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University of the Arts Receives $1 Million State Grant for Creation of New Student Center
January 27, 2021, 12:36 pm
President David Yager announced that the university is the recipient of a $1 million Redevelopment Assistance Capitol Program (RACP) grant from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This crucial funding will enable the university to develop a new Student Center to support UArts’ community of visual and performing artists.

UArts Centers launch new interactive student programs
January 19, 2021, 3:08 pm
Beginning this month, UArts students have new opportunities to engage with the university’s centers in a brand new way.

UArts and Jefferson University Partner on Emergency Medicine Study
December 10, 2020, 11:21 am
Two storied Philadelphia universities—both renowned for heralding the transformative power of creativity—are partnering in order to reduce physician burnout in emergency medicine settings. The collaboration is supported by a grant awarded by the Emergency Medicine Foundation and HKS Architects.

UArts co-hosts the 2020 China and USA Technology and Innovation in Fiber Art exhibition
December 3, 2020, 10:26 am
University of the Arts and Tsinghua University are proud to host the 2020 China and USA Technology and Innovation in Fiber Art exhibition and symposium. The virtual exhibition runs from Nov. 23 through Dec. 24 and features 40 leading contemporary fiber artists from China and the U.S.

The Center for Immersive Media Shares A New ‘Resist Covid Take 6!’ Virtual Experience
November 18, 2020, 2:05 pm
The Center for Immersive Media (CIM) at University of the Arts recently produced 360-degree documentation of the Carrie Mae Weems installation, Resist Covid Take 6!—currently on view throughout UArts’ Center City campus—that not only captures the artist’s work but also offers an immersive

UArts Film Program Director Shortlisted for Numerous Documentary Awards
November 11, 2020, 11:01 am
The short documentary Abortion Helpline, This is Lisa, co-directed by University of the Arts Film Program Director and Assistant Professor Mike Attie along with Barabara Attie and Janet Goldwater, is included on the shortlist for various upcoming documentary film awards.

UArts Curator Sid Sachs on the Heroines of Pop Art
October 29, 2020, 4:48 pm
Sid Sachs, chief curator and director of exhibitions at University of the Arts, contributed an essay to the recently published exhibition catalog accompanying She-Bam Pow POP Wizz!

UArts Lecturer Creates a Puerto Rican Soundscape
October 15, 2020, 9:42 am
Sound is a powerful connector: It has the power to bridge space and time to miraculously bring us home. UArts faculty and staff member Raúl Romero is using sound to connect to his own roots, evoke memories and engage with Puerto Rican communities in Philadelphia and Miami this fall.