January 10, 2024George Mason University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the fifth round of its Young Alumni Commissioning Project Awards. Two alumni were chosen based on the artistic excellence, career impact, and feasibility of their proposals and will receive financial, marketing, and production support to have their projects presented at a Mason Arts venue during the 2024–2025 season.
November 7, 2023Andrew Opitz first came to George Mason University as a freshman over a decade ago. After taking a hiatus from school, he graduated from the Film and Video Studies (FAVS) Program in May 2023. Opitz’s film, Jazz, which he directed for his senior capstone, was a semi-finalist in the Student Academy Awards Alternative/Experimental category.
August 14, 2023“The Road to the End,” a play written and performed by the School of Theater's alumni and students, won Best Drama in an audience vote at the recent Capital Fringe festival.
June 26, 2023Kyle Finnegan’s short documentary film “MSG: Mysterious Savory Grains” was partially funded by Mason’s Young Alumni Commissioning Project (YACP) and was recently screened at the Johnson Center Cinema.
June 20, 2023The Edges of What I Feel, an exhibition by the Healing Artist Collective curated by recently retired Mason professor Peter Winant, features the artwork of an eclectic group of Mason School of Art students and alumni. The diverse group of artists participated in the exhibition with the common goal of healing.
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Born and raised in Northern California, MacKenzie holds a BFA in Theater Performance and a Minor in Music from George Mason University.
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Caroline Weinroth is a musician, model, and actor in Washington, D.C. At Mason, she earned an M.F.A. in Poetry Creative Writing and a B.A. in Theater & Audio Engineering
December 9, 2022After more than 32 years of service in the Chamber of Commerce, Mason alum Debbie Jones is retiring this December.
November 22, 2022Mason alum Neil Adams talks about taking aerial photos of the Fairfax Campus from a helicopter in 1995.
October 3, 2022Her “transformative” career at George Mason University prepared Jennifer Vasquez for her new role: Vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the NBA champion Golden State Warriors.
