UCF Art Gallery 2022-2023 Exhibition Review
July 31, 2023 In the 2022-2023 academic year, the UCF Art Gallery hosted a variety of exhibitions and programming, both in person and online.
SVAD Student Artwork Featured in New Mattamy Homes Community
June 28, 2023 SVAD partners with Mattamy Homes to display student artwork at the new Meridian Parks community.
Theatre UCF’s 2023-24 Season Centers on Stories That Celebrate, Uplift Our Community
June 20, 2023 Theatre UCF invites audiences to allow themselves to embrace joy and recognize the power of humanity to overcome hardship and adversity in a season of works that reflect themes of sisterhood, togetherness, love, artistry and imagination.
Theatre UCF 2022-23 in Review
June 19, 2023 Theatre UCF’s 2022-23 season gave audiences a space to objectively examine the human condition in all its forms.
PHOTOS: Reflecting on UCF Celebrates the Arts 2023
May 12, 2023 UCF Celebrates the Arts 2023 welcomed audiences of all ages, abilities and interests with more events than ever before.
Art Bytes: Spring 2023
May 03, 2023 UCF’s School of Visual Arts and Design celebrates the many accomplishments and triumphs of the students and faculty in the Spring of 2023.
Pegasus PlayLab 2023: Shaping the Future of American Theatre Through Inclusive Collaboration
May 02, 2023 Pegasus PlayLab offers a creative space for audiences to influence the development of plays by emerging playwrights through workshopped pieces and one fully staged production. This year’s festival also includes a devised piece, Building a Shared Home, giving opportunities for students with and without intellectual disabilities to participate.
UCF Concert Band Brings Fantasy-Themed Concert to Special Needs Students
April 26, 2023 Audience members jumped with excitement as fantasy creatures leaped from the screen during the “Terrific Beasts and Mystical Creatures” concert.
Orlando Sentinel: UCF Provides Music Worth Celebrating as Festival Wraps Up
April 24, 2023 Matt Palm of the Orlando Sentinel says UCF Celebrates the Arts is “definitely worth celebrating.”
Christine Lapka Interviewed About Accessible Concert Series
April 24, 2023 UCF’s Inclusive Knights concert series helps music education students learn how to teach diverse populations while providing a welcoming experience to people with autism and intellectual disabilities.
UCF Helps Develop Theater Program to Put Mental Health Center Stage in High Schools
April 24, 2023 Local high school students took to the stage to perform three plays concerning mental health at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Unlike traditional plays, the audience was able to give their feedback afterward and join in a panel discussion about how mental health discussions affect society.
Student-Led Production “Race to Infinity” Brings Latin-American Stories Into the Spotlight
April 20, 2023 “Race to Infinity” is a student-written play about how cultural norms and generational trauma affect a high school girl named Sara. “It resonates with me differently than any other play I’ve read before because it is so raw and new,” co-director and junior BA theatre studies major Hilary Pardey-Hernandez said.
‘It’s Basically a New Paintbrush’: Exploring the Frontiers of AI in Art at UCF
April 17, 2023 Experts, students and guests attended the REALity of ARTificial Intelligence event Monday evening hosted by the UCF Center for Ethics in collaboration with the Center for Computer Vision and the School of Visual Arts and Design.
“The Clock Keeps Ticking”: UCF Dance Student Makes Debut in Choreography
April 17, 2023 UCF senior social worker major and dance minor Sabrina Landa said pain started after three months of dancing on pointe, a result of stress fractures caused by malnutrition brought on by her eating disorder.
Student Playwright Discusses New Play “Race to Infinity” on CAH Podcast
April 10, 2023 Gian Arellano, artistic director of Project Spotlight and theatre studies undergraduate, discusses his new play, “Race to Infinity”, which will be performed at UCF Celebrates the Arts next week.
Stars Align at 2023 UCF Celebrates the Arts: First-ever Alumni Showcase Debuts
April 05, 2023 So much talent! Join us for the first-ever UCF Alumni Showcase at the 2023 UCF Celebrates the Arts on Friday, April 14 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando.
Female Professionals Discuss Entertainment Industry with Students
April 04, 2023 Female professionals from various aspects of the entertainment industry discuss their experiences and answer questions from students during Women’s History Month on Tuesday.
Operación Pedro Pan Comes to UCF
April 04, 2023 Community experts share their experiences of undergoing the Operación Pedro Pan flights and the aftermath of their new lives in America as some of the 14,000 minors that came from Cuba to the United States.
Theatre UCF Performs “Bright Star” Musical
March 31, 2023 With intricate choreography, comedic lines and breathtaking vocals, “Bright Star” premiered Thursday night as Theatre UCF’s second musical and final production of the 2022-2023 academic year.
CAH-nversations: Dean Moore Discusses Past, Present and Future of UCF Celebrates the Arts
March 28, 2023 In the second episode of CAH-nversations: A College of Arts and Humanities Podcast, Jeff Moore, dean of the UCF College of Arts and Humanities, discusses the intersection of arts and technology as well as the history of UCF Celebrates the Arts.