2 UCF Teams Awarded 2025 Pabst Steinmetz Creative Futures Awards
February 26, 2026 The awards recognize UCF research teams that collaborate across disciplines and with community partners to tackle community challenges.
The Rooms We Build: Where Identity Takes Shape
February 23, 2026 The Rooms We Build: 2026 MFA Exhibition showcases six UCF MFA artists exploring identity and lived experience through personal thesis work.
The Art of Evolving with Animation
February 19, 2026 UCF School of Visual Arts and Design alum Luke Cormican ’01 navigated decades of change to ultimately lead the hit animated television series Teen Titans Go!
CityArts gives multifaceted artist Lester Leroy Amen a long-overdue retrospective
February 12, 2026 SVAD Machine Shop Manager and Graduate Faculty Scholar Jason Fronczek ’16, ’20 MFA has curated a posthumous exhibition featuring the work of artist Lester Leroy Amen at CityArts’ Side Gallery.
Christian Stanley ’11: Making Street Art With Purpose
February 12, 2026 Through vibrant, large-scale murals, UCF alum Christian Stanley ’11 is harnessing the power of art to revitalize communities and draw attention to the beauty of the natural world.
UCF Alumni Announces 2026 Class of 30 Under 30 Honorees
February 09, 2026 The honor recognizes our outstanding highly skilled graduates who fuel innovation, service and economic impact in Florida and beyond.
Gulf Coast State hosts ‘Engines of Dominion,’ military-themed art exhibition
January 22, 2026 SVAD professor Kevin Haran will exhibit his military-themed work at Gulf Coast State College.
Nipple tattoos can benefit breast cancer survivors, but what will insurance cover?
January 20, 2026 SVAD graduate student Stacie Becker is helping redefine medical tattooing.
‘Deep Futures’: From toxic land comes beauty, information – and questions
January 14, 2026 Artist Amanda Leigh Evans turns Superfund sites into thought-provoking art at the UCF Art Gallery.
BOXED OUT at ArtCube
December 16, 2025 School of Visual Arts and Design associate lecturer Shannon Lindsey presents the BOXED OUT installation in ArtCube.
UCF Immersive Experience Design program debuts first ‘Haunted Attraction Showcase’
November 03, 2025 SVAD’s Immersive Experience Design program presented the first-ever “Advanced Art Lab Haunted Attraction Showcase”.
UCF Applauds 7 Top Faculty at 2025 Luminary Awards
November 03, 2025 The 2025 Luminary Awards recognize UCF’s brightest stars, including two College of Arts and Humanities faculty members.
UCF provides art therapy for veteran students and staff
October 22, 2025 Kevin Haran, professor of visual arts and design, led “Ink, Inspiration, & Insight” in UCF’s Office of Military and Veteran Student Success lobby.
United Arts Invests $100K to Power 20 Artist-Led Projects
October 20, 2025 United Arts of Central Florida is investing $100,000 in professional artists and creative entrepreneurs—including College of Arts and Humanities faculty, students, and alumni
Study Here, Work Here Emmily Stufflet’s Story
October 15, 2025 Emmily Stufflet graduated from UCF in 2024 and has stayed with the Knight family as the marketing specialist for the School of Visual Arts and Design.
Empower Ink Explores Healing Through Tattooing
October 06, 2025 In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Empower Ink will screen Oct. 12, featuring SVAD grad student Stacie Becker and her downtown Orlando business, Empower Tattoo.
Mission Accomplished: Bionic Kid Zachary “Pays It Forward”
September 25, 2025 UCF School of Visual Arts and Design celebrates National Comic Book Day by highlighting Limbitless Solutions’ bionic kid, Zachary.
One Sequin at a Time: Teneé Hart’s Immersive Journey Through Home
September 17, 2025 Pathways 2024 Prize winner Teneé Hart transforms the UCF Art Gallery with a deeply personal solo exhibition that reimagines the meaning of home.
UCF Faculty, Staff Join National Institute for AI Teaching, Learning
September 11, 2025 The university joins more than 170 institutions for a yearlong program focused on implementing AI action plans for classrooms, curricula and campuses.
Call for Artists | Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize
September 04, 2025 Submissions for Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize are open until October 26.
