Mar 8, 2022

Between the state-of-the-art equipment, the knowledge of instructors who have been or are currently active in the animation industry, and the group-project dynamic of the curriculum, the Digital Animation Center at CU Denver is preparing a new generation of animators for the work force.

Mar 4, 2022

Jazz Guitar Today talks to MEIS Chair Sean McGowan about his fingerstyle guitar technique, his career as a musician and an educator, and how the pandemic spurred him to compose Union Station, an album of original music.

Feb 26, 2022

(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 Bachelors’s Degree in Music & Entertainment Industry Studies.

Mar 3, 2022

(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.

Mar 2, 2022 by Megan Briggs

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.

Feb 28, 2022 by Alice Crogan

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.

Feb 24, 2022

(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.

Feb 21, 2022 by Alice Crogan

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.

Feb 7, 2022

(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.

Feb 1, 2022 by Megan Briggs

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.

Jan 27, 2022

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.

Jan 18, 2022

(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

Jan 15, 2022

(Denver Northstar)—Monday Jan. 10th, 2022, the community attended the rededication ceremony of the Golda Mier Museum on Denver’s Auraria Campus. Rian Kerrane, CU Denver sculpture faculty, created the mezuzah which will adorn the home and museum's entrance.

Jan 10, 2022

(VoyageDenver)— Today we’d like to introduce you to Jessica Jewell, recording arts '20.

Jan 11, 2022 by Megan Briggs

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.

Dec 9, 2021

Sean Koto is the visual arts section administrator in the College of Arts & Media’s Visual Arts Department. He’s known by his peers as a professional employee who is deeply dedicated to diversity and inclusion, and to the safety and success of students.

Dec 15, 2021

If you had told Associate Professor Maria Buszek, PhD, during her early days as an undergraduate student that she’d one day find herself at the front of a classroom, she wouldn’t have believed it. Years later, that’s exactly where CU Denver’s most recent appointee to the President’s Teaching Scholars Program ended up.

Dec 13, 2021

Congratulations to legends of the bluegrass and festival scene, Leftover Salmon and their bassist, CAM faculty Greg Garrison, who are being inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. CAM is proud of Dr. Garrison, not only for his contributions to the fabric of bluegrass and Colorado music, but for his commitment to mentoring students in the classroom and as leader of the CU Denver Bluegrass Ensemble.

Nov 8, 2021 by Megan Briggs

Bryce Menchaca signed a songwriting deal with BMG, one of the biggest names in the music business.

Oct 25, 2021

The “web series project”—the only of its kind among U.S. art schools—gives students hands-on experience creating an episodic film series from start to finish.