Arts and Culture

News about UB’s arts and humanities programs and related events. (see all topics)

UB Theatre and Dance Presents: "Dr. Seuss's The Cat In The Hat"
9/4/19
The UB Department of Theatre and Dance will present the beloved family classic “Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in The Hat.”
UB speakers series to welcome Central Park Five member, “Shark Tank” investor, Pulitzer Prize winner
9/3/19
Nyle DiMarco, Maggie Haberman, Yusef Salaam, Daymond John, Jeff Corwin all part of 2019-20 Distinguished Speakers Series.
Urban Bush Women Walking With 'Trane
8/29/19
The UB Department of Theatre and Dance will host Brooklyn-based professional dance company Urban Bush Women for a public performance.
Templeton Foundation grant-winning philosopher to argue against an afterlife at UB conference
7/8/19
Philosopher John Martin Fischer, recipient of a $5.2 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation to study different aspects of immortality, will deliver the keynote address the Romanell Summer Conference, “Death, Disease and Identity.”
UB architect’s latest “habitecture” project uses dead tree to give new life to Australian landscape
6/24/19
Lined with bird shelters and bat boxes, “Life Support” is a living art sculpture that will serve as a functional habitat for a wide variety of bats, birds and reptiles.
UB art historian gives Bauhaus women overdue historical recognition
6/18/19
An exhibition co-curated by a UB art historian, and a new book she has co-authored titled “Bauhaus Women: A Global Perspective,” features profiles of 45 female designers, artists and architects who carried the Bauhaus message to a global audience.
UB musician, surgeons launch startups to solve problems in their industries
6/18/19
The entrepreneurs recently took home third-place prizes in a statewide business plan competition.
UB-led exhibit highlights Buffalo’s refugees, past and present
6/3/19
From fleeing Nazis to today’s asylum seekers, the work touches on war and other atrocities but its main focuses is rescue and resilience.
UB bio-artist Paul Vanouse wins Golden Nica at Prix Ars Electronica
6/3/19
Paul Vanouse, UB professor of art and director of the Coalesce Center for Biological Art, received the Golden Nica award in the Artificial Intelligence and Life Art category of the 2019 Prix Ars Electronica for his interactive work "Labor."
UB Coalesce receives National Endowment for the Arts grant to enhance artist residency program
5/29/19
The University at Buffalo Coalesce Center for Biological Art has received an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to enhance the center’s BioArt in the Public Sphere program.

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