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Lecture and Demo: 9:00-11:30 AM, Friday, November 22, 2024
Lecture and Demo: 9:00-11:30 AM, Friday, November 15, 2024
Heather Cachia awarded $10,500 in recognition of her commitment to interior architecture + design
Lecture and Demo: 9:00-11:30 AM, Friday, October 4, 2024
CVPA program is one of three recognized nationwide
"Earthworks: Tradition, Influence, Innovation" will run May 11 to June 23 at the Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, MA
Highlights of an extraordinary academic year
Universal Design Symposium event focused on accessibility and universal design
Anna Foro and Connor Chan to exhibit in RITES OF PASSAGE Emerging Artists Exhibition
Join us Saturday, April 20th, 2024, 6:30pm for LIGHT + FASHION, a night of fashion on the runway in the MacLean Campus Center Main Auditorium followed by a Festival of Lights and Interaction Festival!
CVPA Campus Gallery
Lecture: 10:00 AM, Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
Made from 30,000 collected, non-recyclable plastic bottles + recyclable materials
Artist Lecture on Wednesday, April 10th at 3 pm
Visiting Artist Lecture: Art That Activates, 3:00 PM, April 10, 2024, CVPA 153
April 4 - May 17, 2024 at The Ignition Space | April 11 - May 17, 2024 at New Bedford Art Museum
CVPA Campus Gallery March 27 - April 3, 2024
Virtual Artist Talk: 9:00am – 12:00pm, April 5th, 2024
Jared Gula's "Atlas Resprite" places first in Pixel Art category
Artist Lecture, 3:00 pm, Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Artist Talk and Demo, 9:00-11:00am, March 1st, 2024
Virtual Artist Talk: Practicing Vulnerability, 9:00-10:20am, Friday, February 2, 2024
Virtual Exhibition Opening, Reception, and Awards Presentation: Friday, January 26, 4:30pm
Students in civil engineering and interior architecture and design work together to benefit the city's future and leave their mark on the SouthCoast.
From remote lectures to campus visits, local students find a supportive early college pathway through the Commonwealth Collegiate Academy program.
Art History and Art Education Professor Pamela Karimi awarded prestigious honor
Illustration and fashion design students bring life to electrical boxes
Visual & Performing Arts students explore historical public art collections in New Bedford
Friday, November 17th, 2023
$11,000 raised for New Bedford Salvation Army Food Pantry
Virtual Artist Talk and Cyanotype Demo, 8:00 AM, Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
Metaphorical Antipodes: Stories of Ice, Virtual Artist Talk, 3:00 PM, Monday, November 6th, 2023
Sept. 22 exhibition features the works of Tehran-based activist artist Meysam Azarzad
Assistant Teaching Professor of Interior Architecture + Design recognized for exemplary teaching and service
Branding solutions for the Cambodian Community of Fall River
Art History Featured in Celebrated “Sound Art” Exhibition at the New Bedford Art Museum
Amato will join four other artists for an eleven-month program that strengthens their creative talents in Gatlinburg, TN.
IAD 302 class redesigns local nonprofit's facility for practical learning experience
Public launch will celebrate new virtual tour of Paul Rudolph’s iconic brutalist campus Thursday, May 11, at 6:30pm
AHA! Night, Thursday May 11, 2023 from 6:30 p.m.
March 28 – Saturday, May 13, 2023
Friday, April 14th, 2023
10:30 AM, Thursday, April 13th, 2023
March 20 - April 2, 2023
CVPA Music Majors volunteer with area middle school music program
Virtual Exhibition Opening, Reception, and Awards Presentation: Friday, January 27, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Students gain real-world experience promoting non-profit artwork
University Art Gallery, January 11 - March 9, 2023
A year full of momentum, accomplishments, and successes
Students across disciplines work together to create New Bedford-based restaurant review app "Downtown NB"
Virtual Lecture, Friday, October 7, 2022, 12:30pm
October 4-9, 2022
Artist Lecture, Friday, September 30th, 9:00am
Alternative Iran offers a unique contribution to the field of contemporary art
Art History Full-Time Lecturer, Dr. Downey joins us from MIT
Collaborative project celebrated for its efforts to raise awareness and appreciation of Brutalist architecture on the UMass Dartmouth and UMass Amherst campuses
Artist Lecture, Monday, September 19th at 4pm
UMass Dartmouth Painting and Drawing Faculty Exhibit in Bulgaria
UMassD CVPA Campus Gallery, September 13 - November 4, 2022
Artist Lecture, Thursday, September 8th, 12:30pm
A collaboration with Crime and Justice Studies convened students in discussions about local justice issues on the UMass campus.
CVPA Ceramics Professor Rebecca Hutchinson continues her longstanding commitment to art in public service.
