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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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Broadening the Arts Umbrella

September 08, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, School of Music, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, English, Art, Art History and Archaeology, University of Maryland Art Gallery, David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora

New initiative expands offerings; unites arts, STEM and social justice.

Professor of Art Foon Sham Receives Outstanding Educator Award

July 30, 2021 Art

The artist-educator has been honored by the International Sculpture Center.

Arts & Humanities Dean's Colloquium Series on Race, Equity & Justice: Jessica Gatlin Discusses “Interdisciplinary Forms of Resistance”

May 04, 2021 Art, College of Arts and Humanities

ARHU professor's talk is part of a series centering racism, equity and justice.

Art Professor Launches ‘Multi-Sensory’ Oil Field Experience

April 13, 2021 Art

Shannon Collis’ “Strata” at the Berman Museum of Art takes visitors ‘above and through’ Canada’s Athabasca Oil Sands.
Maryland Today

In the ‘Midst’ of It All

April 13, 2021 Art

New exhibit at Stamp Gallery highlights graduate students’ work during COVID.
Maryland Today

Mural of a Lifetime

March 10, 2021 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art

Collage-style painting in Cole Field House honors towering figure in African American art.
Maryland Today

Student Artists Capture Spirit of Black Lives Matter

March 08, 2021 Art

Sadat Art for Peace Competition winners announced.
Maryland Today

HBO Documentary Explores Impact of ‘a Trailblazer for All of Us’

February 09, 2021 David C. Driskell Center for the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora, Art

Film premieres tonight about late UMD professor David C. Driskell’s groundbreaking exhibition of Black artists.