CVPA Annual Report 2018-19

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College of Visual and Performing Arts

ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 cvpa.gmu.edu

GAME GOES GLOBAL INSPIRED PHILANTHROPY SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS SHINE FEATURED

LETTER FROM THE DEAN

College of Visual and Performing Arts

ANNUAL REPORT FEATURED STORIES

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Welcome to the first edition of the College of Visual and Performing Arts Annual Report, covering the academic year and season 2018-2019. We’ve been a college for almost twenty years now, and the arts at Mason have been a force to be reckoned with for twice that long (including the “big bang” of 1990, when the Center for the Arts opened its doors and the Institute of the Arts – the forerunner of today’s CVPA – was created to explore the fusion of academic arts education with professional practice in service of the broader community and region). So this document may be, in fact, a little overdue. But we’ve been busy!

What does it mean to be an arts college? Reading through these pages – the stories, pictures, statistics, and charts – you’ll see a couple of themes emerge that help to answer that question.

CVPA strives every day to live up to, and activate, our belief that the arts create community.

We believe that the study, practice, and presentation of the arts in all forms contribute to the pursuit of civil society.

We also believe that an arts education is a liberal education, in the oft-forgotten classical sense of that word: freedom. A liberal education, properly understood, frees us from narrow ways of thinking and acting, from ignorance of the past and fear of the future, from intolerance of points of view and people different from ourselves. It prepares us to be flexible in the face of challenge and change. And the arts offer a way to share that sense of discovery with a wider world. You’ll see that story threaded throughout this report as well.

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CVPA is a complex enterprise, with over 1,700 majors pursuing degrees from the bachelor’s through the doctorate across seven broad disciplines and many sub-specialties; many thousands more students from across the university taking classes and participating in creative work; two thriving community arts academies; Green Machine ensembles; two major performing arts centers and a number of galleries and exhibition spaces; a significant presence on all three of Mason’s Northern Virginia campuses and a growing footprint at Mason Korea; and a sense of purpose and promise that has led us to grow at a pace significantly faster than George Mason as a whole.

This first Annual Report can only capture a small piece of that energy, but it’s a great beginning.

I hope you enjoy reading it, and I look forward to your thoughts.

Rick Davis DEAN, COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HYLTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

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Rishub Nagpal, winner of the computer game design part of the Dean’s Business Plan Competition (School of Management), works in the Virginia Serious Game Institute (VSGI) on the Science and Technology Campus in Prince William County.

PHOTO BY EVAN CANTWELL

MASON GAME GOES

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY’S MASON KOREA CAMPUS IN SONGDO.

GLO BAL PHOTO BY JI KANG

MASON’S COMPUTER GAME DESIGN PROGRAM ON THE WORLD STAGE

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Mason Korea students receive orientation packets from the Patriot

MASON GAME GOES GLOBAL

at Mason Korea in 2018. Photo provided by Burson-Marsteller

MASON’S COMPUTER GAME DESIGN PROGRAM IS THE FASTEST GROWING PROGRAM IN THE COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS AND IS QUICKLY EXPANDING ITS GLOBAL IMPACT. In 2018-2019, the program made significant strides, building its reputation internationally through new programs, corporate partnerships, and expanded opportunities for students and faculty. The world is taking notice.

Our distinctive and innovative program has caught the attention of international businesses. For example, Microsoft selected Mason’s Computer Game Design Program as one of ten universities to participate in its Creators Education Program.

Mason’s senior students will have opportunities to work with the Microsoft Xbox development team, and the selected senior capstone games will be released on the Xbox platform through Microsoft.

Another industry leader investing in Mason’s Computer Game Design Program and its students is Tencent, the world’s largest gaming company. Their pledge through the Tencent Fund for Collaboration supports both Mason’s Computer Game Design Program and Mason’s Virginia Serious Game Institute (VSGI) on the Science and Technology Campus in Manassas.

The substantial gift supports student scholarships, educational programs, exhibitions, and conferences.

Twenty-five students received merit-based scholarships in 2018-2019 from this fund. One scholarship recipient, graduate student Orin Adcox, traveled to China to represent Mason and VSGI at a

Serious Play Conference and serious game developer competition in Shenzhen, China, sponsored by Tencent, in partnership with Indienova (an indie game organization in China). After his trip, Adcox said that the event provided him “with a rewarding cultural immersion experience involving skilled game developers from all over the world.

The mix of game developers from all over the world was both familiar and foreign enough to generate interesting and innovative ideas.” Adcox returned to China in March of 2019 to support the Tencent-VSGI Teacher Training Program, a 3-day workshop covering how games can be integrated into middle school curriculum to augment subject-matter content and improve student engagement and motivation.

Mason’s Computer Game Design Program and the Virginia Serious Game Institute are leading the global exploration of serious games. Director of the Virginia Serious Games Institute, Dr. Scott Martin, who delivered a keynote speech at the international Tencent Games Up+ Conference in Beijing, China, states that “serious games can address and explore answers to larger societal, scientific, and cultural issues, and help others gain an understanding of such issues to help improve the human condition in addition to providing examples of the positive impact serious games have had in numerous markets such as health, medicine, finance, logistics, manufacturing, and education.”

