Art &amp; Art History News /artandarthistory/ en News, February 3, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-february-3-2026 <span>News, February 3, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-03T09:10:24-07:00" title="Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 09:10">Tue, 02/03/2026 - 09:10</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Upcoming Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-12/11.jpg?itok=GkNxEP-O" width="1500" height="982" alt="Judd Schiffman"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Judd Schiffman: Visiting Artist Lecture</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><strong>Monday, February 9th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><p><span>Judd Schiffman (b. 1982) is a Providence, Rhode Island based artist working primarily in ceramics. He has lectured at Harvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø Ceramics, Brown ³Ô¹ÏÍø, SUNY New Paltz, and Umass Dartmouth, and participated in residencies at the Zentrum Fur Keramiks in Berlin, Germany, Millay Arts in New York, and Arch Contemporary in Tiverton, Rhode Island. Schiffman received his MFA in Ceramics from CU Boulder, Post-Baccalaureate in Ceramics from Umass Dartmouth, and BA from Prescott College in Holistic Health. Schiffman’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, most recently at Headstone Gallery, Kingston, NY and Emerson Dorsch Gallery, Miami. In 2016, he received an emerging artists award from the National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts, and in 2025, he received the Hopper Prize. Schiffman is currently Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Providence College and is represented by Headstone Gallery.</span></p><p><strong>Next Lecture: Nick Briz on Monday, March 9th at 4:00 PM in VAC 1B20</strong><br><a href="/artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/visiting-artist-lecture-series-spr26" rel="nofollow"><strong>Link to full Spring 2026 lecture series</strong></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-1" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-02/johnson.jpg?itok=_kVJHIfw" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Amy Johnson"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Amy Johnson: Visiting Ceramics Artist</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><span><strong>Monday, February 23rd at 4:00 PM</strong></span><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><p>Amy Johnson is an interdisciplinary artist and educator working across ceramics, photography, video, and performance. Her practice focuses on creating images and multi-media works by layering self-portrait, movement, and landscape. Johnson creates immersive environments that invite viewers into intimate, performative encounters.</p><p>Her project,&nbsp;<em>Seasons Quartet</em>, brought together four bodies of work created over the course of twelve years. The individual works were supported by grants and fellowships from the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the Rasmuson Foundation, and the Idaho Commission on the Arts.&nbsp;<em>Seasons Quartet</em>&nbsp;marks a significant expansion of Johnson’s practice and cross-disciplinary collaboration.</p><p>Johnson is currently a visiting artist faculty member in the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder ceramics department.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Department Announcements</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-02/KitschNouveau.jpg?h=13210607&amp;itok=1E26Oawl" alt="Marisa Aragón Ware"> </div> <h3> <div>Marisa Aragón Ware, Instructor</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p>Exhibition Announcement<br>Opening Thursday, February 6, from 6–9 pm at Crowd Collective Gallery in Boulder’s NOBO Art District</p><p><strong>Kitsch Nouveau</strong>&nbsp;is a juried exhibition featuring work by current students and recent graduates from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder. The show highlights emerging artists across disciplines, many of whom are exhibiting in a gallery for the first time.</p><p>Co-curated by CU adjunct professor&nbsp;<strong>Marisa Aragón Ware</strong>&nbsp;with Bachelor of Fine Arts students&nbsp;<strong>Connor Boylan</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Anna Mahlin</strong>,&nbsp;<em>Kitsch Nouveau</em>&nbsp;showcases the range, ambition, and quality of contemporary student work coming out of CU. The exhibition offers a snapshot of artists at a pivotal early moment in their careers.</p><p>Ware, a Boulder native and CU alumna, organized the show to provide students with professional exhibition experience and to invite the community that surrounds the&nbsp;university to engage with their work. The exhibition is free and open to the public.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-11/Screenshot%202025-11-19%20at%2011.09.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=cd485316&amp;itok=Q2lWmtC9" alt="dollar signs"> </div> <h3> <div>Art &amp; Art History Scholarships</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <div><div>Important Scholarship Application Details</div></div><div><p><span>The Department of Art and Art History offers merit-based awards for undergraduate and graduate students that are made possible through the generosity of our donors.</span></p><p><span>A faculty committee reviews the applications each spring semester and determines the number and amount of awards. Scholarships vary from $100 – $2,000. Typically, the funds associated with these awards defray tuition expenses and are posted to the student's bill.</span></p><p><strong>Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026</strong></p><hr><p><strong>Eligibility &amp; Rules</strong></p><ul><li>Undergraduate students: Majors and BAM students in Art History or Arts Practices, may apply</li><li><span>Graduate students: MFA Arts Practices and MA Art History</span></li><li>Students must be currently enrolled in Art and Art History courses</li></ul><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-black ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/artandarthistory/student-opportunities/scholarships-0" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Information about Scholarships</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-01/IMG_2197_0.jpg?h=1a957b68&amp;itok=Pl8J9OuL" alt="VRC image"> </div> <h3> <div>Monday Coffee! </div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <div>Stop by the VRC on Mondays between 10am and 3pm this semester for free coffee. Feel free to stay for a relaxing break with an art-themed jigsaw puzzle.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Visual Resources Center offers images, imaging, and a gathering space. Room 310, Visual Arts Complex.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc" rel="nofollow">www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Events &amp; News</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-03%20at%2010.12.19%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=3e092bb0&amp;itok=1QEm5emZ" alt="Colcha"> </div> <h3> <div>Stitching Stories: San Luis Valley Colcha Embroidery</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p>The Latin American and Latinx Studies Center presents a talk by Adrienne Garbini and Trent Segura, coordinators of the San Luis Valley Colcha Embroidery Project</p><p><strong>February 17th at 3:00 PM</strong><br><strong>CASE E330</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-03%20at%209.24.41%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=d1112e83&amp;itok=DqA6CnaN" alt="Center of Native American and Indigenous Studies"> </div> <h3> <a href="/cnais/"> <div>Center of Native American and Indigenous Studies</div> </a> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <div><strong>Unlocking the Keys to Our Future - Conversation with Prince Haru and Hayra Kuntanawa</strong></div><div><strong>Date:</strong>&nbsp;Tuesday, February 3, 2026 @ 4:00 - 5:00 pm</div><div><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp;Jessor Building, formerly Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS) Room 155A (address: 1440 15th Street Boulder, CO 80302)</div><div><strong>³Ô¹ÏÍø:</strong>&nbsp;Prince Haru Kuntanawa - Leader of the Kuntanawa nation of the Amazon - and his wife, Dr. Hayra Kuntanawa, a doctor and healer, will share how the wisdom of the Amazon Rainforest offers a profound technology for reconnecting with nature, restoring the sacred, and transforming our relationship with ourselves, with one another, and with all life on the planet.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Wakara Remains</strong></div><div><strong>Date:</strong>&nbsp;Wed, February 4, 2026 @ 5:00 -6:30 pm</div><div><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp;ENVD 134 (1060 18th Street) Environmental Design Building</div><div><span><strong>³Ô¹ÏÍø:</strong>&nbsp;A conversation with Max Perry Mueller, author of </span><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hachettebookgroup.com%2Ftitles%2Fmax-perry-mueller%2Fwakaras-america%2F9781541602595%2F%3Flens%3Dbasic-books&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckirsten.stoltz%40colorado.edu%7C2dbedcf33e0b44ac95a608de629fb18d%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639056635348360395%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=doz4ZmRNwyu8qx25M4WW8gjWgiKU5J%2F%2BCQmU1UBHhA0%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow"><em><span>Wakara’s America: &nbsp;The Life and Legacy of a Native Founder of the American West</span></em></a></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Hieroglyphs, hand signs, and the language of calendars in Ancient Maya texts</strong></div><div><strong>Date:</strong>&nbsp;Monday, February 16, 2026 @ 3:30 - 5:30 pm</div><div><strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp;Hellems N380</div><div><strong>³Ô¹ÏÍø:</strong>&nbsp;Drawing on new research on Ancient Maya hand signs, Dr. Sandoval shows that some calendar dates were expressed not in hieroglyphs but through depicted hand gestures in monumental art-gestures that encode calendrical cycles and link local history to cosmology.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-03%20at%2011.51.02%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=86a084ed&amp;itok=KnT9XXIp" alt="Black History Month"> </div> <h3> <div>Celebrating Black History Month</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <p><span lang="EN-US">Black History Month has been recognized in February since 1976 in the U.S. Many departments, including the Center for Inclusion and Social Change, Center for Student Involvement, Dennis Small Cultural Center and the Center for African &amp; African American Studies, have </span><a href="https://click.communications.cu.edu/?qs=350e508bf1f110edc1a14e353009aaa166e54a3ebbdc27b651e2e5baa63d27e37ce2cff3f79948361f7ec8c576d8579877832ffa6db3a8b2" rel="nofollow"><span lang="EN-US">events this month</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> for Buffs to gather, learn and celebrate together.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><a href="/studentlife/black-history-month" rel="nofollow"><span><strong>Link to all events across campus</strong></span></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-03%20at%209.28.56%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=170b8f28&amp;itok=pFN8dwxv" alt="B2 residency program"> </div> <h3> <div>B2: Residency RFP</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--3"> <p><strong>Applications for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 B2 Residencies are now open.</strong></p><p><span>Two significant changes to the RFP:</span></p><ol><li><span>Broadened the call to include research projects in addition to creative works.</span></li><li><span>Removed the requirement that applicants be affiliated with CU, opening the space to a wider community of artists and researchers.</span></li><li><span>Prioritize proposals that meaningfully engage with the unique capabilities of B2.