Category: Fine Arts


Ripon College presents theatre production ‘Everybody’

“Everybody,” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a modern adaptation of the classic play “Everyman,” will be presented Dec. 8 to 11 in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. Shows will begin at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend, and masks are required to be worn. Admission is free, but ticket reservations […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.


Kurt Dietrich to discuss Wisconsin’s jazz history Nov. 18 for Ripon Historical Society

Kurt Dietrich, professor emeritus of music and former Barbara Baldwin DeFrees Chair in the Performing Arts at Ripon College, will discuss his work on the history of jazz in Wisconsin Thursday, Nov. 18, for the Ripon Historical Society. The program will begin at 7 p.m. in the historical society museum, 508 Watson St. It is […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.


Ripon College choirs will present fall concert Sunday

The Ripon College choirs will present their fall concert Sunday, Nov. 7. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. All are welcome to attend, and masks are required to be worn. Paul Thompson, assistant professor of music, is the conductor and Deb MacKenzie, visiting instructor […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.


Student-curated poster exhibit opens Friday

“Art, Activism & Intersectionality: An Exhibit of Contemporary Posters” will open Nov. 5 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. A lecture and opening will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The exhibit will continue through Dec. 10 and is free and open to the public. Masks […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.


Brass recital to be presented at Ripon College Oct. 22

Guest recitalists Demondrae Thurman, euphonium, and Kathryn Fouse, piano, will perform in the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series Friday, Oct. 22, at Ripon College. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It will be free and open to the public. Per Ripon College […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.


Robert Amsden does radio interview about upcoming theatre production

Director Emeritus Robert Amsden discussed an upcoming Ripon College theatre production Monday on Hometown Broadcasting and The Wave – 93.1FM & 1600AM. A recording of the radio interview can be heard here. The production of Zoe Kazan’s play “After the Blast” will be presented Oct. 14-17 by the Ripon College Department of Theatre. Performances begin […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.


Ripon College theatre reopens live with futuristic drama, ‘After the Blast,’ Oct. 14-17

Zoe Kazan’s play “After the Blast” will be presented Oct. 14-17 by the Ripon College Department of Theatre. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, through Saturday, Oct. 16, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on Union Street. Tickets are free, but reservations are […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.


Rafael Francisco Salas published in new anthology, will guest lecture in Kenosha

Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas has an essay in the newly published anthology Hope is the Thing: Wisconsinites on Perseverance in a Pandemic. The collection is edited by B.J. Hollars and published by Wisconsin History Press. Contributors include Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly, former poet laureates Margaret Rozga and Kimberly Blaeser, and other lauded […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.


Exhibit of paintings opening Friday available in person and online

In-person art exhibitions will return to Ripon College Friday, Sept. 3, contingent on recommended guidelines about the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors to campus are requested to wear masks. Further information about Ripon’s updated COVID-19 policy can be found here. “More Scenes from Our Addiction to Fictions,” a show of new and recent paintings by Milwaukee-based artist […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.


19th-century heliogravure print donated to Ripon’s art collection

A 19th-century heliogravure print has been donated to Ripon College by Alan Leonard ’86 and his wife, Brenda, of Cape May, New Jersey. The print is made after Rembrandt van Rijn’s “Presentation in the Temple in the Dark Manner,” c.1654. It is now hanging in the Resource Center of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Fine Arts.


Music instructor Andrew Schaeffer will perform virtually June 23

Adjunct Instructor of Music Andrew Schaeffer, organist, will be featured in a hybrid virtual/live performance Wednesday, June 23, at Sinsinawa Mound in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. and can be accessed at www.sinsinawa.org/live during the concert time or later in an archived format by clicking “on demand.” Schaeffer is a Chicago […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance.


Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas publishes review

“Reinvention, Revolution: An Experiment in the Museum of the Future is Taking Shape in Appleton, Wisconsin,” a review written by Professor Art Rafael Francisco Salas, was published recently by Newcity Art, a website dedicated to news, reviews and features about Chicago’s visual art world. “The review is of a ground-breaking exhibition at the Trout Museum […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.


Virtual choir concert will be presented Friday

Students in the Chamber Singers and Choral Union ensembles will present a virtual performance at 7 p.m. Friday, May 7, on the Department of Music’s Facebook page. You do not need to have a Facebook account to access the video. Under the direction of Adjunct Instructor of Music Jonathan Kim, the choirs have recorded a […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.


Senior student art students mount group exhibition

“Epilogue 2021: Ripon College Senior Art Exhibition” is on view through May 16. Those who are in the Ripon College campus community can view the artwork in the lobby of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Members of public who cannot visit the campus in person can view the exhibit virtually at ripon.edu/senior-art-show. Studio Art […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.


Soprano Maria Reber will present her streamed senior recital May 5

Maria Reber ’21 of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a soprano, will present her senior recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 5. Because of the ongoing campus restrictions, the recital will be streamed at ripon.edu/live-events. Deb MacKenzie, adjunct instructor of music, will be the accompanist. Selections will explore the many aspects of love, from romantic love […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.


Play ‘Almost, Maine’ presented virtually by student directors

The student directors of the Ripon College theatre program will present a unique streaming event of the play “Almost, Maine” from Friday, April 30, through Saturday, May 1. It will be available for viewing at ripon.edu/maine. “Almost, Maine” is a comic, warm-hearted view of one night in the very small town of Almost. It examines […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.


Ripon College bands will perform outdoor concerts April 23, April 30

Ripon College’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble have planned upcoming outdoor concerts for the on-campus community only from the steps of Harwood Memorial Union. At 7 p.m. Friday, April 23, (rain date April 24), Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform works by Vaughn Williams, Lauridsen and Standridge. At 7 p.m. Friday, April 30, (rain date […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance.


Professor Emeritus David Graham shares poetical memory of Ripon

As we continue to observe National Poetry Month during April, we share this poem from David Graham, professor emeritus of English. The poem is from his book The Honey of Earth (Terrapin Books, 2019.) The cover image, “Piseco Kitchen,” was painted by Graham’s wife, Lee Shippey, who retired from the Ripon College Department of Art […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.


Mural currently being painted will celebrate message of diversity

A 4-foot by 26-foot mural celebrating the message of diversity is being created on the Ripon College campus. Painting began ths week on the side of Johnson Residence Hall facing Thorne Street. The mural will effectively be on campus while still being highly visible to anyone in the city of Ripon. Painting II students of […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Diversity, Faculty, Fine Arts, Student.


Rafael Francisco Salas to give in-person gallery talk in Milwaukee April 17

Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas will give an in-person gallery talk at noon Saturday, April 17, at the Museum of Wisconsin Art, St. Kate: The Arts Hotel, in Milwaukee. There will be a tour of his exhibition “In Flowered Fields,” and he will offer insights into his work and his selections of art from […]

Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.