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The latest buzz about our community.
Internationally Ranked Programs
Film & Television, Music & Entertainment, and Visual Arts earn top spots among elite institutions.
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Make it in the arts. Make it CAM.
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Creative Impact: CAM Artists in Action
Students and faculty address social issues through art and interpretation.
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CAM students, alumni, faculty, and staff are a community full of ambitious ideas, future-focused solutions, and creative thoughts.
WELCOME TO THE COLLEGE OF
ARTS & MEDIA
The College of Arts & Media is the only college leveraging the influence of CU Denver in the heart of Denver’s thriving arts industry to produce
graduates who are ready to inspire, lead and create. CAM offers degrees and programs in Film & Television, Media Forensics, Music & Entertainment, and Visual Arts.
TURN WHAT YOU LOVE INTO WHAT YOU DO.
Film & Television
Film & Television at CU Denver is where your passion becomes the opportunity to write the script, edit the film, hold the camera, and tell your story. With leading industry professionals, you’ll work on a variety of projects—including short films, web series’, documentaries, digital effects, and TV studio production.
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Music & Entertainment Industry Studies
You know the right sound when you hear it. You know it’s a hit when you mix it. You know the music and entertainment industry is for you, and we know how to turn that passion into a career. MEIS offers four unique programs with a contemporary and commercial focus.
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Visual Arts
In Visual Arts, the city becomes our canvas, industry leaders become professors, and a passion becomes a profession. Students have access to state-of-the art digital labs, sculpture studios, industrial equipment and darkrooms, uniting the ability to create with the means to succeed.
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National Center for Media Forensics
Facts lie right in front of us like puzzle pieces waiting to be put together. The NCMF provides world class programs and a Master of Science in Media Forensics degree dedicated to the scientific study and research of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of digital evidence.
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CAM's Residential Creative Community
City Heights is home to the CAM Residential Creative Community, a special residential space for College of Arts & Media (CAM) students to live in a supportive environment of artists, filmmakers, musicians, and scholars.
Five Questions for the CAM Community
CAM students, alumni, faculty, and staff are a community full of ambitious ideas, future-focused solutions, and creative thoughts. Get to know more about these artists, scholars, and leaders!
CAM Events
The College of Arts & Media is a vibrant and active community! Whether you are current student, prospective student, alumni, or community member, we are excited to have you join our CAM happenings.
Top Ranked Animation Program
CU Denver's 3D Graphics & Animation again makes the list of top nationally-ranked animation programs from Animation Career Review in the 2022 Program Rankings!
CU Denver is Celebrating 50 Years
Whether you’re an alumnus, current student, faculty and staff member, donor, or neighbor, you’re a valuable part of the CU Denver community. Help us celebrate the last 50 years and a future that works for all.
FROM THE CAM NEWSROOM
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“In A World of Circles and Squares”
Nov 22, 2023Denver sculptor and CAM faculty member Michael Brohman is currently exhibiting sculptural works at the Hall Gallery in the Windgate Visual Arts Center at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi from November 6-December 1, 2023. The artist will give a talk on his work on Thursday, November 30 at 6 pm at the Wingate Gallery.Full story -
The Emmanuel Gallery Is Swallowed by Giant Inflatable Artwork by Ángel Ricardo Ricardo Ríos
Nov 20, 2023On display through February 24, 2024, Ángel Ricardo Ricardo Ríos’ Ikebana is an organic fusion of pumpkins and gourds writhing together, as the artist describes, in an “accumulation of sensual and organic forms.” Artist Ángel Ricardo Ricardo Ríos’ Ikebana is taking up the better part of the gallery’s lower level—even stretching up and flowing over the glass sides of the gallery’s second-level balcony.Full story -
HAPPENINGS AT THE EMMANUEL GALLERYOpens in a new window
Nov 15, 2023The Emmanuel Art Gallery is an excellent resource for students, artistic or not, and gallery coordinator Andrew Palamara discusses opportunities for student participation, the gallery's function, and his own experience with art and art galleries.Opens in a new window Full story -
CU Denver’s Guide to 3D Graphics and Animation JobsOpens in a new window
Nov 13, 2023If you dream of bringing characters to life, creating breathtaking visual effects, or designing immersive virtual worlds, there’s a pathway to combine your interests with animation jobs. CU Denver’s 3D Graphics & Animation program is nurturing the next generation of visionaries in the field. Are you ready to turn your passion into a career?Opens in a new window Full story -
Meet Katie YeagerOpens in a new window
Nov 9, 2023Staff member and CAM alum Katie Yeager talks about her journey into songwriting. "Once I started to find a music community in Denver and saw real people living my dream, I knew that I wanted to go all-in. I enrolled in CU Denver’s Singer/Songwriter program and never looked back."Opens in a new window Full story