</span></li></ol><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-black ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMOz7jkK_7gqvu95N548ZDf_6sbdc5XrLsFz66tUn80O5h6w/viewform" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">B2 Residency Application</span></a></p><p><strong>Deadline: February 27th at 11:59 pm MT</strong></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <div>CU Art Museum Lecture</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--4"> <p><em><strong>Museums as Memory Keepers: Representing the Holocaust Responsibly</strong></em><br><span><strong>Wednesday, February 4, 2026 5pm</strong></span></p><p><strong>Register here to attend via Zoom</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://cuboulder.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LBrq9oo9QfC4vyjGQU1Ahg" rel="nofollow">Zoom Registration Link</a></p><p>In recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jordanna Gessler, Chief Impact Officer of Holocaust Museum LA, explores the vital role museums as custodians of memory, truth, and human stories. This talk examines how museums collect, preserve, and interpret objects, not just as artifacts, but as living witnesses carrying layers of stories, and how culturally specific museums can engage audiences through the powerful narratives these objects hold.</p><p><a href="https://colorado.edu/jewishstudies/events" rel="nofollow">Link to more information</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-02/starpeople_salt.jpg?h=35f232b8&amp;itok=B3OPpEmg" alt="Brakhage Symposium"> </div> <h3> <a href="/brakhagecenter/brakhage-symposium-2026"> <div>Brakhage Center Symposium</div> </a> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--5"> <p><strong>The </strong><span><strong>Brakhage</strong></span><strong> Symposium Schedule of Events</strong><br><strong>Location: ATLAS 100</strong></p><p><span><strong>Saturday, February 21, 2026</strong></span></p><ul><li><span>12:00-2:00 PM — <strong>Stephanie Barber</strong></span></li><li><span>2:15-4:15 PM&nbsp; — <strong>ASM Kobayashi</strong></span></li><li><span>4:30-6:30 PM&nbsp;— <strong>Deborah Stratman &nbsp;</strong></span></li></ul><hr><div><p><span><strong>Sunday, February 22, 2026</strong></span></p></div><div><div><ul><li><span>12:00-2:00 PM&nbsp;— <strong>Group program and conversation</strong></span></li><li><span>2:15-4:15&nbsp;PM — </span><em><span><strong>1990s Experimental Film in Japan: Women’s Anarchic Visions of the Everyday</strong></span></em></li><li><span>4:30-5:30&nbsp;PM — </span><em><span><strong>Celebrating Stan</strong></span></em></li></ul><p><a href="/brakhagecenter/brakhage-symposium-2026" rel="nofollow"><span><strong>Link to more information</strong></span></a></p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <div>Cary Wolfe &amp; Adam Nocek: Conversations on Environment, Complexity, and Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--6"> <div>Explore how art and design mediate human perception and intervention within environmental systems that exceed anthropocentric frameworks. Each of the two conversations will be kicked off by a short lecture from one of the speakers, followed by a seminar-style conversation among them and with the attendees.</div><hr><div><em><strong>Thursday, February 5<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;- 1:30 pm </strong>(Brakhage Center, ATLS311)</em></div><div><strong>Adam Nocek </strong>explores social and ecological interventions in urban agroecology, examining tensions along the urban-rural divide as a philosophical meditation on design agency within complex ecosystems.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><em><strong>Friday, February 6th&nbsp;- 5:00 pm (</strong>CASE E351)</em></div><div><strong>Cary Wolfe</strong>&nbsp;addresses James Turrell's Roden Crater as an invitation into the radical "outside" of geological time and celestial events, questioning its status as environmental art through perception and biopolitics.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The events are free, but registration is recommended due to the limited spaces.</div><div><span><strong>For more information or to register</strong>: </span><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fcary-wolfe-and-adam-nocek-on-environment-complexity-and-practice-tickets-1981159499394%3Faff%3Debdsshcopyurl%26utm-campaign%3Dsocial%26utm-content%3Dattendeeshare%26utm-medium%3Ddiscovery%26utm-term%3Dlisting%26utm-source%3Dcp&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C9064706a114842d403ad08de5a9482d9%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639047791071979310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=D%2FSRDBj1YQeOTfOHFggyZLQscIGB26%2FjeNLCPD1jkQw%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow"><span>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cary-wolfe-and-adam-nocek-on-environment-complexity-and-practice-tickets-1981159499394</span></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:10:24 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1486 at /artandarthistory King Exhibition & Awards 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/king-exhibition-awards-2026 <span>King Exhibition &amp; Awards 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-28T13:00:22-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - 13:00">Wed, 01/28/2026 - 13:00</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>The King Exhibition &amp; Awards</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-27%20at%201.14.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=247bJq7O" width="1500" height="1314" alt="megaphone"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Art &amp; Art History's most distinguished award &amp; exhibition</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <h2><span>Hurry — only 6 days left to apply!</span></h2><hr><p><span>All Art and Art History majors and graduate students are invited to apply!</span></p><ul><li>$3000 for first-place Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$2000 for second-place Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$1000 for third-place&nbsp;Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$500 for 4 honorable mentions</li></ul><h3><span lang="EN-US">Submission Deadline: February 2, 2026, 11:59 PM</span></h3><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/artandarthistory/king-exhibition-awards-2026" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Link to Application Information</span></a></p><hr><p><strong>The award-winning artwork will be displayed both online and in the Visual Arts Complex:</strong></p><ul><li><span>A virtual showcase of all applicants and awardees will be featured on the Art and Art History website in conjunction with a curated, in-person exhibition at the Visual Arts Complex of the 10 award winners (3 grads and 3 undergrads, and 4 honorable mentions).</span></li></ul><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/artandarthistory/king-awards-exhibition" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Check out the King Exhibition &amp; Awards archive</span></a></p><hr><p><strong>The 2026 jurors:</strong></p><div><div><span><strong>Rory Padeken</strong></span><br>Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO</div><div><div><div><div><div>Rory Padeken develops cross-disciplinary exhibitions and programs that fosters dialog and exchange. His curatorial works is centered on advocacy for artists, expanding the narratives of modern and contemporary art through key acquisitions for museum collections, and examining timely social issues. He joined the Denver Art Museum (DAM) in 2022 as Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art and reinstalled the modern and contemporary art galleries to offer a more expansive view of the art of our times.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><span><strong>Catherine Taft</strong></span><br>Deputy Director, The Brick, Los Angeles<br><span>Catherine Taft is a curator, writer, and Deputy Director of The Brick in Los Angeles. Previously, she held curatorial positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art and at the Getty Research institute. Her 2024 traveling survey of ecofeminist art, ‘Life on Earth,’ received an Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Research Fellowship, among other notable grants. A related publication is forthcoming in 2026 through Inventory Press. She is a 2021 Fellow of the Center for Curatorial Leadership and is Adjunct Faculty in the Graduate Art program of Art Center College of Design. Catherine Taft is a ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder alumna.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-1" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-12/Screenshot%202025-12-08%20at%2010.36.21%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=gGoHzF6j" width="1500" height="921" alt="Visual Resources Center"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Department Resources for Making your Portfolio!</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><span><strong>As part of your application for the Art &amp; Art History Scholarships and the King Exhibition &amp; Awards, you’ll need to submit high-quality images of your artwork. We’re here to help you present your work at its best.</strong></span></p><p><span>The Visual Resources Center (VRC) offers a Portfolio Photography Room, photography equipment, digital imaging stations, and training in portfolio photography and digital portfolio management.</span></p><p><a href="/artandarthistory/vrc/create#accordion-228927029-1" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow"><span>Explore all the VRC's services and equipment</span></a></p><p><span>The Visual Resources Center&nbsp;is located in the <strong>Visual Arts Complex, Room 310</strong>.</span></p><p><span><strong>Contact information:</strong></span><br><span>Email </span><a href="mailto:aahvrc@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>aahvrc@colorado.edu</span></a><span> or visit us in Room 310 if you have questions or want to make an appointment for a consultation or to photograph your artwork.</span></p><p><a href="/artandarthistory/vac-hours" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow"><span>Link to the current hours of operation</span></a></p><p>For general questions and concerns, p<span>lease reach out to </span><a href="mailto:finearts@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>finearts@colorado.edu</span></a><br><span>Main Art &amp; Art History office: Visual Arts Complex, 3rd Floor</span></p><hr><p><span><strong>³Ô¹ÏÍø the King Exhibition &amp; Awards:</strong> All awards are based on artistic merit. In 2013, Gretchen King (BA in English ’59) worked with the Department of Art &amp; Art History to establish the King Competition and Exhibition, the department’s first juried student exhibition. Since that time fellow alums, Meridee Moore (BA in Philosophy ’80) and Kevin King (BFA in Fine Arts ’81) have joined Gretchen in generously supporting the annual competition and exhibition, allowing the department to offer undergraduate and graduate students monetary awards, and to showcase their work in the Visual Arts Complex.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:00:22 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1480 at /artandarthistory News, January 27, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-january-27-2026 <span>News, January 27, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-27T11:40:44-07:00" title="Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 11:40">Tue, 01/27/2026 - 11:40</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/BW.jpg?itok=X73ehq3O" width="1500" height="1887" alt="Patricia Powers"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Adventures in Art Appraising</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><strong>Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM</strong></p><p><strong>Zoom presentation:&nbsp;</strong><br><a href="https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/96123162779" rel="nofollow">https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/96123162779</a><br><span>Meeting ID: 961 2316 2779</span></p><p>Are you interested in a career in the art market? Wondering how to turn what you learn in the art history program into practical skills for a successful career in art? Curious about becoming an art appraiser? Join us for an exclusive online talk with Dr. Patricia Graham, an art history professor and curator who forged a new path as an art appraiser. She will share her journey from academia to the commercial art world.