Visual and Performing Arts

Celebrating 30 years of the Linehan Artist Scholars Program 

May 9, 2025 • By Tom Moore

On May 2 and 3, the campus celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Linehan Artist Scholars Program with two days of festivities attended by dozens of alumni, current scholars, and incoming students. "Earl and Darielle Linehan's commitment to UMBC and the Linehan Artist Scholars Program has created transformative learning experiences for hundreds of talented undergraduates majoring in the visual and performing arts," says Ann Sofie Clemmensen, director of the program. "Our focus for the celebration was to highlight the past and the future of the Linehan Artist Scholars program, and what makes our program and community unique and essential to the undergraduate rigor at UMBC."