Mason Gross School of the Arts

Mason Gross offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in art, design, dance, filmmaking, music, and theater.

The square is a gathering spot for students between classes, the site of impromptu performances and an outdoor setting for evening events.

Slightly up river from the primary MGSA campus and south of the train station is the City of New Brunswick's downtown Civic Square.

This arts and theater district is home to off-campus Mason Gross studios, galleries, and stages.

[6] It hosts theater performances at Mason Gross alongside professional companies American Repertory Ballet,[7] Crossroads Theatre,[8] and George Street Playhouse.

Mason Gross Galleries at Civic Square shows graduate and undergraduate student work.

The Documentary Film Lab, led by Academy Award-winner Thomas Lennon, and intensive production classes and advanced technical workshops are among the notable features of the program.

[1] In the early 1950s, artist Allan Kaprow taught at Rutgers University and helped start the Fluxus group alongside professors Robert Watts, Geoffrey Hendricks, and Roy Lichtenstein; artists George Brecht and George Segal; and students Lucas Samaras and Robert Whitman.

Mason Gross collaborates with Rutgers at large in exploring the role of the arts in analyzing and explaining facts and ideas.

[19] MGSA has more than 500 events taking place annually on campus, alongside classes, rehearsals and numerous recreational activities.