Arts
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First master of fine arts degree to be offered at UCSC
UC Santa Cruz has established its first Master of Fine Arts degree program in Digital Arts/New Media. The innovative new program will draw from a variety of disciplines including graphic arts, three-dimensional and environmental arts, music and sound design, film, video, and theater. “The Digital Arts /New Media program promises to become a center for…
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Acclaimed author and journalist Pico Iyer to speak at UCSC
Acclaimed author and travel writer Pico Iyer will present a free public lecture, Sunday, October 12, at 4 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall on the UC Santa Cruz campus. Iyer will speak on the topic: “Islam and California: A Cultural Romance.” Renowned Indian actress Sharmila Tagore to appear at Satyajit Ray film screening A…
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Two retrospectives celebrating the life and art of UCSC professor Mel Wong set for October
The life and art of UC Santa Cruz theater arts professor, dancer, choreographer, and visual artist Mel Wong will be celebrated in two retrospectives during the month of October. On Saturday, October 11, the UCSC Theater Arts Department will present a special memorial celebration at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater. The evening will feature…
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New book on author Paul Bowles is co-edited by UCSC lecturer who inherited famed writer’s musical estate
Paul Bowles is perhaps best known as the author of The Sheltering Sky, the popular novel that was later turned into a feature film in 1990 starring John Malkovich and Debra Winger. But few people realize that the prolific writer thought of himself primarily as a composer of music. A new book co-edited by UC…
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UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures director offers up her second season of innovative programming
It’s only fitting that the UC Santa Cruz 2003-04 Arts & Lectures season kicks off with the Turtle Island String Quartet performing a tribute to legendary trumpet player Miles Davis. Crossing boundaries and merging genres is the order of the day as UCSC’s innovative performing arts presenter offers up a brand new lineup of 23…
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Community artists create new UCSC art award
In the mid-1970s, Peter Thomas was introduced to the art of making books by William Everson, then the newly hired poet laureate for Kresge College at UC Santa Cruz. As one of Everson’s crew of five students, he would help turn out “fine press” works of literature on an old Ben Franklin-style platen press. Student…
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New book by UCSC lecturer reveals qualities shared by world’s most successful musicians
What makes the great musicians great? That’s the very first sentence and the premise of The Mastery of Music, a new book by UC Santa Cruz lecturer Barry Green. Drawing from more than 120 personal interviews with revered performers such as Dave Brubeck, Bobby McFerrin, Christopher Parkening, Doc Severinsen, and Joshua Bell, Green discusses 10…
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UCSC acquires new teaching tool for opera students
UC Santa Cruz opera students may find preparing for their roles a bit easier in the future thanks to a new teaching tool just donated to the campus library. Opera Practice Perfect is a comprehensive audio catalog of 209 CDs, including 20 operas in both complete versions and broken into operatic roles, and 15 discs…
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Santa Cruz Film Festival spotlights UCSC faculty on May 30
The Santa Cruz Film Festival will spotlight works by faculty of the UC Santa Cruz Film and Digital Media Department on Friday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Media Theater on the campus. Admission is $8 general, $7 students. The program will include selected personal films by department chair Chip Lord, Associate Professor Lawrence…
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UC Santa Cruz honors 2003 Irwin Scholars at Sesnon Art Gallery
Julia DeGuzman decided to apply to UC Santa Cruz four years ago during a trip down from Oakland to visit friends on campus. “I saw the Art Department and I thought to myself, this is where I’d like to create my work,” the 21-year-old senior recalled. Apparently, she made the right decision. DeGuzman has been…
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Spring celebration of the arts at UC Santa Cruz on May 18
Jazz, opera, dance, sculpture, 3-D art, literary readings, Latin American songs, and Shakespearean theater will emanate from the tranquil gardens of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum on Sunday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s all part of “Art in the Arboretum,” the annual spring celebration of creativity held on the university campus.…
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Art history professor awarded Fulbright-Hays research grant to study in Africa
Elisabeth L. Cameron, assistant professor of art history, has been honored with a Fulbright-Hays research grant to study African culture for the 2003-04 academic year. She is one of only 33 faculty nationwide to receive this prestigious award. Cameron will travel to Zambia in September to examine the visual culture, gender roles, and power relationships…