Each year the CAM community looks forward to experiencing the work of its graduating students. This year's visual arts thesis events have been organized into three days of panels, celebrations, and screenings.
"Guilty" 2025 was a round up of students in CAM as well as some outside the college. The title of the exhibition is a clever nod to the visual arts norm of a juried show, where a juror determines whether submitted artwork gets placed into a gallery.
(Billboard) Ever wonder if those Spotify playlists you listen to are created by AI? Turns out they're not made by AI but rather a team of editors. “A big tenet of editorial is this idea of reflecting culture and also being able to propel culture forward,” says J.J. Italiano, head of global music curation and discovery. J.J. Italiano is an alum of CU Denver’s College of Arts & Media, where he studied music business.
(DU Clarion) The CU Denver band Blackberry Crush performed at KXDU's latest Tiny Dorm Session, a creative take on NPR's tiny desk concerts. The band consists of College of Arts & Media students Charlie Laxague and Pyper Tiffany on guitar and vox, supported by bass player GG Tyler and Nick Schell on drums. Laxague shared that the band is putting the finishing touches on a record that’s coming out under the indie label Mean World Records.
(Yahoo) Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, who formed the band Tennis in 2010, have announced that their new album, Face Down in the Garden, will be their last. The couple met as students at the University of Colorado Denver and went on to create 7 albums and tour. The couple says they are dissolving Tennis to pursue other creative pursuits.
(Patch) Boulder-based illustrator Penny Serrano and author/actor George Psomas from New York City have been honored with Christopher Awards for Manoli the Greek Mouse. Penny attended the University of Colorado Denver, earning her B.F.A. in illustration and a minor in creative writing. Penny uses digital media for her illustrations where she plays with color and texture.
(Denver Post) Denver Post art critic Ray Mark Rinaldi has included the CU Denver Experience Gallery on a list of galleries in Denver offering "interesting" art and exhibitions. The CU Denver Experience Gallery is a collaborative venture between the University of Colorado Denver and the city's department of Arts & Venues. The gallery is located in the plaza of the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
CAM hosted its first Alumni Day & Awards Ceremony in March. Five alumni, representing a diverse range of industries, were honored at the ceremony. The day included networking sessions, tours, and a chance for alumni to reconnect with the people who made their CAM experience special.
(Cañon City Daily Record) “Nothing Safer,” is a documentary that highlights the Prison Trained K-9 Companion Program — launched by Colorado Correctional Industries more than 20 years ago. Director Cynthia Cazañas Garin is a film professor in the College of Arts & Media and the director of the film. "Nothing Safer" premiered on Rocky Mountain PBS in March.