SHENZHEN, CHINA NORTHERN VIRGINIA MASON KOREA

When a game design is labeled “serious,” its primary function is not for entertainment. Rather, industries such as defense, education, scientific exploration, health care, emergency management, city planning, engineering, and politics utilize these serious games to solve societal, scientific, and cultural challenges. For instance, Sang Nam, Director and Graduate Coordinator of Mason’s Computer Game Design Program, is working on a game prototype that teaches fertility awareness and family planning to young Indian women ages 15 to 19 in order to affect changes in behavior. As the lead game designer and developer, he collaborates directly with field researchers in India, and he guides a team of student game designers in Virginia to build, test, and evaluate the effectiveness of the game. Nam’s prototype is the first game-based project funded by USAID. In 2018-2019, INTO and Mason’s Computer Design program established a Graduate Pathway program in Computer Game Design, and the new Pathway with its unique curriculum is already attracting interest worldwide, fulfilling the program’s mission to serve more students on a global scale. Through the INTO program, Mason is a leader in offering support services to international students before, during, and after their study. INTO students are brought to Mason with non-degree status, and once they successfully finish the Pathway Program, they matriculate into their academic programs Another global pathway for Mason’s game program is through Mason Korea. Established in 2014 as part of the Incheon Global Campus, it aims to become the best global education hub in Asia. In the spring of 2019, Mason extended its offerings at Mason Korea by launching a BFA, Computer Game Design degree program.

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Students enrolled in Mason’s Computer Game Design program in the United States and Korea will soon have options in course curriculum delivery.

The Computer Design program is committed to participating in the new form of technology-driven education and is developing a 100% online degree program that will be available to students beginning in the Fall of 2021 in addition to the traditional face to face courses. According to Professor Nam, “We are very excited to create a 100% online degree program in Computer Game Design for Mason Online because we believe most instructional space for the program could be migrated into the digital domain. Online course development has created an opportunity for us to review and strengthen program offerings—which is drawn from computer science, visual arts, digital arts, computer music, and a new gaming design area of study. As a result, we have converted most of the required major courses and plan to make all of our courses available online by Fall 2021. It’s always rewarding to be recognized for the work you’ve done to make your program better.

Recently, our 100% Online degree program has been ranked #1 by bachelorsdegreecenter.org and #4 by successfulstudent.org.”

By collaborating with industry leaders like Tencent and Microsoft, developing more international student exchange program opportunities, expanding programming on the Mason Korea campus, and building a 100% Online degree program option, Mason’s Computer Game Design Program and the Virginia Serious Game Institute are growing their global impact. Mason’s Computer Game Design program is serious business, and the world is recognizing its achievements and vision.

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INSPIRED PHILANTHROPY

program itself. It’s been immensely gratifying to see the continued progress of this special program, and its growing and well-deserved national recognition,” said Kidd. Their philanthropy was recognized at the dedication of the Donna L. Kidd and Peter N. Stearns Dance Studio in the deLaski Performing Arts Building.

Ashley Sowell, a School of Art student, visits the newly opened Gillespie Gallery of Art.

INSPIRED PHILANTHROPY THE ALTRUISM OF OUR MOST GENEROUS DONORS HAS IGNITED A ROBUST CREATIVE CURRENT THAT COURSES THROUGH THE ARTS LANDSCAPE AT MASON. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019, SIGNIFICANT GIFTS RECEIVED BY THE COLLEGE FUNDED STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, NEW ARTISTIC COMMISSIONS, AND A CAPITAL BUILDING PROJECT. PHOTO ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHT Vince and Clara Ferraro, University Curator Don Russell, Dean Rick Davis, Stevie and Gardner Gillespie, Nat Gillespie, Elaine Menotti, President Ángel Cabrera, School of Art Director Peter Winant.

ART SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT ESTABLISHED For over a decade, Gardner and Stevie Gillespie have fueled imagination at Mason’s School of Art. Gardner Gillespie is the founding chair of the School of Art Advisory Council and drafted the school’s vision statement. In 2018, the Gillespies established a permanent scholarship endowment fund for School of Art students in an amount of up to $1 million.

While all students majoring in the visual arts are eligible to apply to become “Gillespie Scholars,” the couple especially wants to encourage those who are multidisciplinary. “We want to support students who break down boundaries within media, and also the perceived boundaries between art and the sciences and other humanities,” said Gardner Gillespie. In recognition of their generosity, the Art and Design Building’s gallery was dedicated to the Gillespies on April 24, 2019. The Gillespie Gallery of Art is committed to presenting new, innovative art and creating a forum for active dialogue, research, and engagement with contemporary visual ideas and artistic practices.

GAME INDUSTRY INVESTS IN SERIOUS GAMING The world’s largest gaming company, Tencent, has made a multi-year $1 million gift to Mason’s Computer Game Design Program and the Virginia Serious Game Institute in support of undergraduate and graduate student scholarships in game design and program development support. “We believe that, by working together with George Mason University, we will be able to reach our goal of giving gamers and game creators across the world access to serious games with even greater cultural value,” said Ming Liu, Vice President of Tencent.

ESTATE GIFT DEVELOPS YOUNG ARTISTS In addition to encouraging student artistic growth and merit through scholarship opportunities, our patrons support the college in other meaningful ways.

The Young Alumni Commissioning Program was made possible, in part, by a $200,000 gift from the estate of Linda E. Gramlich. Gramlich often attended performances at the Center for the Arts and wanted to support the development of young artists. In 2019, the Young Alumni Commissioning Program invited recent CVPA alumni to submit proposals, across all artistic genres, for an award in the amount of $2,500 to support the creation of a new work plus up to $2,500 for project expenses. Three recent alumni (Valerie McKenna ’18, Zachary Wilcox ’15, and Andrew Jorgensen ’17) were selected for their projects in photography, theater, and film. All three will publicly present their projects during the 2019-2020 season.

DANCE STUDIO NAMED FOR SCHOLARSHIP DONORS CVPA celebrates Donna Kidd, retired Mason administrator and MPA ’94, and former Mason provost Peter Stearns for their belief in the power of the arts and tireless dedication to student artists. Their gift of $400,000 has endowed the Kidd/Stearns Dance Talent scholarship for Mason’s School of Dance.

