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CAM Professor’s Film “Fábrica de Arte Américas” Featured on Rocky Mountain PBS
Feb 21, 2024 byFilm & 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.Full story -
Students Launch CU Denver’s First Student Radio
Feb 8, 2024 byA 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.Full story -
London Director Awards Interview With Breanne Nicole WilsonOpens in a new window
Feb 5, 2024(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.Opens in a new window Full story -
The Incredibly Prolific Life of Jazz Musician Eddie Henderson
Jan 12, 2024 byJazz 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.Full story -
The College of Arts & Media Achieves Excellence and Celebrates Multiple National Rankings from Trusted Sources
Jan 11, 2024 byPrestigious and trusted sources have recognized CAM academic areas as leading programs in the nation.Full story -
Celebrate Jazz Great and Prolific Figure Eddie Henderson with a CU Denver Exhibition and Film Screening
Jan 10, 2024 byThe 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.Full story -
Make Art and Culture Your New Year’s Resolution
Jan 8, 2024 byTwo 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.Full story -
CU Denver Alumni Join Forces With Current Vocal Students to Secure New Vocal Performance Endowment
Jan 4, 2024 by"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.Full story -
The best Colorado art exhibits of 2023 (including three you can still see)Opens in a new window
Dec 26, 2023(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.Opens in a new window Full story -
Two CAM Faculty Recognized by the 2024 Grammy Nominations
Dec 14, 2023 byCU Denver’s College of Arts & Media and Music & Entertainment Industry Studies boasts two faculty in 2024 Grammy race.Full story
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Get to Know Kelly O'Keefe
by Nov 29, 2021Kelly O'Keefe ('17) studied music business during her time in CAM. She works for Live Nation - Rockies, which comes with some pretty incredible perks.
Get to Know Andrew Bateman
by Nov 17, 2021Professor Andrew Bateman caught the filmmaking bug while studying at Metro State College in Denver. His professional and academic pursuits took him across the U.S. and back again, where he began teaching in CAM in 2016.
Get to Know Gregory Walker
by Nov 9, 2021An accomplished violin and guitar player (including the electrical versions of both of those instruments), Walker comes from musical stock: His father, George Walker, was the first African American winner of a Pulitzer Prize in music. His mother, Helen Walker-Hill, was an academic whose research focused on the music of Black women who received less than their deserved share of history’s attention.
Get to Know Shawntisha Bailey
by Nov 3, 2021Shawntisha Bailey is a senior in the Music & Entertainment Industry Studies program. Her passion for music evolved into passions for Music Business and Entertainment Law.
Get to Know Maria Elena Buszek
by Oct 25, 2021Associate Professor of Art History Maria Elena Buszek came by her love of art history via the unconventional road of punk music. Her perspective on what makes art worthy of study speaks to the diverse students who feel at home in CAM.
CAM IN THE NEWS
In service of music: Meet Denver producer and guitarist don
Denver-based guitarist and producer Brandon Craven '21 caught up with Westword. "I make big things from small things,” he puts it simply. “It came from trying to highlight that I’m trying to make big sounds, but they might not hit you the way you’re used to big sounds hitting you.”