During 2005-2006 the Arts Council awarded mini grants to 36projects, totaling $12,000.
500 |
Karen Hartman Residency / Theater Department
A two day residency by playwright Karen Hartman. on November 3, 2005, 4:30-6 P.M in the Curtain Theater. |
$200 |
Harvest Night 2005 / African Student Association/RSO
The Harvest Night 2005 celebration held on November 19, 2005, in Campus Center Auditorium featured dances, a fashion show, poetry, skits and musical performances. |
$150 |
Layered Connections: you're your Pet's Pet /Computer Photography Design Area
A series of multi-plane black and white photographs portraying the relationship between a pet and person on display at the Student Union Gallery, April 17-21, 2006. BFA Thesis Exhibition. |
$625 |
Artists Who Innovate /GASA
A free lecture featuring Linda Weintraub held on December 1, 2005, in the Isenberg School of Management. |
$150 |
BFA Thesis Show "reMEMORY" / Art Department
Three large-scale, multi media pieces on display at the Student Union Gallery April 24-28, 2006, consisting of sewn fabric, drawings and pigment prints of digitally manipulated photographs. BFA Thesis Exhibition. |
$75 |
One Nation Under-Educated /Art Department
A documentary piece of compiled video footage taken while interviewing students on campus regarding pop culture. |
$350 |
The Third UMass Korean Film Festival /Korean Graduate Student Association/RSO
A film festival screening five renowned Korean Films held on November 16, 17, and 18, 2005, in the Campus Center. |
$150 |
Courageous Chaos Capstone Course Thesis Performance / Commonwealth College
A performance based on the culminating experiences of the 6 Capstone students, May 22-23, 2006 in FAC 204.
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$275 |
UMass by Night / UMass Photography Society/RSO
A free exhibit featuring the work of student photographers creating images of UMass at night held in Fletcher's Cafe for a two week period beginning November 15, 2005. |
$175 |
Seventh Annual Mark Roskill Symposium in Art History / Art Department
Five selected students will deliver 20 minute presentations on papers they wrote followed by a public discussion and this year's key note speaker, Dr. Frazer Ward, April 28, 2006, in SOM |
$250 |
"Cold to the touch"/ Art Department
MFA and BFA sculpture students creating art in a live performance show generating sculptures from large blocks of ice, December 9, 2005, near the Campus Pond and in the Student Union Gallery. |
$350 |
BFA Thesis: Chelsea Granger / Art Department
Free exhibit in the Student Union Gallery on May 8-12, 2006 consisting of paintings and drawings. BFA Thesis Exhibition. |
$375 |
Visiting Writers Series/David Ohle Reading / MFA English
A fiction reading followed by a Q & A session the next morning by David Ohle in Memorial Hall on November 3, 2005. |
$325 |
Dona Ann McAdams talk/performance / Commonwealth College
A free talk/performance by Dona Ann McAdams in Herter 127 on May 3, 2006. |
$50 |
Karen Dolmanisth: A Lecture by the Artist / Art Department
A lecture by Karen Dolmanisth about her installation work, November 10, 2005, in Herter Hall 111. |
$300 |
SCREENING: "WHEN THE SPIRITS DANCE MAMBO" / Black Graduate Student Organization/RSO
A free screening of the documentary film by Dr. Marta Moreno Vega and Bobby Shepard followed by a Q&A discussion with Dr. Vega. April 20, 2006, in Thompson. |
$425 |
Cape Verdean Cultural Night / Cape Verdean Student Alliance/RSO
The Annual Cape Verdean Cultural Night held on November 12, 2005, 7 P.M.-2 A.M. in the Campus Center Auditorium. |
$500 |
2006 African Celebration / African Student Association/RSO
The 2006 African Celebration will be held from 7pm-2am on Saturday, April 22, 2006 in the Campus Center Auditorium.
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$100 |
Welcome to the Jungle / Art Department
A BFA thesis project using elements of photography, drawing and design to fabricate characters inspired by the songs from various Guns n' Roses albums at the Student Union Art Gallery on December 12 and 16, 2005. |
$400 |
The Loaner/Another Day in the Park / Theater Department
Two films by student Sean George will be screened during the week of May 22-26, 2006 in FAC 203. |
$100 |
Week on the War-Artistic Expression / Palestine Action Coalition/RSO
Free exhibit titled "The Iraqi Children Art exchange program" and "1000 Faces of War Experience: Portraits and Words of Americans who have Served in Iraq or Afghanistan ." November 7-12, 2005, at the Student Union Ballroom and the Dubois Library. |
$350 |
1108:AmerAKA's Finest / Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority/RSO
A performance on December 9, 2005, 8 P.M.-2 A.M. in the Campus Center Auditorium featuring traditional steps and strolls made popular by the National Pan-Hellenic Council. |
$650 |
Short Cuts Literary Journal / Short Cuts
Copies of this free publication will be distributed in May 2006 on the Campus Center Concourse tables and within literature based campus departments. |
$150 |
Leaving A Legacy: Unleashing your Potential in 2006 / United Asian Cultural Center
An awards luncheon held on Sunday, April 30, 2006 in the Student Union Ballroom featuring cultural dancing and singing. |
$500 |
Queerfest / UMass Pride Alliance
The 11th Annual QUEERFEST will take place on April 27, 2006 on the Library lawn and Student Union Ballroom. |
$400 |
BFA Thesis: Ben Silva / Art Department
A BFA thesis exhibition at the Student Union Gallery during the week of April 10, 2006 involving an installation series of three narrative landscapes, each interrelated by overlapping materials. |
$250 |
David Darling Master Class / Commonwealth College
This free class held on November 9, 2005 in Bezanson featuring David Darling, a cellist, composer, and founder of "Music for People." |
$75 |
An Exploration of Light / Art Department
A seminar, "An Exploration of Light and Space: A response to a lecture by Robert Irwin" at 9 A.M. on December 1, 2005 in the FAC. |
$500 |
Dance Team Pep Rally / UMass Dance Team/RSO
A Pep Rally to be held at 6 P.M. on April 2, 2006 in the Curry Hicks Cage. |
$500 |
LOSAR / Student for a Free Tibet/RSO
A celebration of the Tibetan New Year and culture on Friday, March 4, 2006 in the Campus Center Auditorium. |
$450 |
Shameless: An Evening with Zany Angels/ Everywoman's Center
A performance combining dance, song, and spoken word performances by local artists Rythea Lee and Rose Oceania held on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 in Bartlett Hall Auditorium. |
$500 |
Space::Book / Art Department
M.S. Design Thesis Exhibition by Sammy Lee to be held at Hampden Gallery May 1-5, 2006. |
$300 |
"Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad"/ Hillel's Cultural Committee
A performance of part comedy, part spoken word/slam poetry, part song and dance troupe to address and challenge stereotypes of Jewish women on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 in the Campus Center Auditorium. |
$500 |
Visiting Writers Series / MFA Program for Poets and Writers
A free reading followed by a Q & A session by Thomas Sayers held at 8 PM on Thursday, March 30, 2006 in Memorial Hall. |
$300 |
BFA: Nicole Steiner / Art Department
Nicole Steiner's BFA Gallery Exhibit, "Does it Sell" will be hung in the Student Union Gallery April 24-28, 2006 at various times. Images will also be hung and displayed on the PVTA bus system and around Amherst/Northampton. |
$750 |
World and Image in Contemporary Art / Art Department
The University Gallery's first student-curated exhibition, April 27-June 12, 2006, will utilize the Gallery's significant collection of contemporary works of art on paper and correspond with a graduate art history seminar to increase the awareness of the unique role the Gallery's resources have to offer to students. |
