Arts & Culture
First Look at Sendak Collection Items: In the Night Kitchen Exhibit
In 1969, children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak wrote excitedly about his work on In the Night Kitchen. “I’m mad for it-and it’s mad,” he noted.
November 12, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Midtown Funk — Funky Dawgz Brass Band
From a European tour to Madison Square Garden, the Funky Dawgz Brass Band is on a serious roll.
November 11, 2019 | Jesse Rifkin ’14 (CLAS)
The Art of Organisms Living in the Extreme
Images of Professor Bernard Goffinet's work debuted at the Chilean embassy this week, drawing attention to the tremendous and unaccounted for biodiversity in a region of that country.
October 17, 2019 | Elaina Hancock
Brothers of We Banjo 3 Bring Fresh Sound to Jorgensen
The Irish bluegrass group We Banjo 3 brings its signature mix of musical styles to the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 17.
October 14, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Study: On Screen, Girls’ Bodies are Changing
The bodies of female characters in animated films have changed within the last two decades and the impact on young viewers merits further study, says Rebecca Rowe of UConn.
September 18, 2019 | Kenneth Best
$5M Gift Launches Arts and Engineering Institute
University of Connecticut alumni John and Donna Krenicki gave $5 million to the university’s Schools of Fine Arts and Engineering to launch the Krenicki Arts and Engineering Institute.
September 12, 2019 | Grace Merritt, The Foundation
African Art Exhibit Represents Diverse Ethnic Groups
While conducting research on the urban transformation of developing countries in Africa, Josef Gugler, emeritus professor of sociology, and his wife, Janine, a printmaker, also spent time with artists who created a variety of works that they purchased for their own collection of African art. The couple recently donated the art they acquired to the […]
September 11, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Professor Blends Art and Science in ‘The Colony’
The Colony, a performance about the evolution of communication in two of the most social creatures on earth — humans and ants — can be seen tonight, Saturday, and Sunday.
September 6, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Luce Foundation Grant Launches ‘Seeing Truth’ Exhibit
The exhibition will challenge notions of what counts as a 'scientific' object or as 'art,' which will, in turn, challenge the assumption that there is only one way of understanding truth and knowledge.
August 27, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Behind the Scenes With UConn’s Resident Dramaturg
Dramaturgs are often the unsung heroes in bringing plays to vivid life, explains Professor Lindsay Cummings.
August 15, 2019 | Kenneth Best