Attracted by the student-focused nature of her art history position, Elizabeth (Beth) Pugliano says her appreciation for the faculty, staff, and administrators that call the College of Arts & Media (CAM) home has grown due to their care and their desire to see the students grow and experience new things.
(DCPA News) The works of DCPA Theatre Company Costume Design Associate Meghan Anderson Doyle and Costume Crafts Director Kevin Copenhaver are on display at the CU Experience Gallery.
(CU Denver News) CU Denver’s Music & Entertainment Industry Studies (MEIS) program aims to prepare students for the modern world of music by taking a forward-facing and inclusive approach to music education.
“I hope to continue populating the world with self-reliant creatives for a long time to come,” says art practices Professor Rian Kerrane. Originally from Ireland, Kerrane came to the U.S. seeking adventure. Through travel, teaching, and collaborating with other artists, Kerrane finds that adventure daily.
(CU Denver News) Members of the CAM community pool their talents to create an alma mater—a school anthem that is played at games, commencements, and other shared moments.
Not only do RCC students get to connect with other music, film, and visual arts majors, they benefit from a handful of initiatives designed to help them succeed during their first year in college. “I have been able to learn so much and expand who I am as an artist because of living near people with similar interests,” says CAM student Ryan Green.
The touchscreen walks visitors through the impact Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's counter-culture art had on a whole host of artists and creators. The influence of Roth's Rat Fink character can be seen across genres as diverse as custom car design, graphic t-shirts, animation, and even fine art.
"The most exciting aspect of working in the music industry for me is being around the energy that comes from live performance and art," says Katelynn Eckles '20, MSRA '22. As a faculty member, Katelynn teaches audio production classes in MEIS in addition to working at the Levitt Pavilion as a Business Operations Manager.
CAM announces expanded opportunities to see, celebrate, and reward our community for work that lies at the intersection of social justice, the vision, mission, and values of the College, and the Strategic Plan 2030.
“The show was sold out so definitely one of the coolest moments was when we ended our set and I looked up to the venue and saw thousands of people standing, cheering, and applauding us,” says CAM student Zoe Moff, who plays bass.
When Dave Walter is not organizing amazing summer camp experiences for high schoolers or talking to prospective students about what makes CU Denver a great school, he enjoys spending time with his family either playing board games or exploring Colorado's great outdoors.
“CAM’s EDI Awards were instituted to seed and celebrate efforts that increase awareness of disparities within and across systems, inspire positive change, and make visible the work art and art scholarship do to create a more hopeful and just world,” writes Mark Rabideau, Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs.
From the Denver Art Museum to Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station, the Mile High City has earned a lot of international attention in the art world of late. And one of the stalwarts of the city’s art scene is the Emmanuel Gallery, a venerable art gallery located in the heart of the Auraria campus.
Now working in the Comcast Media and Technology Center and Inworks, CAM alum Chilli Kellaway attributes the accessibility of the faculty members and a “we’re all in this together” mentality among the students to their positive experience in CAM.
CU Denver's study of music business occupies a spot on the list among well-known private schools like New York University and represents the only school in the Rocky Mountain region to be named.
Maria Elena Buszek, PhD is a highly accomplished scholar, author, critic, curator, and Professor of Art History at the University of Colorado Denver, where she teaches Modern and Contemporary art and design. Buszek discovered her passion for art history through punk music. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, she earned her PhD from the University of Kansas; Buszek has worked at renowned institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The Alumni-in-Residence program connects CU Denver students with accomplished CU Denver Alumni for one-on-one or small group career and industry advice. In an office hours model, students can sign up for a 30-minute in-person meeting at a working space within LynxConnect - to ask specific career questions or to solicit general advice from someone who has walked in their shoes.
(AP News)--Professor Catalin Grigoras, director of the National Center for Media Forensics at CU Denver, helped determine a video circulating on social media claiming to be footage of the explosion on the Kerch Bridge in Crimea was actually captured months previously and altered to feature an explosion.
What started as a class project for digital design students has turned into a full-fledged app that visitors to Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, Colorado will be able to use for years to come.