September 28, 2018
UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts artist Heejung Shin is awarded the inaugural David Antin Prize. Named after poet, artist and founding member of the department, the prize is given to a graduating MFA student who shows originality and creativity in art practice or criticism.
April 10, 2012
Graduate Student Artists Throw Open Doors to Public at Open Studios Event Photos by Alan Decker Doors open at Open Studios. They open literally, for the campus and larger San Diego communities, as visual arts MFA and Ph.D. students invite people to view their creative spaces, and figuratively, for the…
April 10, 2014
…to Bloom as Visual Artists, Engineers Collaborate Gigantic corpse flowers take their name from the rotting stench they emit when they bloom – a two-day spectacle that only happens every few years. Very few of us will ever see or smell one in person. But in a UC San Diego…
July 11, 2023
Since its start in 2003, the UC San Diego Visual Arts Group has been a welcoming space for creative members of the campus community across all levels of artistic experience. Now, the group is celebrating the past 20 years as part of its latest art show.
October 8, 2015
…with Norway-based dance theatre artists Siri Jondtvedt and Snelle Hall, set around artist Do Ho Suh’s “Fallen Star” sculpture, as part of 2013 WoW Festival. Photo: Jim Carmody. UC San Diego Artists Play Big Role in ‘Without Walls’ Festival Faculty, students and alumni from the University of California, San Diego…
September 26, 2022
The Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination at UC San Diego brings together scientists, artists and engineers to better understand, enhance and encourage imagination.
October 15, 2015
…Arts Professor Moves ‘Mountains’ Faculty-artist and her students combine art and technology to re-create Devil’s Tower Clay oozes from a pump suspended by cables in a giant steel frame. Guided by computer software, the pump swings like a pendulum as it extrudes ropes of clay that will, over the course…
November 21, 2024
The San Diego City Council approved the transfer of property ownership for 1100 Kettner Boulevard in downtown San Diego from the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego to UC San Diego, marking a key milestone in a collaboration that envisions a major cultural center in downtown San Diego.
September 3, 2014
…organization that provides opportunities for students to connect with emerging and international performing artists. Peimer will lead the organization in building upon its music, dance and film series as well as developing new interactive programs for the campus and local community.
November 2, 2023
As artificial intelligence pushes the limit of artistic creation, and stylized artwork becomes easier to produce, questions of rights and ownership arise. Intellectual property attorney Moorisha Bey-Taylor ‘08 discusses the complexities and legalities of art and AI.