Students of CVPA Foundations classes bring new color to New Bedford with painted electrical boxes!
Exhibition on view May 24 - September 8, 2022 at the UMass Dartmouth University Art Gallery, Star Store Campus
Graduate ceramics student’s “Enmeshed” (2022) rewarded for innovative work in textile and fiber media by a student artist
Art History major Kayla Rausch is the 2022 recipient of the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks! Fellowship.
CVPA alum, Bhen Alan, receives the 2022-2023 Fulbright award to the Philippines to study indigenous mat weaving.
Artist Lecture, Thursday, April 14, 2022, 10:30am
Artist Lecture, Monday, April 11, 2022, 10:30am
Artist Lecture, Thursday, April 7, 2022, 9:30 am
Artist Lecture, Thursday, March 31, 2022, 1:30pm
Professor of Interior Architecture and Design recognized for revitalization efforts in local community
Community choral group’s work goes beyond the recital hall
Travel through history with an architectural walking tour of New Bedford led by Prof. Pamela Karimi and the New Bedford Preservation Society!
AXD451 has a long history of working with community partners
CVPA Community Engagement Initiatives is pleased to collaborate with the Labor Education Center (LEC) on two new CVPA student artist in residence fellowships!
A return to campus brought UMass Dartmouth together to achieve new heights
The 2021 annual report of the Leduc Center for Civic Engagement features multiple contributions from the CVPA community.
Over the past year, Stephanie McGoldrick, faculty member in Interior Architecture + Design, has worked alongside her students to propose solutions for revitalizing a pocket park space in New Bedford.
Submit what the Star Store means to you!
Two-gallery exhibition will remain open through Jan. 23, 2022.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 3:00pm
Nancy Holt: Massachusetts celebrates the artist's regional connections and showcases new research
Collaborative two-day event celebrates the history, preservation, and future of brutalist architecture.
November 11, 2021 - January 23, 2022
November 2021
Artist Lecture November 4th at 6:00 pm, in person or via Zoom
Artist Lecture Monday, October 18, 1:30 pm
The free events are part of the two-day collaborative UMass symposium, "Brutalism + the Public University: Past, Present and Future"
IESNA Boston Student Scholarship Design Competition 2021
UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts to host designer, activist, and visual artist Rick Griffith.
The exhibition in the CVPA Campus Gallery will run from September 7 through October 23. This major exhibition of Ives's work as artist and designer showcases some early works that will be on display for the first time.
One of the University’s newest programs quickly gains acclaim from industry
October 12th and 13th, 2021
Associate Professor Ronald Sherwin uses song to enact social change in communities
For their final project in AXD 217: Social Practice, students Finn Bates, Mako Burke, Maddy Keating, Adam Moniz, Kane Reese, and Riley Thomas worked collectively to make a short documentary reflecting on life during COVID.
Art of the Gardens: Double Bloom at Providence Art Association and Museum
New exhibition celebrates artist Nancy Holt’s regional connections, features Holt’s room-sized installation Electrical System, and showcases gifts of artworks by Holt/Smithson Foundation
Michelle Bowers, CVPA Graphic Design Professor, has poster published in prestigious international typography annual and part of traveling exhibit to eleven countries
Live stream virtual event Friday, April 23rd, 2021
Virtual Lecture, April 23, 2021
Virtual Lecture, April 16, 2021
CVPA Ceramics Professor work part of international Particle & Wave: PaperClay Illuminated
2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition Reception + CVPA Star Series (outside) AHA! Night, Thursday, April 8th, 6:00 pm
Virtual Lecture, April 2, 2021
Virtual Lecture, March 26, 2021
An evening with four of CVPA Graphic Design Alumni, Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Virtual Lecture, March 23, 2021
Collaboration with MassDiGI offers computer science and animation design skills to students
Virtual Lecture, March 5, 2021
Virtual Lecture, February 26, 2021
Virtual Lecture, February 19, 2021
Virtual Lecture, February 16th, 2021
The 13-weeklong series showcases visual and performing arts from the inside out
Two UMASSD Interior Architecture and Design Seniors selected as scholarship recipients.
Integrated Studio Art major Rosalia Elizabeth Amato Bauer is the inaugural recipient of the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks! Fellowship
The project, led by Associate Professor Anthony Arrigo, will explore the history of the Hoover Dam using virtual reality
The 54-hour online event, which takes place February 19-21, is an engaging, risk‐free experience designed to help students across all disciplines get their startup ideas off the ground.
Animation Career Review ranks UMass Dartmouth's Illustration Program at the College of Visual & Performing Arts #2 in Massachusetts based on academic reputation, value, and geographic location.