Lewis Center for the Arts Chair Judith Hamera poses with Toni Morrison Prize recipients Cassandra James and Camryn Stafford. Photo by Ron Wyatt
Elliot Lee and Lane Marsh accept the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts from Lewis Center for the Arts Chair Judith Hamera. Photo by Ron Wyatt
Yiyun Li, Director of the Program in Creative Writing, addresses the audience during the 2023 Class Day Celebration.
Creative writing certificate program graduates pose for a group photo around Yiyun Li, Director of the Program in Creative Writing. Photo by Ron Wyatt
Rebecca Lazier, Associate Director of Dance, speaks during the 2023 Class Day Celebration. Photo by Ron Wyatt
Rebecca Lazier, Associate Director of Dance, poses with dance certificate program graduates. Photo by Ron Wyatt
Jane Cox and Stacy Wolf, Directors of the Programs in Theater and Music Theater, speak during the 2023 Class Day Celebration. Photo by Ron Wyatt
Jane Cox and Stacy Wolf, Directors of the Programs in Theater and Music Theater, pose with theater and music theater certificate program graduates. Photo by Ron Wyatt
Lecturer in Visual Arts Colleen Asper and Associate Director of Visual Arts Pam Lins speak during the 2023 Class Day Celebration. Photo by Ron Wyatt
Lecturer in Visual Arts Colleen Asper and Associate Director of Visual Arts Pam Lins pose with visual arts certificate program graduates. Photo by Ron Wyatt
Lewis Center for the Arts faculty and directors applaud the program graduates, their family and their friends during the 2023 Class Day Celebration. Photo by Ron Wyatt
At the annual Class Day ceremony held on May 29 in the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center, the Lewis Center for the Arts recognized graduates who earned certificates through the Programs in Creative Writing, Dance, Theater, Music Theater, and Visual Arts and degrees in the Practice of Art track in the Department of Art & Archaeology. With introductory remarks by Lewis Center Chair Judith Hamera, the ceremony reflected a year of incredible achievements by students researching and practicing their creativity across the disciplines.
Every Class Day is the culmination of both the usual demands of an undergraduate career at Princeton— the challenges, achievements, resilience, and resourcefulness—and those unique to each specific class. Our LCA Class of ’23 has shown us what it means to think deeply about, and creatively negotiate, art making in radically different contexts: from a global pandemic to its long, waning aftermath. You’ve pressed us to become a more genuinely welcoming place, and you’ve surprised us, challenged us, and partnered with us in so many wonderful ways.
—Judith Hamera
Each year the Lewis Center awards three top academic prizes that recognize a number of students for overall achievement in the arts. This year, Hamera announced these honors for six seniors who demonstrated excellence and proficiency in their fields, enlarged the scope of our understanding of issues of race, and embodied a commitment to push boundaries and explore unknown territory. Elliot Lee and Lane Marsh received the Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts; Cassandra James and Camryn Stafford were honored with the Toni Morrison Prize; and Angelica Qin and Amanda Gabrielle Roxas-Chua Qua received the Action Based Community Engagement Award.
Program directors Yiyun Li (Creative Writing), Jane Cox (Theater), and Stacy Wolf (Music Theater) and acting directors Rebecca Lazier (Dance) and Pam Lins (Visual Arts) also shared remarks and announced a number of awards given to seniors for outstanding achievement in each program.
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View the 2023 Class Day Program listing all graduates and senior awards »
