Mariely Marquez-Lopez is a testament to the transformative power of philanthropy in education. As a Digital Design student and beneficiary of the a College of Arts & Media scholarship, Mariely has not only embraced the opportunity to pursue her passion for design but has also harnessed it to make a meaningful impact in her community.
The students are aware that even while they work to create this safe and inclusive environment in school, what is waiting for them in the professional world will likely not be as inclusive. There aren’t a lot of role models for aspiring female audio engineers and producers.
(Daily Texan) CU Denver alum Chloe Tang performed in the South by Southwest Jaded showcase on March 15th. The Daily Texan interviews her on her classical background, musical freedom and experience as an artist in the AAPI community.
(CU Connections) CAM Assistant Prof. Jiayue Cecelia Wu was honored as one of seven recipients of the open educational resources (OER) Champion Award. The Office of Academic Affairs and the Open CU Committee recognized Prof. Wu for her work creating course materials for the courses Digital Music Techniques and Music, Meditation and Tech.
(PolitiFact) Cole Whitecotton, forensic image expert from the National Center for Media Forensics at CU Denver, analyzes the edits made to the controversial royal photo.
In its first year, the festival received over 355 entries from 37 countries. Film & Television Prof. Andrew Bateman and his team of students whittled the submissions down to 48 finalists, whose films will play on March 9th in the Tivoli Community Theater.
Prof. Buszek will travel to the UK this March to present at two conferences in London—one at the Tate Britain and another at the University of the Arts London’s London College of Communication—to present research from her forthcoming book Art of Noise: Feminist Art and Popular Music Since 1977.
Film & Television Assistant Professor Cynthia Cazañas Garín's film “Fábrica de Arte Américas” captures the experience of bringing interdisciplinary artist X Alfonso’s Fábrica de Arte Cubano to Denver during the Cities Summit of the Americas in 2023.
A handful of CAM students took the skills they developed in their classes in music business, recording arts, and music performance—along with a fair bit of on-the-job troubleshooting and ingenuity—to create something that didn’t exist before.
(London Director Awards) CAM alum Breanne Nicole Wilson ('19) is the subject of an interview with London Director Awards. Wilson's film project Shenanigans was named to the 2024 London Director Awards official selection list.
Jazz musician isn’t the only title on Eddie Henderson’s resume. During his 83 years on this planet, he’s also served in the U.S. Air Force, practiced medicine, and was the first African American to compete for a national figure skating championship. Dr. Henderson is the subject of a new documentary and an exhibition in the CU Denver Experience Gallery.
The remarkable life of living jazz-great Eddie Henderson is captured in a documentary film and immersive art exhibition—both to be enjoyed in Denver during Black History Month.
Two hubs of creative exchange and artistic exploration, the Emmanuel Art Gallery and CU Denver Experience Gallery present a series of upcoming events and exhibitions that will captivate the imagination and ignite conversation. From immersive, multi-media retrospectives to thought provoking artists panels and film screenings, the galleries are ready to expand your world view in 2024.
"It was such a joy to get to bring [alumni] together again and see them re-find the magic and community that singing together brings, there really is nothing else like it," says Erin Hackel Hauger, DMA. The concert featured current vocal students and alumni of CU Denver's award-winning a cappella groups.
(Denver Post) The Emmanuel Art Gallery's Summer 2023 exhibition "Made in Colorado" made the Denver Post's list of best Colorado art exhibits for the year.
Provost Constancio Nakuma, PhD announces Lucinda Bliss has accepted the position of Dean of the College of Arts & Media. Dean Bliss will assume the position July 1, 2024.
Dean Bliss will play a key role in championing CAM’s vision in the coming years building on the outstanding talents and efforts of its faculty, staff, and students—to grow the college’s impact on the artistic and geographic communities we serve.
Denver 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.