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Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery

3D Printing, Animation, Underwater Cameras: New Methods Inform Faculty Art Exhibition

Works in triennial exhibition tackle climate change, identity, misogyny and more.

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March 27, 2024 Art

International Placemaking Week

International Placemaking Week
March 25, 2024 Art

The Design & Democracy

Can a Giant Turtle Shell Full of Games Lure Young Voters?
January 25, 2024 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

2024 Clarvit Research Fellowships Announced

Announcing the 2024 Clarvit Research Fellowship recipients.
December 18, 2022 Art

2023 Clarvit Research Fellowships Announced

Announcing the 2023 Clarvit Research Fellowship Recipients
March 11, 2022 Art, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Inaugural David C. and Thelma G. Driskell Award for Creative Excellence

We welcome submissions from emerging scholars and artists who will create new artistic or scholarly work that furthers the Driskell Center’s mission.

November 16, 2021 Art

Family’s $2.5M Gifts to Provide Resources for Art and Education, New Outdoor Exhibition Space

Clarvits’ gifts will fund innovation in the arts, support College of Education students.
February 09, 2021 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art

HBO Documentary Explores Impact of ‘a Trailblazer for All of Us’

Film premieres tonight about late UMD professor David C. Driskell’s groundbreaking exhibition of Black artists.
December 22, 2020 Art

Studio Art Senior Exhibition | Winter 2020

View the artwork of our graduating seniors for Winter, 2020
October 31, 2020 Communication, Art, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

New Majors in Departments of Art, Communication and Jewish Studies

Four communication specializations and majors in immersive media design and ancient religions are among new offerings for ARHU students.

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Maryland Today

10 Faculty Receive UMD Independent Scholarship, Research and Creativity Awards

January 29, 2025 Art, Communication, English, Philosophy

Grants to support individual projects in arts, AI, architecture and more.

2025 Harriet Tubman Day Poster Award

January 10, 2025 Art, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Submissions for the 2025 Harriet Tubman Day Poster Award are now open
Arts for All

Fall 2024 ArtsAMP Student Grants Announced

December 11, 2024 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Arts for All announces the recipients of the Fall 2024 ArtsAMP Student Grants.

Department of Art MFA students to hold Open Studio event

November 11, 2024 Art

On November 13th and 14th join the University of Maryland Department of Art for MFA Graduate Open Studios.

Stories Beneath the Shell

University of Maryland Faculty and Students Collaborate to Increase Voter Participation

October 16, 2024 Art

Stories Beneath the Shell highlights the VOTE (Fearlessly)! initiative.
Maryland Today

3D Printing, Animation, Underwater Cameras: New Methods Inform Faculty Art Exhibition

October 01, 2024 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery

Works in triennial exhibition tackle climate change, identity, misogyny and more.
Maryland Today

Music Video ‘Immerses’ Viewers in Virtual Performance

September 06, 2024 Art

Faculty member evokes sensory crossovers with local indie band.
Maryland Today

NextNOW Fest 2024: Handpicked Highlights From Curators

September 03, 2024 Art, Art History and Archaeology, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Arts extravaganza to feature nearly 70 activities, performances, exhibitions.

Art-Science Projects to Explore Quantum Creativity

July 25, 2024 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Newly funded artistic collaborations seek to explain quantum concepts.

Inaugural Arts for All Fellows To Work Across Art, Tech, Science and Social Justice

June 13, 2024 Art, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The 10 faculty and 5 students come from units across campus and will work on projects that engage the public.