Archive: 2011

October 19, 2011 - Sylvia Longmire, a former Air Force special agent and a senior intelligence analyst for the state of California, will shed light on a timely, violent issue when she presents a lecture Wednesday, Oct. 19, based on her new book, Cartel: The Coming Invasion of Mexico’s Drug Wars. The consultant and writer speaks at 8 p.m. in the […]

October 14, 2011 - On Saturday at 7 p.m., CentralTrak will host the opening reception for CIncArt: The Convention on Incorporated Art. CIncArt is a group exhibition highlighting 10 contemporary art projects within a trade show format. “It has become commonplace for artists to create work in the form of bureaus, laboratories, museums, companies, etc.,” said Tom Russotti, CentralTrak resident and curator of the […]

October 13, 2011 - The Clavier Trio will perform “Café Music” by American composer Paul Schoenfield, as well as works by Joseph Haydn and Johannes Brahms, in a concert Friday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m. in the Jonsson Performance Hall. The Clavier Trio is the current ensemble in residence at the University. Its members include cellist Jesús Castro-Balbi, pianist David […]

October 4, 2011 - Two UT Dallas students have won top prizes in the Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers (TACWT) Student Competition. Sara Keeth, a student enrolled in Dr. Betty Wiesepape’s creative nonfiction class, took first place in the graduate creative non-fiction competition. Michael J. Kaufman, a student in Dr. Matt Bondurant’s creative writing fiction class, took third in the undergraduate fiction category. “Michael demonstrated […]

September 28, 2011 - Family Day weekend returns to campus this year on Saturday, Oct. 1, and brings with it multiple arts and entertainment options for parents and relatives to sample after they tour the University’s new buildings and facilities. “Family day is an opportunity for parents and other family members to return to campus to spend time with their […]

September 26, 2011 - A $500 scholarship, awarded annually in honor of the late distinguished historian of the Ancient Near East and Mughal India and beloved professor of Historical Studies at UT Dallas. Only Historical Studies majors with a GPA of 3.5 or higher are eligible. A student can become a candidate for this scholarship by self-application or by […]

September 22, 2011 - CentralTrak, the artist residency and gallery of The University of Texas at Dallas, will offer art to be seen as well as heard in two free events this weekend. “I hope for a good turnout,” said Heyd Fontenot, the director of CentralTrak. “We want people to come see the space where UT Dallas students live and […]

September 14, 2011 - Coming to UT Dallas for an extensive residency program, Birgitt Bodingbauer and Simone Grindel will work closely with students to share insights on their artistic method. These two award-winning choreographers from Berlin will perform some of their own works as well as choreograph pieces for UT Dallas dance students. “This is a new experience – […]

September 9, 2011 - UT Dallas artists have a number of exhibits opening this weekend. Students will be showing their work all over the Dallas area in a variety of settings from McKinney to the Dallas Design District. All the events are free and open to the public. The gallery reception for the exhibition Social Studies is set for 6:30 […]

September 8, 2011 - Dr. Richard R. Brettell, professor of art and aesthetic studies, has been awarded the 2011 Humanitas Visiting Professorship in the History of Art at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Brettell, who holds the Margaret M. McDermott Distinguished Chair in Art and Aesthetic Studies at UT Dallas, will give a lecture series at Cambridge titled, Is […]