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Professor’s New Book Brings a Theatrical Perspective to the Study of Churches and Temples
Bloomsbury Publishing has today released European Churches and Chinese Temples as Neuro-Theatrical Sites, a new book by Professor of Theatre and Film Mark Pizzato. It is his eighth book. Drawing from his extensive research and travel in Europe, China, and the Holy Land, Pizzato examines more than 80 religious buildings, with a wealth of visual […]
Grad’s Next Chapter Could Be a Cinderella Story
You could say that Kiana Vazquetelles owes her very existence to UNC Charlotte. Years before she entered the University as a freshman theatre major, her parents were themselves Niners. Vazquetelles’s father, Darren, played shortstop for the baseball team; her mother, Dee-Dee, cheered on the dance team. Both were psychology majors. After graduating they married and […]
Design Research Class Collects Local Design History
As they complete their spring semester, students in Christina Singer’s Design Research class have published what will be the sixth digital book to emerge from the Department of Art & Art History’s graphic design program since Singer joined the department in 2021. CLT Graphic Design History: A Collective Research Effort, Vol. 6 is a delightful […]
Theatre Alumna Caridad Svich Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
Caridad Svich ’85 has received a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Professor’s Research Reconstructs Ephemeral Stages of 18th-century French Diplomacy
The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians has published an article by Assistant Professor of Architectural History Matthew Gin.
Voice Students Win Top Prizes in Regional Auditions
Voice students Christian Souza and DeLenn Rumbolo recently brought home prizes from the Mid-Atlantic NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Student Auditions, held March 7-22 at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. Souza, a student of Brian Arreola, was awarded First Place in the Advanced Post-Baccalaureate Classical Tenor, Baritone, Bass division, and Rumbolo, a […]
Professor Wins Award for Developing Rome/Istanbul Study Abroad Program
The UNC Charlotte Office of Education Abroad (OEA) has awarded Associate Professor of Architecture Jeff Balmer the inaugural Curriculum Design Award for his development of the School of Architecture’s Rome/Istanbul study abroad program. The Curriculum Design Award is a new initiative from OEA that recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to promoting […]
Thompson to Receive Award from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts
Professor of Art Lydia Thompson will receive a 2024 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Honorary Member Award at the organization’s annual conference in Richmond, Virginia, this month. The Honorary Member Award has a history of over five decades of recipients and recognizes individuals “whose commitments to creativity, scholarship, activism, or professionalism […]
Professor to Co-curate NEH-funded International Exhibition of West African Masquerade Artists
Associate Professor of Art History Lisa Homann is a key member of a team developing the internationally traveling exhibition New Masks Now: Artists Innovating Masquerade in Contemporary West Africa. The exhibition is organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art and supported by a $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). After […]
José Gámez Appointed Dean of the College of Arts + Architecture
José Gámez has been appointed dean of the College of Arts + Architecture, effective July 1. He currently serves as interim dean of the college. “While José’s scholarship is grounded in architecture, he has a deep commitment to the visual and performing arts and their role in the modern research university,” said Jennifer Troyer, provost […]