Spring Dance Showcase
Dance CubeThe Department of Dance presents the Spring Dance Showcase, featuring capstone work by senior students, independent student research, and a repertory work by faculty member Sandra Lacy.
The Department of Dance presents the Spring Dance Showcase, featuring capstone work by senior students, independent student research, and a repertory work by faculty member Sandra Lacy.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Gamelan Ensemble under the direction of Michelle Purdy. The ensemble performs on a central Javanese gamelan (a gong-chime orchestra of Indonesia), and also on a Balinese gamelan angklung (one of many types of gong-chime orchestras from the island of Bali, Indonesia).
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dustin Donahue.
The Department of Music presents a concert featuring premieres of works by student composers.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Improvisation Ensemble, directed by Patrick Crossland.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Collegium Musicum under the direction of Lindsay Johnson. The UMBC Collegium Musicum explores and performs vocal and instrumental music from Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, sampling musical repertoires created between 800 and 1750.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Opera Workshop under the direction of Sammy Huh.
The Department of Visual Arts presents the 2024 Visual Arts Senior Exhibition. Curated and designed by IMDA MFA student and CADVC graduate assistant Andrew Liang, this exhibition celebrates the extensive work of senior undergraduates.
The Department of Music presents the Honors Showcase, featuring students selected by audition to present their creative work.
Please join us for an Artists Reception and Awards Presentation for the 2024 Visual Arts Senior Exhibition. Curated and designed by IMDA MFA student and CADVC graduate assistant Andrew Liang, this exhibition celebrates the extensive work of senior undergraduates.
The Maryland Arts Summit, produced by Maryland Citizens for the Arts and hosted at UMBC, is a statewide conference presented by and for the Maryland arts sector, which includes, but is not limited to, arts advocates, arts educators and teaching artists, independent artists, arts organizations, youth, community stakeholders, arts and entertainment districts, county arts agencies of Maryland, public artists, boards of directors, and folklife artists.
Whistling Hens, a duo featuring the unusual combination of clarinet and soprano, premieres a new work by composer Kate Soper entitled Chutes and Ladders. A commission made possible by the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by the Mellon Foundation, the work invites us to step into a unique soundscape of vocalizations, quarter tones, multiphones, and speak-singing.
The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture presents the Opening Reception for the early-career survey Levester Williams: all matters aside, an exhibition curated by Lisa D. Freiman, professor of art history at Virginia Commonwealth University. The Opening Reception will including a public program featuring Levester Williams, Michelle D. Wright, and Lisa Freiman.
The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture presents the early-career survey Levester Williams: all matters aside, an exhibition curated by Lisa D. Freiman, professor of art history at Virginia Commonwealth Universit. The exhibition presents a selection of the Philadelphia-based conceptual sculptor’s work from the past decade, including sculpture, video, sound art, and installation.
The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents Playing with Climate Science: Scenes from a playwright’s CIRCA/IMET Artist Residency, featuring Susan McCully. Actors will read scenes from a new play by McCully focused on climate science and social justice.