Moviemaker Magazine ranked Albuquerque among the top five large cities as the best place to live and work for filmmakers for the eighth consecutive year in 2026. Moviemaker Magazine is a leading industry publication. The announcement came after recognizing and interviewing one of UNM Film & Digital Arts alumni, Ben Arndt, about his award winning capstone film in 2025.
Read more about “Why future film students choose UNM’s Film & Digital Arts Department at the link https://news.unm.edu/news/why-future-film-students-choose-unms-film-and-digital-arts-department.
The award will support Ho’s upcoming sabbatical research in Taiwan, where they will continue exploring contemporary sound art, experimental music, and cross-cultural artistic exchange. The ACC’s 2026 grant cycle supports artists, scholars, and arts professionals...
Jessamyn Lovell is co-hosting “Better Critiques, Less Burnout,” covering critique, reflection, and restoration through Foundations in Art Theory and Education (FATE). End-of-Semester critiques don’t have to feel like a grind.
Congratulations to MFA student Saúl Ramírez, whose work was recently reviewed in the Albuquerque Journal. Their thesis exhibit, “Seeds of Compromise: In Search of Digestive Architectures,” is currently on view at the AC2 Gallery.