Arts & Culture
UConn Marching Band Welcomes Back One of Its Own as New Director
Justin McManus has come full circle, from marching band member to marching band director
August 23, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
Whether a Handwritten Note or Musical Composition, Fuchs Starts with Pen(cil) and Paper
'Music is about dramatic narrative and storytelling, in much the same way as a well-written letter'
August 17, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
Pioneering Puppet Project ‘Feel Your Best Self’ Coming to More Screens Near You
The celebrated program, which uses puppets to help kids and their caregivers explore emotion-coping strategies with a free toolkit, has extended a license to New York's THIRTEEN public broadcasting channel
June 5, 2023 | Mac Murray
Northeast Human Rights Film Festival to Showcase Documentaries, Rally Audiences to Action
The inaugural film festival aims to connect filmmakers, human rights advocates, and community groups with the common goal of sustained, transformational impact
May 18, 2023 | Combined Reports
Art, DMD Students Look to Formative Years For Inspiration Today
On-campus exhibitions showcase creativity and talent of graduating students
April 27, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
Students Share the World of Color They See When Hearing Sound
'My passion is figuring out how to take what’s in a person’s head and put it on stage, whether through emotions or a physical thing'
March 30, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
The Westerlies to Make UConn Debut with Concert, Masterclass Highlighting Music Entrepreneurship
Hard work and creativity pay off, not only in performance, but in preparation
March 23, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
Teenage Composer, Producer of Feel Your Best Self Theme Song: ‘It All Will Be OK’
The Mansfield 17-year-old's composition captures the dynamic of a multidisciplinary collaboration between the School of Fine Arts and the Neag School of Education
March 15, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
Voices Rising: UConn’s Gospel Choir Finds Celebration in Sound
Born from the Civil Rights Movement, the Voices of Freedom choir has been raising spirits at UConn and beyond for over five decades
February 27, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
MFA Students Draw Inspiration from the Past to Create in the Present
'Raid the Archive' exhibition explores the life of naturalist Edwin Way Teale to inspire new works of art
February 20, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips