Ahmad-Post accepts position at University of Denver
Aisha Ahmad-Post, director of the Ent Center for the Arts, will be the next executive director of the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver. (More)
Arts & Culture
“Feed Your Curiosity” series spotlights local businesses, alumni
The series takes place at 4 p.m. each Thursday on Instagram Live and features UCCS student hosts interviewing local alumni, faculty members and staff on their work. (More)
Samone Roberts ’19 earns two Silver Telly Awards for animated film
Roberts’ short animated film “The Gardener” won a Silver Telly Award in the student non-broadcast category and a People’s Silver Telly Award in the general non-broadcast category. (More)
Ent Center for the Arts suspends fall 2020 events
Live, in-person programming for the Artist Series, Theatreworks and the Galleries of Contemporary Art for the fall 2020 semester will be cancelled, with the goal to return to in-person programming for spring 2021. (More)
Lee, Stewart named Heller Fellows for 2020-21
Dohee Lee, a recent winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and Christine Stewart, the poet laureate for the state of South Dakota, will serve as Heller Fellows for the 2020-21 academic year. (More)
Murray Ross’ “A View from the Crow’s Nest” now on sale
A collection of essays and writings by the late Murray Ross, the founder of Theatreworks, have been assembled in the new book “A View from the Crow’s Next.” (More)
The Zoomedy of Errors brings Shakespeare to homes May 27
Theatreworks’ Free-for-All Shakespeare program will return to the stage –virtually — for a free streaming performance of “Comedy of Errors” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27. (More)
Virtual Studio Visit: Sean O’Meallie
O’Meallie’s work, usually painted wood, is noted for its visual and tactile allure and multilayered content. O’Meallie taught studio art at UCCS for nine years and for 10 years was a toy inventor based out of New York. (More)
Virtual Studio Visit: Nina Elder
Artist and researcher Nina Elder creates projects that reveal humanity’s dependence on, and interruption of, the natural world. With a focus on changing cultures and ecologies, Nina advocates for collaboration, fostering relationships between institutions, artists, scientists and diverse communities. (More)
Virtual Studio Visit: Cymon Padilla
Cymon Padilla fuses disparate elements of contemporary visual culture in his paintings and drawings. Using traditional oil painting techniques, he combines, collapses, and remixes “the imitated world” onto the flat surface of the picture plane. (More)