“Obviously the real reward for our ongoing interest in Mason dance has been, and will continue to be, the The inaugural artists from the Young Alumni Commissioning Program. PHOTO ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHT Valerie McKenna, Zachary Wilcox, and Andrew Jorgensen

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“ART BOTH REFLECTS AND INSPIRES A

CREATIVE SOCIETY.” GARDNER GILLESPIE

NEW WING IN THE HYLTON CENTER PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY The new Education and Rehearsal Wing of the Hylton Performing Arts Center was completed in the fall of 2019, largely due to significant philanthropic support. The Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation generously gave an additional $5 million to this project. Mary Ballard Postma also gave $200,000 to name The James H. Ballard Jr. and Captain Curtis R. Ballard Vestibule, in recognition of her uncle and nephew. She wanted to honor Veterans with this gift and allocated funding to commission American realist oil painter Nathan Loda, MFA ’15, to create a painting for the Vestibule that captures Mason’s Veterans and the Arts Initiative at

the Hylton Center. The Wing also features art inspired by the John Coltrane composition, “Giant Steps,”

by Manassas artist David Labrozzi. The work was commissioned by philanthropists Buck and Julie Waters to both beautify and name Waters Walk, the corridor in the Wing where Labrozzi’s art is displayed.

His virtuosity has long dazzled everyone who has seen him dance.

CVPA is grateful for gifts of all sizes that directly impact Mason’s students and the arts landscape of the Northern Virginia community.

Learn more about giving to the arts at Mason at cvpa.gmu.edu/give

CARLOS ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ ESPINOSA

Large Rehearsal Hall in the new Education and Rehearsal Wing at the Hylton Center

SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS

SHINE THE ARTS ARE TRANSFORMATIONAL FOR MANY MASON STUDENTS. FOR THESE THREE TALENTED STUDENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE ALSO BEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL IN THEIR ARTISTIC JOURNEYS AND REMARKABLE SUCCESS. CARLOS ALEJANDRO MARTINEZ ESPINOSA’S (Dance ’22) virtuosity has long dazzled everyone who has seen him dance. After attending the state art school in Mexico, he caught the eye of the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California at the National Ballet Competition of Mexico. Idyllwild offered him a full scholarship to come study at the

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SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS SHINE

SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS SHINE

PHOTO BY ROBERT MERHAUT

prestigious academy. During Martinez Espinosa’s time at Idyllwild, Susan Shields, Director of Mason’s School of Dance, came to stage a performance. Idyllwild is one of the schools Shields travels to each year to teach and look for up-and-coming talent to fill some of the coveted 20 freshman class spots. She was so impressed with Martinez Espinosa’s ability, personality, humility, and humor that she offered him a full scholarship to study at Mason. “It’s rare, as the director, that I pick without the approval of the faculty,” said Shields, adding that Martinez Espinosa was an exception. Upon seeing his talent, the school’s faculty quickly approved. The young dancer says he has been reassured to see how dedicated and caring the faculty at Mason are and said he feels that his dancing has already improved greatly.

This artistic growth is possible due to this significant scholarship from the Dance Program Support Fund which gives awards to students who demonstrate outstanding talent. Martinez Espinosa is certainly one to watch for in the future as he has already also danced for Body Traffic, Parsons Dance, Alexandre Munz, John Pennington, Ballet de Jalisco, Inland Pacific Ballet, and California Dance Theatre.

The Alice L. Watts Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a CVPA student who is committed to building community within the college and the university.” ALICIA RODRIGUEZ (Film and Video Studies ’20) is the very definition of this. Throughout her studies in the Film at Mason program, she has worked to build genuine relationships and to foster an inclusive community, both within the film program and beyond it,” says Lisa C. Kahn, CVPA Associate Dean.

Rodriguez is the former President of Mason’s Native American and Indigenous Alliance (NAIA) and has worked on film programming tackling representation of Native and Indigenous peoples. Through NAIA, she has collaborated over the years with numerous organizations, including Black Student Alliance; Muslim Student Association; Caribbean Student Association; Asian and Pacific American Coalition; and the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education.

“Her collaborative spirit is demonstrated both in and outside of the classroom, where she has maintained a 3.99 GPA,” notes Kahn. Recently, Rodriguez won the highly competitive Princess Grace Award for her thesis experimental documentary film A Diasporic Boricua.

CRYSTAL GOLDEN

She is the only undergraduate recipient of this prestigious national award in 2019. A Diasporic Boricua is representative of Rodriguez’s body of work, as it connects social justice issues to audiences through film.

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For CRYSTAL GOLDEN, (BA Music ’16 and MM Vocal Performance ’19), scholarship support has been key. Golden shares that it made it possible “to pursue the vocal education I need for the success

of my career, and I can continue to serve at a university that has given me so much.” Golden is a recipient of the Peterson Endowed Vocal Studies Scholarship. This is a transformative gift given to superlative undergraduate or graduate vocal students allowing them to pursue a degree in Vocal Performance at Mason. As a Peterson Scholar, Golden has competed in several competitions through the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), the National Society of Arts and Letters, and Friday Morning Music Club. Her talent garnered acclaim when Golden placed first in the 2018 NATS National Student Auditions vocal competition (graduate/advanced college women category). As a result of winning the National Student Auditions, she was invited to participate in the American Institute of Musical Studies’ six-week, intensive vocal program in Austria during the summer of 2020. She has also traveled to Italy for the Amalfi Coast Music Festival three times to perform major roles.

Her academic achievement was recognized by her selection to participate in the Oxford Semester study abroad program at University of Oxford as well as her induction into Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. According to Golden, her success is due to the many people who invested in her over many years. “My achievements were made possible because of the vocal instruction and mentorship I received from Professor Patricia Miller, the coaching I received from my collaborative pianist Dr. Eunae Ko Han, the well-rounded music education I received from a worldclass faculty, and the superior education standards at Mason.”

