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Studio 2022
Celebrating art, scholarship, and education as a mechanism to create a more equitable future.
Get to Know the CAM Community
CAM students, alumni, faculty, and staff are a community full of ambitious ideas, future-focused solutions, and creative thoughts.
2022 Awards & Acheivements
Celebrating an incredible year of accomplishment.
Creative Impact: CAM Artists in Action
Students and faculty address social issues through art and interpretation.
CU Denver Music Business Tops Billboard
CAM earns top spot among elite institutions.
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.
DISCOVER CAM
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.
CAM Goes Global
In 2022, CAM students will travel to Singapore, Denmark, Czech Republic, Italy, and India. Read more about the unique opportunities available for students in the fields of visual arts, sound, design, music, and film.
Top Ranked Graphic Design Program
CU Denver’s Digital Design landed among the top 15% of public universities in the U.S. (#33) according to Animation Career Review. The 2022 program rankings listed CU Denver’s program as:
- #1 in Colorado among private and public schools
- #33 nationally among public schools
- #9 among schools in the Southwest
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!
FROM THE CAM NEWSROOM
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Dean Laurence Kaptain Departs CAM After Eight Years of Leadership, Accepts Positions with CU Denver’s Office of the Provost
Jun 29, 2022 byJoann Brennan and Nate Thompson will build on the remarkable legacy left by Kaptain, who begins his new role on July 1, 2022.Full story -
Indie-Pop Band Wildermiss Returns to Denver With Fresh CutsOpens in a new window
Jun 28, 2022(Westword)–– Wildermiss credits their start at CU Denver and in Music & Entertainment Industry Studies to giving them the tools and chops to make it as a nationally-known act. That's the reason they are coming back to campus to talk and play for LYNX Camp––to give back to students who want to pursue the arts.Opens in a new window Full story -
The Fall of Kidd Creole: Inside a Rap Pioneer’s Tragic DescentOpens in a new window
Jun 16, 2022(The New York Times)–– A member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five faces murder charges and his fate may hang on surveillance video that has been analyzed by top international media forensics expert, Catalin Grigoras, director of the National Center for Media Forensics at CU Denver's College of Arts & Media.Opens in a new window Full story -
The Future of Work Centers on Creativity and Courageous Imagination, According to a New Global Research Initiative Led by the University of Colorado Denver
Jun 13, 2022 byAs society continues to rethink the Future of Work and grapples with the Great Resignation, new levels of creativity and imagination will be required. CU Denver invites researchers, scholars, creators, and interested citizens to join a cultural movement to build a smart and savvy workforce that works for all.Full story -
Trine Bumiller Transforms Emmanuel Gallery Into ‘Garden of Eden’ a la Italian CathedralOpens in a new window
Jun 1, 2022Although the Emmanuel Art Gallery no longer serves as home to a religious congregation, artist Trine Bumiller’s vision for the former house of worship is nonetheless inspired. The building “almost asked for a biblical theme,” Bumiller says.Opens in a new window Full story