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Arts for All Announces Spring 2026 ArtsAMP Grants

Learn more about the 17 arts-based, interdisciplinary projects developed by faculty, students and student organizations.

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April 21, 2026 Art, Arts for All, English, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music

Sadat Winners 'Celebrate Our Differences and Strengthen Community'

Student arts competition focused this year on democracy, civic responsibility.
February 23, 2026 Art, Arts for All

Democratizing Design, Building Community

MFA student expands community 3D sculpture and printing workshops.

January 15, 2026 Art, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities

The Art of the City

Art professor depicts different sides of Baltimore in new audiovisual installation.
December 18, 2025 Art, Art History and Archaeology, Arts Leadership and Entrepreneurship, College Park Scholars-Arts

Prof. Donahue-Shipp led Paint on Site Project

Prof. Donahue-Shipp led Paint on Site project with his ARTT 426 class

October 08, 2025 American Studies, Art, Arts for All, Communication, English, Linguistics, Maryland Language Science Center, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Art and Humanity of AI

From classrooms to research labs, the College of Arts and Humanities is shaping how we understand artificial intelligence and guiding its responsible future.
April 01, 2025 Art

Adobe Create Now UMD 2025

Adobe + Graphic Design Event

March 28, 2025 Art, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise

Come on, Feel (and Make) the Noise
December 19, 2024 Art, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Fall 2024 ArtsAMP Student Grants Announced

Arts for All announces the recipients of the Fall 2024 ArtsAMP Student Grants.
October 01, 2024 Art, Arts for All, 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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Using Art to Transform ‘Something So Ugly’ into ‘Something So Beautiful’

May 21, 2024 Art, Arts for All

Maggie Letvin ’24, an ARHU triple major, said UMD showed them they can’t live life without making art.
Maryland Today

Student Works Awarded in Expanded Sadat Arts for Justice and Peace Program

April 24, 2024 Art, Arts for All, English, School of Music

Music, poetry added to competition; entries centered on freedom of speech.
Maryland Today

New Ideas for Used Materials

April 16, 2024 Art, Arts for All

Art class designs Maryland Day installation from found objects.

International Placemaking Week

March 27, 2024 Art

International Placemaking Week
Maryland Today

Can a Giant Turtle Shell Full of Games Lure Young Voters?

March 25, 2024 Art, Arts for All

Course designs Creative ways to increase college participation in 2024 election.

The Design & Democracy

March 25, 2024 Art

Can a Giant Turtle Shell Full of Games Lure Young Voters?

Arts for All Welcomes Inaugural Artists-in-Residence

February 05, 2024 Art, Arts for All

Hannah Smotrich and Ari Melenciano ’14 will focus on voting, AI, while at UMD this semester.

Inaugural ‘Harmony Fellows’ Blend Disciplines, Forge New Directions for ARHU and UMD

January 31, 2024 College of Arts and Humanities, History, Art History and Archaeology, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Art, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Classics, American Studies

Seven pairs of fellows, from ARHU and beyond, are working on a range of projects to innovate curricula, research and programming.

2024 Clarvit Research Fellowships Announced

January 25, 2024 Art, Arts for All, College of Arts and Humanities

Announcing the 2024 Clarvit Research Fellowship recipients.
The Diamondback

UMD Professor Exhibits Large-Scale Sculptures in New DC Exhibition

November 20, 2023 Art, Arts for All

The Diamondback features Art Professor Foon Sham and his new DC exhibition.