School of Fine Arts
Children’s Hospital the Set for Student Puppetry Performance
While the design and building of puppets is a familiar task for Noel Williams MFA, creating them from materials that can be cleaned and sanitized under hospital infection control protocols was not.
From Building Puppets to Building Puppeteers
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is celebrating Puppet Arts program director Bart Roccoberton’s career as puppeteer and educator with an exhibition of nearly 100 puppets he and his collaborators and students created.
James Keth ’19, Painting and Biology
UConn has not only allowed me to develop my skills as an interdisciplinary artist but also a well-rounded student, says James Keth.
2019 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
Editor’s Note: The University of Connecticut will begin to use walk-through metal detectors at Gampel Pavilion this month as part of an ongoing commitment to safety and security. The new technology will be in place for the commencement exercises held in Gampel on Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and 12. Whether arguing a case before […]
‘When a Woman Can Be King’: CRT’s Production of Henry IV
Aaliyah Habeeb plays King Henry and Michele Tauber Falstaff in Shakespeare's epic coming-of-age story of privilege, politics, and power, at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre April 25-May 5.
‘It’s Always Pandemonium’ at The Ballard
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will present the grand opening of its new exhibition It’s Always Pandemonium: The Puppets of Bart Roccoberton, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, with refreshments at noon followed by a free tour of the new exhibition at 12:30 p.m. It’s Always Pandemonium celebrates the ongoing puppetry career of Bart. P. Roccoberton, […]
Photography Professor Janet Pritchard Wins Prestigious Guggenheim Award
Pritchard, a landscape photographer, will pursue a project on the Connecticut River Watershed during the period of her fellowship.
Meet the Researcher: Isabella Saraceni ’19, Fine Arts
Wandering through the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, Isabella Saraceni was initially captivated by the work of the great masters of art that surrounded her: Botticelli, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Raphael. But after a few visits to the gallery, Saraceni eventually began to notice a conspicuous absence in the displayed collection: where were the women […]
Meet the Researcher: Isabella Saraceni, SFA ’19
Isabella Saracena, SFA '19, is researching forgotten women artists from the past and recognizing their contribution through her own original works.
‘If We Were Birds’ Reflects Long History of Sexual Violence
The Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s modern adaptation of a story from Greek mythology shows that sexual violence has been chronicled for centuries.