School of Fine Arts

"Marriage Preparations" by Dulari Devi, one of dozens of examples of Indian Mithila art currently on display in an exhibition at the Benton Museum of Art.

Art Professor Shares Personal Collection of Mithila Art in Latest Exhibition at the Benton

The tradition of beautiful, elaborate works was 'hidden from history' until the 20th century

An artist's rendering of a lunar module in action.

UConn Student Team Aims for the Moon with Lunar Rover Design

An interdisciplinary team of UConn undergraduates are finalists in the NASA Big Idea Challenge

Photo of Reaj Uddin in a UConn pullover

Coding, Creating, and Changing the World

How the Stamford Startup Studio and the Werth Institute helped one student discover the innovator within

crowd gathered outside a SoHo artist walk

UConn Magazine: Walk This Way

An alum and Guggenheim Fellow whose art is about nature, adventure — and sneakers.

Handmade shadow puppets of Esther and King Ahasuerus were designed for UConn's production of "Wayang Esther: A Contemporary Retelling of the Book of Esther," which will be performed March 12 and 13 at the Mandell Jewish Community Center in West Hartford.

Celebrating Purim with a Spiel That Shows Off What Happens in the Shadows

A production in West Hartford draws on artistic traditions from around the globe to celebrate the Jewish holiday

The puppets on display in the "Hecho en Puerto Rico" exhibit range in age from 1960 to the present, and reflect a variety of styles, artistic media, and purposes (Tom Breen / UConn Photo).

Ballard Exhibit Highlights Depth of Puerto Rican Puppetry to Educate, Entertain, Advocate

'We want to draw attention to what puppetry has been, is, and could be and how it connects with the important ideas that people have about themselves, their communities, and their society'

Poems & Rhapsodies: UConn Professors Fuse Ukrainian, French, British, & American Sound

The National Symphony of Ukraine is considered the preeminent orchestra in Ukraine. “Poems & Rhapsodies” captures the poetic essence and rhapsodic style of Ukrainian, French, British, & American composers.

App Supporting Archival Research Continues Development with Community Partnerships

Sourcery aims to provide a one-stop shop for archival document sharing between collecting institutions and researchers.

The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.

Jorgensen’s Digital Stage Returns For Series of Performances

Four shows this spring will help determine future of livestreaming for performing arts events

A selection of nut shaped masks made from foam, paper, and other materials are a part of Remembering the Nut Museum: Visionary Art of Elizabeth Tashjian on exhibit at the William Benton Museum of Art on Feb. 3, 2022.

‘Remembering the Nut Museum’ Brings Former Quirky Roadside Attraction to the Benton

Here's the story in a nutshell: go see this exhibit. You walnut be disappointed