LAS faculty awarded $98k grant to explore war, trauma and life after service
The project’s goal is to bring humanities to military community members while engaging UCCS faculty, students and veterans. (More)
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Galleries of Contemporary Art celebrate annual senior art exhibit
Student artwork will soon brighten the downtown Colorado Springs location of the Galleries of Contemporary Art (GOCA) at UCCS as senior Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) projects go on display. (More)
Original student production Hecatomb to debut at Ent Center for the Arts
After more than three months of work, a group of students within the Visual and Performing Arts’ Theatre and Dance program are set to debut their original production Hecatomb. The show, which will be directed (More)
Popular Theatreworks production features original music by UCCS faculty member
While patrons of the arts enjoy the scenes of the now sold out production ‘The Mitten’ at the Ent Center for the Arts, they’re also enjoying the original sounds and creations of UCCS Visual and (More)
Photo Feature: “The Mitten” at the Ent Center for the Arts
The exterior of the Ent Center for the Arts is turned into a magical forest scene using shadow puppets and overhead projections for the first live Theatreworks production in almost a year. (More)
Photo Feature: Students add artistic touch to downtown electrical boxes
Downtown Colorado Springs has just gotten more colorful, thanks to the artistic touches of five UCCS students and the urban placemaking vision of the Colorado Springs Downtown Partnership. (More)
2020: The Year in Review
There is no simple way to sum up 2020 – but the top stories and most memorable photos from the last year paint a picture of resilience, perseverance and hope at UCCS. (More)
7 Questions with Colin McAllister, editor of “The Cambridge Companion to Apocalyptic Literature”
Colin McAllister, assistant professor of music and winner of the 2020 College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award, answered seven questions on his new book, which underlines the relevance of apocalyptic literature in modern times. (More)
Theatreworks and UCCS dramaturgy students present “Elections at Altitude”
While Theatreworks has been rehearsing the streaming production of “House Arrest,” a group of UCCS dramaturgy students worked to replicate Anna Deavere Smith’s process here in Colorado Springs. (More)
GOCA and VAPA Art History & Visual Art announce “Virtual Visiting Artists & Critics Series”
The UCCS Visiting Artists & Critics Series enters its eighth season with a fall lineup of virtual presentations by artists of national and international significance with a goal to foster understanding and appreciation of contemporary art through dialogue and critical conversations. (More)