Department News
UAlbany Unveils Winner of Annual Holiday Card Student Art Contest
First place in the 2024 Holiday Card Design Contest went to graduate student Aliyah Meléndez for her design featuring a group of students and a restful Damien enjoying a fresh snowfall in front of the podium with the historic carillon in the background.
UAlbany Launches Major and Graduate Program in Game Design and Development
Student gamers at the University at Albany have two new academic programs to help turn their passion into a career.
UAlbany Hosts 2nd Annual Research & Entrepreneurship Week
Artificial Intelligence, climate science, research excellence and fostering inventions are just some of the topics in store for the second annual Research and Entrepreneurship Week, Oct. 21-24 at ETEC building.
Melissa Thorne’s exhibition “Bright Passage: An Illuminated Interior” opens September 8th, 2024
Reception: Sunday, September 8, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Exhibition Exploring Lives, Perspectives of American Security Workers Opens at University Art Museum
Job Security: Voices and Views from the American Security Industry, a new exhibition exploring the people, places and ideologies of the rapidly expanding American security industry, opened Monday at the University Art Museum.
Report by Center for an Urban Future Details Upstate Arts Renaissance
According to a report published by the Center for an Urban Future in October 2023, employment growth in the Arts in Upstate New York exceeded all other sectors and industries. There are more artists living in the Capital Region now than ever before. This data analysis reveals that, from 2011 to 2021, Albany’s resident artist population grew by 50.1 percent - from 967 to 1,452 - while the total population increased just 3 percent. Standout artists in a wide range of genres can be found in every corner of the region.
UAlbany MFA Student Wins $7,000 Thayer Fellowship
Sean Desiree, a recent graduate of UAlbany’s MFA program in Studio Art, won a $7,000 Thayer Fellowship from the State University of New York to support their pursuit of a career in the arts.
2023 Citizen Laureates Honored by The University at Albany Foundation
The awards honor leaders in business and industry, government and academia who have helped transform the Capital Region community through innovation, service and philanthropy.