Arts Expected May 1, 2020
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 last year’s video to give you an idea of what you missed. In the past the weather had given our students some unexpected challenges but that is all a part of what makes this day full of surprises.
Last year was a beautiful day. In its 6th year, it continues to showcase the talented students of the College of Fine Arts. A sincere thank you to all participants of the 2019 ArtsUnexcepted event. Look for more information for this year’s ArtsEXPECTED on Friday, May 1, 2020.
Kaitlin Bryson Selected for 2026 Cohort for Monument Lab Re:Generation!
Congratulations to Kaitlin Bryson for being selected to take part in the 2026 cohort for Monument Lab Re:Generation! She received a $100,000 grant for her ongoing project, Bellow Forth. Bellow Forth is a community project focused on restoring soil health and environmental resiliency through storytelling and collaboration, community and ecosystem science, and social art practice in wildfire-impacted lands and communities in northern New Mexico.
Alum Highlight: Eric-Paul Riege Receives 2025 Trellis Art Fund Grant
Eric-Paul Riege, a Gallup-based Diné artist and recent UNM graduate, has been recognized as a 2025 Stepping Stone Grantee by the Trellis Art Fund. His multidisciplinary practice uses weaving as both process and philosophy, blending ancestral knowledge, spirituality, and contemporary art to create works that are living, mobile, and deeply connected to cultural memory.
Neon Forge: Expanding Immersive Art Through NASA-Funded VR Innovation
Congratulations to MFA graduate student Ella Pigg and undergraduate student Finn Ellis on the success of their project, Neon Forge.