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$300,000 Grant Awarded to UArts for School of Dance “Pop-Up Performance Experience” at Philadelphia Art Alliance

July 3, 2018, 8:59 am

Second consecutive year UArts receives a $300k grant from Pew Center for Arts and Heritage

For the second year in a row, the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage has awarded the University of the Arts a $300,000 project grant.

UArts Developing New “Makerspace” for Students Across All Programs

July 1, 2018, 8:52 pm

The University of the Arts is developing a new “Makerspace,” a digital and traditional fabrication studio that will be a major opportunity for the entire UArts community.

Quite a Month: Two UArts Illustration Alumni Illustrate Covers of The New Yorker in June

July 1, 2018, 7:59 pm

UArts Illustration alumni are on a roll. In June, two of them received sought-after commissions to illustrate the cover of The New Yorker magazine.

Two UArts Dance Alums Perform in Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s New Video, on Two-Continent Tour

June 25, 2018, 7:04 pm

UArts Dance alumni Dominique Loude '17 and Ashley Seldon '07 perform prominently with Beyoncé and Jay-Z in their new video, "Apes**t," from their surprise joint album Everything is Love.

May 2018 UArts Illustration Grad Creates Cover for The New Yorker Magazine

May 30, 2018, 10:42 am

Prestigious commission almost unheard of for a new graduate

New University of the Arts alumna Loveis Wise BFA ’18 (Illustration), who graduated just three weeks ago, has accomplished a professional feat that eludes many illustrators over the entire course of their careers: she was commissioned to illustrate the cover of The New Yorker magazine.

UArts' Commencement Speakers and Honorees

March 13, 2018, 11:45 am

We are pleased to announce that the University has selected the 2018 recipients of our Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degrees, to be presented at UArts’ 140th Commencement ceremony on May 10, and our Commencement speakers. We will also honor two of our distinguished alumni during the ceremony.

HDFA recipients and speakers are:

Industrial Design student named awardee, others named finalists in PMA's Collab Student Design Competition

November 20, 2017, 12:15 pm

Industrial Design senior Dan Bier won Honorable Mention in the Collab 2017 Student Design Competition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which ran November 13-17, for his entry of a modular seating system titled Element (image, right).

UArts Alumni Take Home Honors in Philly’s Top Theater Awards

October 31, 2017, 8:29 pm

Congratulations to alumni from UArts’ Ira Brind School of Theater Arts, who dominated the list of winners at the 2017 Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, presented annually by TheatrePhiladelphia and recognizing the best of Philadelphia theater.

University of the Arts Awards Fifth Annual Irvin Borowsky International Prize in Glass Arts to Anjali Srinivasan

October 9, 2017, 2:03 pm

International Panel of Judges Selected Winner; Dubai-based Indian Artist will Present Lecture at UArts

An international panel of glass experts has awarded the University of the Arts’ fifth annual Irvin Borowsky International Prize in Glass Arts to glass artist and educator, Anjali Srinivasan.

UArts + Art Alliance

September 8, 2017, 3:48 pm

Leading century-old cultural institutions to join together, creating Philadelphia Art Alliance at the University of the Arts

The boards of trustees of the University of the Arts and Philadelphia Art Alliance announced that the two century-old institutions will join together. The vote of both boards was unanimous.

Uarts’ ‘Z’ Big Band Wins Coveted Performance Spot In Prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival

September 7, 2017, 10:05 am

The University of the Arts’ “Z” Big Band, recognized as one of the pre-eminent college jazz ensembles in the United States, will perform at the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival in Monterey, Calif.

UArts' 'Z' Big Band Named Top Collegiate Jazz Ensemble by 'DownBeat' Magazine

July 27, 2017, 1:27 pm

For the second consecutive year, the University of the Arts’ “Z” Big Band has been recognized as one of the best in the nation.

UArts Music Student Wins Prestigious Clifton Foundation Emerging Artists Award

May 30, 2017, 12:00 pm

Thumbnail — Alexandre Delcourt '18 (Music Performance)

UArts' 'Z' Big Band Ties for First Place in Monterey Jazz Next Generation Competition, Takes Three Out of Five Soloist Awards

May 10, 2017, 10:02 am

Congratulations to the UArts "Z" Big Band on finishing in a tie for first place in the College Big Band Division of the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Jazz Festival, held April 1-2 in Monterey, Calif.