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The 13-weeklong series showcases visual and performing arts from the inside out
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Two UMASSD Interior Architecture and Design Seniors selected as scholarship recipients.
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Integrated Studio Art major Rosalia Elizabeth Amato Bauer is the inaugural recipient of the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks! Fellowship
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The project, led by Associate Professor Anthony Arrigo, will explore the history of the Hoover Dam using virtual reality
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The 54-hour online event, which takes place February 19-21, is an engaging, risk‐free experience designed to help students across all disciplines get their startup ideas off the ground.
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Lillian is one of sixteen artists whose work will be shown at the Brookline Arts Center in November
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Danforth Art Museum Solo Exhibition
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UMass Dartmouth kicks off a week of virtual events
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Animation Career Review ranks UMass Dartmouth's Illustration Program at the College of Visual & Performing Arts #2 in Massachusetts based on academic reputation, value, and geographic location.
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The prestigious grants have been awarded to Shabnam Jannesari (MFA ’21) and Taylor Maroney (MFA '20) for their studio-based research.