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Elmira College is a private, coeducational, Phi Beta Kappa college founded in 1855, and located in the Southern Finger Lakes Region of New York. The College is annually ranked by U.S. News & World Report, which has also ranked Elmira College as a leading college, nationally, for student internships. Proud of its history and tradition, the College is committed to the ideals of community service, and intellectual and individual growth.

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Elmira College is a private, coeducational, Phi Beta Kappa college founded in 1855, and located in the Southern Finger Lakes Region of New York. The College is annually ranked by U.S. News & World Report, which has also ranked Elmira College as a leading college, nationally, for student internships. Proud of its history and tradition, the College is committed to the ideals of community service, and intellectual and individual growth.

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Term II Student Art Show Featured In George Waters Art Gallery

Each year in the Term II Student Art Show, select artwork from students is displayed in the George Waters Art Gallery. This year's pieces include paintings, ceramics, sculptures, drawings, prints, and videos.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Feb 3

Best of Show Award

Each year, three students earn Best of Show during the juried Term III Senior Art and Selected Student Works Show that spotlights EC senior Art majors and notable works from students in all class years.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 May 8

Term III Senior Art and Selected Student Works Show

Each year in the Term III Senior Art and Selected Student Works Show, artwork by senior Art majors and notable works from students in all class years are displayed in the George Waters Art Gallery.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 May 8

Best of Show Award

Each year, three students earn Best of Show during the juried Term III Senior Art and Selected Student Works Show that spotlights EC senior Art majors and notable works from students in all class years.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 May 8

Winner of the "Portraying Mark Twain" art competition

The Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) announced this year's winners of the "Portraying Mark Twain" art competition. In its eighth year, the annual competition is open to all Elmira College (EC) students, regardless of academic major. Four final images were selected for their representations of Mark Twain, his literature, or aspects of his life in Elmira and at Quarry Farm.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 May 8

Elmira College Theatre Presents Love/Sick

The Elmira College Theatre recently performed Love/Sick, by John Cariani, an "unromantic comedy" consisting of nine short plays that explore the pain and joy that come with being in love.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Nov 14

Winner of the "Portraying Mark Twain" art competition

The Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) announced this year's winners of the "Portraying Mark Twain" art competition. In its seventh year, the annual competition is open to all Elmira College (EC) students, regardless of academic major. Four final images were selected from 54 submissions that included representations of Mark Twain, his literature, or aspects of his life in Elmira and at Quarry Farm.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Apr 21

Term I Student Art Show Featured In George Waters Art Gallery

Each year in the Term I 2022 Student Art Show, select artwork from students in the First Year Seminar courses along with work by students taking art courses at all levels is displayed in the George Waters Art Gallery. This year's pieces include paintings, ceramics, sculptures, drawings, prints, and videos.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2022 Nov 16

Term I Student Art Show Featured In George Waters Art Gallery

Each year in the Term I Student Art Show, select artwork from students in the First Year Seminar courses along with work by students taking art courses at all levels is displayed in the George Waters Art Gallery. This year's pieces include paintings, ceramics, sculptures, drawings, prints, and videos.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Nov 13

Senior Show Art Exhibit Featured in George Waters Art Gallery

Each year, the George Waters Art Gallery exhibits select pieces from current senior students as a part of the annual Senior Show. This year the Senior Show exhibits are online due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Jun 16

EC Theatre Presents Term III Musical

Elmira College Theatre closed the 2020-2021 academic year with the musical, "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown."
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2021 Jun 8

EC Theatre Students Perform Ghostly Readings

The Elmira College Theatre program and Chemung County Historical Society will present a series of Ghostly Readings, read by EC students, throughout the month of November.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Nov 3

Senior Show Art Exhibits Now Available

Each year, the George Waters Art Gallery exhibits select pieces from current senior students as a part of the annual Senior Show. This year the Senior Show exhibits are online due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Jun 2

EC Theatre Presents Golden Age of Radio

Inspired by the Golden Age of Radio, the Elmira College Theatre Fall 2020 productions will feature radio dramas from the 1940's.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Oct 9

Featured Artist Exhibits Various Forms of Drawing

Kristen Tull '22 was recently the Featured Student Artist as a part of the Annual Arts Alive Celebration. Her work can be found on display online.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 May 26

"Latina Authors Project" Virtual Exhibit Highlights Student Work

Recently a group of Elmira College students enrolled in the "Contemporary Latina Literature" course created an exhibit titled, "Latina Authors Project." The project combines the study of notable Latina authors and the creative talent from students who portrayed them through art.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 May 11

2020 Twain Art and Writing Contest Winners Announced

The Center for Mark Twain Studies announced the winners of the Annual Portraying Mark Twain Art Contest and the Mark Twain Essay Contest.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Apr 28

Featured Student Artist: Amayia Giscombe '23

Amayia Giscombe '23 was recently the Featured Student Artist as a part of the Annual Arts Alive Celebration. Her work can be found on display online.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Apr 24

Highlighting Student One Act Plays: Boys and Girls Sit The Same

Each theatre season Elmira College highlights student directed one-act plays in which students direct a fully-produced short play. Each student is responsible for their choice of play, casting, and both technical and performance preparation.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Apr 24

Highlighting Student One Act Plays: Skin

Each theatre season Elmira College highlights student directed one-act plays in which students direct a fully-produced short play. Each student is responsible for their choice of play, casting, and both technical and performance preparation.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Apr 16

Highlighting Student One Act Plays: Cicadas

Each theatre season Elmira College highlights student directed one-act plays in which students direct a fully-produced short play. Each student is responsible for their choice of play, casting, and both technical and performance preparation.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Apr 10

Featured Student Artist: Lucy Shemo '21

Lucy Shemo '21 is the Featured Student Artist in Gibson Theatre Lobby, March 10-24.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Mar 17

Theatre Production Brings Soccer Field to Stage

The Elmira College Theatre Program continued its 2019-2020 season with The Wolves, a 2017 Pulitzer Prize finalist written by Sarah DeLappe, featuring several Elmira College students.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Mar 9

Winners Selected for Annual Juried Art Exhibition

For the first time ever, the Elmira College Arts Alive Juried Student Show will feature two artists to exhibit for the month of March: Kenta Okumura 21 and Alex Taylor '23.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Mar 9

Featured Student Artist: Marissa Deal '21

Marissa Deal '21is the Featured Student Artist in Gibson Theatre Lobby, February 25-March 10.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Mar 2

Students Participate in Dramatic Presentation of Wartime Letters

Five Elmira College students participated in a dramatic presentation of wartime letters at the Chemung County Historical Society.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Feb 14

Featured Student Artist: Keion Safargar '21

Keion Safargar '21 is the Featured Student Artist for the Gibson Theatre Lobby displays, February 4-25, 2020.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Feb 13

Students Participate in Event Commemorating Sam and Olivia Clemens

The Elmira College Center for Twain Studies and Elmira College Theatre Department host a staged reading and musical performance, featuring EC students, in honor of the 150th wedding anniversary of Samuel and Olivia Langdon Clemens.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Feb 6

Featured Student Artist: Max Lundin '22

Max Lundin '22 was the Featured Student Artist for the Gibson Theatre Lobby displays, January 21 - February 4, 2020.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Jan 22

Students Participate in Term II Student Art Show

The Annual Term II Student Art Show at Elmira College features student works created in studio classes during Term I and Term II, and includes sculpture, ceramics, painting, drawing, watercolor, photography and digital arts.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Jan 22
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