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How art can mobilize ‘preventive publics’ against barbarism
In her upcoming book, "Don't Look Away: Art, Nonviolence, and Preventive Publics in Contemporary Europe" (Duke University Press, May 2023) University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor of Art and Art History Brianne Cohen delves deeply into the role that art can play in creating public commitment to curbing structural violence in Europe. Read more
The King Awards: Long may they reign
The King Awards and Exhibition have been celebrating CU Boulder students’ artwork for more than a decade. Read more
Artist vivifies the pain, diaspora and tragedy of Kashmir
Shloka Dhar, who majored in art practices and molecular, cellular and developmental biology, is the College of Arts and Sciences’ outstanding graduate for fall 2022 Read more
CU Boulder artist embodies resilience in the wake of the Marshall Fire
Artist Erin Hyunhee Kang cultivates collective understanding in her exhibit: “A Home In Between” In a word, MFA student Erin Hyunhee Kang is resilient. Her resilience is not only evident in the themes of A Home In Between, her current exhibit at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), but it is definitive of her character and perspective on life. Read more
AAUW awards grants, fellowships to four CU Boulder scholars
The funding will allow the scholars to pursue projects related to artists documenting ecological devastation in Southeast Asia and geopolitics in Iran, as well as for career development. Brianne Cohen, the recipient of the American Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship, who researches art history and criticism. AAUW awarded Cohen funds for her project, titled: The Emphatic Lens: Contemporary Art, Ecology and Kinship in Southeast Asia. Read more
'We are coming' highlights Filipinos in the American West
Professors’ conceptual art shines spotlight on those who existed at the margins of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West shows Read more
Art scholar wants to make CU Boulder stand out in African diasporic studies
For cam nelson, a new assistant professor of art history at the University of Colorado Boulder who is comfortable with both she/her and they/them pronouns, it’s important that their work, rather than their persona, take center stage. Read more
Receptacles of Memory
Lara Mashayekh speaks with artist Albert Chong and scholar Marci Kwon about the role of the archive and mysticism, their lived experiences as professionals in the art world, and their forthcoming endeavors. Read more
CU Boulder artist wins national award for art about climate change
CU Boulder artist Amy Hoagland (MFA candidate, 2022) has received national recognition for her artwork, which addresses climate change, sustainability and humans’ relationship with the natural world. Read more