</p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-1" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/IMG_2197_0.jpg?itok=6rX3gv1R" width="1500" height="549" alt="VRC image"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Monday coffee in the VRC!</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <div>Stop by on Mondays between 10am and 3pm this semester for free coffee. Feel free to stay for a relaxing break with an art-themed jigsaw puzzle.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The Visual Resources Center offers images, imaging, and a gathering space. Room 310, Visual Arts Complex.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc" rel="nofollow">www.colorado.edu/artandarthistory/vrc</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-2" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-12/11.jpg?itok=GkNxEP-O" width="1500" height="982" alt="Judd Schiffman"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>Judd Schiffman: Visiting Artist Lecture Series</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <p><strong>Monday, February 9th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><p><span>Judd Schiffman (b. 1982) is a Providence, Rhode Island based artist working primarily in ceramics. He has lectured at Harvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø Ceramics, Brown ³Ô¹ÏÍø, SUNY New Paltz, and Umass Dartmouth, and participated in residencies at the Zentrum Fur Keramiks in Berlin, Germany, Millay Arts in New York, and Arch Contemporary in Tiverton, Rhode Island. Schiffman received his MFA in Ceramics from CU Boulder, Post-Baccalaureate in Ceramics from Umass Dartmouth, and BA from Prescott College in Holistic Health. Schiffman’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, most recently at Headstone Gallery, Kingston, NY and Emerson Dorsch Gallery, Miami. In 2016, he received an emerging artists award from the National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts, and in 2025, he received the Hopper Prize. Schiffman is currently Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Providence College and is represented by Headstone Gallery.&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong>Next Lecture: Nick Briz on Monday, March 9th at 4:00 PM in VAC 1B20</strong><br><a href="/artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/visiting-artist-lecture-series-spr26" rel="nofollow"><strong>Link to full Spring 2026 lecture series</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/RAW%20BANNER%20IMAGE_The%20Moon%20is%20a%20Harsh%20Mistress.jpg?itok=6-fDL5a5" width="1500" height="662" alt="Molly Valentine Dierks"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Molly Valentine Dierks, Assistant Teaching Professor</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><strong>Upcoming talk: Wednesday, January 28, from 10:30 – 11:30 AM (MST)</strong><br>Location:&nbsp;<a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frawdesign.ca%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7Ce393f5a888674cd4abcc08de5c7d594e%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639049890623850623%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FWAZpEGduiUk3Jpg44CoZL4LgklBen4rGVbwR37tZDI%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">RAW Design</a>&nbsp;Architecture Firm + Online<br><a href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3b8bb955-7541-4ffc-a743-1de929c7a6fc@bdb35bd4-03a2-4dae-ac13-fed0004a5c9f" rel="nofollow">Registration Link</a></p><p>³Ô¹ÏÍø: this event: ‘The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (II) ’ is a series of mysterious ‘light-forms’ by designer Molly Valentine Dierks. Freezing images of ambiguous entities in motion, the glowing pieces reference gestures of growth, motion, and transformation—blending natural vitality with technological energy.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Upcoming Important Department Deadlines!</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-27%20at%201.14.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=247bJq7O" width="1500" height="1314" alt="megaphone"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>King Exhibition &amp; Awards</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><a href="/artandarthistory/king-exhibition-awards-2026" rel="nofollow"><strong>Only 6 days remain to apply!&nbsp;</strong></a></p><p><span>All Art and Art History majors and graduate students are invited to apply!</span></p><ul><li>$3000 for first-place Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$2000 for second-place Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$1000 for third-place&nbsp;Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$500 for 4 honorable mentions</li></ul><p><span lang="EN-US"><strong>Submission Deadline: February 2, 2026, 11:59 PM</strong></span></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/artandarthistory/king-exhibition-awards-2026" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Link to Application Information</span></a></p><p><strong>The award-winning artwork will be displayed both online and in the Visual Arts Complex:</strong></p><ul><li><span>A virtual showcase of all applicants and awardees will be featured on the Art and Art History website in conjunction with a curated, in-person exhibition at the Visual Arts Complex of the 10 award winners (3 grads and 3 undergrads, and 4 honorable mentions).</span></li></ul> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Scholarships</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><strong>The application portal is now open!</strong></p><p><span>The Department of Art and Art History offers merit-based awards for undergraduate and graduate students that are made possible through the generosity of our donors.</span></p><p><span>A faculty committee reviews the applications each spring semester and determines the number and amount of awards. Scholarships vary from $100 – $2,000. Typically, the funds associated with these awards defray tuition expenses and are posted to the student's bill.</span></p><p><strong>Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026</strong></p><p><strong>Eligibility &amp; Rules</strong></p><ul><li>Undergraduate students: Majors and BAM students in Art History or Arts Practices, may apply</li><li><span>Graduate students: MFA Arts Practices and MA Art History</span></li><li>Students must be currently enrolled in Art and Art History courses</li></ul><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/artandarthistory/student-opportunities/scholarships-0" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Information about Scholarships</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Community Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Cary Wolfe &amp; Adam Nocek: Conversations on Environment, Complexity, and Practices </div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div>Explore how art and design mediate human perception and intervention within environmental systems that exceed anthropocentric frameworks. Each of the two conversations will be kicked off by a short lecture from one of the speakers, followed by a seminar-style conversation among them and with the attendees.</div><hr><div><em><strong>Thursday, February 5<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;- 1:30 pm </strong>(Brakhage Center, ATLS311)</em></div><div><strong>Adam Nocek </strong>explores social and ecological interventions in urban agroecology, examining tensions along the urban-rural divide as a philosophical meditation on design agency within complex ecosystems.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><em><strong>Friday, February 6th&nbsp;- 5:00 pm (</strong>CASE E351)</em></div><div><strong>Cary Wolfe</strong>&nbsp;addresses James Turrell's Roden Crater as an invitation into the radical "outside" of geological time and celestial events, questioning its status as environmental art through perception and biopolitics.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The events are free, but registration is recommended due to the limited spaces.</div><div><span><strong>For more information or to register</strong>: </span><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fcary-wolfe-and-adam-nocek-on-environment-complexity-and-practice-tickets-1981159499394%3Faff%3Debdsshcopyurl%26utm-campaign%3Dsocial%26utm-content%3Dattendeeshare%26utm-medium%3Ddiscovery%26utm-term%3Dlisting%26utm-source%3Dcp&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C9064706a114842d403ad08de5a9482d9%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639047791071979310%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=D%2FSRDBj1YQeOTfOHFggyZLQscIGB26%2FjeNLCPD1jkQw%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow"><span>https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cary-wolfe-and-adam-nocek-on-environment-complexity-and-practice-tickets-1981159499394</span></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:40:44 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1484 at /artandarthistory News, January 20, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-january-20-2026 <span>News, January 20, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-20T12:31:56-07:00" title="Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - 12:31">Tue, 01/20/2026 - 12:31</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Upcoming Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/thumbnail_5_Gaspar_Clamour_2023.jpg?itok=TZ8k2YAo" width="1500" height="1001" alt="Maria Gaspar image"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Maria Gaspar: Visiting Artist Lecture</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div><p><strong>Monday, January 26th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><hr><p>Maria Gaspar is a Chicago-born, first-generation, interdisciplinary artist negotiating the politics of location through installation, sculpture, sound, and performance. Gaspar’s body of work addresses issues of spatial justice in order to amplify, mobilize, or divert structures of power through individual and collective gestures. For the past decade, Gaspar has been recognized nationally for her multi-year projects that attempt to dismantle borders, transcend penal matter, and turn places of precarity into places of possibility. Formative works like “Radioactive: Stories from Beyond the Wall†and the “96 Acres Project†include site interventions at the largest single-site jail in the country, the Cook County Department of Corrections, in her childhood neighborhood.</p><p>Gaspar has received the Guggenheim Award for Creative Arts, the Latinx Artist Fellowship, the United States Artists Fellowship, the 3Arts Next Level Award, the Frieze Impact Prize, the Sor Juana Women of Achievement Award in Art and Activism from the National Museum of Mexican Art, and the Chamberlain Award for Social Practice from the Headlands Center for the Arts. Gaspar’s projects have been supported by the Art for Justice Fund, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, the Robert Rauschenberg Artist as Activist Fellowship, the Creative Capital Award, the Joan Mitchell Emerging Artist Grant, and the Art Matters Foundation. Gaspar has lectured and exhibited extensively at venues including MoMA PS1 and El Museo Del Barrio in New York, NY; the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX; the Institute of the Arts and Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA; the African American Museum, Philadelphia, PA; and the Pérez Art Museum in Miami, FL.</p><hr><p><strong>Next Lecture: Judd Schiffman on Monday, February 9th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><a href="/artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/visiting-artist-lecture-series-spr26" rel="nofollow"><strong>Link to full Spring 2026 lecture series</strong></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-20%20at%201.16.32%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=jf10R5jW" width="1500" height="936" alt="Yumi Janairo Roth"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Yumi Janairo Roth, Professor of Art Practices</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><strong>Artist Talk</strong><br><strong>Thursday, January 22, 2026 from </strong><span><strong>7:00 PM to 9:00 PM</strong></span><br><span>East Window Gallery: </span>4550 Broadway, STE C-3B2. Boulder, Colorado 80304<br><a href="https://www.eastwindow.org/effigy-1462" rel="nofollow">Link to full project description</a></p><p>Yumi Janairo Roth<span> will discuss her current work with East Window, EFFIGY 1462, a four-year durational work made up of an AmazonBasics paper shredder and 1462 offset printed posters featuring words flagged and banned by the Trump administration and written in the font that mimics the “Make America Great Again†logo. Arranged in a single stack of 1462 posters (which corresponds to the number of days in a four-year presidential term), Effigy 1462 serves as both a measuring device and cathartic instrument since it requires the daily removal and shredding of a single piece of paper from the stack. Effigy 1462 also serves as a reminder of the daily labor required to tend to the stack and the daily labor required to protect against assaults on creative expression, scientific research, free speech, and basic human rights.