Gallatin Arts Festival 2013

April 8-12, 2013

Download the 2013 Gallatin Arts Festival Catalog here.

Producers’ Statement

“The producers of GAF 2013 are excited to present a range of performing arts pieces that highlights the diversity and intellectual pursuits of the artistic community at Gallatin. The selected pieces celebrate the Gallatin way of thinking, exploring the combination of and connections between different mediums, approaches and ideologies. The works range from a dance that investigates the relationship between religion and homosexuality to a multimedia theater piece performed through a video game. The producers hope the audience will take from this year’s festival a deepened appreciation for how art and ideas might be combined, reexamined and rearranged to reveal new ways of thinking about and experiencing the performing arts.”

— Sarah Barry (’16), Sarah Bartley (’13), Lexi St. John (’15), Producers

Curators’ Statement

“How does one contain Gallatin? The plethora of talents and experiences that produce various concentrations is difficult to file under one simple theme. What makes Gallatin unique is that it is full of students doing something related to or inspired by art. We are a school of artists pushing the boundaries of our media. The Gallatin Arts Festival serves as a platform for our artists to come together. The pieces featured this year were chosen for their ability to ignite conversation and engage thought. As curators of the 2013 festival, our intention was to combine elements of all artistic disciplines including photography, painting, sculpture and even software programming and fashion design. These skills are reflected in each of the pieces and encourage us to move past first impressions and take a second look. Art is an exploration, and the exploratory spirit is present in each and every one of these pieces. The discoveries that come about reveal aspects of our cultures and society that may not have been otherwise realized. It is our hope that through their processes these artists are able to share these individual discoveries with the Gallatin community.”

— Chloe Gbai (’16), Rachel Georges (’13), Mina Hamedi (’14), Curators

Stack of Gallatin Arts Festival booklets — Gallatin Arts Festival 2013
April 7-12, 2013

Audience sit at tables observing a band onstage

Clothed mannequins stand in an auditorium.

Black and white pencil drawing of a man holding his finger to his ear. Political wording.

GAF 2013 artists pose in group photo outside of the gallery building

Student art GAF 2013. There are four large photography prints hung on a wall.

A corner of a gallery space with four framed photographs, a television, and an object in a glass case on a pedestal.

Male student stares at a television screen playing something.

Four multimedia artworks hang in golden frames.

The hand of a person operating a sound or lighting booth.

Fifteen photography prints of various subjects hang on a wall.

Artists:

Joseph Baker, Aisha Casas, Ryan Casey, Thomas “Drew” Castañeda, Monica Cortez, Madeline Cottingham, Tommy Craven, Jamie Denburg, Dhani Douze, Mara Driscoll, Nicholas Duba, Sadia Elhillo, Rae Georges, Mary Kate Golding, Robert Gordon, Dani Grant, Erin Grant, Jennifer Grossman, Lucas Hamren, Elizabeth Herring, Laura Hetzel, Jacobi Hollingshed, Geraldine Inoa, Nicole Johnson, Brandon Knopp, Daniel LaCosse, Victoria McCarthy, Joyce Mishaan, Natalie Nazarian, Natalie O’Moore, Becca Park, Lauren Peinado, Michael Ryan, Yasmin Saudi, Max Schieble, Emma Shlamme, James Schwartz, Connor Sedlacek, Megan Seller, Elizabeth “Libby” Sills, Adam Sperry, Lexi St. John, Jordan Star, Andrea Sutton, Sofia Szamosi, Emily Tugwell, Ben Watanabe, Stefan Weeich, Torie Zalben.

Student Leadership Team, Faculty, and Staff:

Sarah Bartley, Lexi St. John, Sarah Barry, Alexa Schaeffer, Rae Georges, Chloe Gbai, Mina Hamedi, Emma Hazen, Tommy Craven, Stella Cabot-Wilson, Jacob Ford, Alex Craig, Kristi Berry, Rachel Wang, Kristin Horton, Keith Miller, Piper Gunnarson

About the Gallatin Arts Festival:

MISSION

The Gallatin Arts Festival is a week-long, community-wide celebration of the unique artistry and interdisciplinary scholarship of students at NYU’s Gallatin School. The festival features student work in the visual and performing arts and serves as a galvanizing force and springboard for action and discussion through the creation and presentation of artistic work.

HISTORY

The Gallatin Arts Festival originated in 1992 as a collaborative effort between Professor Laurin Raiken and graduate student Barry Spanier. Under Professor Raiken’s guidance, Spanier developed the festival as part of his master’s thesis. Since then GAF has expanded into the largest public event sponsored by the Gallatin School. GAF provides hands-on opportunities for students to gain knowledge of the process required to produce a multidisciplinary arts festival. Under guidance from members of the arts faculty and student affairs, the Student Leadership Team serves as the primary support for the festival. GAF is a learning experience emphasizing the development of ideas and collaborative innovation. Four clothes mannequins stand in a dark space. Each has a single spotlight from above directed at them.