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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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The Art Gallery At The University Of Maryland Presents: What’S In A Meme?

March 06, 2014 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities

Changing world of viral Internet phenomena examined in exhibition.
The Washington Post

Art Review: ‘Csa: Forty Years Of Community-Sourced Art’

February 27, 2014 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD professor Foon Sham and graduate student Dane Winkler display their work at the Arlington Arts Center in Virginia.

Umd Artist Resurrects Spirit Of Beloved Chapel Oak

January 24, 2014 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

See how art professor Foon Sham has given new life to what was the university's "Duke's Tree."
The Baltimore Sun

John Ruppert'S Striking Composite Photos Of Icelandic Terrain On Display At Grimaldis Gallery

December 12, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

John Ruppert, professor of art, presents "The Iceland Project."
The Washington Post

Art Review: Lauren Frances Moore Evans At Hillyer Art Space

October 17, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

Lauren Frances Moore, MFA Candidate in Studio Art-Sculpture, presents "Wholeism: Parts and Holes" at Hillyer Art Space in Washington D.C.
The Diamondback

Fine Arts Lecturer Rushern Baker Iv Announces Run For State Delegate

October 04, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

A UMD fine arts lecturer is chasing a seat in the state House of Delegates.
Washington College News Service

Wc Sandbox Starts With Former Umd Art Department Chair And Sculptor John Ruppert

August 22, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

The groundbreaking SANDBOX project at Washington College welcomes nationally known sculptor John Ruppert as its first Distinguished Visitor with a month-long exhibition

ARHU Faculty Earn Promotion And Tenure

July 17, 2013 Art, American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to faculty members in ARHU who have been awarded promotion and/or tenure.

ARHU Faculty Earn Promotion And Tenure

July 17, 2013 American Studies, Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Congratulations to faculty members in ARHU who have been awarded promotion and/or tenure.
WJLA

University Of Maryland Students Showcase Works Of Art In Long Branch Neighborhood

May 14, 2013 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

University of Maryland art and architecture students created 10 public art installations to help revitalize Montgomery County's Long Branch neighborhood.