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-1" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-20%20at%201.18.57%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=XzcTI4a7" width="1500" height="929" alt="lego show"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Corrina Espinosa, Assistant Teaching Professor of Arts Practices</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><span>This isn’t a LEGO building competition,&nbsp;it’s a contemporary art exhibition inviting artists to create works inspired by LEGO from a wide range of mediums, including drawing, painting, sculpture, animation, digital, collage, mixed media, and more!</span></p><p><span>The show is curated by Joshua Finley, Corrina Espinosa, and Andrew Novick, a trio of artists known for their bold, experimental, and playful approaches to art and culture.</span></p><p><a href="https://legoartshow.com/" rel="nofollow"><span>Link to more information about this exhibition</span></a></p><p><span>Location: </span><a href="https://www.nextgallery.org/" rel="nofollow"><span>NEXT Gallery</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&amp;&amp;p=bba557fc329ddce9a8ff890137253b580449e8d2e92982a2a13a24a8008283d7JmltdHM9MTc1ODY3MjAwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=179003fa-23d4-6dc4-2a67-16be220d6cf0&amp;u=a1L21hcHM_Jm1lcGk9MH5-RW1iZWRkZWR-QWRkcmVzc19MaW5rJnR5PTE4JnE9TmV4dCUyMEdhbGxlcnkmc3M9eXBpZC5ZTjg3M3g1MDczOTE4OTk3ODU4MjA1NTg0JnBwb2lzPTM5Ljc0MDc3OTg3NjcwODk4NF8tMTA1LjA3Mjg5ODg2NDc0NjFfTmV4dCUyMEdhbGxlcnlfWU44NzN4NTA3MzkxODk5Nzg1ODIwNTU4NH4mY3A9MzkuNzQwNzh-LTEwNS4wNzI4OTkmdj0yJnNWPTEmRk9STT1NUFNSUEw&amp;ntb=1" rel="nofollow"><span>6851 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, CO 80214</span></a><br><span><strong>​​​​Opening Reception: 1/23/2026 5-10 p.m. MT</strong></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:31:56 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1482 at /artandarthistory News, January 13, 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/news-january-13-2026 <span>News, January 13, 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-13T10:22:24-07:00" title="Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 10:22">Tue, 01/13/2026 - 10:22</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Upcoming AAH Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/Pieter_the_Younger_Brueghel_-_A_Village_Festival_With_a_Theatrical_Performance_and_a_Procession_in_Honour_of_S_-_%28MeisterDrucke-842617%29_0.jpg?itok=zfrENVPx" width="1500" height="1184" alt="Pieter Brueghel"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p><em><span>A Village Festival, With a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert and St Anthony</span></em><span>, was created by Pieter Brueghel the Younger in 1632.&nbsp;</span></p> </span> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Art History Club</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><span>Please join the VRC and the Art History Club for a Welcome Fest!</span></p><p><span>Drop by for coffee, snacks and button-making. Also, gather information on resources available for studying art history at CU. We hope to see you there!</span></p><p><span><strong>Date: Tuesday, January 20</strong></span><br><span><strong>Time: 10:00am-3:00pm</strong></span><br><span><strong>Place: Visual Resources Center (VAC 310)</strong></span></p><p><span>Questions? Please contact Christine Bachman </span><a href="mailto:christine.bachman@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>christine.bachman@colorado.edu</span></a><span> or Elaine Paul </span><a href="mailto:elaine.paul@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>elaine.paul@colorado.edu</span></a></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-1" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/thumbnail_5_Gaspar_Clamour_2023.jpg?itok=TZ8k2YAo" width="1500" height="1001" alt="Maria Gaspar image"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Maria Gaspar: Visiting Artist Lecture</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><strong>Monday, January 26th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><hr><p>Maria Gaspar is a Chicago-born, first-generation, interdisciplinary artist negotiating the politics of location through installation, sculpture, sound, and performance. Gaspar’s body of work addresses issues of spatial justice in order to amplify, mobilize, or divert structures of power through individual and collective gestures. For the past decade, Gaspar has been recognized nationally for her multi-year projects that attempt to dismantle borders, transcend penal matter, and turn places of precarity into places of possibility. Formative works like “Radioactive: Stories from Beyond the Wall†and the “96 Acres Project†include site interventions at the largest single-site jail in the country, the Cook County Department of Corrections, in her childhood neighborhood.</p><p>Gaspar has received the Guggenheim Award for Creative Arts, the Latinx Artist Fellowship, the United States Artists Fellowship, the 3Arts Next Level Award, the Frieze Impact Prize, the Sor Juana Women of Achievement Award in Art and Activism from the National Museum of Mexican Art, and the Chamberlain Award for Social Practice from the Headlands Center for the Arts. Gaspar’s projects have been supported by the Art for Justice Fund, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, the Robert Rauschenberg Artist as Activist Fellowship, the Creative Capital Award, the Joan Mitchell Emerging Artist Grant, and the Art Matters Foundation.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-13%20at%2011.12.51%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=b33b13e3&amp;itok=bT27p2TE" alt="A museum visitor surveys the Duff Gallery, curated by James M. Córdova and featuring New Mexican santos. Photo: Jamie Cotten."> </div> <h3> <div>James M. Córdova, Associate Professor of Art History</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p>Córdova's most recent project at the <span>Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center </span>is featured in Southwest Magazine. The titled article, "Southwest Art Museum Shatters Its Permanent Display for a Grassroots Rebuild" delves deeply into the newly curated exhibition at the arts center.</p><hr><p><em><span>For the first time since 2018, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center (FAC) reinstalled its permanent collection in a display titled </span></em><a href="https://fac.coloradocollege.edu/exhibits/gathering-place/" rel="nofollow"><em>Gathering Place</em></a><em><span>. A considerable achievement, the reinstallation drew from a collection of tens of thousands of works to populate four galleries and a large adjacent corridor that connects the galleries and also features artwork. The spaces had to be reconfigured, as did the narratives that the institution had previously used to present the collection.</span></em></p><p><em>James M. Córdova<span>, an associate professor of art history at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder and a practicing </span>santero<span>, reinforces this domestic, reverent atmosphere. A newly built facade reminiscent of a wooden home invites viewers into a space showcasing a selection of items from the museum’s renowned collection of New Mexican sculptures and paintings. </span></em><span>— </span><a href="https://southwestcontemporary.com/gathering-place-colorado-springs-fine-arts-center/" rel="nofollow"><span><strong>Read the complete article</strong></span></a><span> —&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-12/Screenshot%202025-12-02%20at%2012.20.15%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=62a2fb3c&amp;itok=XkZJ2liV" alt="History of Asian Art"> </div> <h3> <div>Stephanie Su, Associate Professor of Art History</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <p><span>Prof. Stephanie Su’s monograph, </span><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrill.com%2Fdisplay%2Ftitle%2F72337&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C35877b325ec44933159608de30f38418%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639002019681475761%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cF1blHwR5anS0ZBJfjEZKR6qQvYuL5bwtuwN5mxuW2o%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow"><em>History Painting Crossing Borders: A Transnational History of Modern Art in Early Twentieth Century China and Japan</em></a><span>, has been published by De Gruyter Brill. Weaving together a diverse range of materials in Chinese, Japanese, and French, Prof. Su showcases a transnational history of modern art in East Asia. &nbsp;This book highlights a previously under-examined moment in global art history and uncovers a crucial relationship between art practice and art historical writing. Bringing together aesthetics, literature, gender studies, and geopolitics, </span><em>History Painting Crossing Borders</em><span>&nbsp;charts a new path for thinking about the multilayered and multidirectional histories of modernism in East Asia. &nbsp;</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-01/a08320f7e38be13be70ebb0c1fa89364.jpeg?h=def3cf70&amp;itok=iSVWmHRo" alt="anna tsouhlarakis"> </div> <h3> <div>Anna Tsouhlarakis, Associate Professor of Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <div dir="ltr"><span>Associate Professor Anna Tsouhlarakis has been named one of the participating artists in the forthcoming </span><a href="https://whitney.org/exhibitions/2026-biennial" rel="nofollow"><em>Whitney Biennial 2026</em></a><em>, </em><span>organized by a curatorial team including Marcela Guerrero, Drew Sawyer, Beatriz Cifuentes, and Carina Martinez. </span><strong>Opening: Mar 8, 2026</strong><br><br>The eighty-second edition of the Whitney Biennial—the longest-running survey of contemporary art in the United States—features work of 56 artists, duos, and collectives that reflects the current moment and examines various forms of relationality, including interspecies kinships, familial relations, geopolitical entanglements, technological affinities, shared mythologies, and infrastructural supports.</div><hr><div dir="ltr">Professor Tsouhlarakis&nbsp;was included in <a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-jeffrey-gibson-10-artists-native-american-heritage-month" rel="nofollow">Arty’s article</a> entitled “Jeffrey Gibson on 10 Artists to know this Native American Heritage Month†released on November 10th.</div><div dir="ltr">&nbsp;</div><div dir="ltr"><span>In November, Tsouhlarakis had a </span><a href="https://calendar.ku.edu/event/anna-tsouhlarakis-irrationally-indigenous" rel="nofollow"><span>solo exhibition open at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Kansas</span></a><span> in Lawrence, KS. The show, titled “Irrationally Indigenous†included sculptures, text installations, and video.</span></div><div dir="ltr">&nbsp;</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://now.temple.edu/news/2025-12-02/tylers-edgar-heap-birds-family-gallery-brings-native-american-presence-fore" rel="nofollow"><span>Temple ³Ô¹Ï꿉۪s Tyler School of Art and Architecture</span></a><span> announced that Tsouhlarakis has been selected as the second Edgar Heap of Birds Family Artist-in-Residence. Her residency will take place during the spring 2026 semester.</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-13%20at%2012.11.10%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=62846cbc&amp;itok=7iJzXC6k" alt="Colorado artist mural featuring Melanie Yazzie"> </div> <h3> <div>Melanie Yazzie, Professor of Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--3"> <p>Professor Yazzie is featured in “Living Tradition. Past. Present. Future. Colorado Women Artists.