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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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A Character Sketch

May 17, 2019 Art

How an alum created the look of some of your favorite pixar stars.

The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists

The Key Role of Artists in Transforming Our Communities—W.C. Richardson

May 06, 2019 Art

"As a scholar and a thinker and a human being in the world, I’m an omnivore."

Hyperallergic

A Shape-Shifting Artist, 87 Years Young

April 28, 2019 Art, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

Over the course of a 70-year-career, David Driskell has been making art about memory, jazz, cities, spirituality, and nature.

UMD Social Justice Day 2019 Awards

April 10, 2019 Art, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture , School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Inaugural awards recognize campus social justice initiatives.

Maryland Today

Taking Pictures

February 21, 2019 Art

Phillips, UMD partnership host latest “Conversations With Artists.”

Bmore Art

"Empirical Evidence" of Cataclysmic Climate Change

February 20, 2019 Art

John Ruppert’s "LAB: Empirical Evidence" at UMBC examines our relationship to climate change in physical and psychological ways.

The Diamondback

“Glances From Infinity” Showcases the Diversity of UMD Faculty Work

November 02, 2018 Art

Among the items on display: paintings, sculptures and melted prescription bottles.

ARHU Faculty Earn Promotion and Tenure

September 25, 2018 American Studies, Art, Classics, Communication, English, History, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies, Philosophy, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, Second Language Acquisition, Linguistics

22 faculty members from the College of Arts and Humanities have received promotion and/or tenure.

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.