Cinematic Arts. Music. Visual Arts. Theatre. Accept the Call. Perfect Your Art. Impact the World.

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Accept the Call. Perfect Your Art.

Impact the World.

Theatre

Music

Cinematic Arts

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Imagine

a bold vision for your future, in a place where you can train with outstanding faculty and distinguished industry professionals. A place where you can learn in state of the art facilities, connect to a vast network of professional artists, and collaborate with students from various artistic disciplines. A place where you can cultivate an entrepreneurial spirit that will fuel a sustainable career, and, most importantly, perfect your art while strengthening your faith.

Dream

of the possibilities! In this place you can work on major motion pictures with professional production companies and train with Dove and Grammy Award winning musicians. You can learn animation from a Disney animator, work with Broadway professionals on major theatrical productions, and curate art shows at our Open Gallery in downtown Nashville. You can develop the next big video game or mobile app, design for theatre, fashion runway shows, concerts, film and theme park attractions, and explore art from all over the world as a part of our Global Learning experience.

Lipscomb University’s College of Entertainment & the Arts is that place!

Believe!

We believe that you can honor God and be a leader in the entertainment and arts industry. Accept the call and perfect your art in a place that believes in you. Become a Believer Artist today!

Mike Fernandez

Dean of the College of Entertainment & the Arts

Our Mission

The mission of The College of Entertainment & the Arts (CEA) is to be a Christ-centered, innovative, entrepreneurial arts community committed to rigorous artistic training, creative collaboration and professional growth. We believe that you can honor God and be a leader in the entertainment industry. To that end, we seek to train the next generation of believer artists who desire to uplift, challenge and entertain culture through their art.

“We believe that

you can honor

God and be a

leader in the

entertainment

and arts

industry.”

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Nashville

is your

canvas.

I’m excited to see the innovative direction

that Lipscomb is planning to take their

creative/artistic schools in the future.

I’ve worked on over 10 animated

feature films for Disney and Big Idea

productions and have had the opportunity

to lecture at many art schools around

the world, and one of area I have been

disappointed in many of those schools is the

lack of a vision to get the BEST instructors,

equipment and programs to teach

their students.

Lipscomb is doing just that: preparing

the next generation of industry

professionals to impact the world with

their God-given abilities and their passion

to share their faith to a world in need of the

Good News.

—Tom Bancroft,

Former Disney

Animator

The Program

Lipscomb’s Department of Visual Arts is well connected to the Nashville art scene and has a trendy art gallery downtown. They offer undergraduate degrees in:

• BFA: Studio Art • BFA: Graphic Design • BA: Art Therapy

Lipscomb art classes are small, enhancing one-on-one interaction with accomplished instructors. The John C. Hutcheson Gallery showcases the work of artists, both student and professional. Timeless art meets cutting edge techniques in the visiting artist program where Lipscomb welcomes artists on campus for two and three day events, showcasing their work and presenting lectures.

Students earning a BFA in studio and graphic design step outside school for an internship that takes their work into the professional world, with an opportunity to build their portfolio. This is one of the many reasons that more than 85 percent of graduates have accepted a job or are on their way to grad school within six months of graduation.

The New Degrees for 2015!

The Interactive Media Program—This interdisciplinary initiative comprised of the College of Computing and Informatics, the College of Business, and the College of Entertainment and the Arts will bring coders, story developers and animators together in the ultimate 21st century convergence model to offer degrees in fields such as: gaming, animation, and web app development. Students will be able to get undergratuate degrees in: BA: Animation

BA: Game Development

BA: Web Application Development

For More Information:

art@lipscomb.edu 615.966.5813 art.lipscomb.edu

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Direct

your own

future at

Lipscomb.

Nashville has built its reputation over the

years as a city that values collaboration,

and it’s now one of the world’s preeminent

destinations for entertainment and

the arts.

The time is right and ripe for Lipscomb

University to build a collaborative

institution that brings entertainment

and the arts together under one roof to

train world-class, world-shaping artist

entrepreneurs.

—Steve Taylor,

Filmmaker and

Recording Artist

Cinematic Arts

The Program

The Department of Cinematic Arts offers highly esteemed graduate degrees in film making.

• MA: Film and Creative Media • MFA: Writer/Director Track • MFA/MBA: Producer Track

The department has worked on two feature films and a series of commercials and promotional videos. Their films have been seen in the Nashville Film Festival and the 48-Hour Film Festival. The school is launching an undergraduate minor this year that will pave the way for a full undergraduate degree in 2015.

The New Degree for 2015!

The Film Production Program—This program will be an extension of our graduate program. Students will learn to write, direct, film, and edit various types of digital entertainment content through an undergraduate degree in: BFA: Film Production

Production Company—The department also has its own production company that makes content for on-campus entities and local companies. Go to our website to see our FCM Hero promo, our CORE promo and our admissions promo for a sample of our work and a glimpse into the future.

