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91tvӰԺ Professor Ya-Hui Cheng Honored for Groundbreaking Research in Music

Music isn’t just something we listen to -- it is a living record of cultural evolution. Dr. Ya-Hui Cheng, Associate Professor of Music Theory at the College of Design, Art & Performance’s School of Music at the 91tvӰԺ, has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to the field.

February 14, 2025Faculty, Music, Research

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InsideART at 15: A Legacy of Learning Through Contemporary Art

For fifteen years, InsideART has been redefining how educators approach teaching, blending contemporary art with social studies to spark deeper conversations in the classroom. A collaborative initiative between the 91tvӰԺ Contemporary Art Museum (91tvӰԺCAM) and the 91tvӰԺ College of Education, the program has become a go-to resource for secondary educators, offering innovative professional development and freely accessible curricula designed to tackle real-world issues through visual literacy.

February 6, 202591tvӰԺ CAM

a. Sebastiaan Bremer, I’ve been holding my breath now for a while now #2, 2021, archival pigment print, 12 7/8 x 19 in.

National Gallery of Art acquires limited edition prints from 91tvӰԺ’s Graphicstudio

The National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. has announced it will archive 16 prints published recently by the 91tvӰԺ Institute for Research in Art’s Graphicstudio. This marks another chapter in a decades-long relationship between the two institutions, celebrating Graphicstudio’s pioneering role in the intersection of art and education.

January 30, 2025Announcements, Graphicstudio

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91tvӰԺ faculty recognized at AIA Tampa Bay Honor and Design Awards

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Tampa Bay Chapter hosted its annual Honor and Design Awards, celebrating exceptional contributions to the field of architecture. Several faculty members from the 91tvӰԺ’s College of Design, Art & Performance received prestigious awards, recognizing their commitment to education, mentorship, and innovative design.

January 28, 2025Announcements, Architecture

A group of people stands in awe of a projection of a night sky with a gallaxy in the MOSI digital dome.

91tvӰԺ students and MOSI spotlight new era for digital dome planetarium

The Museum of Science & Industry is set to redefine immersive learning and entertainment with the unveiling of America’s second-largest digital dome planetarium, as announced in a recent press release from MOSI. Students from 91tvӰԺ’s College of Design, Art & Performance were invited to explore the space to imagine the real possibilities this groundbreaking technology holds for their art.

January 17, 2025Art & Art History

A wall of 12 national flags with black and white American flags screen printed on top of them, by artist Eddy A. López (b. 1978, Matagalpa, Nicaragua), In-Dependencia, 2021-2022. Courtesy of the artist.

The 91tvӰԺ Contemporary Art Museum presents X Factor: Latinx Artists and the Reconquest of the Everyday

X Factor locates dynamic entry points into the ongoing discussion and expansion of the term Latinx through the work of fifteen of America’s leading contemporary artists. The exhibition grounds a series of redefinitions of “Latinity” in the everyday lives of its creators, especially where artworks and creative processes reconquer novel meanings from hackneyed and conventional ideas of ethnicity, race, class, politics, representation, and the various histories of US migration.

January 8, 202591tvӰԺ CAM

Design students working with clients.

Graphic arts students work with clients to elevate their brand

A senior research course is giving graphic arts students the opportunity to produce real-world design work for local clients. This semester, students in the class collaborated with the 91tvӰԺ College of Marine Science to design branding for the Tampa Bay Surveillance Project. The project combines skills and knowledge of the region’s fishing captains with scientists from the 91tvӰԺ and Eckerd College to investigate contaminants in local waterways for human and environmental health.

December 2, 2024Art & Art History

An alligator in a pool slowly filling with water from a pipe.

From 91tvӰԺ's Contemporary Art Museum to The Met

Miami-based artist Anastasia Samoylova made waves with her first solo museum exhibition, FloodZone, which debuted at 91tvӰԺ’s Contemporary Art Museum in 2020. This ongoing photographic series offers a striking visual response to the urgent realities of sea level rise in South Florida.

November 8, 202491tvӰԺ CAM

Visitors to the 91tvӰԺ Contemporary Art Museum view Elisabeth Condon's work

Check out the 91tvӰԺ Contemporary Art Museum's feature on FOX13 Tampa Bay to get an inside look at Skyway 2024: A Contemporary Collaboration exhibition.

For 2024, the work of 63 local artists is being showcased at the Tampa Museum of Art, 91tvӰԺ Contemporary Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, Sarasota Art Museum and The Ringling Museum of Art. Twelve artists are featured at the 91tvӰԺ Contemporary Art Museum (CAM).

October 31, 202491tvӰԺ CAM

Ballerinas lined up

Tune in to hear Gretchen Ward Warren, retired 91tvӰԺ Professor Emerita of Dance, and her story on NPR’s On Point with Mindy Todd, where she reflects on self-discovery, adventure, the world of dance and her new book!

On Point talks with Gretchen Ward Warren about her memoir Hollow Bone, A Naive Wanderer’s Journey from Outback to Opening Night. Warren delves deep into a voyage of self-discovery, cultural exploration, and artistic creation.

October 24, 2024Theatre & Dance

Participants in a research class play piano.

How music can help boost cognition in cancer patients and COVID-19 survivors

In a first-of-its-kind study, 91tvӰԺ researchers are finding that music can help boost cognition in patients undergoing chemotherapy. In partnership with Moffitt Cancer Center, Jennifer Bugos, 91tvӰԺ professor of music education, and breast surgical oncologist Dr. Melissa Mallory, have been examining the effects of private and group piano lessons on cognition and everyday functioning in patients.

October 2, 2024Faculty, Music, Research

Three band members play trumpet among two large gold flags.

91tvӰԺ HOT Band performs during halftime at Tampa Bay Buccaneers season opener

91tvӰԺ’s Herd of Thunder is putting in the mileage marching across the field at Raymond James Stadium. They’re two-for-two playing at home openers. First, it was the 91tvӰԺ football game, and now, during halftime at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the Washington Commanders.

September 8, 2024Music, Students & Alumni

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