Salisbury University Celebrates Music and Art at Fall for Fulton
Salisbury, Md. — The Fulton School of Liberal Arts at Salisbury University hosted their annual Fall for Fulton event Friday, a celebration of music, art, and the variety of work from the students in Fulton. Attendees were treated a day full of live music, poetry, glass blowing, and art as the university prepares for homecoming weekend.
“It’s a way for us to participate in the campus homecoming activities while showcasing the extraordinary range of activities that our students pursue, whether it’s in the visual arts, the performing arts, creative writing, social sciences, humanities, all of it,” said Maarten Pereboom, dean of the Fulton School.
Pereboom called the event a celebration and added that it’s a way for people to explore their passions.
“The experience here at Salisbury University is really about setting people up for lifelong learning and thinking about the things that they enjoy doing that wouldn’t necessarily be part of their career plans. But the things that just give them joy and things that they enjoy doing. I love the fact that our orchestra, for example, has nursing majors. They’re going to be in the health care professions, but they love to play music, or they love to sing, or they love to do ceramics,” Pereboom said. “People have their whole lives in front of them and this really gives people an opportunity to think about what they really care about, what really makes them happy.”
Tara Gladden, the cultural affairs and engagement specialist at SU, said that students are excited to participate in the event every year and it’s a way to welcome alumni back to campus for the start of homecoming weekend.
“It’s wonderful to celebrate the history of SU, but also the camaraderie of SU during homecoming. This particular event is very welcoming for everyone,” Gladden said.
SU senior Brodie Diamond says performing at the event is something he’s done since his freshman year.
“Ever since then, it has become kind of an annual thing where I look forward to this every year. A lot of students look forward to this every year. It brings everyone together,” Diamond said.
Brodie has been playing the guitar since he was in eighth grade and grew up being very into folk music, which he preformed at the event.
“The way folk music works is you share that music, you pass it down and share it with the world. So I just like playing my guitar for the people and share songs,” Diamond said.
Gladden called the arts a great unifier and explained the role the Fulton School has in highlighting human art during the age of AI.
“AI is out there. We can’t get away from it. But I really don’t think there is any replacement for the human spirit and what the human spirit can bring to a performance,” Gladden said. “A human being pouring their soul out in a performance, or a human being drawing or painting or giving a speech — there’s no replacement for that. I think humans connect with humans, and I think the Fulton School is especially really great at making those connections happen.”