Mike.Fernandez@lipscomb.edu 615.966.5186

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Find your

voice in

Music

City.

Lipscomb University first caught my eye

in a fresh way when I read that Pulitzer

Prize-winning author Marilynne

Robinson would be headlining their

scholar’s conference. Then my theologian

friend, Lee Camp, came up with the idea

for Tokens, a radio-style variety show, and

it took flight with great success—as has the

wonderful Blackbird Theater...

There’s a collective inspiration and

responsibility on campus to be

Christ-centered, imaginative Nashville citizens

alive to the multitude of entrepreneurial

opportunities before them, and that is

exciting!

—Charlie Peacock,

Music Producer and

Songwriter

Music

The Program

Lipscomb’s Department of Music has a great reputation for classical training, offering three undergraduate degrees:

• BA: Music

• BM: Performance, Composition, or Education

— Performance Tracks: Vocal, Piano, and Instrumental

• BS: Music

Music students sharpen their skills in one of the many ensembles as Lipscomb: Jazz Band, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, A Cappella Singers, Wind Ensemble, University Singers, Opera Workshop, New Music

ensemble, and small chamber groups. The department also offers minors in Worship Ministry and Musical Theatre. Their faculty, adjuncts, and guest musicians (many from the Nashville Symphony) fill an impressive calendar of performances, master classes and studio lessons.

The New Degree for 2015!

The Contemporary Music Program—This program will train students in all aspects of contemporary, creative music making. They will train singer/songwriters, producers, composers, etc. The program will be highly connected to the Nashville music scene and will focus on training independent, entrepreneurial artists. Students will also train in a dual-degree setting where they pair another field that will help them achieve job security.

BM: Contemporary Music — Singer/Songwriter Track or Music Production Track

music@lipscomb.edu 615.966.5929 music.lipscomb.edu

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Express

your

passion

onalarger

stage.

The confident theatre artists that are

emerging from Lipscomb University,

including technicians, actors, directors and

designers, are already enriching the local

professional theatre community. I have no

doubt that Lipscomb University will be a

consistently recognized source of

world-class talent.

—Denise Hicks,

Executive Artistic

Director for

the nationally

acclaimed Nashville

Shakespeare

Festival

Theatre

The Program

Lipscomb’s Department of Theatre is known for top-notch training and award-winning theatre throughout Nashville. Lipscomb offers undergraduate degrees in:

• BFA: Musical Theatre • BFA: Directing • BFA: Acting

• BFA: Design Technology • BA: Theatre Education • BA: Theatre Ministry

The curtain goes up on at least six main-stage productions throughout the year including a musical each fall,

a children’s play each spring, and two professional productions by the department’s artist-in-residence, Blackbird Theatre Company. Auditions and competitions away from school, such as the American College Theatre Festival (ACTF) or the University Resident Theatre Association (URTA) brings honors to students and helps them find either a place in grad school or a professional position after graduation.

The New Degrees for 2015!

The Fashion and Design Program—This program will blend the current Fashion Merchandising and Interior Design degrees with the Theatrical Design degree. In this program, students will cross train in all aspects of fashion and entertainment design.

The Dance Program— Students can get a minor that trains them in various forms of dance (Tap, Jazz, Modern, Ballet, etc.). Students also have the opportunity to try out for Foundation Dance Theatre, the department’s student-run dance company.

beki.baker@lipscomb.edu 615.966.5728

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Theatre

Events

Department of Music

*Go to www.lipscomb.edu/music/coming-events for more info and list of Spring events.

Christian High School Choral Festival

Monday, November 3

Granny White Church of Christ, 7:00 p.m.

Lark Quartet and percussionist Yousif Sheronick

Tuesday, November 4 — Artist Series Ward Hall, 8:00 p.m.

Tickets $15 Adults, $10 Students, Free with Lipscomb ID

Rush Hour Concert: Vocal Ensembles

Wednesday, November 12 Ward Hall, 5:00 p.m.

Faculty & Friends: Jerome Reed, piano

Thursday, November 13 Ward Hall, 8:00 p.m.

Chamber Orchestra

Tuesday, November 16

Willard Collins Alumni Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.

Fall Choral and Wind Ensemble Concert

Monday, November 18

Willard Collins Alumni Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Jazz Concert Series

Thursday, November 20 Shamblin Theatre, 6:30 p.m.

Avalon Trio

Monday, December 1 Ward Hall, 8:00 p.m.

Lighting of the Green with Amy Grant

Tuesday, December 2 The Mall, Time: TBA

Rush Hour Concert_{presented by Collaborative Pianists}

Wednesday, December 3 Ward Hall, 5:00 p.m.

