Art & Art History News - October 8, 2024

The BFA degree in Art Practices is a more specialized degree in studio art. It allows you to take a higher number of courses through the Art & Art History Department. Choose this degree if you like to make art at an intense level. Choose this degree if you want to create a personal portfolio, attend graduate school, want a career directly related to the arts, or are interested in pursuing a teaching career at the college level. 

Link to application

You are invited o be part of a new program in our department. We are starting a mentorship program that will engage undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff in a creative community that is intended to provide support and success for everyone involved.   

The program was created to support all who promote diversity in our department, whether through your identity as a first-generation student, as part of an under-represented group, or as an ally.   

Undergraduates who become part of the community will have the chance to have a graduate student mentor for one-on-one conversations, as well as invitations to regular events including outings to art openings, presentations from alumni who have been successful as artists, curators, and teachers, and other social gatherings.   

If you would like to be part of this community, please let us know by sharing your contact information and letting us know a little about yourself.

Welcome to the Creative Community! Link to more information

CU Boulder students, staff and faculty and members of the Boulder community are invited to participate in a community celebration and observance of Indigenous Peoples Day through two signature events on October 14 and 16.

These events will give participants the opportunity to:

• Understand the historical legacies of and present-day movements for Native and Indigenous social and environmental justice and civil rights.
• Explore the interconnectedness of Native and Indigenous social justice movements to other identity-based and social and environmental movements for justice and civil rights.
• Identify practical strategies for reciprocity, recovery and culturally responsible allyship with Native and Indigenous humans and organizations to address and advocate for justice, centering land back and language back.

Plenary Session and Luncheon
“Indigenous Peoples Day Reframed: Toward an Intersectional, Decolonial and Transnational Vision for Indigenous Sovereignty”
Oct. 14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom

Land Back, Language Back: Workshops and Panel Discussions
Oct. 16, 2 to 4 p.m. — UMC 386

Link to more information

Oct. 17th, 2024
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Visual Arts Complex (VAC) Plaza

Developed and hosted in Boulder since 2018, UROP's Sidewalk Symposium invites undergraduates to create and share their research and creative presentations with chalk on campus walkways—all in collaboration with a professional artist.

Call for Student Participants
UROP welcomes undergraduates at any stage of their project timeline to participate in this year's Sidewalk Symposium by creating colorful visual presentations of their projects using nothing but chalk. Applications to participate will be reviewed for compliance with university policy and suitability for the event.

More information about this event

Temple Grandin Keynote Address: Tonight, Tuesday 10/8 at 6 PM
Temple Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. Facilities for handling livestock that she designed are used by many companies around the world. She also has been instrumental in implementing animal welfare auditing programs that are used by McDonalds, Wendy’s, Whole Foods and other corporations. Grandin has appeared on numerous TV shows such as 20/20, Larry King Live and Prime Time. Her books include Thinking in Pictures, Livestock Handling and Transport and The Autistic Brain. Her book Animals in Translation has been on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Grandin's presentation kicks off the weeklong symposium, whose aim is “centering the experiences of persons with disabilities on campus." It will focus on a range of topics, including navigating higher education systems while diagnosed with a disability; how disability and ableism are defined; barriers for disabled veterans in academic settings; medical advocacy; and more. Registration is required. 

Symposium Schedule & Registration Details

Please note that some symposium attendees and participants may be immunocompromised. All attendees are encouraged to wear a mask while in attendance.