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International Placemaking Week

International Placemaking Week

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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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Maryland Today

Striking Art While the Iron Is Hot

December 08, 2022 Art

Twice-annual event invites community to take part in metal pouring.
Maryland Today

Professor Combines Art and Data to Capture Beauty, Diversity of Arctic Ice

November 28, 2022 Art

Assistant Professor of Art Cy Keener collaborates on a new exhibition at the National Academy of Sciences.

Wilmer's Park Reimagined Community Cay

October 25, 2022 Art

This event was organized by MNCPCC in Prince George's County
Maryland Today

‘Unidos’ in Prince George’s County

October 14, 2022 Art

Undergrad leads Hispanic Heritage Month poster design.
Maryland Today

10 Ways to Dive Into Fun and Creativity at NextNOW Fest

September 06, 2022 The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art, University of Maryland Art Gallery

Annual UMD arts extravaganza returns with workshops, exhibitions, performances and a skate park.

Digital Skills ‘Break Through’ Across Disciplines

August 24, 2022 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Communication, Art, School of Music

92 students in 24 majors participate in tech program’s Summer Guild.

Fall 2022 Leadership Appointments

June 30, 2022 English, National Foreign Language Center, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, History, University of Maryland Art Gallery, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, Art, Consortium on Race, Gender and Ethnicity

Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill announces new leadership appointments.
Washington Post

"Extraordinarily Talented" Professor Emeritus of Painting and Drawing William Charles Richardson Dies at 68

June 02, 2022 Art

Richardson was also the former chair of the Department of Art.

Inaugural Clarvit Fellowship Winners Announced

May 03, 2022 Art

The Department of Art announces the first recipients of the Clarvit Faculty and Graduate Research Fellowship

Making ‘Place’ Through Art and Design

April 29, 2022 Art

In a new creative placemaking minor, students partner with communities to envision public spaces.