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NEW SERIES

HYLTON CENTER EXPANDS

In 2018, the Education and Rehearsal Wing construction began to complete the original vision for the Hylton Performing Arts Center.

Finalizing its footprint with a design informed by several years of programming experience and a clear understanding of what this region requires in order to excel as a sophisticated arts community, this expansion allows the artists and arts educators of our community to fully facilitate the entire life-cycle of artistic creation. The expansion includes two rehearsal halls, six practice rooms, two ensemble rehearsal rooms,

OPERA COLLABORATION BEGINS Students from Mason’s Opera and Vocal Studies program collaborated with the talented,

and two additional lobby spaces.

HyltonCenter.org/expansion

emerging professional singers of Washington National Opera’s Cafritz Young Artists program in a performance at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on April 7, 2019. Under the direction of Robert Ainsley (Washington National Opera) and Patricia Miller (Mason School of Music), these rising vocal artists presented Raising Voices, a joint program of opera and musical theater.

Raising Voices marks the beginning of a developing relationship between these two important programs, aimed at expanding the support, growth, and opportunities for young opera singers in America.

The 2018-2019 season marked the birth of the Center for the Arts

family series.

These enriching and affordable performances are designed to introduce children to the arts through lively and engaging programs in song, dance, and story. The 2018-2019 Family Series featured a variety of performances, from a world-famous dog acrobatics show to the literary classic The Phantom Tollbooth coming to life through theater. cfa.gmu.edu/family

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CAPITAL EMMYS//MASON AT CARNEGIE HALL

THE MASON

GREEN MACHINE

WINTERGUARD MADE HISTORY AT THE 2019 WGI CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to Erblin Nushi and Kauri George, winners

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of the 2019 Capital Emmys! Erblin received the Outstanding

The Mason Winterguard earned first place (scored a 99.0)

Achievement in Student Production for Long Form Fiction for

in the Independent Open Class

his film BINI. Kauri received the award for Short Form Fiction

at the WGI World Championships in

for her film Close Call.

April 2019. This is the group’s highest FILM AT MASON’S ERBLIN NUSHI AND KAURI GEORGE, WINNERS OF THIS YEAR’S CAPITAL EMMYS

score, first gold medal, and the sixth highest score in WGI competition history.

Just one week later, the Indoor Drumline earned tenth place (scored a 90.875) in the Independent World Class at the WGI World Championships. Tenth place is the group’s second highest placement (eighth in 2013) and this is the group’s third year in a row earning a spot on finals night.

THEATER WORLD PREMIERE Mason playwright Heather McDonald wrote an original play entitled Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, which premiered at the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre in Arlington (February – April 2019).

Collaborating on the project, Mason’s Sherrice Mojgani designed the lighting.

Conductor Lisa A. Billingham led the George Mason University Chorale and Friends at Carnegie Hall with the New England Symphonic Ensemble on May 28, 2019.

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FACULTY/STAFF AWARDS

FACULTY/STAFF AWARDS

STANLEY ENGEBRETSON, J. REILLY LEWIS AWARD The Choralis Foundation, a Virginia-based choral arts organization, announced the recipient of the 2019 J. Reilly Lewis Award for Outstanding Contributions to Choral Music is Dr. Stanley Engebretson. Choralis honored Engebretson for his body of work as an educator, conductor, and Washington-area colleague.

RESEARCH GRANTS NIYATI DHOKAI

Co-PI for Effects of Arts Engagement Programs on Health-Related Quality of Life, Physical Performance, and Perceptions of Self in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial, National Endowment for the Arts Ukulele Workshop Series for Veterans, Servicemembers, and Military Families,

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Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network

MEGAN LAVENGOOD

A New Vision for Open Music Theory, State Council of Higher Education

SCOTT M. MARTIN

Reality White Paper, C2 Technologies Inc.

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CVPA Dean Rick Davis continued his interest in Spanish literature with his translation of The Phantom Lady, which has been named the winner of the 2019 Franklin Smith Comedia Translation Prize. This prize is awarded to an outstanding translation of a dramatic work of Hispanic Classical Theater. The prize affectionately honors Professor Franklin Smith, an original founding member of The Association of Hispanic Classical Theater (AHCT). AHCT board member Robery Bayliss wrote, “We found your translation of Calderón de la Barca’s La dama duende to be a fitting recipient for this prize, in light of how it captures the spirit of Calderón’s comedia while making it accessible to contemporary Englishlanguage audiences.”

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Rusch, who began working at the college in 2016, helps with all aspects of fundraising. “She exemplifies the professional, self-motivated, helpful employee that makes Mason proud,” Susan Graziano (Rusch’s supervisor) said.

FILMMAKER AWARDS Hans Charles 1 Angry Black Man

Washington DC Office of Cable,

W INNER Best Feature Narrative Film,

Television, Film, Music and

Baltimore Black Film Festival W INNER Best Feature Narrative Film,

Gary International Black Film Festival H ONORABLE MENTION

Best Narrative Feature Film, Urban World Film Festival

Entertainment 2 019 Semi-Finalist, Vancouver International Women’s Film Festival Screenwriting Competition Sweetheart Ranch 2 019 Second Round - Comedy

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Austin Film Festival Screenplay

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Competition,

Best Narrative Short​ Newark Black Film Festival The Pick Up (see Giovanna Chesler)

The Pick Up B est Short Film - Audience Award image+nation LGBTQueer Montreal, Canada

Giovanna Chesler 2 019 Arts and Humanities Fellowship, Washington DC

LORI YI RECOGNIZED AT THE MASON OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

