Arts & Research

Art is all around us. It motivates and inspires. It evokes emotion, uncovers meaning, and prompts us to ponder, question, and explore. But behind any performance, exhibition, or written word, there is always the why. Students and faculty at Ursinus seamlessly blend a vibrant arts culture with cross-disciplinary academic research, presenting creative works that are grounded in scholarship and transcend imaginative boundaries. Meet our creators.

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The Stage Is His Classroom

Domenick Scudera, Professor of Theater

Stepping Through History

Karen Clemente, Professor of Dance

Finding—and Painting—the Drama in the Everyday

David Aipperspach, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History