DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Gulin "Eva" Gelogullari, a graduate student at the University of North Texas, has received a $30,500 Rotary Global Grant to study at Tel Aviv University in Israel during the 2015-16 academic year.
Gelogullari, a master's student in UNT's Department of Media Arts, will use her grant to enroll in Tel Aviv University's one-year...
What: The first Thursday Night Music at UNT on the Square - Summer Edition, presented by the University of North Texas Institute for the Advancement of the Arts and the UNT College of Music
When: 8– 9 p.m. June 18, 25 and July 2, 9, 16, 23
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., on Denton's historic courthouse square
Cost: Free
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DENTON (UNT), Texas – Greg Watts, chair of the art department at the Metropolitan State University of Denver, has been named the new dean of the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas.
"Greg Watts provides the creativity and leadership to continue the excellence of the College of Visual Arts and Design, which is one of the best art schools in the Southwest and the nation," said Finley Graves, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at UNT.
...What: University of North Texas' Early Childhood Music program for children from birth to 7 years old. Children will play games and interact with their parents while learning about music.
When: There will be two five-week sessions held Fridays from June 5 – July 3 and Saturdays from June 6 – July 11.
Where: Room 115 of the Music Annex Building, at the corner of Avenue C and Highland in Denton (1630 W. Highland St.).
Cost: $75 for newborns and babies up to to...
DENTON (UNT), Texas – UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design has received a gift in the amount of $500,000 that will assist in the enrichment and renaming of the already noted fashion design program as the Michael Faircloth Fashion Design Program.
Alumna Lisa Troutt, with a previous career in fashion design, and her husband, Kenny, have given the first major gift that will support the $2.5 million goal to name the program.
"This generous donation will allow us to honor an esteemed alumnus, Dallas fashion designer Michael Faircloth, and provide support for our dynamic and...
DENTON, Texas (UNT) – Photographer Dornith Doherty, University Distinguished Research Professor of art at the University of North Texas' College of Visual Arts and Design, has been named the 2016 Texas State Visual Artist 2D.
Doherty was selected for the honor from more than 600 nominated artists. The Texas Commission on the Arts named its state poet laureates,...
What: 2015 University of North Texas College of Visual Arts and Design MFA Showcase, an exhibition that features artwork from seven MFA students of various disciplines
When: May 21 (Thursday) –July 25 (Saturday)
Where: UNT Art Gallery, 1201 W. Mulberry St. in Denton, and UNT ArtSpace Dallas, 1901 Main St. in Dallas
Cost: Free
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DENTON (UNT), Texas – The One O'Clock Lab Band, UNT's premier jazz ensemble, will see a familiar face in the director spot starting this summer. Alumnus Alan Baylock, leader of the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra and chief arranger for the Airmen of Note military jazz ensemble, has been named the new director for the One O'Clock.
"The College of Music and the Jazz Studies Division at UNT have such rich history," said Baylock. "I'm honored to join the college as director of the One O'Clock Lab Band. I'm...
What: "The Clark Family Photography Exhibition – Pictures That Tell a Story," an exhibition of photographs from Joe and Junebug Clark.
When: June 1 (Monday) – July 22 (Wednesday)
Where: UNT on the Square, 109 N. Elm St., Denton
Hours: 9 a.m. - noon and 1 - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays and 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturdays
Cost: Free
More: A reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:...
What: ArtWear 2015, an annual juried exhibition of the graduating seniors in the fashion design program of UNT's College of Visual Arts and Design. The exhibition is sponsored by Neiman Marcus and features the fashion creations of 30 students.
When: 6 p.m. May 9 (Saturday)
Where: Gateway Ballroom in UNT's Gateway Center, 801 North Texas Blvd., Denton
Cost: $25 general admission; $10 for...