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College of Liberal and Fine Arts Events

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Jan - Feb

22 - 28

2025

Lisa Alvarado: Trace Memory

Join us at our Russell Hill Rogers Galleries for Trace Memory, an exhibition featuring the work of Lisa Alvarado.

Jan - Feb

22 - 28

2025

Do you really believe that?

Join us at the UTSA Main Art Gallery for our exhibition "Do you really believe that?"

Jan

23

2025

Sharon Engelstein Artist Talk

Join us for an artist talk given by Sharon Engelstein.

Mar

21

2025

UTSA Creative Writing Reading Series: AMY ENGLAND

On behalf of the Creative Writing Reading Series and the Creative Writing Program, we’re thrilled to invite you to an evening with storyteller Amy England.

Sylvia Fernández-Quintanilla

January 8, 2025

Mellon Foundation to fund new UTSA transborder center-consortium

Published by UTSA Today

Sylvia Fernández-Quintanilla, an assistant professor of public and digital humanities, has been awarded a two-year, $150,000 Mellon Foundation planning grant to establish the Transborder Digital Humanities Center-Consortium (TBDH).

Julie Johnson

January 7, 2025

Metropolitan Museum of Art selects UTSA professor Julie Johnson for fellowship

Published by UTSA Today

Julie Johnson, a UTSA associate professor of art history, has been awarded a prestigious senior fellowship at the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art. The center, located within the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), is renowned for its contributions to the study of modern art and offers an exceptional environment for scholars dedicated to advancing the field.

Shelly Lares

December 4, 2024

Uplifting a New Generation

Published by Sombrilla Magazine

Shelly Lares talks about being the first UTSA artist-in-residence and how she’s using it to inspire students