†Including 12 mobile murals (painted on canvas) in the Colorado Capital Rotunda Gallery, plus dozens of additional works by both <a href="https://www.wcaco.org/copy-of-honoring-our-members-1" rel="nofollow">the artists honored in the murals</a> and <a href="https://www.wcaco.org/artistmembers" rel="nofollow">the artists who created them</a> in the Governor's and Lieutenant Governor's offices.</p><p>The exhibition is part of a Colorado Creative Industries <a href="https://oedit.colorado.gov/creative-capitol-exhibition" rel="nofollow">program that champions local art</a> with three shows in the Capitol building per year. In 2025, other exhibitions have included the "Art of Teaching Artistry" and "This is Native Art."</p><p><a href="https://www.cpr.org/2025/11/30/wcaco-colorado-women-artists-mural-exhibition/" rel="nofollow">Read more about this project in the Colorado Public Radio News.</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-01/M_Kassianidou_02_Wrinklegrams_VIII_detail.jpg?h=145cdaba&amp;itok=AXHty0RS" alt="Marina Kassianidou artwork"> </div> <h3> <div>Marina Kassianidou, Associate Professor of Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--4"> <div>Marina Kassianidou is participating in the group exhibition <a href="https://nimac.org.cy/fluid-persistence/" rel="nofollow"><em>Fluid Persistence</em></a>, at the Nicosia Municipal Arts Center (NiMAC), Nicosia, Cyprus. The exhibition is curated by Dr. Elena Stylianou. From the press release: "As a vital yet unpredictable and volatile element, water is a restless force that nourishes ecosystems, defines (is)lands, forms landscapes, and moves through bodies—human and non-human—while simultaneously resisting systematic attempts at control in an era of rapid development and climate instability. <em>Fluid Persistence</em>&nbsp;brings together nineteen contemporary artists whose work draws from urgent questions about ecological destruction, water’s place in storytelling and myth-making, its defining power in geopolitics, its dark and haunting nature, and its magical and transformative potential, ingrained in the single fact that we are bodies of water."</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Exhibition Duration: December 12, 2025 - May 31, 2026</strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-13%20at%2012.19.13%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=9fae3d0a&amp;itok=y4WTxx8l" alt="Yumi Janairo Roth artwork"> </div> <h3> <div>Yumi Janairo Roth, Professor of Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--5"> <p><span>Professor Roth was awarded the </span><a href="https://creative-capital.org/press/announcing-2026-creative-capital-awards-state-of-the-art-prize-artists/" rel="nofollow"><span>Creative Capital's inaugural </span><strong>State of the Art Prize</strong></a><strong>. </strong>This prize <span>was given to 53 individual artists, one in every state, as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. With this new grant, Creative Capital extends its democratic, national, open call to serve more artists at the grassroots level and to foster creativity and innovation in a broad range of rural, regional, and urban communities.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-13%20at%2012.31.13%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=3565ed44&amp;itok=nUnuTEq3" alt="Albert Chong artwork"> </div> <h3> <div>Albert Chong, Professor of Art Practices</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--6"> <p><strong>Retrospective Exhibition at ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Denver</strong><br><a href="https://www.emmanuelgallery.org/albertchong" rel="nofollow"><strong>Emmanuel Art Gallery</strong></a><strong>, </strong><span><strong>1205 10th St. Plaza, Denver, CO 80204</strong></span><br><strong>January 22-March 18, 2026</strong><br><strong>Opening reception: January 22, 2026, 5-8 pm</strong></p><p><em>Illuminations and Ruminations</em><span> is a retrospective of Chong’s work since he moved to Colorado from San Diego in 1991, all the way to the present day. While his body of work largely revolves around photographs, Chong does not strictly limit his artistic process to one medium. Several of the photographs in this exhibition feature copper mattes with inscriptions containing icons, patterns and text. He transforms the traditional still life painting with images from his Throne series as well as his Color Still Lives that are rooted in black and white photography, then adorned in color with flowers. There are photomosaics, images comprised of marble and stone tiles. And then there are sculptural elements that further animate Chong’s distinct style and sensibility.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Department Announcements</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/Screenshot%202025-11-19%20at%2011.09.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=D2l1HcDN" width="1500" height="1009" alt="dollar signs"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Scholarships and King Exhibition &amp; Awards</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><strong>SCHOLARSHIPS</strong><br><strong>The application portal is now open!</strong></p><p><span>The Department of Art and Art History offers merit-based awards for undergraduate and graduate students that are made possible through the generosity of our donors.</span></p><p><span>A faculty committee reviews the applications each spring semester and determines the number and amount of awards. Scholarships vary from $100 – $2,000. Typically, the funds associated with these awards defray tuition expenses and are posted to the student's bill.</span></p><p><strong>Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026</strong></p><p><strong>Eligibility &amp; Rules</strong></p><ul><li>Undergraduate students: Majors and BAM students in Art History or Arts Practices, may apply</li><li><span>Graduate students: MFA Arts Practices and MA Art History</span></li><li>Students must be currently enrolled in Art and Art History courses</li></ul><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/artandarthistory/student-opportunities/scholarships-0" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Information about Scholarships</span></a></p><hr><p><strong>KING EXHIBITION &amp; AWARDS</strong><br><strong>The application portal is now open!</strong></p><p><span>³Ô¹ÏÍø the King Exhibition &amp; Awards: All awards are based on artistic merit. In 2013, Gretchen King (BA in English ’59) worked with the Department of Art &amp; Art History to establish the King Competition and Exhibition, the department’s first juried student exhibition. Since that time fellow alums, Meridee Moore (BA in Philosophy ’80) and Kevin King (BFA in Fine Arts ’81) have joined Gretchen in generously supporting the annual competition and exhibition, allowing the department to offer undergraduate and graduate students monetary awards, and to showcase their work in the Visual Arts Complex.</span></p><p><span>All Art and Art History majors and graduate students are invited to apply!</span></p><ul><li>$3000 for first-place Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$2000 for second-place Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$1000 for third-place&nbsp;Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$500 for 4 honorable mentions</li></ul><p><span lang="EN-US"><strong>Submission Deadline: February 2, 2026, 11:59 PM</strong></span></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/artandarthistory/king-exhibition-awards-2026" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Link to Application Information</span></a></p><p><strong>The award-winning artwork will be displayed both online and in the Visual Arts Complex:</strong></p><ul><li><span>A virtual showcase of all applicants and awardees will be featured on the Art and Art History website in conjunction with a curated, in-person exhibition at the Visual Arts Complex of the 10 award winners (3 grads and 3 undergrads, and 4 honorable mentions).</span></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Community Events</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-13%20at%2012.36.21%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=13d98110&amp;itok=AFpHNxVF" alt="East Window Gallery"> </div> <h3> <div>East Window Gallery presents Beit/Home</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <div><div><div><div><p><strong>Beit/Home</strong><br>Palestine: Existence and Resistance<br>Curated by Jennifer Heath and Margaret Haydon on behalf of the Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project</p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p><a href="https://www.eastwindow.org/beit-home" rel="nofollow">East Window Gallery</a><br><strong>January 16th — January 31st 2026</strong><br><strong>Opening Reception — </strong>January 16th, 7 - 9:00pm<br><strong>Closing Reception: </strong>January 30th, 7 - 9:00pm</p></div></div></div></div><p><em><strong>Beit/Home</strong></em><strong> ─</strong><em><strong> Palestine</strong></em><strong>:</strong><em><strong> Existence and Resistance </strong></em>features works by<em> </em>ten<em> </em>Palestinian artists as well as four artists who have worked in Palestine.&nbsp; Also included are poignant drawings and paintings by Palestinian children from the West Bank and Gaza.&nbsp;</p><p>The work displayed in <em><strong>Beit/Home</strong></em> is powerful<em> </em>and<em> </em>fearsome.&nbsp; Donated by the artists, the pieces are deeply expressive<em> </em>of the<em> </em>Palestinian homeland and its century-long suffering<em>.</em>&nbsp; The exhibition aspires to introduce the art of Palestine to our community, and to raise funds for several Art and Youth programs in the Askar Refugee Camp in the West Bank in Occupied Palestine. Tragically, children in Gaza cannot, at this point, participate, though their need for relief, art and pleasure is acute.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:22:24 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1481 at /artandarthistory Visiting Artist Lecture Series, SPR26 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/visiting-artist-lecture-series-spr26 <span>Visiting Artist Lecture Series, SPR26</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-08T09:36:58-07:00" title="Thursday, January 8, 2026 - 09:36">Thu, 01/08/2026 - 09:36</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Spring Semester Visiting Artist Program</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><span>The Visiting Artist and Scholar Program (established in 1972) aims to reinforce the mission of the Art and Art History Department by inviting leading artists and scholars to present an array of artistic practices, historical discourse and divergent perspectives that can increase access to creativity and forge new territories between the arts and broader cultural movements.</span>​</p><ul><li>All lectures are scheduled for&nbsp;<strong>MONDAYS from&nbsp;4:00-5:00&nbsp;PM</strong></li><li><strong>Location:&nbsp;Visual Arts Complex 1B20 Auditorium</strong>&nbsp;(Lower-level)</li><li>CU Boulder campus, 1085 18th Street, Boulder, CO 80309</li></ul><p><span>Lectures are recorded and archived in the </span><a href="/artandarthistory/vrc" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow"><span>Visual Resources Center Digital Collections</span></a><span>, and they will be available for viewing in the following semester (Fall 2026). We hope you will join us in person for these impressive talks.</span></p><p>Contact: Kirsten Stoltz, visiting artist and scholars program coordinator. <a href="mailto:kirsten.stoltz@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">kirsten.stoltz@colorado.edu</a>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-1" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-12/thumbnail_5_Gaspar_Clamour_2023.jpg?itok=BPihr239" width="1500" height="1001" alt="Maria Gaspar"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Maria Gaspar</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><strong>Monday, January 26th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><hr><p>Maria Gaspar is a Chicago-born, first-generation, interdisciplinary artist negotiating the politics of location through installation, sculpture, sound, and performance. Gaspar’s body of work addresses issues of spatial justice in order to amplify, mobilize, or divert structures of power through individual and collective gestures. For the past decade, Gaspar has been recognized nationally for her multi-year projects that attempt to dismantle borders, transcend penal matter, and turn places of precarity into places of possibility. Formative works like “Radioactive: Stories from Beyond the Wall†and the “96 Acres Project†include site interventions at the largest single-site jail in the country, the Cook County Department of Corrections, in her childhood neighborhood.