Department of Cinematic Arts

*Dates and times are TBA. Go to www.film.lipscomb.edu for more information.

Film Screening Series, Faith in Film Conference, 5 Minute Film Festival

Department of Theatre

*Purchase your tickets at www.lipscomb.edu/theater/tickets

West Side Story _—Director: Mike Fernandez

Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, Nov. 7-8 at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 31 and Nov. 6 at 9:30 p.m. Collins Alumni Auditorium

Reflections _—Director: Justin Boccitto

Dec. 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. Shamblin Theatre

Seussical _—Director and Choreographer: Kari Smith

Feb. 13 and 14, Feb. 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. Collins Alumni Auditorium

Dancing at Lughnasa _—Director: Beki Baker

April 9-11, April 15-18 at 7:30 p.m. University Theatre

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Nashville Shakespeare Festival _— Director: Denise Hicks

Jan. 30, and 31 at 7:30 p.m. | Matinee: Feb. 1 at 2:30 p.m. Collins Alumni Auditorium

Department of Visual Arts

*All events begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Hughes Center and are followed by a reception in the gallery lobby. Call 615.966.5813 for more information.

Easton Selby Photography

November 10 - December 11

Mike Claway Fagen Sculpture/Installation

January 6 - February 6

Ken Anderson Butler Video/Performance

February 16 - March 13

Tammie Rubin Ceramics

March 30 - April 30

All events listed above are part of the Visiting Artist Program sponsored by Cracker Barrel.

Jessica Hische

Jean Dennison Presidential Lectureship for Art and Art History January 23 at 6:00 p.m.

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The Artists in Residence

Tom Bancroft

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Animation

Tom Bancroft has almost 25 years of experience in the animation industry, most of which was for Walt Disney Feature Animation where he was an animator for 11 years. While at Disney, Bancroft had the opportunity to contribute his talents to the classic films, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Aladdin, Mulan and Brother Bear. He was also a character designer and director for Big Idea Productions, makers of the family-friendly Veggie Tales video series. His popular art instruction book “Creating Characters with Personality” has become the most recognized book on designing characters for animation, video games, comic books and cartooning, and is a required textbook at many arts schools around the world.

Steve Taylor

| Film

Steve Taylor earned his “Renaissance Man” stripes (Prism Magazine) from a uniquely diverse body of work. As a recording artist, he’s sold over one million albums worldwide and earned two Grammy nominations for Meltdown (1984) and Squint (1993). His producer resume includes the Platinum-certified Sixpence None The Richer (featuring the hits “Kiss Me” and “There She Goes”) and three Gold-certified albums for Newsboys. In 1997, Steve founded Squint Entertainment, whose worldwide success in the pop music arena was a first for a Nashville-based label. In addition to Sixpence, Squint’s roster included Chevelle, Burlap To Cashmere, and hip-hop collective L.A. Symphony.

Taylor’s parallel career as a feature film director/co-writer/producer began with The Second Chance, an award-winning drama that was distributed theatrically by Sony Pictures Releasing. His latest feature, Blue Like Jazz, which has its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival, was released theatrically nationwide via Roadside Attractions (Winter’s Bone, Margin Call, Mud), and won the 2013 Wilbur Award for Best Feature Film, joining past winners The Help, Schindler’s List, and Dead Man Walking.

Charlie Peacock

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Contemporary Music

Charlie Peacock was named by Billboard’s Encyclopedia of Record Producers as one of the 500 Most Important Record Producers in music history, and is known as a deeply committed advocate of artistic freedom and risk. A 25-year resident of Nashville, Peacock produced three of Entertainment Weekly’s Ten Best Country Albums of 2013, including the eponymously titled The Civil Wars, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Pop Chart, sold over 300,000 copies, and won the 2014 Grammy Award for Country Duo. Peacock’s production and songwriting credits also include Gospel greats Al Green, CeCe Wians and TobyMac, and he’s recorded and performed with such top tier jazz improvisers as Ravi Coltrane, James Genus, Bela Fleck, Marc Ribot, Jeff Coffin, Joey Baron and Kurt Rosenwinkel.

Justin Boccitto

| Theatre

Justin Boccitto hails from New York City where he currently directs & choreographs for Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre School & is Executive Producer of The Group Theatre Too. He has appeared on MTV’s MADE, at the The Metropolitan Opera as well as working with such artists as Marvin Hamlish, Nicole Fosse, Liza Minnelli, Alan Cumming and Lady Gaga. Justin serves as an adjunct faculty member at Lipscomb University where he won several awards for his work on Hairspray. He also teaches at Broadway Dance Center and is guest faculty at The Juilliard School.

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