Then & Now—Cicada Invasion
The 2004 appearance of the locusts only warranted one story in the Retriever. But this year’s cicadas got a celebrity welcome. Continue Reading Then & Now—Cicada Invasion
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Game Changers
Learning and play can look a lot alike. Both call for creativity, curiosity, practice, and reflection. That’s why some Retrievers are combining the two. Continue Reading Game Changers
For the Love of Dirty Jobs
People who care about change must be willing to plunge their hands deep into the mess of this world. It’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it. Continue Reading For the Love of Dirty Jobs
Corrie Francis Parks: Artist, Community Builder, and Advocate for Students
In addition to pursuing her own art, Corrie Parks promotes her students, helping them enter the professional art world with as few barriers as possible. Continue Reading Corrie Francis Parks: Artist, Community Builder, and Advocate for Students
The Show Must Go On
UMBC Magazine sat down with five alumni working in Hollywood to hear how they got their start, and what has kept them going creatively during the pandemic. Continue Reading The Show Must Go On
Building Back Baltimore
As executive director of Baltimore Homecoming, Robbin Lee gives back to the city that shaped her college years and has come to be home base to her community. Continue Reading Building Back Baltimore
SPARK IV: A New World?
UMBC artists are once again in the limelight at the annual SPARK pop-up gallery, a joint project with Towson University that can be enjoyed in person through June 26 at Maryland Art Place in downtown Baltimore. Continue Reading SPARK IV: A New World?
Losing Winter
Losing Winter, a new exhibition opening in mid-July at the Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) in Baltimore, examines changes in winter weather patterns through photographs, video, and personal memory. Continue Reading Losing Winter
Q&A: View from the End of the Road
When the pandemic first hit, many of us found ourselves looking closely at what surrounded us and what confined us. For Brea Souders ’01, visual arts, however, the circumstances drove her to look outward through the screen of her upstate New York window, and to wonder deeply about the lives happening beyond her driveway. Continue Reading Q&A: View from the End of the Road
Creating new pathways: Meet ten UMBC arts graduates advancing their fields
Majoring in the arts requires intense levels of stamina and self-discipline — long hours rehearsing, creating, writing, designing, interpreting — coupled with an inner drive for inquiry and perfection. UMBC’s undergraduate and graduate students in the arts are no exception, reaching forward even in this era of social distancing. Continue Reading Creating new pathways: Meet ten UMBC arts graduates advancing their fields
Jovan James ’13 Breaks Through at Sundance
This January, James ’13, visual arts, presented their short film Buck at Sundance to an appreciative crowd. Continue Reading Jovan James ’13 Breaks Through at Sundance
Beautiful Dreamer
Stan VanDerBeek, who taught at UMBC for almost a decade, was more than an artist; he was a visionary who thought beyond limits and boundaries. Continue Reading Beautiful Dreamer