2 019 Filmmaker of the Month,

Commission on the Arts and Humanities

B est Short Fiction - Audience Award Cineffable Paris Lesbian and Feminist Festival J ury Award in Screenwriting, Big Muddy Film Festival

P eer Award, Bronze Jury Award - TIVA-DC Fools Gold F INALIST (ALTERNATE), Bogliasco

Fellowship and Residency, Italy F INALIST (ALTERNATE), Visual Studies

Workshop, Rochester, NY

Nikyatu Jusu Sundance/Creative Producing Fellowship W INNER Rooftop Films/Adrienne

Shelly Foundation Grant

Lisa Thrasher Myself When I’m Real Paul Robeson Award B est Narrative Short​ Newark Black Film Festival The Pick Up (see Giovanna Chesler)

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At the Mason Outstanding Achievement Awards in 2018, Film and Video Studies advisor Lori Yi was awarded the Distinguished Academic Advisor Award as well as the Exceptional Support Award.

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NEW PROGRAMS

GRADUATION & ENROLLMENT

74.3% MOST RECENT 6-YEAR GRADUATION RATE

1,695 TOTAL MAJORS IN 2018-19

NEW CVPA PROGRAMS

MM in Music Education opened online BA in Computer Game Design opened online Interdisciplinary minor with Volgenau School of Engineering and College of Humanities and Social Sciences in Digital Media and Web Design

MAJORS FALL ’17 + ’18 FALL 2017 FALL 2018 Art 375 401 +7% +29% Arts Management 95 123 79 74 -6% Dance Film 198 187 -6% Game Design 305 332 +9% 324 377 +16% Music 137 149 +9%

Theater Other 71 52

Total Enrollment

1,584

1,695 +7.0%

Most recent 6-year graduation rate = 74.3%

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FINANCIALS

GIVING

College of Visual and Performing Arts

102

TOTAL DONORS OF $100+

CVPA OPERATING REVENUE

BY AREA FY18-19:

TOTAL $48M

Academic Units

64%

Performing Arts Venues

28%

Community Arts Academies

4%

Green Machine

2%

Virginia Serious Game Inst.

2%

CVPA OPERATING REVENUE

BY SOURCE FY18-19:

Tuition

48%

Student Fees

17%

State Appropriation

17%

Tickets/Venue Rental

12%

Gifts and Grants

6%

1,351

OF THESE

$8,787,463.78 TOTAL GIVING

364

ARE GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ALUMNI DONORS

NEW FUNDS CREATED IN

TOTAL $48M

ARE CVPA ALUMNI DONORS

2018-19

FUNDS RAISED BY TYPE

Mack and Paulette Miller Theater Scholarship Endowment Gillespie Scholarship Endowment Paul and Jenny Ebert Horn Studies Scholarship Endowment Emerging Artist Scholarship Endowment Kidd/Stearns Dance Talent Scholarship Endowment Patricia A. Long Scholarship Endowment for Jazz Studies Tencent Fund for Collaboration

$1,568,722.56

Facilities 59.9% Scholarships 20.3% Community Outreach

11.0%

Programs 8.4% Research 0.4%

ENDOWMENT FUNDS RAISED

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ENDOWMENTS

DONORS

THE COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS EXPRESSES ITS SINCEREST GRATITUDE TO THE FOLLOWING DONORS WHO MADE LASTING GENEROUS GIFTS IN SUPPORT OF ITS PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2019.

The College of Visual and Performing Arts expresses its sincerest gratitude to the following donors who made generous gifts in support of our programs and students from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019:

$1,000,000+

The Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation, Inc. Stevie and Gardner Gillespie Tencent Games

$100,000-$999,999

Linda Gramlich estate Jacqueline Badger Mars Donna L. Kidd and Peter N. Stearns Mary Ballard Postma and Hans Postma

$25,000-$99,999

T he Beck Foundation Scholarship for C omputer Game Design The Beck Foundation, 2018 Dr. Barry and Velma Berkey Music S cholarship Endowment Dr. Barry Berkey and Mrs. Velma Berkey, 2004 John S. and Judith T. Bland Memorial Scholarship Endowment (Vocal Studies) Mrs. Robyn David and multiple donors, 1989 Dr. Sam di Bonaventura Memorial Scholarship Endowment (Strings) Ms. Darlene M. Scott, 1999 Jean Carrington Cook Piano Scholarship Endowment (Piano) C. Barrie Cook, M.D., 1995 Lucy C. Church Scholarship Endowment (Vocal Studies) Mr. and Mrs. Randolph W. Church, 2003 de Laski Scholarship Endowment (Music, Dance, Theater) de Laski Family Foundation, 2001 Paul and Jenny Ebert Horn Studies Endowed Scholarship Dr. Paul Ebert, 2018 Emerging Artists Scholarship Endowment Linda E. Gramlich, 2019 Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Apple Federal Credit Union Endowed Scholarship in the Arts Apple Federal Credit Union and Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts and multiple donors, 2005 Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Ruth Haycock Endowed Scholarship in Piano The Honorable Jane Woods and Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts and multiple donors, 2006 Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Scholarship in Music for the Mason Community Arts Academy, 2004 Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Thomas Galen Scott Memorial in Music Education, 2015 Gillespie Scholarship Endowment Gardner and Stevie Gillespie, 2019

