Visiting Artist Mark Newport Lecture: “Superheroes, Scars, and Rock and Roll”

Monday, February 3, 2014 5 p.m. Mark Newport, head of fibers at the Cranbrook Institute of Arts, the renowned art school dedicated to exemplary design, will be in residency from February 3 – 7, 2014 as part of the Critic and Artist Residency Program.  Newport is known for his knitted superhero costumes and beaded images […]

VISUALIZE 2014: Benefiting the University Art Museum at Colorado State University

January 24, 2014  Champagne Pre-Party Reception 6  PM – University Art Museum Join critic and curator, Elissa Auther for champagne and a special introduction to the new exhibition Innovators and Legends: Generations in Textiles and Fiber. Fiber on Film 7  PM – Griffin Concert Hall An exclusive screening of documentary shorts portraying legendary textile artists. Elissa […]

Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition winners selected

The 18th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition Judge and Honor Leaureate, Gitte Kath of Denmark announced the following awards during her visit to campus last week: Shino Suefusa, Japan – No more Fukushima 2011.3.11 Alejandro Magallanes, Mexico – Alicia 16 Años Lex Drewinski, Germany – China Honorable Mention: Dusan Junek, Slovakia – Hommage a Henri […]

18th Biennial Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition

The 18th biennial Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition hosted by the Department of Art at Colorado State University features works of top poster artists and designers worldwide. Now in its 34th year, the biennial event is the only exhibition of its kind in the United States.[/caption] The main exhibition will open Sept. 13 and run […]

18th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE) Honor Laureate: Gitte Kath

September 11 – December 20 Visiting Artist Lecture with Gitte Kath, Wednesday, September 11, 5:00 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall Opening Reception following the lecture, University Art Museum In conjunction with the 18th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE), the University Art Museum presents a solo exhibition of the poster works Honor Laureate Gitte Kath.  Each […]

In conjunction with the exhibition, Modern Metal: Functional Design for Life –Visiting Curator Paul Greenhalgh Lecture

Monday, March 4th, 5:00 p.m. Paul Greenhalgh lecture: The Role of Progress: The Great World’s Fairs 1870 to 2020 – Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts. Paul Greenhalgh, now the director of the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art at the University of East Anglia, has had a long and distinguished career as a […]

Phil Risbeck Recognized as University Distinguished Professor

We are very happy to announce that Professor Phil Risbeck, Graphic Design, is the newest University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State. Risbeck, who has been teaching at CSU for nearly 50 years, is founding co-director of CIIPE, which was launched as a biennial show in 1979. Risbeck began teaching at CSU in 1965, and his […]

The Hartford-Tandstad Collection and Museum Expansion Plans

 April 13 – December  14 In 2011 the University Art Museum  became the recipient of a bequest of works of art from the extraordinary Hartford-Tandstad Collection.  This gift includes over 200 works of art, including major works by pivotal figures in the history of European art, a small collection of Asian art, and an extensive […]

Interview with Art Museum Director Linny Frickman & Dr. Patrick Fahey

BRAINY (BRinging Arts INtegration to Youth) is an integrated arts project at the University Center for the Arts (UCA) at Colorado State University. The project, now in its second year, brings 3rd and 4th grade students from Title 1 elementary schools to the UCA for a full day of interactive arts experiences in four arts […]