Mason Gross School of the Arts
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Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University–New Brunswick offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, design, filmmaking, music, theater, and visual arts on an inspiring campus closely networked with the local and NYC arts communities. Join a dynamic community of artists who study, teach, create, perform, and exhibit together. Mason Gross gives you myriad opportunities to explore and refine your craft, on campus and in the larger arts community around the region.
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Mason Gross provides the freedom to study, practice, and create in intimate settings as you collaborate with a faculty of professional artists. Students are encouraged to cultivate their own artistic voice while honing the technical skills needed to be masters of their craft.
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Art & Design Alum's Installation Featured in Olympics Coverage
Mason Gross art & design alum Dave Cicirelli's (BFA’05) kaleidoscopic artwork served as the splashy centerpiece of Peacock/NBC's promotional campaign for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Cicirelli’s patented Infinity Cube is an immersive art installation combining video with coated glass to create a dynamic visual experience that repeats an image endlessly in all directions. Cicirelli credits his time at Mason Gross with providing a solid grounding in design’s broader uses. Faculty “really made sure we understood design as something deeper than technical mastery of the tools—but as the fundamentals of communication itself,” Cicirelli says.
“It’s surreal to think back to just a few years ago when the Infinity Cube was just an acrylic box on my coffee table, and now it’s on the world stage,” Cicirelli marvels.
Acting Alum Wins Golden Globe
Mason Gross acting alum Sebastian Stan (BFA’05) was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a young President Donald J. Trump in The Apprentice.
In addition to the nomination, Stan took home the Golden Globe for Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy, for his turn as an actor grappling with facial disfigurement in the thriller A Different Man. Stan was also nominated in the Male Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama category, for The Apprentice.
Learn more about Sebastian Stan and watch his acceptance speech at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards below.
Music Alum Composes Funeral March for President Carter
Mason Gross music alum Andrew Kosinski (BM’20) recently received the mission of a lifetime: composing a funeral march for former President Jimmy Carter.
Army Staff Sgt. Kosinski, the staff arranger and composer for The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” composed a funeral march that military bands have performed at least four times during the week leading up to Carter's funeral as the nation honored the 39th president.
“I don’t want to attract too much attention to myself,” Kosinski said, “but it certainly was a profound honor to be able to compose this piece in memory of President Carter. This was inarguably the most important event of my career thus far.”
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