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Heritage Chair in Arts and Cultural Criticism Endowment Multiple Arts Gala Committee Donors, 1986 Heritage Chair in Music Endowment Multiple Arts Gala Committee Donors, 1992 Hylton Performing Arts Center Endowment Multiple donors, 2006 George W. Johnson Endowment and Joanne Ferris Johnson Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. George W. Johnson, 1996 Joanne Johnson Dance Scholarship Endowment Dr. and Mrs. George W. Johnson, 2005 Joseph M. Kanyan Music Scholarship Endowment Multiple Donors, 2002 Kidd/Stearns Dance Talent Scholarship Endowment Ms. Donna L. Kidd and Dr. Peter N. Stearns, 2018 Howard Vincent Kurtz Theater Scholarship Endowment Professor Howard Vincent Kurtz and friends, 2008 Kathleen A. Lieder and Lloyd C. Fell Student Scholarship Endowment in Music Performance/ Vocal Studies Dr. and Mrs. Alan G. Merten, 2006 The Patricia A. Long Scholarship Endowment (Jazz Studies) Jerry Long, in Memory of Pat Long, 2018 Anthony J. Maiello Music Endowed Scholarship Fund (Music) Anthony J. Maiello and multiple donors, 2016 Linda Garner Miller Scholarship Endowment (Dance) Ms. Elizabeth Price and Mr. J. Michael Brown, 2002 Mack and Paulette Miller Theater Scholarship Endowment Mack and Paulette Miller, 2019 Dr. Linda Apple Monson Music Endowed Fund Multiple Donors, 2011 Nancy G. Monson Scholarship Endowment for the Visual Arts Mr. Mark D. Monson, 2013

Mack and Paulette Miller have been volunteer leaders for two decades and recently endowed a theater scholarship.

Joey Noufal Endowed Scholarship (Art) Vicky Noufal, Martha Engle and Reid Herlihy, and friends and family, 2017 Mildred Elaine Tetsell Parker Scholarship E ndowment (Vocal Studies), Dr. Patricia A. Parker, 2004 Peterson Family Foundation Scholarship Endowment (Music) Carolyn and Milton Peterson, 2000 Peterson Excellence Endowed Fund for the Arts Peterson Family Foundation, 2015 Peterson Family Endowed Scholarship in the Vocal Arts Peterson Family Foundation, 2015 Robert K. Purks Faculty Enrichment Endowment Robert K. Purks, 2017 Carol M. Robinson and Peter R. Barcher, Ph.D. Scholarship Endowment (Vocal Studies) Peter R. Barcher, Ph.D. and multiple donors, 2015 Pamela A. Roe Music Scholarship Endowment (Athletic Bands) David and Pamela Roe, 2008 Noah J. Seidenberg Scholarship Endowment (Art) Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Seidenberg, 2006 Joseph D. Shirk Memorial Music Scholarship Endowment Mrs. Jean E. Shirk and multiple donors, 2000 Shirley Udelson Memorial Scholarship Endowment (Music Composition) Mr. Michael E. Udelson, 1997 The Captain Robert Warakomsky, USCG (Ret.) and Patricia Warakomsky Music Scholarship Fund, 2018 Robert and Patricia Warakomsky W ells Fargo Arts Endowment Wachovia Foundation, 1993

Susan J. Aitel and Jonathan Goldman Amazon Web Services Paul Ebert F. H. Furr Hamilton Insurance Agency The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Jerry Long Claire Machosky and Al Ullman Mack and Paulette Miller Novant Health/UVA Health Systems NOVEC Sandy Spring Bank Seeley Foundation Shugoll Research The Waters Group Buck and Julie Waters Yixue Education Inc Lisa and Alan Zuccari

$10,000-$24,999

The Albertsons Companies Foundation Alliant Wealth Advisors Anonymous Azalea Charities, Inc. Blu Cuisine LLC Carney Foundation Compton and Duling, L.C. Dr. Rick Davis and Ms. Julie Thompson Kathleen de Laski and Edward Grubb The de Laski Family Foundation The Dominion Foundation Dominion Energy John A. Frisch Susan Amber Gordon Mark and Sharon Gottlieb Insight Wealth Management, Inc. Brian Jones Legal Services of Northern Virginia Meridian Financial Partners The Micron Foundation Merle Mulvaney Performing Arts for Kids (PAK) Peterson Family Foundation Carolyn and Milt Peterson Jon and Anne Peterson Lauren Peterson Steven and Catie Peterson Rick and Phoebe Peterson Mr. and Mrs. William Reeder Eileen and Kara Roberts

Dr. Glenn E. Smith Vanguard Charitable Mikki Van Wyk

$5,000-$9,999

Helen and Bill Ackerman A pple Federal Credit Union Education Foundation Debbie Atkinson John Barrows Dr. and Mrs. Barry Berkey Bennett, Atkinson & Associates, P.C. Buchanan Partners, LLC Dr. Ă ngel and Dr. Beth Cabrera Mr. Timothy Cone The Dale Earnhardt Foundation Inc. Wayne and Mary Davis Mr. Robert Devine Didlake, Inc. Dominion Resources Inc. Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts, Inc. John H. Foote and Rosamond Tompkins Harry and Barbara Ghadban, NVP, Inc. Art and Linda Hamerschlag J. Reid Herlihy and Martha Engle Dr. Joy Hughes and Mr. Kenneth Lee I-66 Express Mobility Partners D r. Dennis Layendecker and Mrs. Myriam Layendecker Micron Technology, Inc. Miller Toyota NVP, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Diane and Tim Naughton T he Hon. J. Chapman Petersen and Mrs. Sharon K. Petersen Robert and Ida Portland Prince William County Robert K. Purks Dr. Mary E. Schmidt and Dr. Russell C. Libby Sentara Healthcare Annabelle and David Stone United Bankshares, Inc. The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Kathryn J. Van Der Kamp Virginia Commission for the Arts Wall Foundation Mr. Marion M. Wall Bob and Pat Warakomsky John and Ann Wheeler

