News/Events
Arts Division Event Highlights
Featured In The News
-
Video games are spotty at getting Black hair right. Black artists are forging ahead to fix that
In a journey to create better representation in video games AM Darke, a professor in the Department of Performance, Play & Design, designed a new way of animating Black hair.
-
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Raise a Record-Breaking Sum for Exhibitions and Education
-
Albert, the white peacock of Boulder Creek, a symbol of resilience and peace, memorialized in downtown mural
-
MASP’s Expansion Opens the Floor to Curatorial Experimentation
-
Isaac Julien Dreams Up a Beautiful and Urgent World at the de Young
News
Featured Faculty
-
John Jota Leaños selected as new Interim Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the UC Santa Cruz Arts Division
-
Campus secures funding for innovative research projects addressing climate action and linguistic diversity
-
Professor Elliot Anderson named the inaugural director of the new AI lab for the Arts Division
-
Professor A.M. Darke creates groundbreaking work in Black representation
Featured Alumni
Featured Students
Featured Staff
Stay in touch
Arts Division Newsletter
Newsletter Archive
- April 23, 2025
- Welcome to Spring!
- March 18, 2025
- Dean Celine’s Important News | Sesnon Gallery Acquisition | Spring Events….and More!
- February 24, 2025
- Grad Slam | Arts Events…and more!
- January 23, 2025
- Welcome to the New Year! | SO TO SPEAK Premieres | Arts Events…and more!
- December 6, 2024
- Ken Corday’ Piano Donation | Squiggle Turns 50 | Arts Events & More
- November 21, 2024
- Dean Celine on New AAPI Council | Fall Season Events, and More
- October 2024
- Welcome to the New Academic Year! | FDM Celebrates 25 Years | New AI Lab
- May 23, 2024
- Iolanthe | Print Sale’s 50th | Spring Events & More…
- April 24, 2024
- Spring Events | Student Exhibitions | And more…
- March 20, 2024
- Dean’s Book Launch | AGPM in Top Rankings | Spring Events
- February 22, 2024
- Arts Retreat | Grad Slam | Upcoming Events and Much More
- January 26, 2024
- Welcome to the New Year in the Arts!
- December 13, 2023
- Bittersweet Holidays | Gratitude to Rowland Rebele | Arts News
- November 15, 2023
- KEN CORDAY on 11/17 and CONVOCATION on 11/29
- October 12, 2023
- Welcome to Fall in the Arts!
- May 23, 2023
- The Little Prince | AATAT Story Wins Murrow Award | Many Live Events on Campus…and More!
- April 25, 2023
- FDM Professors Awarded Guggenheims | Sir Isaac Julien at the Tate | Spring Events…and more!
- March 20, 2023
- Charles Hamilton in Jazz Hall of Fame, 80 Years Later Gets SF Honor, and much more!
- February 15, 2023
- PIPELINE Opens 2/24 | Patty Gallagher in LITTLE HEART | And much more…
- December 2, 2022
- October 26, 2022
- June 10, 2022
- May 26, 2022
- April 29, 2022
- March 28, 2022
- February 22, 2022
- January 13, 2022
- December 10, 2021
- November 16, 2021
- October 6, 2021
The Art of Change Podcast
Take a look at the latest news and events happening throughout the Arts Division at UC Santa Cruz.