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2 UCF Teams Awarded 2025 Pabst Steinmetz Creative Futures Awards
February 26, 2026 The awards recognize UCF research teams that collaborate across disciplines and with community partners to tackle community challenges.
The Rooms We Build: Where Identity Takes Shape
February 23, 2026 The Rooms We Build: 2026 MFA Exhibition showcases six UCF MFA artists exploring identity and lived experience through personal thesis work.
The Art of Evolving with Animation
February 19, 2026 UCF School of Visual Arts and Design alum Luke Cormican ’01 navigated decades of change to ultimately lead the hit animated television series Teen Titans Go!
CityArts gives multifaceted artist Lester Leroy Amen a long-overdue retrospective
February 12, 2026 SVAD Machine Shop Manager and Graduate Faculty Scholar Jason Fronczek ’16, ’20 MFA has curated a posthumous exhibition featuring the work of artist Lester Leroy Amen at CityArts’ Side Gallery.
Christian Stanley ’11: Making Street Art With Purpose
February 12, 2026 Through vibrant, large-scale murals, UCF alum Christian Stanley ’11 is harnessing the power of art to revitalize communities and draw attention to the beauty of the natural world.
UCF Alumni Announces 2026 Class of 30 Under 30 Honorees
February 09, 2026 The honor recognizes our outstanding highly skilled graduates who fuel innovation, service and economic impact in Florida and beyond.
Gulf Coast State hosts ‘Engines of Dominion,’ military-themed art exhibition
January 22, 2026 SVAD professor Kevin Haran will exhibit his military-themed work at Gulf Coast State College.
Nipple tattoos can benefit breast cancer survivors, but what will insurance cover?
January 20, 2026 SVAD graduate student Stacie Becker is helping redefine medical tattooing.
‘Deep Futures’: From toxic land comes beauty, information – and questions
January 14, 2026 Artist Amanda Leigh Evans turns Superfund sites into thought-provoking art at the UCF Art Gallery.
BOXED OUT at ArtCube
December 16, 2025 School of Visual Arts and Design associate lecturer Shannon Lindsey presents the BOXED OUT installation in ArtCube.
UCF Immersive Experience Design program debuts first ‘Haunted Attraction Showcase’
November 03, 2025 SVAD’s Immersive Experience Design program presented the first-ever “Advanced Art Lab Haunted Attraction Showcase”.
UCF Applauds 7 Top Faculty at 2025 Luminary Awards
November 03, 2025 The 2025 Luminary Awards recognize UCF’s brightest stars, including two College of Arts and Humanities faculty members.
UCF provides art therapy for veteran students and staff
October 22, 2025 Kevin Haran, professor of visual arts and design, led “Ink, Inspiration, & Insight” in UCF’s Office of Military and Veteran Student Success lobby.
United Arts Invests $100K to Power 20 Artist-Led Projects
October 20, 2025 United Arts of Central Florida is investing $100,000 in professional artists and creative entrepreneurs—including College of Arts and Humanities faculty, students, and alumni
Study Here, Work Here Emmily Stufflet’s Story
October 15, 2025 Emmily Stufflet graduated from UCF in 2024 and has stayed with the Knight family as the marketing specialist for the School of Visual Arts and Design.
Empower Ink Explores Healing Through Tattooing
October 06, 2025 In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Empower Ink will screen Oct. 12, featuring SVAD grad student Stacie Becker and her downtown Orlando business, Empower Tattoo.
Mission Accomplished: Bionic Kid Zachary “Pays It Forward”
September 25, 2025 UCF School of Visual Arts and Design celebrates National Comic Book Day by highlighting Limbitless Solutions’ bionic kid, Zachary.
One Sequin at a Time: Teneé Hart’s Immersive Journey Through Home
September 17, 2025 Pathways 2024 Prize winner Teneé Hart transforms the UCF Art Gallery with a deeply personal solo exhibition that reimagines the meaning of home.
UCF Faculty, Staff Join National Institute for AI Teaching, Learning
September 11, 2025 The university joins more than 170 institutions for a yearlong program focused on implementing AI action plans for classrooms, curricula and campuses.
Call for Artists | Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize
September 04, 2025 Submissions for Pathways 2026: The Carlos Malamud Prize are open until October 26.