that reads "CELA."

Landscape architecture faculty recognized at international conference

April 06, 2026

Men and women wearing tuxedos and holding a ukulele stand against a wood-paneled wall.

Ukulele musician Peter Brooke Turner shares tales of staying weird on the road

April 02, 2026

People wearing tuxedos hold ukuleles and make exaggerated poses.

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain returns to Eisenhower Auditorium April 9

April 02, 2026

A person in an oversized blue shirt with ivory blinds as a backdrop.

Celebrated architect, ‘architectural behaviorology’ expert to visit Stuckeman

April 02, 2026

Students at the Palmer Museum of Art

School of Music, Palmer Museum of Art present 'Art After Hours: Rhythms+Rhymes'

March 31, 2026

Asian woman with short dark hair and glasses posing and smiling

Art education doctoral candidate wins national dissertation award

March 31, 2026

Penn State to celebrate Earth Month with events across campuses throughout April

March 27, 2026

Our Town written across a view of a small house and church steeple

'Rich in memory and gone too soon': Centre Stage presents ‘Our Town’

March 26, 2026

Acclaimed conductor to serve as Arts and Architecture commencement speaker

March 25, 2026

A black and white head shot of a white man with short hair and a beard

School of Visual Arts to offer lecture by painter David Hytone on April 7

March 25, 2026

Three students discuss a small piece of art

Palmer Museum teaching gallery exhibition examines ‘Who Wears the Pants?!'

March 24, 2026

Man with grayish spiky hair and black button-down shirt standing in front of wall with white and black floral wallpaper

Leading voice in contemporary landscape architecture named Bracken Fellow

March 23, 2026

A student explains her project in an exhibition.

Arts and Architecture’s Golumbic Scholarship Exhibition opens March 23

March 20, 2026

Capture of animated film showing a group of characters standing around a character who is on the ground, leaning up against a pillar.

2026 Happy Valley Animation Festival to showcase award-winning international works

March 19, 2026

A man stands at a fence and sings while a man looks on.

A Q&A with actor Elizabeth D’Aiuto of ‘The Music Man’

March 18, 2026

photo portrait of woman with long hair and red eyeglasses

2025 Linda Stein Upstander Awardee to speak March 25; applications for 2027 open

March 17, 2026

Venice Italy trip - School of Music

Opera brings 'hidden voices' of Baroque Venice to life in 'Non più nascoste'

March 17, 2026

Sci-fi author Ted Chiang to give 2026 Richard B. Lippin Lecture in Ethics

March 17, 2026

Tricia Hart, the winner of Penn State's 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition, presenting during the final round of the competition

Stage is set for final round of Three Minute Thesis competition on March 28

March 16, 2026

A man stands at a fence and sings while a man looks on.

Librarian Marian Paroo leads ‘The Music Man’ April 7 in Eisenhower Auditorium

March 13, 2026

A painting of two girls eating hangs on a red wall.

Student artwork creates calming environment at CAPS

March 10, 2026

A collage of the Statue of LIberty atop a background depicting the American flag

Nittany Valley Symphony celebrates American songbook of styles on March 19

March 06, 2026

Closeup of a persons hands typing on a laptop and holding a pen

'Teach-a-thon' contest identifies best uses of artificial intelligence in teaching

March 06, 2026

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