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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 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.

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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.

Museums Must Reach Into Communities

February 05, 2016 Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College of Arts and Humanities, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Op-ed piece in the Baltimore Sun discusses the importance of the UMD-Phillips Collection partnership and the NEH-funded "Baltimore Stories" project.

First University-Sponsored Phillips Collection Exhibition Opens

February 04, 2016 Art, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

University of Maryland presents its debut exhibition "Intersections" at the Phillips Collection.

First University-Sponsored Phillips Collection Exhibition Opens

February 04, 2016 Art, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

University of Maryland presents its debut exhibition "Intersections" at the Phillips Collection.
The Diamondback

UMD Finishes Tawes Hall Renovation, Continues On-Campus Construction

January 27, 2016 Art, English

The Diamondback writes about the completion of the Tawes Hall renovation and other construction projects that are in progress.
Terp Magazine

A Modern Partnership

January 15, 2016 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

UMD and The Phillips Collection join forces to increase collaboration in the arts and humanities.

Art Students Help Create Installation Honoring Life And Work Of Cancer Victim

December 16, 2015 Art

UMD alum Francie Hester unveils new “Wordfall” project at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
The Diamondback

Looking To The Future

December 13, 2015 Art, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

Redevelopments and construction projects are actualizing the city's vision of a 'Greater College Park.'

Foxworth Initiative Grant Recipients For 2015-16 Announced

December 11, 2015 Art History and Archaeology, Art, College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies

Karen Bradley, Audra Buck-Coleman, Roberta Lavine And Jason Kuo Represent Third Foxworth Faculty Cohort.