$2,500-$4,999

BAE Systems, Inc. BluSage Catering Jim and Sally Bennett Dianne and Gerard Blais Bert Boyd Agnes M. Brown Cheryl and Robert Brunner Capital One Financial Corporation Anne Caputo Pat and Pat Carroll The Hon. Sean T. Connaughton City of Fairfax Foundation for the Arts City of Manassas Community Foundation for NOVA Donald and Joyce Connery D onald E. Coulter Esq. and

Rosemary T. Enright MD Tracey Crockett Tricia and Haydn Davis Louis Delair, Jr. Peter Dickinson and Katie Largent Mary A. Duckett Charles and Eileen Duggan Anna and Randall Edwards Emord & Associates P.C. Mr. Jonathan W. Emord Evergreen Janitorial Services The Fauquier Bank Andrew and Jennifer Flagel Joyce and Gary Grimes Hipp Capital Holdings Nancy Hersch Ingram Insperity/Guy Hinkler Barbara Jacksier and Everett Chasen James G. Davis Construction Corporation Jazz 4 Justice Inc. Charles and Shirley Joyce Clara and John Kelly Carol Merchant Kirby and Peter Kirby Stephen Levenson and Una Murphy Ms. Nancy Limprecht Sandra and John Long Patricia and Evans Mandes Dr. Carol C. Mattusch and Dr. Richard S. Mason McAleese & Associates, P.C. Mr. Val S. McWhorter Barb Mink Drs. Keith and Linda Apple Monson Mark D. Monson Odin, Feldman and Pittleman, PC William and Margaret O’Grady Omniride Employer Services Brian Oster Don and Sonja Palomaki J.P. Phaup and Paula Martino The Presser Foundation PWC Associates Quinn Evans Architects Richard W. Averill Foundation Kay and Ray Rongley Dr. Victoria N. Salmon and Mr. John J. Salmon Savant Capital Management Scott and Regina Shaffer Sharp Communications Mary Sherman Kathleen and George Shultz Larry and Deborah Silver Mark and Andrea Silverman Smith, Pachter, McWhorter PLC Rick Smith and Catherine Grant-Smith Robert Smith and Alison Dyer Soil Consultants Inc. Eloise C. Stinger Sun Design Remodeling Specialists Total Wine and More Nina Toups Vanderpool, Frostick & Nishanian, PC Van Metre Companies Foundation, Inc. Verizon Foundation Walsh Colucci Lubeley Walsh PC Weiner, Spivey & Miller, PLC Ed and Maura Weiner Dr. David Wu and Mrs. Sheau Ping Wu Thomas and Nancy Zacharczyk

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DONORS

$1,000-$2,499

Elizabeth F. Alman Jan and Peter Alten American Endowment Foundation Mr. Robert Anderson III Brand Antle Apple Federal Credit Union Mr. Jerry Archer and Mrs. Kim T. Archer ART + Specialists, LC ARTSFAIRFAX Associated Chamber Music Players, Inc Dee and Kathy Bailey John and Penny Barrows C ouncilwoman Sheryl L. Bass and Dr. Robert L. Bass The Beck Foundation Linda Beckman Dr. Lisa A. Billingham and Mr. James Schober Art and Nadine Bishop Annie and John Bolger The Brick Companies Judith T. Bridges Darold and Stephanie Brinley Brion’s Grille Mr. M. Gardner Britt Bill and Leah Brogdon Doug and Caroline Brown Michael Brown and Elizabeth Price Sharon and Robert Buchanan Kristin and Brian Burr Dr. Zofia Burr and Dr. Alok Yadav Dr. Rosemary Ann Burton and Mr. Hugh Smith Dr. Mark Camphouse and Ms. Elizabeth Curtis Gordon and Judy Canyock Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Catalano The Christopher Companies Ron and Debby Clark Joseph and Jocelyn Colao Comfortrac Paula B. Compton Sean and Teresa Connaughton Joseph and Patricia Conrad Anne C. Cook Margaret G. Covington Honorable and Mrs. Wallace Covington Janice K. Crawford Daniel J Moore Designs Steve and Kate Danziger Davis Family (J.J. and Jeff) Deborah Davis Jessica Stafford Davis Mr. J. Matthew Dawson Mr. Steve O. Dixon and Ms. Vandy S. Dixon Michael and Alison Dixon AJ and Joan Driscoll D r. Bernadette Dunham and Raymond Petryshyn Glynnis and William Dwelly Dr. Kimberly K. Eby and Dr. José M. Cortina Mitchell Falter Peter and Lenore Farrell Sue and John Farris Kay and John Ferguson Joan Fernandez Robert and Elizabeth Fini Patricia and William Fiser Fordham Interiors, LLC Jennifer and Brad Fordham Gene and Ellen Frogale Suzanne and Edward Gaffney 25 CVPA ANNUAL REPORT

