Department Archives: School of Visual Arts and Design

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 […]

11 graduating students from UCF’s B.S. in Photography program present, “So it goes.” a one-night-only, pop-up show.

This year’s animated short films shed light on a speech disorder and sea turtle nesting. They premiere Monday, April 23, at the Center for Emerging Media. A young girl with a speech disorder learning to express herself. A baby sea turtle trying to make its way to the ocean while confronted with obstacles. The films […]

Sophomore Hannah Sage advanced to the finals in the Jeopardy! College Championship.   Sophomore Hannah Sage won the second round of Jeopardy! College Championship competition against students from Dartmouth College and the University of Oklahoma, completing the semifinal competition with $28,401. She has advanced to the finals and will compete on Thursday for the opportunity to win […]

UCF Professor Ula Stoeckl has been making films for more than 40 years, and recently had them screened at the Berlin Film Festival. “You never know what someone will remember,” she says in a quiet and distinct German accent. She just returned to the UCF campus from a month-long celebration of her filmmaking career in […]

A team from UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design is headed to one of the biggest video game conferences in the nation, by special invitation. The team will unveil its Magical Savior of Friends video game at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from March 21-23. The game is designed to help children […]

School of Visual Arts and Design student Ana Beltran received a certificate for advocacy in the arts from the Florida Higher Education Arts Network council in Tallahassee as part of Florida Arts Advocacy Day. Florida Arts Advocacy Day is a collaboration between the Florida Cultural Alliance and Florida Higher Education Arts Network (FHEAN). The mission […]

With the theme of “Igniting a Passion for STEM through Technology Experiences”, the annual convention will be held at the Orlando Science Center this weekend. Several UCF College of Arts and Humanities departments, schools, faculty and students are presenting at Otronicon, a showcase and celebration of innovations in technology. Since its launch in 2006, Otronicon […]