&nbsp;</p><p>Gaspar has received the Guggenheim Award for Creative Arts, the Latinx Artist Fellowship, the United States Artists Fellowship, the 3Arts Next Level Award, the Frieze Impact Prize, the Sor Juana Women of Achievement Award in Art and Activism from the National Museum of Mexican Art, and the Chamberlain Award for Social Practice from the Headlands Center for the Arts. Gaspar’s projects have been supported by the Art for Justice Fund, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, the Robert Rauschenberg Artist as Activist Fellowship, the Creative Capital Award, the Joan Mitchell Emerging Artist Grant, and the Art Matters Foundation. Gaspar has lectured and exhibited extensively at venues including MoMA PS1 and El Museo Del Barrio in New York, NY; the Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX; the Institute of the Arts and Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA; the African American Museum, Philadelphia, PA; and the Pérez Art Museum in Miami, FL.</p><div><span>Gaspar received her BFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and her MFA in Studio Arts from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Illinois at Chicago. She is Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.&nbsp;</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-2" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-12/11.jpg?itok=GkNxEP-O" width="1500" height="982" alt="Judd Schiffman"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>Judd Schiffman</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <p><strong>Monday, February 9th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><hr><p><span>Judd Schiffman (b. 1982) is a Providence, Rhode Island based artist working primarily in ceramics. He has lectured at Harvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø Ceramics, Brown ³Ô¹ÏÍø, SUNY New Paltz, and Umass Dartmouth, and participated in residencies at the Zentrum Fur Keramiks in Berlin, Germany, Millay Arts in New York, and Arch Contemporary in Tiverton, Rhode Island. Schiffman received his MFA in Ceramics from CU Boulder, Post-Baccalaureate in Ceramics from Umass Dartmouth, and BA from Prescott College in Holistic Health. Schiffman’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, most recently at Headstone Gallery, Kingston, NY and Emerson Dorsch Gallery, Miami. In 2016, he received an emerging artists award from the National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts, and in 2025, he received the Hopper Prize. Schiffman is currently Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Providence College and is represented by Headstone Gallery.&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-3" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-12/new-ecology-4x.png?itok=_EPso0cq" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Nick Briz"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-3"> <h3> <div>Nick Briz</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-3"> <p><strong>Monday, March 9th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><hr><p><span>Nick Briz is an internationally recognized new-media artist, educator and organizer. His work investigates the promises and perils of living in an increasingly digital and networked world. He is an active participant in various online communities and conversations including glitch art, net art, remix culture, digital literacy, hacktivism and digital rights.</span><br><br><span>He has shared his work internationally at major festivals such as FILE Media Arts Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the Mozilla Festival in London, and the Images Festival in Toronto Canada, as well as major cultural institutions such as the Pérez Art Museum in Miami, the Pinakothek der Modern in Munich, the Tate Exchange in London and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, among others.&nbsp;</span><br><br><span>As an organizer he has been invited to curate events at various international galleries and conferences, he co-founded and ran an international new-media art conference called GLI.TC/H (2010-2012, 2023), co-ran an experimental performance series in Chicago called NO-MEDIA (2012-2016), and most recently organized a public lecture series called d.r.e.a.m. (data rules everything around me) for Mozilla (2015, 2018-2019).</span><br><br><span>He's an Assistant Instructional Professor in the Media Art and Design program at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Chicago.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-4" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-02/Khan_Snakeskin-13.jpg?itok=x2SsoSGx" width="1500" height="1875" alt="Basheera Khan"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-4"> <h3> <div>Baseera Khan</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-4"> <p><strong>Monday, March 30th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><hr><p><span>Baseera Khan is a New York-based visual artist interested in materials, color, and their economies. From public art installation to sculpture, painting to performance and music, Khan collages the effects of these relationships to labor and family structures, religion, and spiritual well-being. Khan has performed and exhibited at several locations in the past years sharing this diverse practice. "Painful Arc II, Shoulder High," a public art commission for High Line Art, NYC, was installed from 2023-24, and "New Leaf," a permanent public art commission for Help USA, Brooklyn, NY was installed in 2025. Khan has had several solo institutional exhibitions such as Mass Art Museum, Boston, Massachusetts (2026), the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C. (2023), Brooklyn Museum, NY (2021-22), and a solo touring exhibition at Moody Arts Center for the Arts, Rice ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Houston, TX, and Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, OH (2022-23). Khan mounted recent international solo exhibitions at Niru Ratnam Gallery, London, U.K. (2025) and 10 &amp; Zero Uno in Venice, Italy (2024) . Several recent group exhibitions are the Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany (2026), Sargent’s Daughters, NYC (2026), Paul Robeson Gallery at Rutgers ³Ô¹ÏÍø, NJ (2025), 12 Gates, Philadelphia, PA (2025), Patel Brown, Toronto, Canada (2025), Ruttkowski;68, NYC (2025), North Carolina Museum of Art, NC (2024). Over the years Khan has shared work at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH (2021), New Orleans Museum of Art, LA (2020), Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism, Munich, Germany, and Jenkins Johnson Projects, Brooklyn, NY (2019), Simone Subal Gallery, NYC (2019), Sculpture Center, NY (2018), Aspen Museum (2017), Participant Inc. (2017). Khan's performance work has premiered at several locations including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Art POP Montreal International Music Festival. Khan completed a 1-moth residency at Plop, London, U.K. (2024), Lux Art Residency, San Diego (2021), Wexner Center Film/Video Studio Residency (2020), a 6-week performance residency at The Kitchen NYC (2020), and was an artist in residence at Pioneer Works (2018-19), Abrons Art Center (2016-17), Khan was an International Travel Fellow to Jerusalem/Ramallah through Apexart (2015) and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2014). Khan received the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) Michael Richards Award for Visual Art (2024), and was the Hirshhorn Museum Gala Artist Honoree for 2023 and the 50th Anniversary Honoree (2024). Khan won an Artist Prize for the MTV/Smithsonian Channel TV docu-series, “The Exhibit,†(2022-23). Khan is also a recipient of the UOVO Art Prize (2020), BRIC Colene Brown Art Prize, and the Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Grant (2019), NYSCA/NYFA and Art Matters (2018). Their works are part of several public permanent collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim, Whitney Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, MN, and the New Orleans Museum of Art, LA. Khan received an M.F.A. from Cornell ³Ô¹ÏÍø (2012) and a B.F.A. from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of North Texas (2005).</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-5" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-12/7_Madsen_Cabin%20Fever..jpg?itok=chGJxmO9" width="1500" height="1125" alt="Barbara Madsen"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-5"> <h3> <div>Barbara Madsen</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-5"> <p><strong>Monday, April 13th at 4:00 PM</strong><br><strong>Visual Arts Complex Auditorium (lower-level 1B20)</strong></p><hr><p>Barbara Madsen is an artist and Professor at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers ³Ô¹ÏÍø. Madsen’s practice is at the intersection of sculpture, prints, painting, ready-mades, and photography. Her vast collections of industrial matter -- spark plugs, machine parts, welding masks, light switches, rubber, plastic, prosthetics, artificial eyes, toys and much more – serve as the stimulus for the work. Her work is riddled with skeptical questions about society, civilization and collapse. Who is the Guardian and who is the Barbarian? Who enters the gate and who’s banned? She aims to lift the lid off canonical hierarchical art forms and queer space. Her work is an ever-evolving quest that picks out and unravels a new thread about greed and power to see how far she can push farcical realities from the primitive to the futuristic. Her explosive use of color is in the service of creating awkward, ridiculously sublime sculptures-works and installations that seem to infect, corrupt, and devour the universe. Yet, seeks joy and sustenance to find balance in an absurd world.</p><p>She has had solo exhitions theBlanc Gallery in NYC; Qi Fengge Musuem of Print History, Shenzen, China; MGalleries, NJ; New York Public Library, NYC; Scuola de Grafica, Venice, Italy; Sykes Gallery, PA; Lowry Lab Theater, MN; Palacky ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Czech Republic; Graphics Collective Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia; Recitation Gallery, DE; Pratt Studios Gallery, Brooklyn; Benedicta Art Center, MN; Sommers Gallery, MN; Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN; and Tyler School of Art, PA, among others. Madsen has been included over 100 group exhibitions.</p><p>Madsen's works are in the collections of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco Museum of Art, Princeton ³Ô¹ÏÍø firestone Library, Swarthmore College, Lafayette CollgeLibrary of Congress, Dartmouth College, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Sharijah: United Arab Emirates, Guanlan Print Museum, Shenzhen, China, New York Public Library, and the Amoco Corporation.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:36:58 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1478 at /artandarthistory Open Seats, Spring 2026 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/open-seats-spring-2026 <span>Open Seats, Spring 2026</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-06T09:29:57-07:00" title="Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - 09:29">Tue, 01/06/2026 - 09:29</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Spring 2026 Classes with Open Seats</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/Screenshot%202026-01-06%20at%209.32.42%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=FvwzV7Ih" width="1500" height="2156" alt="art history"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <a href="https://classes.colorado.edu/"> <div>Art History</div> </a> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><span><strong>Capstone Seminar in Art History: Ornament and Meaning in the Middle Ages (ARTH 4919-001)</strong></span><br><span>T, Th 12:30pm-1:45pm</span></p><p><span>This course examines the use and meaning of ornamental motifs in art from late antiquity to the fifteenth century. We will also explore modern theories of ornament and their application to medieval art.