Art & Art History

What can an electrical engineering undergraduate student and a master’s student in fine arts learn from a thriving multimedia arts and entertainment complex that features a haunted house and immersive and unique exhibits? Turns out, plenty. And of...

The University of New Mexico’s Department of Art hosts its Fall 2019 Gale Memorial Speaker Series throughout October and November. The series, organized by Professor of Art History Ray Hernández-Durán, is an extension of a new course, Art History...

The Tamarind Institute at The University of New Mexico presents Head of a Woman, a symposium showcasing the additions women have added to the print field, on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Albuquerque Museum. Tamarind Institute, a...

A team of students, under the leadership of Andrea Polli, a professor at The  University of New Mexico's College of Fine Arts and associate professor of Computer Science at the UNM School of Engineering, has been working on a project called BioShield, a...

UNM Art Museum is welcoming a new exhibit that features student artwork titled “Emergent 2019: New Student Videos from UNM” from May 8 through June 15. Opening reception is May 9 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Emergent 2019: New Student Videos from UNM is the...

The UNM Department of Art announced that Xylor Jane has been selected as the Frederick Hammersley Visiting Artist for 2019. Jane, an artist based in Greenfield, Massachusetts, is in residency at The University of New Mexico in the Spring 2019 Semester....

The Department of Art at The University of New Mexico celebrates its 90th anniversary Saturday, March 30 from 6 – 9 p.m., with an exhibition by the Graduate Art Association in the Art Annex, and refreshments and live entertainment in Hodgin Hall. The...

A community hearing organized by the public to defend the Arctic Refuge and Indigenous Rights is scheduled at The University of New Mexico Tuesday, March 5 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. in SUB Ballroom B. The hearing is to discuss the Arctic National Wildlife...

Many career paths have a clear, direct trajectory. College, medical school, doctor. College, teaching license, educator. Establishing a professional life in the arts tends to be less straightforward, which leads many creatives to cultivate a diverse,...

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...