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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.

September 22, 2020 Art

New Major Immerses Students in Coding and Creativity

First introductory course offered this fall, two more expected next spring.

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Fifteen Arhu Students Win Summer 2016 Bright Futures Scholarships

May 10, 2016 History, American Studies, Art, Classics, Communication, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to the 15 ARHU students who won the Summer 2016 Bright Futures Scholarships!

University Of Maryland Art Gallery Presents 2016 Mfa Thesis Exhibition

April 25, 2016 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities

An exhibition that marks the culmination of fine arts education and training in the University of Maryland Department of Art.

The Washington Post

In The Galleries: For Artist Foon Sham, It’S All About The Wood

April 22, 2016 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities

The Washington Post reviews Foon Sham's artwork and the "Manhua+ Manga" exhibition.

The Diamondback

Hasan Elahi Earns Guggenheim Fellowship For Ongoing Art Project

April 14, 2016 Art, College Park Scholars-Arts, Digital Cultures & Creativity

Tracking Transience, art professor Hasan Elahi's ongoing art project, documents his daily actions and movements.

Umd Arts Faculty And Alumni Awarded Maryland State Arts Council Grants

April 13, 2016 Art

The grants will support the ongoing creative works of UMD art faculty and alumni.

University Of Maryland Art Gallery Presents Manhua + Manga

March 11, 2016 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland Art Gallery

An exhibition on rare Chinese and Japanese comics from the 1930s and 1940s.

Umd Community Gathers For 50Th Anniversary Of Art Gallery

March 10, 2016 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery

For 50 years, the UMD Art Gallery has distinguished itself for works that span continents, cultures and centuries.

The Diamondback

Artist From Disney’S ‘Zootopia’ Speaks To Umd Students About Animation

March 01, 2016 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Cinema and Media Studies

Nick Orsi, a visual development artist at Disney Animation Studios, speaks to UMD art and film students.

The Guardian

One Idea To Best The Surveillance State: Radical Transparency

February 25, 2016 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD art professor Hasan Elahi wrote an article in The Guardian in response to the court order to make Apple unlock a shooter's iPhone.

Connection Newspapers

Lorton: Culture Diversity Sculpture

February 18, 2016 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

Work by UMD art professor Foon Sham on display at Workhouse Art Center.