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05/28/2026

Isabella Birganti is a University of Colorado Denver alum who graduated in 2023 from the College of Arts & Media. Isabella was hired to create illustrations of some of the Auraria campus's most well-known and loved buildings.

Places like the Emmanuel have stood as a pillar of the Auraria community for over a century.

"I'm actually living it: I'm actually being an artist who is showing work," Isabella Briganti says.

Come see Isabella's illustrations at two exhibitions highlighting the history of the Auraria campus and the Emmanuel Art Gallery in particular:

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ May 28 - August 2, 2026
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Come Together: Community in the Auraria Neighborhood
๐ŸŽ‰ Opening reception: May 28, 2026 4 - 7 p.m.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ June 18 - Sept. 19, 2026
๐Ÿ“
Come Together: 150 Years of the Emmanuel Art Gallery
๐ŸŽ‰ Opening reception: June 18, 2026 4 - 7 p.m.

๐ŸŽธ A highlight from the spring semester was CAMChella. ๐ŸŽธ Good music and good vibes were served up all day on April 29, 20...
05/26/2026

๐ŸŽธ A highlight from the spring semester was CAMChella. ๐ŸŽธ

Good music and good vibes were served up all day on April 29, 2026 outside the Tivoli.

Thank you to all our University of Colorado Denver Music & Entertainment Industry Studies students who graced us with your musical and sound engineering talents. The whole campus enjoyed the hard work you put into your performances!

05/20/2026

's on the Auraria campus has meant a lot of things to a lot of people. This year, we celebrate the Emmanuelโ€™s 150 year anniversary as a building and its 50 year anniversary as an art gallery.

โ€œThis space matters for students because itโ€™s an institution. To see my former students exhibit here and see the many student shows that have been shown here is like your first experience with a professional gallery,โ€ says Denver artist Carlos Fresquez.

Join us on June 18, 2026 from 4-8 p.m. for the opening of Come Together: 150 Years of the Emmanuel. On view June 18 through September 19, 2026.


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05/14/2026

See photography major Tessa Brancato's work on display at 3501 Blake St. Denver now through May 17! Join for our BFA Thesis reception May 14, 2026, 5-8 p.m.

Last Friday, CAM students across the three departments: ๐ŸŽฅ Film & Television, ๐ŸŽจ Visual Arts, and ๐ŸŽธ Music & Entertainment ...
04/30/2026

Last Friday, CAM students across the three departments: ๐ŸŽฅ Film & Television, ๐ŸŽจ Visual Arts, and ๐ŸŽธ Music & Entertainment Industry Studies presented work at University of Colorado Denver's 29th annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium (RaCAS).

Among the projects were original films, an automotive infotainment system design, an exploration of storytelling in metal music, and others.

โžก๏ธ Read more about the students and their projects: https://bit.ly/4cYczqg

Pictured here:
๐Ÿ“ท Sophii Sherman and Christine Galvez - The Scare film
๐Ÿ“ท Aiden Csapo - Storytelling in Metal Music
๐Ÿ“ท Sam Barnum - The Tower of Boobylon
๐Ÿ“ท Savannah Londo, Mason Grande, and An Duong - Purple Summer film
๐Ÿ“ท Holly Matthews and Theo Henderson - Room 988 film
๐Ÿ“ท Tony Pizano - Psilocybin use film interviews
๐Ÿ“ท Justin Perry - Revi: Automotive Infotainment Design
๐Ÿ“ท Alaini Langston and Kassidy Thacker - What Remains film

Not pictured:
- Violet Dempsey - The Cramps: Monsters, Sexuality, and Psychobilly
- Anya Ortiz - The Trans Gaze: Desire and Beauty in Contemporary Trans Photography
- Michael Cullis - The Sakuga Phenomenon: Exploring โ€œthe Instantโ€ in Contemporary Japanese Animation
- Jonas Sanchez - Bugged Out: Trevor Paglenโ€™s Limit Telephotography
- Madaleine Finch - editing support on the film No Trees, No Sky
- look at fiona - student band

Is design best taught as a trade, an art, or perhaps a combination of both?In a recent article, University of Colorado D...
04/22/2026

Is design best taught as a trade, an art, or perhaps a combination of both?

In a recent article, University of Colorado Denver alum Kathy Pham explores different approaches to teaching design, from studio-based models to liberal arts and public university programs. Drawing from her own experience as a graduate of CAM's digital design program, she reflects on the value of interdisciplinary learning:

โ€œIโ€™m honestly grateful that I received my BFA degree from a state university because I didnโ€™t have to sacrifice my love for history and the social sciences to conform to a strictly studio-based curriculum.โ€

Read more about her perspective on design education and why it matters: https://bit.ly/4mHtotZ

CU Denver Alumni

Graphic design courses have become trade schools โ€“ they should be so much more.

04/02/2026
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ We are 1 week away from University of Colorado Denver's 2026 Giving Day. ๐ŸŽ“ This year CAM is raising funds for our CAM...
03/27/2026

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ We are 1 week away from University of Colorado Denver's 2026 Giving Day.

๐ŸŽ“ This year CAM is raising funds for our CAM Scholarship fund, which supports CAM students near graduation and in need of financial assistance to complete their degrees.

๐Ÿค Starting today, CU Denver Chancellor Christensen has pledged a $350 match for donations made to CAM's scholarship fund!

Please give today: https://bit.ly/4bwJanv

๐Ÿ“ท On view through March 18, 2026 in the Emmanuel Art Gallery, "Illuminations & Ruminations" features the photographs and...
03/10/2026

๐Ÿ“ท On view through March 18, 2026 in the Emmanuel Art Gallery, "Illuminations & Ruminations" features the photographs and other works of Albert Chong.

A faculty member at the University of Colorado Boulder, Albert has been making art in Colorado for over 30 years now, but the subject of his art often takes him back to Jamaica, where his family is from.

"Illuminations & Ruminations" represents the largest collection of Chongโ€™s work that has been displayed in a solo exhibition in Colorado to date.

In addition to the exhibition currently on display in the Emmanuel, Chongโ€™s work is included in the National Gallery of Art's "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955 - 1985." This traveling exhibition opened in Washington D.C. in September 2025 and will be on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles starting in late February 2026, and then travels to the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Mississippi in July 2026.

Another exhibition titled "Jamaican Portraits" by Albert Chong is on display through March 28, 2026 at East Window in Boulder, Colorado.

Read more about Albert and "Illuminations & Ruminations": https://bit.ly/40SDduL

๐ŸŒฑ Wellness Week starts on Monday March 2! ๐ŸŒฑJoin us for:๐ŸŽถ  Sound Bath Meditation๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ Therapy Dog Visits๐Ÿงต  Crafts (make/dec...
02/27/2026

๐ŸŒฑ Wellness Week starts on Monday March 2! ๐ŸŒฑ
Join us for:
๐ŸŽถ Sound Bath Meditation
๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ Therapy Dog Visits
๐Ÿงต Crafts (make/decorate your own: friendship bracelet, journal, sketchbook, or tote)
๐Ÿชท Yoga
Open to all students. Multiple offerings of each activity throughout the week, so check the schedule!

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