2018-19 LEADERSHIP

Ms. Dawn Gardner Ms. Polly L. Gault Harry and Barbara Gerber George Gianaris Kay and John Gilbert Steven Golsch and Jim Nedohon William and Jacqueline A. Gravell G reat Falls Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund, Inc. John and Tammy Hanks Linda and Harlan Harber Hardy Insurance Agency Mr. Ronald A. Harris Anne and Til Hazel Secretary William and Cynthia Hazel William Heberton Alan and Mary Beth Hemer Sam and Lillian Hill William Hollaway and Phyllis Lovett Mr. Andrew A. Isen Bill, Alison, and Rachelle Jackson Dr. Jolanda Janczewski and CJ McAllister The Japan Foundation Mel and Carla Jaranson Deb Jewell and Greg Hair Mrs. Julie L. Jones Joseph and Virginia Kanyan Edward T. and Kathleen G. Kelly Bryan and Rochelle Kidd Larry and Barbara King Carol and Bruce Kissal Ronald Knecht Irene Koleszar Edward and Alice Kondis Mark and Dodie Lacy A melia Garcia-LaMarche and Donald LaMarche Ashlyn Lambert & Ian Keith Mr. Kevin M. Lastorino and Dr. Denise Kitay Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Leet Mr. John T. Lewis Mary Donn Liles Mark Hardy and Sojung Lim-Hardy Lockton Companies Patty Lovett and Jack Bowden Dr. Michelle Marks and Mr. Thomas Anderson John and Jeanette Mason Jim and Betty Mast Glen and Suzy McCarthy Kathleen McKay John and Margaret McMichael Jeff Mello and Kristi Pappas Mr. Charles E. Meyer Rita and Dennis Meyer Linda and Phillip Miller Sherman and Caroline Mills Michele Mitchell Vince and Carolyn Modugno Amy and Robert Moore Matthew Morris and Shelby Olson Nationwide Insurance Foundation Mr. Douglas Newton Jay and Sally O’Brien Paula Olejarz Daniel Orlich Bernard Parker and Cynthia Giles-Parker Mr. and Mrs. Rexford G. Parr T he Hon. Harry J. Parrish, II and Mrs. Cheryl S. Parrish W. Patrick and Sandra Pate

Laura Peebles and Ellen Fingerman The Perch Associates LP Robert and Carol Perry David Petersen Fredericka L. Phelps Judith E. Poe Edward and Marilyn Pratt Judith P. Ratcliffe Norma Jean Reck Ron and Margie Register Joan and Patrick Reilly Dr. Elaine Rendler-McQueeney John and Mary Rephlo Shirley B. Rice Mark and Dawn Roddy Pamela and David Roe Steven T. Rolander and Dru Ann Vlisside Norman and Lorraine Rosenberg Roberta Roumel Diane and Gary Schnurrpusch Ken and Joanne Schoonover Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Seidenberg Sheron and Richard Seraydarian Jennifer and Reid Shelton Sumeet and Joya Shrivastava Mindy K. Sims Knox Singleton and Tracy Fitzsimmons Judith and Donald Smith Ms. Marilyn T. Smith Walter and Janice Smith John Stirrup Leo and Linda Stoltz David and Kate Strand Ms. Page D. Styles Anita and Patrick Sullivan Brion D. Sumser Adrienne V. Swanberg Mr. and Mrs. Kosmo Tatalias Carole Taylor and George Roll TD Bank Ted Britt Automotive Group Jasmine K. Tiner Charlie and Mary Tompkey Richard and Wenda Travers Drs. James and Wanda Trefil Ednamae and John Trevey Rhonda and Michael Troutman Daniel Tucciarone and Thomas Sabal Eric and Karen Ullman Mike Vanderpool Lourdes and John Venes Virginia Serious Game Institute Ernie and Diane Wakeham Ione J. Waller Michael and Janice Ward Sherry Watkins Wegmans Dr. and Mrs. Stephen and Sophy Weinroth Wells Fargo Foundation Douglas and Gabriella Whipple Dr. and Mrs. George Whipple Durie and Donald White John and Maria Whittington Joan R. White Winmark Concepts Adam J. Winsler, Ph.D. and Kathy Preisinger Ed and Stephanie Wright

ARTS AT MASON BOARD Joe Catalano, Chair V ictoria Salmon, Vice Chair, Chair Development Committee Mark Shugoll, Immediate Past Chair Sharon Gottlieb, Treasurer Annie Bolger Mike Brown Anne Caputo

Don Conwell Ronald J. Hubbard Jolanda N. Janczewski Charlie Joyce So Lim John Mason Val McWhorter Paulette Miller Carolyn Peterson

John Paul Phaup Ida Portland Bob Purks Joy Quinn Manuel F. Rojas Jay Speer Mikki Van Wyk Edward Weiner Sophy Weinroth

G ardner Gillespie, Chair, School of Art Advisory Council

P aulette Miller, President, Friends of Theater

J onathan Goldman, Chair, Mason Arts Circle

W alt Smith, President, Friends of the Center for the Arts

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS S hannon Baccaglini, CVPA Alumni Chapter R . Pat Carroll, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute J enna Day, Mason Community Arts Advisory Board

B arbara Jacksier, President, Friends of Music

CVPA FACULTY/STAFF BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE DEAN G iovanna Chesler, Director, Film at Mason

S usan Graziano, Director, Development

E lizabeth (Libby) Curtis, Director, Mason Community Arts Academy

L isa Kahn, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies

R ick Davis, Dean; Executive Director, Hylton Performing Arts Center

K aren Reedy, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education

A imee Fullman, Director, Arts Management Program

D ennis Layendecker, Director of Orchestras, School of Music

K en Elston, Director, School of Theater A drienne Bryant Godwin, Programming Manager

H yla London, Director of Marketing and Communications L inda Monson, Director, School of Music

S ang Nam, Director, Computer Game Design Program W illiam Reeder, Heritage Chair in Arts and Cultural Criticism S usan Shields, Director, School of Dance J ulie Thompson, Executive Director, Center for the Arts J ohn Wilkin, Director, Finance and Administration P eter Winant, Director, School of Art

HYLTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER EXECUTIVE BOARD John Stirrup, Chair Jason Hickman, Vice Chair David Moore, Secretary Heather Aram Oscar Barton, Jr. Sheryl Bass Phillip Bongiorno

Sheyna Burt, Esq. Ron Carmichael Joyce Connery Rae Darlington Rick Davis, Ex-officio Randall Edwards Debbie Jewell Carol Merchant Kirby

Christopher Martino Denise McPhail David Moore Kristina Nohe Pat Pate Amy Tanner Ann Wheeler D’Andrea Wooten CVPA ANNUAL REPORT 26

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