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2023 Clarvit Research Fellowships Announced

Announcing the 2023 Clarvit Research Fellowship Recipients

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

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.

May 21, 2020 Art

An Artful Solution

MFA thesis showcase goes virtual.

December 02, 2019 Art

Board of Regents OKs New Major at UMD Focused on Virtual Reality Design

The immersive media design major, which will focus on virtual reality, was greenlit by the Board of Regents Nov. 22.

November 19, 2019 Art

Sensory Excavation

Art professor awarded grant to create immersive experience of one of world's largest oil reserves.

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The Washington Post

In the Galleries: Three Local Artists Explore the Transient Nature of Identity

July 27, 2018 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

Brentwood Arts Exchange exhibition has been curated by University of Maryland students.

The Diamondback

Immersive Art Spring Exhibition Combined the Worlds of Stem and Art

April 30, 2018 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

ART x TECH pushed boundaries to turn technology into creativity.

Writer's Bloc

'Media Lux' Artists at the Stamp Gallery Share What Inspires Their Art

April 07, 2018 Art, Art History and Archaeology, College of Arts and Humanities, University of Maryland Art Gallery

Media Lux is an exhibition featuring work by artists in the second year of MFA candidacy in the Department of Art.

Terp Magazine

LET'S GO FLY A KITE

January 09, 2018 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

Guggenheim recipient to use kites to connect children across the globe.

The Washington Post

In The Galleries: University Of Maryland Spotlights Six Former Students

November 30, 2017 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities

The University of Maryland Art Gallery’s “Laid, Placed and Arranged” showcases recent work by six people who studied at the school between 1990 and 2010.

2017-18 Capaa And Rasa Award Recipients

November 27, 2017 American Studies, Art, Maryland Center for Humanities Research, Communication, English, History, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The College of Arts and Humanities extends its congratulations to outstanding faculty for RASA and CAPPA awards.

2017-18 Scholarship Recipients

November 16, 2017 Art, Art History and Archaeology, Classics, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, English, History, Linguistics, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Chinese, German Studies, Persian, Spanish and Portuguese, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

ARHU is pleased to announce the 2017-18 Senior Scholars, Scholarship Recipients and Freshmen Scholars.

The Diamondback

Review: "Unto Itself" Isn't Your Typical Installation Art

September 27, 2017 Art History and Archaeology, Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities, Honors Humanities

Exhibition Captivates Audience With Black-And-White-Printed Text.

Boise State Public Radio

Artist Visits Boise To Explore Ideas Of Western Expansion And Surveillance

September 26, 2017 Art, College of Arts and Humanities, Digital Cultures & Creativity

Art professor Hasan Elahi spoke about his FBI interrogation experience.

Drink In Sight Of Massive Chandelier Made Of Recycled Water Bottles At Unh

September 21, 2017 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Willie Cole's traveling exhibition is now on display at the University of New Hampshire.