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College of Fine Arts News
Printmaker grad’s work reflects immigrant reality
By Mary Beth King Printmaker Juana Estrada Hernandez moved to the United States from Mexico when she was a child. Her artwork reflects her culture and status as a participant in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, part of the first wave of...
We Are Here
We Are Here, Artist presentations & exhibition featuring the UNM BAIA Capstone 2021 students Alex GalindoAmber CarrilloFlannery CowanMatthew Hickel Celebrate the capstone projects of the Fall 2021 BAIA Graduating students. The BAIA is an undergraduate degree in...
UNM students immerse in Meow Wolf internships
By Mary Beth King Meow Wolf bills itself as an arts and entertainment company that “creates immersive and interactive experiences that transport audiences of all ages into fantastic realms of story and exploration.” But mere words fall far short of the actual reality...
Daily Lobo 2021 Photo Contest
The Daily Lobo is now accepting submissions for our 2021 Photography Contest. No matter your genre — landscape, portrait, still-life, photojournalism, etc. — we want to see your photos! Send your best picture to our photo editor for your chance to be published in the...
New Self-Produced Music From Young CFA Artists!
Check out this new upcoming music group called "NICTEHA" and their new singly "Honey"!
Professional, amateur filmmakers ready to get back to work.
Professional, amateur filmmakers ready to get back to work. When the pandemic hit and the governor’s health order shut down most of the state, filmmakers were left wondering how long it would last. Now those months of wondering are over, as set construction and small...
Congratulations to our Department of Art MFA student Erin Gould!
Congratulations to our Department of Art MFA student Erin Gould! The Faculty Senate Teaching Enhancement Committee awarded the 2019-2020 Susan Deese-Roberts Teaching Assistant of the Year award to Erin Gould. Award Winners are nominated by students and colleagues and...
Sundance Institute Selects 2020 Native Filmmakers Lab Fellows
Five Indigenous filmmakers have been chosen to participate in the 2020 Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab, reimagined and expressed digitally this year on Sundance Co//ab. The Lab is at the core of the Institute’s commitment to supporting Indigenous storytellers...
Congratulations to Cherille Williams, recipient of this year’s JGS “Imagining America” Fellowship.
Congratulations to Cherille Williams, recipient of this year’s JGS “Imagining America” Fellowship. Cherille is one of eight undergraduate students from across the nation chosen for the award. Thanks to a generous grant from the Joy of Giving Something, Inc. (JGS),...
Two University of New Mexico graduate students competed in the first-ever “Comcast Pitch Deck Competition”
Two University of New Mexico graduate students, who happen to be married, Tracy and Tim Mallette competed in the first-ever “Comcast Pitch Deck Competition”. This Competition was an early-stage pitch competition that brought together university entrepreneurs from all...
UNM Fine Arts Dean’s Student Travel Grant
UNM’s Fine Arts Dean’s Office is pleased to announce the availability of travel grants to select Fine Arts students. Do you want to travel outside of New Mexico, or even outside the U.S.A. to elevate your learning? The Dean’s Office wants to help you! Now Accepting...
What is the meaning of the portrait stamped on the first-floor hall of the Art building?
What is the meaning of the portrait stamped on the first-floor hall of the Art building? In the spring of 2018, the portrait titled “Project Adriana” was stamped on the wall by BFA student, Cynthia Juarez. It is a portrait of Adriana Paola Espinoza, a friend of...
New Mexico Student Filmmaker Showcase Highlights Four Winners from UNM
Four students from the UNM Film & Digital Arts program received awards from the New Mexico Film Foundation’s 2019 and some were featured at the New Mexico Student Filmmaker Showcase in September at the Kimo Theater in Albuquerque. Noah Yacko – Best Cinematography...
Cynthia Marris awarded the first Covington-Rhode Senior Prize in Art
Cynthia Marris was awarded the prestigious Covington-Rhode Senior Prize at the University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts Convocation on May 10, 2019. All art studio faculty participated in rating each of the applicants. The top six students were selected as...
Watch: ArtsUnexpected 2019
ArtsUnexpected was an all day and evening arts extravaganza at various locations on the UNM campus, surrounding community and in downtown Albuquerque. Check out this year’s video to give you an idea of what you missed.
Watch: UNM Dance students perform in “Hannibal”
"Hannibal" 2019Professor Donna Jewell, guest choreographer and actress with the Austrian based theater company Lawine Torren, took four dance students from UNM to perform on April 12 in the largest contemporary theater piece in the world, entitled Hannibal. The...
Dean’s Travel Grant Awards
UNM’s College of Fine Arts Dean's Office is pleased to announce once again the availability of travel grants to select CFA students. Launched in 2013, the CFA Dean’s Travel Grant Award program has been able to send over 200 students to study and perform around the...
UNM Students Create Mural at Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless
The design, To Spread Happiness, features hummingbirds, which symbolize determination, flexibility, and adaptability. The hummingbirds flutter across a turquoise sky above the Sandia skyline outlined in rainbow stripes.
UNM Students Construct Interactive Sculpture at Vizcaya Museum
The UNM students have worked with the curators and staff at Vizcaya to propose and complete an interactive sculptural piece that responds to the theme of this year’s program: Overload.
Call for New Year’s Card Artwork: $200 in Prizes!
The Dean of UNM’s College of Fine Arts continues a fun, festive, and artistic holiday tradition by asking for submissions for two official Fine Arts New Year’s cards to be created by you, our wonderful UNM Fine Arts students!
How to Apply
• All students must be admitted to the University, whether as an incoming freshman, transfer student, or non-degree student. Apply online through the Admissions Department at UNM
•After meeting all CFA admission requirements, students must apply to become a declared major.
Academic Advisement
The College of Fine Arts Student Success & Advisement Center is committed to serve the UNM community with compassion, guidance, and respect as we promote academic excellence.
To speak with a CFA advisor, please call (505) 277-4817.