“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.” Continue Reading UMBC receives NEA Art Works grant for Margaret Re’s “A Designed Life”
“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.” Continue Reading Iranian artist Ghazaleh Keshavarz explores the immigrant experience
“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. Continue Reading Amy Berbert continues memorial photography project and begins work with Zinnia Films
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. Continue Reading Student Amy Berbert remembers victims of violence through photography
These new works reflect the company’s deep commitment to an interdisciplinary approach, produced through collaboration with artists to integrate evocative sound and visuals. Continue Reading UMBC choreographers present innovative new works in Baltimore Dance Project performances
UMBC and Reading the Pictures jointly produced the panel as part of the year-long Seeing Science project, which explores the role photography plays in shaping, representing, and furthering the sciences. Continue Reading Imaging experts from Nat Geo to NPR explore science through photography in UMBC web event
“Bringing fifth graders to campus gives them the opportunity to see themselves at college, and inspires them to see their own education as interesting and meaningful,” said Jaelyn Bos ’17, biological sciences and environmental science. Continue Reading Baltimore City elementary school students learn about college opportunities through UMBC visit
Hailed as “groundbreaking” by The Baltimore Sun’s David Zurawik, this exhibition is the first to explore how avant-garde art influenced the look and content of network television in its formative years. It is on display at UMBC through December 10. Continue Reading “Revolution of the Eye” opens at UMBC’s Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture
“Images are essential in the work scientists do and make their work more accessible to the public,” curator Marvin Heiferman shares. The year-long Seeing Science project grew out of his desire to explore that. Continue Reading Seeing Science: UMBC project explores how photographs shape and further science
Through a host of media, the project explores the historic role of visual culture in shaping, influencing, and transforming the fight for racial equality and justice in the United States from the late-1940s to the mid-1970s. Continue Reading In groundbreaking move, NEH extends tour of acclaimed exhibit “For All the World to See”
UMBC students, faculty, and staff gathered on May 12, 2016, to honor the work of two accomplished emerging scholars and to engage in a vibrant discussion on academic freedom and the display and interpretation of research. Continue Reading Researchers across disciplines gather for vital conversation about academic freedom
“The competition itself is stressful and hectic. But at the end of the day, getting it done and doing what you love with your friends in a highly creative environment…makes it so special,” says Myslinski. Continue Reading Cinematic arts student Matt Myslinski presents “Lightyears” at Cannes Film Festival
