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href="#dean">From the Dean</a></li><li><a href="#tour">Virtual Tour</a></li><li><a href="#features">Features</a></li></ul></div></nav><section class="page-section"><div class="container"><h2 class="section-heading">Featured Stories</h2><ul class="section-grid carousel-features-N10088 owl-carousel"><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://glasstire.com/2025/02/24/manifesting-her-way-to-fotofest-talking-with-madi-murphy/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="madi-murphy-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Manifesting Her Way To FotoFest: Talking with Madi Murphy</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Arts Leadership alum Madi Murphy discusses her new role as Associate Curator at FotoFest and her passion for photography in Glasstire interview.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/karen-stokes-honored-for-artistic-excellence-by-dance-source-houston/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" 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exhibition, “Smoke & Mirrors,” currently on view at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University. </span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/red-bird-press-houston/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="red-bird-press_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH School of Art Alum Turns Her Passion for Printmaking Into a Creative Sanctuary for the City of Houston</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Lauren Christlieb welcomes Houston to Red Bird Press, a hub for creativity and connection.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/1f6711ec-44f7-4986-a6ab-5b9a46894184/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="call--response-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Call and Response Provides Authentic Collaboration Among the Arts</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts visiting artists work with students to visualize the structure of sound.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2024/october/10142024-safe-at-home-preview.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="safe-at-home-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>University of Houston Scores With Unique Theatrical Experience “Safe at Home”</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">The School of Theatre & Dance invites audiences to experience a groundbreaking theatrical event.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/latinos-in-tech-events-19798499.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="gabriela-estrada-brain-center-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Innovative Collaboration Merges Art, Science, and Technology</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Dr. M. Gabriela Estrada and UH alumni-led TECH23 collaborate with UH’s Brain Center.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/betsy-weber-legacy-story/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="betsy-legacy-story-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Betsy Cook Weber: A Transformative Leader in Choral Studies</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">As she retires, Dr. Betsy Cook Weber leaves a lasting legacy in choral studies and continues with the Grammy-winning Houston Chamber Choir.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle2.php?titlelink=rutgers-art-museums-fall-exhibition-exposes-barriers-to-access082024"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="amanda-cachia-smoke--mirrors-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Assistant Director of Arts Leadership Curates Rutgers Art Museum’s Fall Exhibition</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Amanda Cachia curates "Smoke & Mirrors," featuring the work of 14 international artists with disabilities.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://cooglife.com/2024/09/finding-her-tune-the-perfect-melody-between-music-and-a-doctoral-degree/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAab3GzIrvdebpxqYohwGl2w3s1H16N4bhCh3x_Uj0Rxriv2_wrr9VJ_3wT4_aem_KjCXwJLmBuJi4fS_NY8prw"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="tugce-ozcivan_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Finding Her Tune: The Perfect Melody Between Music and a Doctoral Degree</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Tugce Ozcivan shares the art of balancing passion and perseverance.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/kgmca/three-playwriting-students-selected-for-txeta.pdf"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="txeta-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Three UH School of Theatre & Dance Students and One Faculty Member Have Plays Selected for the 2024 Texas Educational Theatre Association Conference</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">The annual conference takes place in Galveston and is open to applicants from the entire state of Texas.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2024/september/090324-sotd-new-season.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="sotd-season-press-release_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH School of Theatre & Dance Announces Its 2024-25 Season</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">The School of Theatre & Dance at the University of Houston’s Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts, under newly appointed director Sharon Ott, is pleased to announce its 2024-25 season featuring 11 productions that promise to be a showcase of ambition and creativity.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://thedancedish.org/chapman-dance-presents-entanglements/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="teresa_chapman_match_pr_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Dance Program Director Teresa Chapman Unveils a Contemporary Dance Exploration of Human Connection</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Chapman Dance to debut new work at Midtown Arts Theater Center Houston, featuring UH alumni and students.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2024/august/08192024-music-therapy-director.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="ed-roth-announcement_kgmca_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Welcomes New Director for Innovative Music Therapy Program</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">The new four-year degree, a collaboration between UH colleges and the Texas Medical Center, equips graduates for clinical roles in over 40 settings.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="http://artsandculturetx.com/texas-studio-gabriela-estrada-brings-dance-history-into-motion/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="texas_studio_gabriela_estrada_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Texas Studio: Gabriela Estrada Brings Dance History into Motion</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Assistant Professor of Dance is embarking on two major choreographic undertakings that draw on history to commemorate pioneers of Spanish and Latin dance.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2024/august/08052024-uh-opera-season.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="24-25-opera-season-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>The University of Houston’s Moores Opera Center Announces 2024-25 Season</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">The Moores Opera Center at the University of Houston’s Kathrine G. 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influence resonates through 33 years of the Texas Music Festival.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="jillian-conrad-map-drawings.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="thumbnail_jillian-conrad_headshot_homepage.png"/></div><h3>McGovern College professor and artist traveling to Wales as Fulbright Scholar</h3></a><div class="teaser"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sculpture department program coordinator Jillian Conrad will create “map drawings” of sacred Welsh sites</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://stories.uh.edu/magazine/magazine/spring-2024/blurring-boundaries/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="sam_wu_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Scholar in Residence Sam Wu Gains International Acclaim</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Harvard and Juilliard-trained composer blurs boundaries, creating unique connections in his music performed worldwide.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://stories.uh.edu/magazine/magazine/spring-2024/uh-flamenco-program/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="gabriela_estrada_uh_story_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Flamenco Breakthrough: University of Houston Offers Rare Teaching Opportunity to Gabriela Estrada</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Transformative move sets the stage for Houston's arts renaissance.