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Departments & Areas of Study

Your creative career starts here.

Fuel your artistic endeavors and increase your value with a degree from the School of Fine & Performing Arts.

Art

Create, learn and master professional skills in your preferred medium, or begin your journey to becoming an educator.

Design

Students and faculty collaborate on forward-looking projects, rooted in cross-disciplinary foundations and using cutting-edge tools and technologies.

Music

Join a community of musicians immersed in the creation and performance of music. We teach our students to think broadly with an open mind, and to be flexible in their creativity.

Theatre Arts

Evolve to your fullest potential while exploring performance, design/technology or theatre arts in a diverse, inclusive and welcoming community.

Art History

Dedicated teachers committed to research and scholarship, close student-faculty interaction and critical, analytical interpretation of world art traditions await you in the Art History Department.

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News

World-Premiere Workshop of “Catch” opens Sept. 25
The SUNY New Paltz Department of Theatre Arts presents the world premiere workshop performance of “Catch”—a bold, docu-poetic theatrical experience that amplifies the lived realities of people impacted by HIV—as the first installment of the 2026-27 Mainstage Production series.
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Associate Professor of Music Phyllis Chen receives award from national organization to support collaborative music project
SUNY New Paltz Associate Professor of Music and acclaimed composer Phyllis Chen was recently awarded funding from the nonprofit New Music USA Creators Fund for a collaborative project with Los Angeles music producer Benjamin Lazar Davis.
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Registration is now open for the Saturday Arts Lab for kids
The School of Fine & Performing Arts hosts fun visual arts workshops for kids ages 4-15; The eight-week program begins Sept. 19
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The Dorsky Museum

 

The Dorsky Museum creates art experiences that spark curiosity, critical thinking, and delight, connecting and serving the University and the diverse communities of our region. We are a hub for the art and artists of the Hudson Valley - free, open, and accessible to all.

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