LATEST CAM NEWS FROM CU DENVER
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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.
2021 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.
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CAM's Living, Learning, Creating Community
City Heights is home to the CAM Living, Learning, and Creating Community (LLCC), 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 New York City, Denmark, the 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 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!
Check out the stats for the highly ranked CU Denver top-tier academic program.
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#1 in Colorado among Public Schools
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Top 20 Nationally among Public Schools and Colleges
The Dean's Blog
Follow Dean Kaptain as he explores opportunities for students in the creative industries in Denver and around the globe.
A statement from Dean Kaptain on the George Floyd tragedy
Dean Kaptain's message to incoming students & families
A Statement on the accelerating violence against Asians and Asian Americans
FROM THE CAM NEWSROOM
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At the Still Point: Exhibition in CU Denver Experience Gallery Invites Visitors to Consider the Experience of Being Black in AmericaOpens in a new window
May 20, 2022At the Still Point of the Turning of the World: Black in America captures the responses of several artists to the tension between living with the status quo and imagining new futures. The exhibition is composed of four distinct projects with touch points to the world-renowned pianist Awadagin Pratt.Opens in a new window Full story -
Jelie Wrote Mental Health Anthem "Cope" During PandemicOpens in a new window
May 18, 2022(Westword) The production of CAM alum and Denver rapper Jelie’s new mental health-centered single, “Cope,” took longer than she anticipated, so the song is coming out rather late in Mental Health Awareness Month.Opens in a new window Full story -
Artist Kyoko Ono Curates Works for ‘Guilty’, a Juried Student Exhibition
May 8, 2022 byEach year, students at CU Denver are invited to submit visual artwork for a juried exhibition to be displayed at the Emmanuel Art Gallery. This year’s exhibition, “Guilty” was curated by Kyoko Ono, who has chosen a selection of works to be displayed out of the 80 total submissions she was handed. The show runs from May 10-19th. A celebration of the show is scheduled for May 10th, 3-5pm.Full story -
'Blood, Sweat, and Soul': CU Denver Film & Television Turns Out TalentOpens in a new window
May 4, 2022The cohort style of Film & Television facilitates students working with and learning from other students, faculty, and industry professionals from day one on campus. The intensity of the degree program ensures that only those who are truly passionate about film stick around through the senior thesis project.Opens in a new window Full story -
Tenzing Rigdol Awarded Honorary Doctorate by CU Denver
Apr 29, 2022 byThe University of Colorado Board of Regents will award Tenzing Rigdol an Honorary Doctorate degree on May 3, 2022. Rigdol, one of the world’s most prolific contemporary Tibetan artists, is an alumnus of University of Colorado Denver’s College of Arts & Media.Full story