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• New exhibition explores Afrofuturism through a look at the past
  January 17, 2025
  The newest exhibition at the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery explores African history and Afrofuturism through the art of current PhD candidate Aaron Samuel Mulenga. Ukupupuka: An Exploration of Transcendence integrates Mulenga’s doctoral dissertation research on World War I porters called TengaTenga with the concept of the Afronaut to explore concepts […]
• Campus secures funding for innovative research projects addressing climate action and linguistic diversity
  December 17, 2024
  Two cutting-edge research projects led by the University of California, Santa Cruz have been awarded funding through the University of California’s Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI). This underscores the university's leadership in advancing creative and impactful solutions to global challenges.
• Professor Elliot Anderson named the inaugural director of the new AI lab for the Arts Division
  December 3, 2024
  The Arts Division’s new AI lab on campus, A4, has an inaugural director. Professor Elliot Anderson, who is also the chair of the Art Department, is using his years of experience bridging art and technology to run the new lab.
• Foundry celebrates 50th anniversary with a bronze pour
  November 21, 2024
  The foundry on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus has a long tradition of inviting guests to watch their spectacular bronze pour. This year’s pour is especially significant given it is the 50th anniversary of the Foundry.
• Creating enchantment in Senegal
  November 14, 2024
  UC Santa Cruz Humanities Professor Gina Athena Ulysse was invited to participate as a featured artist for the prestigious Dakar Biennale (Dak'Art), which the New York Times called “Africa’s hottest art event” and “Africa’s most prominent cultural gathering.”
• 2024 CITRIS Interdisciplinary Innovation Program supports wide range of campus research
  October 15, 2024
  The CITRIS Interdisciplinary Innovation Program (I2P) provides UC Santa Cruz Principal Investigators with funding for projects focussed on developing information technology solutions to significant societal challenges.
• UC Santa Cruz professor Derek Conrad Murray appointed Editor-in-Chief of leading arts publication
  October 14, 2024
  Derek Conrad Murray, Professor of History of Art & Visual Culture (HAVC), has recently been appointed editor-in-chief of Art Journal. After previously serving on the journal’s editorial board, Murray will be taking on an expansive position where he can shepherd the journal’s distinguished mission for the next three years.
• Welcome the new faculty in the Arts Division
  October 9, 2024
  As a new quarter starts, the Arts Division is welcoming eight new faculty members who represent the creativity, diversity, and thoughtfulness that are key pieces of the division’s identity.
• New exhibition honors groundbreaking artist and professor emeritus Doyle Foreman
  October 3, 2024
  As part of the Mary Sesnon Porter’s Sesnon Art Gallery’s goal to place a greater emphasis on faculty, students, and alumni, they are opening the new school year with an exhibition featuring the work of Doyle Foreman.
• Sparking creativity: Clinch Fuentes’s lasting impact on arts education at UCSC and beyond
  October 1, 2024
  Clinch Fuentes, founder and president of nonprofit organization Chance to Excel, supports UC Santa Cruz’s ArtsBridge program, which connects university faculty and scholars with classroom teachers and diverse student populations across Santa Cruz County.