(CU Connections)––Art History professor Maria Buzek is honored for excellence in and commitment to learning and teaching, as well as active, substantial contributions to scholarly work. President Saliman solicits annual nominations of faculty across the four campuses for the designation, which is a lifetime appointment.
The National Center for Media Forensics (NCMF) graduate program has representation in the new leadership of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE). Brandon Epstein ’20 was elected as Chair and Jesus Valenzuela, who is expected to graduate fall 2022, was elected to the Vice Chair position.
Denver and the College of Arts & Media celebrate Performance Art Week with live performances at the Emmanuel Art Gallery on March 1st and 2nd. A special viewing of video art and film will be projected on the Daniels & Fisher Clock Tower during the evening of March 1st.
(A&R Factory)––Lolita is a soulfully sweet Denver, Colorado-based indie-pop solo artist who studied at the University of Colorado and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music & Entertainment Industry Studies.
(Denver Post)—Artist and activist Gregg Deal’s exhilarating and gutting solo show, “Tutse Nakoekwu (Minor Threat),” closes its roughly month-long run at Emmanuel Art Gallery at 4 p.m. on March 1 with a spoken-word performance from the artist himself.
The College of Arts & Media joins the Colorado Dragon Boat Film Festival to showcase Asian and Asian American film at Denver’s Sie Center opening March 3 and running through March 5, 2022.
"When you are an artist, it is a calling and quite simply, it is difficult, if not impossible, to pursue anything else," advisor Karin Hunter-Byrd says. Hunter-Byrd pursues her own calling in the arts and higher education through her role as an advisor in CAM.
Production design professor Nathan Thompson says each set is "a new puzzle to solve with new challenges required by the story and the director's vision." Thompson shares how he uses these challenges to spur creativity in our five question interview.
Denise Larson began her career in academia teaching English as a second language. Now she helps CAM students navigate the waters of study abroad programs, among other things.
(Fox 31)—Storm Gloor, an associate professor of music business at the University of Colorado Denver, comments on the impact of artists pulling music from the Spotify platform.
"Working with analog materials forces students to slow down and be more conscious of their choices," Prof. of Photography Carol Golemboski says when speaking of the merits of film and the darkroom.
There are several reasons to get started in NFT art, but there are a lot of things to take into consideration as well. Don't let the fees or volatility of the market take you by surprise! Read our tips from faculty members who have already entered the world of blockchains and NFTs.
When Gregg Deal came across the work of James Luna, it was the first time he experienced another artist who was “unapologetically Indigenous.” It is that same spirit of un-apology and autonomy that Deal brings to his art.
"I am always surprised at the efforts our students go through to make it through their degree programs," Professor Sam McGuire says of the students he encounters in the Music & Entertainment Industry Studies program.
As the Program Manager for the Music & Entertainment Industry Studies (MEIS) department in the College of Arts & Media (CAM) at CU Denver, Christie would like aspiring musicians to know this: The business side of the music industry is just as important as the talent.
(Voyage Denver)—Today we’d like to introduce you to Travis Vermilye, professor at the University of Colorado Denver in the College of Arts & Media in Visual Arts
Digital design professor Michelle Carpenter originally came to Colorado on her way to Los Angeles to try her luck in the music scene. She visited friends in Boulder and fell in love with the area, the rock climbing, and the Colorado lifestyle.
Visual Arts Professor Rian Keranne created the mezuzah now affixed to the doorframe of Golda Meir's House Museum on the Auraria Campus. The house was rededicated in a ceremony on Monday, January 10, 2022 during which various leaders who were instrumental in saving the house from obscurity and demolition were honored.
"After having worked in different cultures, I feel cross-cultural experiences broaden the lens through which we view the world around us. It informs our storytelling and our philosophy as filmmakers and educators," filmmaker and senior instructor Roma Sur says.