Arts & Culture

Solomiya Ivakhiv, associate professor of violin and viola and coordinator of strings, and Dmitry Glivinskiy, assistant professor-in-residence, perform "American Rhapsody (Romance for Violin and Piano)" during the inauguration of UConn President Radenka Maric.

Callisto Quartet, Ivakhiv, Chen Perform Unique Chamber Composition at Jorgensen

The performance will feature Solomiya Ivakhiv, professor of violin and viola and coordinator of strings in the School of Fine Arts

Two women sit across from each other during a podcast interview.

From Storrs to Stonybrook: Alum Explores The Baby-Sitters Club’s Legacy

Daniela Doncel ’19 hosts CT Public's Generation: Baby-Sitters Club, celebrating its 40-year legacy

The members of a band stand together on a city street corner.

The Boundary-Pushing Punch Brothers Return to Jorgensen

'We were attracted to each other initially musically out of this shared bond of instrumental music and what was possible within this string band format'

A woman with long dark hair and glasses poses in front of a blue, green, and white painting.

MFA Student is ‘Feeding People’s Curiosity’ in New Exhibition Exploring Hearing, Deaf Art

‘I want visitors to realize the connections they never thought about before that exist between the hearing and Deaf communities. ... We move through life having similar experiences just using different languages’

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Busy Time of Year for Professor as Halloween, Native American Heritage Month Approach

‘Be mindful about where your fears come from. … Understand that these things are culturally, individually, familially taught to us’

An illustration with a tinker bell-type person in the foreground and a book, page turning machine and a dragon and a castle in the background

Using Math and Science to Tell a Story, Engineering Student Adds in Some Magic Too

‘The Enchanted Book’ combines elements of art and engineering to create an automated mechanism that flips pages, emits light, and offers sound

A man in a black jacket holds a ukulele in front of a red wall.

Renowned Ukulele Virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro Returns to Jorgensen

Shimabukuro will perform at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, October 10 at 8 p.m.

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Threads of Identity Celebrates Belonging and Culture in Storrs

The Threads of Identity exhibition celebrates the seven cultural centers on campus, promoting diversity, inclusion, and belonging

Students at Swan lake during an outdoor class by Professor Robert Thorson.

Revealing the Science of Walden

Enchantment can come from a comprehensive understanding

A wall painted blue with the words With Gratitude: Highlights from a Decade of Gifts on it along with a photo and sculptures

The Benton Celebrates 60 Years with Special Exhibition, Silent Auction

'This museum is part of UConn’s history. We help UConn tell its story'