The University of Central Arkansasâ Baum Gallery will once again host the Annual Student Art Competitive (ASAC) from March 4-15. A reception will be held on March 7 at 4 p.m. During this event, BTĚěĚĂstudents are allowed to submit up to three different pieces for possible inclusion. All works are then jurored, and multiple awards are given. This is an opportunity for students to participate in a … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂTHEATRE TO PRESENT âMEDEA BY EURIPIDESâ
âMedea by Euripides,â a deconstructed modern retelling of a Greek classic, will be performed in the University of Central Arkansas Snow Fine Arts Center's Black Box Theatre five times in February. The performances, presented by the BTĚěĚĂTheatre Program, will be directed by Brady Ness, an adjunct professor of theatre and a BTĚěĚĂgraduate. Free and open to the public, the play will be performed at … [Read more...]
âTO LAY TO REST OUR GHOSTSâ WINS MCMATH AWARD
Caitlin Hamilton Summieâs short story collection, âTo Lay to Rest Our Ghosts,â has won the fourth annual Phillip H. McMath Post Publication book award, according to the Arkansas Writers Workshop, which is housed at the University of Central Arkansas. The McMath Award was founded in 2016 to promote recently published books and to honor central Arkansas author and literary advocate Phillip H. … [Read more...]
âWe Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.â Coming to Reynolds Performance Hall
By Pansy Johnson College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office Multi-genre recording artist Damien Sneed will bring his tour, âWe Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.â to the University of Central Arkansasâs Reynolds Performance Hall on Monday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Sneed is a pianist, organist, conductor, composer, producer, arranger, vocal coach, professor and arts … [Read more...]
ROSS MONROE WINTER TO PERFORM AT UCA
By Megan Bailey, College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office Ross Monroe Winter, a nationally recognized violinist, will perform at the University of Central Arkansasâs Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Winter will perform six pieces, including Robert Schumannâs Sonata No. I in A Minor, Op. 105 and George Gershwinâs Three Preludes for Violin and Piano, as … [Read more...]
BELLA INTERACTIVE ART EXHIBITION ON DISPLAY AT BTĚěĚĂDOWNTOWN
The University of Central Arkansas Division of Outreach and Community Engagement and the College of Fine Arts and Communication have partnered to present âThe Typology of Typography: A Permanent Evanescenceâ by Dr. Peter Bella. The artwork of Bella, assistant professor of graphic design at UCA, is currently on display at BTĚěĚĂDowntown, located at 1105 West Oak Street in downtown Conway. Gallery … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂSTUDENT MEDIA WEBSITE TO LAUNCH JAN. 23
The University of Central Arkansas Journalism program is launching a new website to integrate student media on one site and to provide students with a deeper understanding of digital journalism. After the Jan. 23 launch, UCAnews.live will tie together The Echo newspaper, News6 television and the Scroll yearbook. The BTĚěĚĂstudent media have had their own websites for years, but the new website will … [Read more...]
UCAâS BAUM GALLERY TO HOST TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS THIS SPRING
The University of Central Arkansasâ Baum Gallery will host two exhibitions this spring, âFaculty Invitationalâ and âFrom It to Thou: Being Conscious of the Sacred in Nature.â An opening reception will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24. Both exhibits will go up on that day and remain up until Feb. 15. The âFaculty Invitationalâ show features work from almost every full-time BTĚěĚĂart … [Read more...]
BTĚěĚĂPROFESSOR DEBUTS IN HBOâS âTRUE DETECTIVEâ
University of Central Arkansas Theatre professor Chris Fritzges will debut in the third season of the HBO series âTrue Detective,â which was filmed in Fayetteville. âTrue Detectiveâ Season 3 follows partner detectives as they investigate a macabre crime involving two missing children in the heart of the Arkansas Ozarks. The story spans three decades. The third season is set to premiere Jan. 13, … [Read more...]
REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL TO PRESENT CELTIC ANGELS CHRISTMAS
By Natalie Pierce College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office The University of Central Arkansas' Reynolds Performance Hall will hold the Celtic Angels Christmas show on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. Celtic Angels Christmas was produced in Ireland. It is a family-friendly show that will capture audiences by encompassing vocal and instrumental seasonal favorites alongside Irish, … [Read more...]
