A new art therapy minor for students majoring in studio art, psychology, and art education will be offered at EMU this fall. Combining coursework in Visual and Communication Arts (VACA) ... read more about New art therapy minor launches at EMU this fall
Celebration of student scholarship returns with first-ever ACE Festival career fair EMU held its ninth annual Academic and Creative Excellence (ACE) Festival on Wednesday and Thursday. The campuswide event, hosted ... read more about Ideas take shape at ninth annual ACE Festival
In the spring 2026 issue of National Wildlife Magazine, Steven David Johnson, professor of Visual and Communication Arts (VACA) at EMU, writes about how his daughter’s school project building a ... read more about Professor’s backyard pond makes it onto cover of national magazine
A collection of more than 30 oil and watercolor paintings by Rebecca Souder Gish ’09, titled An Edom Hills Almanac: A Year of Painting Outside, captures scenes from her 43-acre farm in Linville. The exhibit will remain on display at the Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery (University Commons 179) through Feb. 20. ... read more about Alumna artist’s paintings on display at Gehman Gallery from Lori D’Angelo | Daily News-Record
This listing includes events for the spring semester at EMU. To see most current details, additional events, and further information, please visit the events calendar at: emu.edu/events EMU News often publishes ... read more about Arts and Lectures Calendar for spring 2026
For River Lynch, an EMU sophomore majoring in digital media and political science, Friday’s note-writing event brought him full circle. Lynch remembers receiving his own handwritten card during the holidays ... read more about Note-writing event brings together community for the holidays
During an artist’s reception at Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery last week, Cyndi Gusler, professor of visual arts at EMU, transported guests to the shore with the vivid oil paintings and ... read more about PHOTO GALLERY: Art exhibit transports viewers to the sea
Elizabeth Miller-Derstine, assistant professor of digital media, has brought a growing filmography and an increasing list of accolades to EMU. The VACA professor's debut film, Once Upon a Wetland, is eligible for Oscar consideration in the Short Documentary category. ... read more about In the News: Professor’s film is eligible for Oscar consideration from Shane Mettlen | Daily News-Record
Steven Johnson, professor of Visual and Communication Arts (VACA) at EMU, continues to make a splash in the world of conservation photography. And, we’re not just talking about the vernal ... read more about VACA professor joins fellowship of world’s top nature photographers
After filming her 2024 feature documentary Bloom, which explores the American hospital system and the birth workers striving to make reproductive care safer and more accessible, EMU professor and documentary ... read more about VACA professor’s film wins ‘Best Documentary Short’ at NC festival