Arts & Humanities

Sepia-toned photo of ladders leaning up against a stained-glass window.

Elizabeth Menzies Photo Exhibit Captures an Era of Campus Life

Robots scatter around a room lit with blue light.

Soothing ‘Rhythm Robots’ Blend Art and Engineering

Naomi Leonard ’85’s robot installation is one of the interdisciplinary projects in CreativeX

Bianca Bosker ’08 and her book, "Get the Picture."

Bianca Bosker ’08 on Cracking Open the Art World

‘How does an artwork go from being the germ of an idea in someone’s studio to this masterpiece that we obsess over in museums?’

Renowned History Scholar and Princeton Professor Emerita, Nell Irvin Painter Explores Decades of Black Political Thought in New Book

Jeremy Nobel ’77 Offers Insights into Human Loneliness and Hope for Lasting Solutions in New Book

Screenwriter Rod Barr ’86 Has Learned to Trust His Creative Instincts

Following ‘Sound of Freedom,’ Barr is back with a new film, ‘Cabrini’

The Problem with Ballet

Kahina Haynes ’11 and the Dance Institute of Washington strive to make exceptional training accessible to everyone

Casey Kolb ’15

Casey Kolb ’15’s Technology Makes Music Composition Visually Beautiful

One tool features colorful visuals that swirl and morph as you tinker with sounds

Two women work in the ceramics studio.

New College West Ceramics Studio Offers Creative Space for Students

Winnie Holzman ’76 with Cameron Crowe and J.J. Abrams at the premiere for Showtime’s Roadies

New Play by ‘Wicked’ Writer Winnie Holzman ’76 Coming to McCarter

Anna Arabindan-Kesson

Arabindan-Kesson is illuminating the intersection of medicine, race, and art

Emmet Gowin’s Photo Archive Finds a Lasting Home at Princeton

Professor Laurence Ralph Explores Violence and the American Justice System Through a More Personal Lens in New Book

In Latest Novel, Sarah Beth Durst ’96 Crafts a Haunting and Poignant Story of Grief and Sisterhood

In this black-and-white photo, Carla Williams closes her eyes and rests her chin in her left hand.

Photographer Carla Williams ’86’s Thesis Is Back in the Spotlight

‘It was a revelation that it had stood the test of time’

Alex Cavoli ’20 plays an electric guitar.

Alex Cavoli ’20 Blends Musical Influences as ‘boxboys’

Cavoli’s music somehow feels nostalgic and futuristic at the same time

Actor Isaach De Bankolé speaks at a podium.

Voilà: French Film Festival Returns to Princeton

Hideo Mabuchi makes a vase on his pottery wheel.

Stanford Physicist Hideo Mabuchi ’92 Sculpts Ceramics in ‘Clayspace’

Mabuchi says his Princeton experience helps him make connections across disciplines like sculpting and physics

CST StudioLab

At Princeton’s Makerspaces, Students Build and Create

Mary Weatherford ’84’s landmark midcentury modern home

‘I’m Painting the Experience of a Moment’

After gathering force for years, Mary Weatherford ’84 is now an art star

Caroline Cheung

Caroline Cheung Explores Ancient Worlds

Frank Stella, photographed in 2012

March 6: New Sculpture by Frank Stella ’58 Unveiled in Florida

Oyin Sangoyomi ’23

Oyin Sangoyomi ’23’s First Novel Is Set in Medieval West Africa

‘Masquerade’ draws from both Nigerian and Greek mythology

The sun sets behind the famous HOLLYWOOD sign on a hill in California.

Q&A: Hollywood Tigers Reflect On Paths to Careers in Film

“I think you have to be a little bit damaged by your love of storytelling to be successful in this business”