Retiring after 30 years, Symmes Gardner is leaving UMBC’s Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture as strong as ever. Incoming director Rebecca Uchill brings with her a commitment to carry on CADVC’s tradition of exceptional art and engagement.
Western culture remains terrified of aging, particularly for women, but that fear doesn’t stop any of us from actually aging. Kathy Marmor delves into the heart of these anxieties with a pair of innovative collaborative works, now on view at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture.
The look, feel and functionality of the modern American office can be traced back to the work of one woman.
The additional year afforded through the second-round Fulbright will enable Abraham to continue teaching and working with faculty to draft a program that will continue long after the end of her stay.
Maurice Berger, research professor and chief curator for the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC), and a major national figure in the field of media studies, has won an ICP 2018 Infinity Award in the category of Critical Writing and Research.
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This fall, the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture celebrates launch of four significant research projects by Maurice Berger — new exhibition websites Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television and For All the World To See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, the creation of a new online home for Berger’s “Race Stories” essays, and the extension of a national tour of For All the World To See through the National Endowment for the Humanities’ On the Road program.
Created by Baltimore artist David Hess and curated by UMBC’s Kathy O’Dell, the exhibit intends to foster dialogue on guns and gun violence.
“A Designed Life,” Re explains, “makes evident the political potential of design to connect people, their activities, experiences, needs and desires, and shape attitudes as it broadens insight into design’s relevance as a tool for diplomacy.”
“As a student coming from abroad to study at UMBC, I have had a great time in the multidisciplinary environment,” says Keshavarz. “The knowledgeable and experienced faculty in the visual arts department have helped me adjust to life and study in America.”
“UMBC has encouraged me to meet professionals who are already working in my fields of interest, to build relationships and gain insight and experience early in my career,” says Berbert.
Berbert’s ambitious and moving photography project has captured the media’s attention for its powerful impact on audiences across the Baltimore-Washington D.C. region.
