Arts & Culture

An illustration by the artist Simi Kang of a reflection written by Tamanna Brar '20 (CLAS): "I also feel blessed that my family can make home-cooked meals. In other words, my family is Punjabi therefore we cook Punjabi food that is enough for all of us at this time," it reads in part.

New Online Exhibit Highlights Asian American Student Narratives

UConn’s Asian and Asian American Studies Institute (AAASI) has launched an ongoing online exhibit of student narratives and work from professional artists intended to document student experiences.

May 18, 2020 | Combined Reports

A screen showing members of the UConn Choirs performing online.

UConn Choirs Go Virtual with ‘Old Connecticut’ Alma Mater

Unable to perform in their normal venues because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UConn Choirs have taken to the Internet.

May 13, 2020 | Kenneth Best

Elizabeth Ellenwood, "November 3, 2018 Collection," (2018), Installation of 240 cyanotype prints (courtesy of the artist).

Adjusting to Pandemic Reality, 2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition at Benton Museum Moves Online

Undaunted by the restrictions caused by the pandemic, UConn's 2020 MFA exhibition is now online.

April 23, 2020 | Kenneth Best

UConn Prof. Janet Pritchard is documenting the complexities of life along the Connecticut River watershed through photography, as in this picture of fly fishing in Pittsburg, N.H. (Photo courtesy of Janet Pritchard)

Janet Pritchard Considers the Lay of the Land with her Photography

UConn's Janet Pritchard talks about her approach to landscape photography as a blending of past and present.

April 2, 2020 | Kenneth Best

Materials arrayed on a table for the Ballard Institute paper puppet workshop.

Ballard Moves Puppet Workshops Online for Family Fun at Home

Undaunted by coronavirus closures, the Ballard Institute Museum of Puppetry is taking its popular puppet-making workshops online.

April 1, 2020 | Kenneth Best

A still from the student-made documentary showing the four students posing together on top of the car they drove to Yosemite National Park.

UConn Students Use Grant to Create Documentary About Yosemite

A group of students created a documentary film about a trip to Yosemite National Park, thanks to a UConn IDEA Grant.

March 9, 2020 | Combined Reports

Student actors perform onstage in the play, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time."

Solving the Mystery of the Curious Incident of the Dog at CRT

A new play at UConn will offer a performance specifically for audience members with sensory-input disorders.

March 4, 2020 | Kenneth Best

A group of students in front of the Student Union during an antiwar protest on October 15, 1969.

UConn Through the Viewfinder: Howard Goldbaum’s Campus News Photos

A new exhibit at the Benton Museum of Art captures the turbulence of the late 1960s on campus through the eyes of a student photographer.

February 12, 2020 | Kenneth Best

A drawing by R. Crumb entitled "Keep On Truckin'"

Keep on Truckin’ with the Art of R. Crumb at Contemporary Art Galleries

A new exhibit at UConn features a vast collection of art and memorabilia related to famed underground 'comix' artist R. Crumb.

February 11, 2020 | Kenneth Best

Members of the UConn Dance Company perform during their Winter Showcase at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 4, 2020. (UConn Photo/Sean Flynn)

UConn Dance Company: Winter Showcase

A photo gallery captures some of the beauty and grace on display at the UConn Dance Company's Winter Showcase on Feb. 4.

February 7, 2020 | Combined Reports