College of Fine Arts

The practice and study of artistic mediums goes beyond nurturing creative impulses. For children, learning to make things and bring facets of their imagination to life can also improve motor skills, language development, cultural awareness and decision...

The University of New Mexico Department of Theatre and Dance presents As You Like It, a play by William Shakespeare directed by Shepard Sobel. The play is a timely tale of transformation amidst the trials and triumphs of every kind of love. One of...

The campus community at The University of New Mexico takes pride in the spaces of learning, work and play. College of Fine Arts (CFA) Senior Grants and Contracts Officer Elizabeth Nocella has been taking care of a small courtyard planted in the middle of...

The University of New Mexico (UNM) Art Department, through the generosity of the Sylvia and David Gale Memorial Lecture Series, invites the public to attend a presentation by Sonya Clark on Monday, Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in Dane Smith Hall, room 120. A...

Collaboration lies at the heart of flamenco, an art form comprised of three parts - cante (song), baile (dance), and toque (guitar playing). Since 2012, a unique performance and education collaboration has existed between Yjastros, Albuquerque’s premier...

University of New Mexico interim Provost Richard Wood announced the appointment of Regina Carlow as interim dean of the College of Fine Arts effective Jan. 1, 2019. The transition was prompted by the departure of Kymberly Pinder, who recently accepted a...

Historically, relationships between artists and their patrons were fraught with an imbalance of power, based predominantly on wild disparities in class and economic status. A modern-day patron takes many forms, and a shining example can be found in Dean...

Beginning next fall, courses at The University of New Mexico will begin showing new Common Course Numbering (CCN) in compliance with the State of New Mexico’s Higher Education Department (HED) to standardize common courses among the state’s higher...

The University of New Mexico Art Museum presents the panel discussion, “Art as Activism, Institution as Site-Panel Discussion” on Thursday, Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the UNM Art Museum. The panel discussion features Sheri Crider, Gabrielle...

When studying and training to be any kind of artist – from dancer to writer to sculptor – every student hears some version of this advice: “If there is anything else you can do to be happy, anything at all… do that instead.” Making a living as an artist...