Arts & Humanities
- Mikhy Ritter, Becky Roser and Nancy Pierce see the new music building’s gender-neutral restroom as an important symbol of inclusivity and community at the College of Music.
- A new artwork on view near downtown Denver is designed to address hate as a response to events and movements from the past year.
- Richard O’Neill, the newest member of the College of Music’s string faculty, has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category, his third nomination since 2005.Â
- Two CU 51´«Ã½ artists saw a need for people to come together safely and celebrate the new year with hope. The result? One of the most colorful and inspiring local events this winter.
- Discover how local artists address inclusivity and equity through interviews conducted by the CU 51´«Ã½ Office for Outreach and Engagement's arts and humanities graduate student scholars.
- Two CU 51´«Ã½ theater professors created guidelines for dealing with conflicts, reporting sexual harassment, handling violence and stage intimacy and maintaining basic health and safety for all artists.
- A global team of researchers led by a CU 51´«Ã½ professor has received a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to study the classic-period collapse in Mesoamerica.
- Austin Okigbo, an associate professor of ethnomusicology, studies South African music created during epidemics. According to Okigbo, certain themes reverberate through periods of widespread illness.
- David Korevaar, professor of piano at CU 51´«Ã½â€™s College of Music, uploaded videos of himself performing all 32 of Beethoven’s sonatas on his YouTube channel in just 60 days.Â
- With the Colorado Shakespeare Festival season and camps postponed, staff members have been busy adapting their community resources to a virtual format.