</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-1" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/Osorio_barberia.jpg?itok=TSbUU0xT" width="1500" height="844" alt="art history"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <a href="https://classes.colorado.edu/"> <div>Art History</div> </a> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><span><strong>Topics in Art History: Latinx Art (ARTH 3919)</strong></span><br><span>MWF 10:10am-11am</span></p><p><span>Latinx Art Surveys the work of artists from both longstanding and more recently established Latinx communities in the United States (Mexican American and Chicana/o/x, Puerto Rican and Nuyorican/Diasporican, Cuban American, Dominican American, and South and Central American diasporic, etc.) during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Examines the social, political, and historical factors that inform Latinx artists’ wide-ranging forms of artistic practice.</span></p> </div> </div> <a href="https://classes.colorado.edu/" class="button button-blue">Link to more course information</a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Enroll today!</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-07/Screenshot%202025-07-25%20at%2010.32.50%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=E9lp4E5Y" width="1500" height="594" alt="Marina class"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Art Practices Courses</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div><strong>Photography (ARTS 3191, 4161, 5161)</strong><br><span>MW 10:10am-12:40pm</span><br><span>Continues the exploration of the possibility of individual photographic expression. Students are encouraged to discover and develop a personal position in relation to the medium.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Studio Arts 1 (ARTS 1010)</strong></div><ul><li><div>Section 009: Fridays 9:00am-2:00pm</div></li><li><div>Section 010: <span>TTh 12:30pm-3pm</span></div></li></ul><div><span>Presents creative activity conceptually, and art history thematically, with an interdisciplinary, experimental, and multicultural focus. Fine arts majors explore visual literacy and culture through presentations and student-centered projects that emphasize individual development.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Drawing and Painting Specialized Investigation (ARTS 4222/5222)</strong><br><span>MW 9:05am-11:35am</span><br><span>This course is a concentrated study of a narrow topic (rotating) chosen by a Drawing &amp; Painting faculty member. Experiments in the expanded field of drawing and painting will allow students to study course materials that defy conventional academic course classifications and approaches.</span></div><hr><div><strong>Continuing Education Classes:</strong><br>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Basic Sculpture: Materials and Techniques (ARTS 2504)</strong><br><span>MW 5:20pm-7:50pm</span><br><span>Introduces the basic properties of metal, wood and mold making. Students will explore and demonstrate an understanding of basic fabrication methods involved in each element. Students will investigate both traditional and non-traditional working methods and will consider how materials and techniques inform sculptural concepts.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Photography for Non-Majors (ARTS 1171)</strong></div><div><span>TTh 6:30pm-9pm</span><br><span>An introduction to contemporary photographic practice. The course introduces photographic technique, history, and image evaluation while emphasizing visual literacy, conceptual development and personal expression.</span><br>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Digital Art 1 (ARTS 2126)</strong><br><span>MW 6:30pm-9pm</span><br><span>An introductory course in the use of the personal computer to create and process images in the visual arts.</span></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div><strong>Introduction to Studio Art (ARTS 1010)</strong></div><div><span>TTh 6pm-8:30pm</span><br><span>Presents creative activity conceptually, and art history thematically, with an interdisciplinary, experimental, and multicultural focus. Fine arts majors explore visual literacy and culture through presentations and student-centered projects that emphasize individual development.</span></div></div> </div> </div> <a href="https://classes.colorado.edu/" class="button button-blue">Link to more course information</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:29:57 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1479 at /artandarthistory Newsletter, December 2, 2025 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/newsletter-december-2-2025 <span>Newsletter, December 2, 2025</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-12-02T11:48:21-07:00" title="Tuesday, December 2, 2025 - 11:48">Tue, 12/02/2025 - 11:48</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events this week!</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-12/Coffee.jpg?h=a4c52c70&amp;itok=DDcZRpf2" alt="coffee"> </div> <h3> <div>Free coffee and tea in the VRC during last week of classes</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p><span>Join us for coffee and tea in the VRC</span>&nbsp;(room 310)<span>&nbsp;during the last week of classes</span>. <span>10am - </span>4pm or when the coffee runs out­—whichever comes first<span>. Best of luck with your finals</span>, papers, crits, and grading<span>!</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-12/NY_YAG_YORAG_349-001.jpg?h=ddf7963b&amp;itok=IrO3kAqK" alt="Hogarth's Studio in 1739 by the British artist Edward Matthew Ward"> </div> <h3> <div>Art History Club Meet-up</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--1"> <div><p><span>Please join the Art History Club for an End-of-Semester Social!</span></p><p><span>Stop by for holiday treats, art history themed activities, conversation, and merriment. We hope to see you there!</span></p><p><span><strong>Date: Wednesday, December 3 (TOMORROW!)</strong></span><br><span>Time: 3:00-5:00pm</span><br><span>Place: VAC 303</span></p><p><span>Questions? Please contact Christine Bachman, </span><a href="mailto:christine.bachman@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>christine.bachman@colorado.edu</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-11/Screenshot%202025-11-18%20at%202.15.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=79e246e1&amp;itok=x2k0maEq" alt="MFA thesis 2025"> </div> <h3> <div>MFA Thesis Exhibition, Fall 2025</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--2"> <div><p>Featuring works by: <strong>Annaliese Cole-Weiss, Tiana Boisseau-Palo and Abigail Bernstein</strong></p><p><strong>Opening reception: Friday, December 5th, 4-6 PM</strong><br>Exhibition: December 2nd to 11th</p><p>CU Art Museum<br>Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-12/Screenshot%202025-12-02%20at%202.38.04%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=5d6804ce&amp;itok=Nh7l2cZa" alt="dungeon art show"> </div> <h3> <div>Dungeon Art Show</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--3"> <p>Exhibiting works from Photo 1, Photo 3, Photo 4, Foundations and Digital Art</p><ul><li><strong>On view starting December 3rd in the Visual Arts Complex basement (lower-level!</strong></li><li><strong>Reception on December 3rd (free food &amp; drinks!)</strong></li><li><strong>Free Entry</strong></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-12/Screenshot%202025-12-02%20at%2012.20.15%E2%80%AFPM.png?h=62a2fb3c&amp;itok=XkZJ2liV" alt="History of Asian Art"> </div> <h3> <div>Stephanie Su, Associate Professor, History of Asian Art</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p><span>Prof. Stephanie Su’s monograph, </span><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrill.com%2Fdisplay%2Ftitle%2F72337&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7C35877b325ec44933159608de30f38418%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C639002019681475761%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cF1blHwR5anS0ZBJfjEZKR6qQvYuL5bwtuwN5mxuW2o%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow"><em>History Painting Crossing Borders: A Transnational History of Modern Art in Early Twentieth Century China and Japan</em></a><span>, has been published by De Gruyter Brill. Weaving together a diverse range of materials in Chinese, Japanese, and French, Prof. Su showcases a transnational history of modern art in East Asia. &nbsp;This book highlights a previously under-examined moment in global art history and uncovers a crucial relationship between art practice and art historical writing. Bringing together aesthetics, literature, gender studies, and geopolitics, </span><em>History Painting Crossing Borders</em><span>&nbsp;charts a new path for thinking about the multilayered and multidirectional histories of modernism in East Asia. &nbsp;</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Department Announcements</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-11/Screenshot%202025-11-19%20at%2011.09.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=cd485316&amp;itok=Q2lWmtC9" alt="dollar signs"> </div> <h3> <div>Art &amp; Art History Scholarships</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <h4><strong>The application portal is now open!</strong></h4><p><span>The Department of Art and Art History offers merit-based awards for undergraduate and graduate students that are made possible through the generosity of our donors.</span></p><p><span>A faculty committee reviews the applications each spring semester and determines the number and amount of awards. Scholarships vary from $100 – $2,000. Typically, the funds associated with these awards defray tuition expenses and are posted to the student's bill.</span></p><p><strong>Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026</strong></p><hr><p><strong>Eligibility &amp; Rules</strong></p><ul><li>Undergraduate students: Majors and BAM students in Art History or Arts Practices, may apply</li><li><span>Graduate students: MFA Arts Practices and MA Art History</span></li><li>Students must be currently enrolled in Art and Art History courses</li></ul><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/artandarthistory/student-opportunities/scholarships-0" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Information about Scholarships</span></a></p><hr><p>Don't forget about the Visual Resources Center (VRC) when preparing your portfolio! <span>The VRC offers a Portfolio Photography Room, photography equipment, digital imaging stations, and training in portfolio photography and digital portfolio management.</span></p><p><span>The Visual Resources Center&nbsp;is located in the <strong>Visual Arts Complex, Room 310</strong>.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:48:21 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1476 at /artandarthistory Scholarships and King Exhibition & Awards /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/scholarships-and-king-exhibition-awards <span>Scholarships and King Exhibition &amp; Awards</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-19T11:05:45-07:00" title="Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - 11:05">Wed, 11/19/2025 - 11:05</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Art &amp; Art History Scholarships</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/Screenshot%202025-11-19%20at%2011.09.18%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=D2l1HcDN" width="1500" height="1009" alt="dollar signs"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Important Scholarship Application Details</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><span>The Department of Art and Art History offers merit-based awards for undergraduate and graduate students that are made possible through the generosity of our donors.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>A faculty committee reviews the applications each spring semester and determines the number and amount of awards. Scholarships vary from $100 – $2,000. Typically, the funds associated with these awards defray tuition expenses and are posted to the student's bill.</span></p><h3><span><strong>Application portal opens: December 1, 2025</strong></span></h3><p><strong>Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026</strong></p><hr><p><strong>Eligibility &amp; Rules</strong></p><ul><li>Undergraduate students: Majors and BAM students in Art History or Arts Practices, may apply</li><li><span>Graduate students: MFA Arts Practices and MA Art History</span></li><li>Students must be currently enrolled in Art and Art History courses</li></ul><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/artandarthistory/student-opportunities/scholarships-0" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Information about Scholarships</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>King Exhibition &amp; Award</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/54530996255_aba0c05a4a_k.jpg?itok=oT3P1zJ4" width="1500" height="846" alt="King winners 2025"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Mark your calendar!</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div><p>Look for an announcement the beginning of January with more details about applying.</p><p>³Ô¹ÏÍø this award: In 2013, Gretchen King (BA in English’59) worked with the Department of Art &amp; Art History to establish the King Competition and Exhibition, the department’s first juried student exhibition. Since that time fellow alums, Meridee Moore (BA in Philosophy ’80) and Kevin King (BFA in Fine Arts ’81) have joined Gretchen in generously supporting the annual competition and exhibition, allowing the department to offer undergraduate and graduate students monetary awards, and to showcase their work in the Visual Arts Complex.<br><br><span>All Art and Art History undergraduate majors and graduate students are encouraged to apply!</span></p><ul><li>$3000 for first-place Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$2000 for second-place Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$1000 for third-place&nbsp;Grad and Undergrad</li><li>$500 for 4 honorable mentions</li></ul><h3><span lang="EN-US"><strong>Application opens: January 12, 2026</strong></span></h3><p><span lang="EN-US"><strong>Submission Deadline: February 2, 2026, 11:59 PM</strong></span></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/artandarthistory/king-awards-exhibition" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Check out the King Exhibition &amp; Awards archive</span></a></p><p class="small-text"><span lang="EN-US">Photo: King Awardees, 2025</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>The Visual Resources Center</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-09/20180418_0273.jpg?itok=aPteZZ8i" width="1500" height="1000" alt="VRC equipment"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Build a professional artwork portfolio!</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p>When preparing your application for the Art &amp; Art History Scholarships and the King Exhibition &amp; Awards, it is required to submit high-quality images of your artwork. We are here to help!&nbsp;</p><p><span>The Visual Resources Center (VRC) offers a Portfolio Photography Room, photography equipment, digital imaging stations, and training in portfolio photography and digital portfolio management.</span></p><p><a href="/artandarthistory/vrc/create#accordion-228927029-1" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow"><span>Explore all the VRC's services and equipment</span></a></p><p><span>The Visual Resources Center&nbsp;is located in the <strong>Visual Arts Complex, Room 310</strong>.</span></p><p><span><strong>Contact information:</strong></span><br><span>The most immediate way for students and faculty to reach us is by chat in </span><a href="http://https//teams.microsoft.com/" rel="nofollow">Microsoft Teams</a><span>: log in with your CU email address (IdentiKey@colorado.edu) and IdentiKey password, and start a chat with Elaine Paul or Lia Pileggi. You can also email us at </span><a href="mailto:aahvrc@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">aahvrc@colorado.edu</a><span>&nbsp;with questions.</span></p><p><a href="/artandarthistory/vac-hours" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow"><span>Link to the current hours of operation</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:05:45 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1475 at /artandarthistory Newsletter, November 18, 2025 /artandarthistory/newsletter/newsletter/newsletter-november-18-2025 <span>Newsletter, November 18, 2025</span> <span><span>Kirsten Stoltz</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-18T12:02:56-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - 12:02">Tue, 11/18/2025 - 12:02</time> </span> Art &amp;amp; Art History News <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Upcoming Events</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/Screenshot%202025-11-18%20at%202.15.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=EhoYSRcZ" width="1500" height="732" alt="MFA thesis 2025"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>MFA Thesis Exhibition, Fall 2025</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p>Featuring works by: <strong>Annaliese Cole-Weiss, Tiana Boisseau-Palo and Abigail Bernstein</strong></p><p>Opening reception: Friday, December 5th, 4-6 PM<br>Exhibition: December 2nd to 11th</p><p>CU Art Museum<br>Hours: Tuesday-Saturary, 10 AM to 4 PM</p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-1" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/Screenshot%202025-11-18%20at%202.09.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=8d53gMIB" width="1500" height="415" alt="digital art"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-1"> <h3> <div>Projection Mapping Exhibition at BMoCA</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-1"> <p><span>The TECHNE Lab at the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Boulder announces <strong>BeaMoCA</strong>, a one-night-only pop-up exhibition featuring immersive projection-mapping installations by more than a dozen advanced digital art students. This pop-up showcase transforms BMoCA’s event space into a vibrant, illuminated environment where architecture becomes canvas and digital art spills into physical space. Visitors will encounter a series of experimental, immersive projections created by CU Boulder artists exploring narrative, abstraction, worldbuilding, distortion, and spatial transformation.</span></p><p><span>The exhibition is <strong>facilitated by Corrina Espinosa</strong>, Assistant Teaching Professor of Art &amp; Tech at CU Boulder</span></p><p><span><strong>BeaMoCA: Projection Mapping Pop-Up Exhibition</strong></span><br><span>Thursday, November 20th, 2025 from 7–9 PM</span><br><span>Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), 1750 13th St, Boulder, CO</span><br><span>Admission:&nbsp;Free &amp; Open to the Public</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-2" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/Screenshot%202025-11-18%20at%202.13.34%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=uRnbUlYQ" width="1500" height="848" alt="Art history"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-2"> <h3> <div>Art History Club</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-2"> <p><span>Please join the Art History Club for an End-of-Semester Social!</span></p><p><span>Stop by for holiday treats, art history themed activities, conversation, and merriment. We hope to see you there!</span></p><p><span>Date: Wednesday, December 3</span><br><span>Time: 3:00-5:00pm</span><br><span>Place: VAC 303</span></p><p><span>Questions? Please contact Christine Bachman, </span><a href="mailto:christine.bachman@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span>christine.bachman@colorado.edu</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty News</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-media-img-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/artandarthistory/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-11/3_M_Kassianidou_Drapings_Diptych.jpg?itok=9N53TejV" width="1500" height="1073" alt="Marina Kassianidou"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Marina Kassianidou, Associate Professor</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <div>Marina Kassianidou is participating in the Galichnik Art Colony Biennial exhibition <em>Collective Cultural Memory: Postmemory</em>,&nbsp;<em> </em>at the Multimedia Center Mala Stanica of the National Gallery of North Macedonia, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. The exhibition is curated by Dr. Ana Frangovska.</div><div>Opening: November 12, 2025</div><div>Duration: November 12 - 25, 2025</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Marina is also participating in the group exhibition <em>Everything Signs its Name</em>, at MISC Athens, Greece. The exhibition is curated by Eria Dapola. From the press release: "From soft gestures to fleeting traces, <em>Everything Signs Its Name</em>&nbsp;uncovers the infraordinary: the quiet details that make up our everyday lives. Bringing together nine artists, the exhibition turns to what usually goes unnoticed: the moments, sounds, and materials that silently hold our histories."</div><div>Opening: November 20, 2025</div><div>Duration: November 20, 2025 - January 31, 2026</div><div><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.artrabbit.com%2Fevents%2Feverything-signs-its-name&amp;data=05%7C02%7CKirsten.Stoltz%40Colorado.EDU%7Cc6fec045d5aa4f218d8c08de22dbe83a%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C638986525047612596%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DgUZsjHahsxLNZ4TXNAZqj824DZu%2BfLY52NdlxAAtkI%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow">https://www.artrabbit.com/events/everything-signs-its-name</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus news</div> </h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Native American Heritage Month</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p><span>In honor of Native American Heritage Month, join us for a lunch &amp; learn exploring queer Indigenous identities with Dr. Chris Finley of the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Southern California on&nbsp;<strong>Wednesday 11/19 from 12-2pm at the Center for British and Irish Studies (CBIS) in Norlin Library.</strong></span></p><p><span>For most Native communities, being 2SQI (Two-Spirit Queer Indigenous) is traditional. Yet, settler and Indigenous nations, families, and communities are not always respectful and inclusive of 2SQI individuals.&nbsp;Indigenous queer and Two-Spirit issues are discussed infrequently within Native American studies or in Native communities and marginalized in LGBTQIA+ discourse. Sexuality, since colonial contact, has judgment, normalizing, and disciplining ideas attached to it, and no one wants to say the wrong thing, but taking the time to explore queer Indigenous sexual identities, and the associated vernacular (2SQI, Two-Spirit, 2Spirit, Indiqueer, Indequeer) illustrates the beauty of acceptance and decolonizing concepts of community and inclusion.</span></p><p><span>Dr. Chris Finley is a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes in what is now known as Eastern Washington. She received her PhD in American Culture from the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Michigan and is a co-editor and contributor to “Queer Indigenous Studies: Critical Interventions in Theory, Politics and Literature†(³Ô¹ÏÍø of Arizona Press).</span></p><p><span><strong>RSVP&nbsp;</strong></span><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcolorado.libcal.com%2Fevent%2F15768115&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ckirsten.stoltz%40colorado.edu%7C3e41085b07e74ee2223e08de26d14636%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C638990877532718599%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=3yNK%2FRXlt7vXTtmEIP3%2FaktWrt0nQCktIpLMkgLqU3E%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow"><span><strong>here</strong></span></a><span><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;Light refreshments and snacks will be served!</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> </div> Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:02:56 +0000 Kirsten Stoltz 1474 at /artandarthistory