Department Archives: School of Visual Arts and Design

Allen Watters, director of UCF’s architecture program, and Carl Beers, principal with HKS Architects, Inc., discuss their methods for steadily, carefully curating the next generation of health-conscious architects.

Catalysts for interdisciplinary work at UCF, Dr. M.C. Santana and Dr. Ilenia Colón Mendoza teach how to see opportunities for diversity and inclusion.

SVAD faculty, Cheryl Briggs and Keri Watson, part of two teams that recently won the Pabst Steinmetz Foundation Arts & Wellness Innovation Awards.

Teresa Falcone and Christopher Sanchez, UCF alumni have been working on Sony Pictures Imageworks’ new animated film, “Smallfoot.”

The grant sponsored lecture series will show connections between art and activism so students can reflect on the role of art in society and the relationship between art history and public engagement. The series will address Art and Activism, Feminism Art and the Guerrilla Girls, and Art as an Endangered Species.

Digital Media student Molly Murtha recently won UCF’s first equestrian national championship title at Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association’s National Championship Horse Show.

A solar-powered art sculpture designed by UCF students will soon grace the entryway of Orlando City Stadium, home of the Orlando City Soccer Club and the Orlando Pride.

For the third time in four years, an SVAD faculty member has been named a finalist for this prestigious award.

For nearly a decade, the James R. Hopes Art Scholarship has helped UCF students pursuing art careers continue to chase their dreams. Among this year’s three recipients of the $3,000 award is Trevon Jakaar Coleman, a painter and filmmaker with an unconventional story who is putting Mr. Hopes’ scholarship to good use. Trevon Jakaar Coleman: Making art […]

UCF CREATE and partner Page 15 have been awarded a $100,000 grant from Walt Disney World Resort to create new workshops, summer camps and after-school programs for K-8 students in Central Florida. This grant is one of five presented to nonprofit organizations throughout Central Florida. The new programs will promote literacy and writing skills through creative activity. Starting […]