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2024/may/05072024-frank-stella-obit.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="frank-stella-kgmca-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Renowned Painter and Pioneer of Minimalism, Frank Stella, Passes Away at 87</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Remembering the artist behind "Euphonia," a three-part mural inside the Moores Opera House.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2024/april/04182024-texas-music-festival.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="tmf-press-release_kgmca_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Texas Music Festival Announces 33rd Season at the University of Houston</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Summer program at UH Moores School of Music features concert series and master classes.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="claremarie-verheyen-memoriam.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="_images/claremarie-v-stories-spotlights.png"/></div><h3>In Memoriam: Claremarie Verheyen</h3></a><div class="teaser"><span>It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of Clairemarie Verheyen. Upon her arrival in 1988, Verheyen served as an Associate Professor at the School of Theatre & Dance.</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/unlikely-inspiration-how-a-tiny-vistor-sparked-a-tale-of-creativity-and-community-in-the-heart-of-the-moores-school-of-music/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="morry-luncheon_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Unlikely Inspiration: How a Tiny Visitor Sparked a Tale of Creativity and Community in the Heart of the Moores School of Music</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">University of Houston Students collaborate to craft a children's book.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAC6oWV02mk"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="joseph_blanchard_provost_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Provost Profiles: School of Theatre & Dance Student Sits Down With UH Provost </h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Stage management major Joseph Blanchard discusses his aspirations and explains why he chose the University of Houston with UH Provost Diane Z. Chase.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2024/march/03272024-kgmca-brown-mayes-concert.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="jason-robert-brown_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Jason Robert Brown to Headline University of Houston Musical Theatre Showcase Concert</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p><span>The Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts will host a collaboration between Tony Award-winning Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown and acclaimed actress and singer Sally Mayes. This concert serves as the culmination of the "Song Performance for Musical Theatre" course.</span></p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="shakespeare-theatre-association.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="shakespeare-jump.png"/></div><h3>The Shakespeare Theatre Association Announces Second Major Gift from Kansas City-based Theater League for 2024</h3></a><div class="teaser"><span>Thirty-three Shakespeare theaters across the United States and internationally are gifted with a grant of $255,000 in general operating support, including Houston Shakespeare Festival.</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/08/style/phillip-pyle-fotofest-civil-rights/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="phillip_pyle_cnn_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Exploring Phillip Pyle, II's "Forgotten Struggle": An In-Depth Look at the Intersection of Art and Civil Rights </h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">School of Art M.A. candidate Phillip Pyle II's thought-provoking series is set to be showcased at FotoFest Biennial.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUhYb7SoMzU"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="rick-lowe_natlgalleryofart_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Rick Lowe's Art Blends Canvas and Community in the Third Ward </h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Episode 2 of the National Gallery of Art's documentary series 'West to East' highlights Professor of Interdisciplinary Practice Rick Lowe.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2024/february/02142024-choir-ranking.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca_chorale_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Concert Chorale Ranked in Top 10 Most Impressive College Choirs</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Moores School Concert Chorale has been named one of the <a href="https://www.collegerank.net/features/most-impressive-college-choirs/"><span class="s1">“20 Most Impressive College Choirs”</span></a> in the country by College Rank, coming in at No. 10 on the list.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/talented-up-and-coming-actors-in-houstons-theater-scene-17351478"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="sotd-alum-houston-press_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH School of Theatre & Dance Alumni Make the Houston Press “Up and Comers” List</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">University of Houston students give some of the most memorable theater moments of the last year.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-school-of-art-students-revitalize-local-schools-playground-fence/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="yellowstone-fence-art.jpg"/></div><h3>UH School of Art Students Revitalize Local School's Playground</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">From Design to Installation: A Collaborative Journey with Yellowstone Schools and the University of Houston</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://artreview.com/the-andy-warhol-foundation-arts-writers-grant-announces-2023-grantees/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="amanda-cachia-andy-warhol_ss-.jpg"/></div><h3>Amanda Cachia Proudly Named a Recipient of The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Assistant Professor of Arts Leadership is named one of twenty-seven writers to receive award</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/the-beatles-1960s-visual-culture/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="the-beatles-visual-culture_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Art History Professor’s New Course Features the Artists Who Were Fundamental in Creating the Visual Identity of The Beatles</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">New course will provide students with an exploration of The Beatles and visual culture throughout the 1960’s.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/a-symphony-of-impact-masterclasses-insights-and-the-enduring-legacy-of-musical-brilliance/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="formosa-student-impact_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>A Symphony of Impact: Masterclasses, Insights, and the Enduring Legacy of Musical Brilliance</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Formosa Quartet's transformative residency at Moores School of Music</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/founder-of-mixed-blood-theatre-directs-skin-of-our-teeth/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="jack-reuler_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Barrier-Breaking Director Jack Reuler Directs Play at the University of Houston</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Founder of Mixed Blood Theatre directs "Skin of Our Teeth"</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href=" https://stories.uh.edu/blaffer-art-museum-remains-a-force-in-local-and-international-art-scene-at-50-years/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="blaffer-50th_ss.jpg"/></div><h3> Blaffer Art Museum Remains a Force in Local and International Art Scene at 50 Years</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Past directors, board members and alum reflect on museum’s impact.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2023/november-2023/11292023-mfa-acting-alley-theater.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="mfa-actingalley_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH School of Theater & Dance Expands MFA Acting Program in New Partnership with Alley Theater</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">In expanding the existing MFA in Acting program, acting students will now be placed in residence at the Alley.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.arts.gov/stories/blog/2023/artful-life-questionnaire-amanda-cachia"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="amanda-cachia_ss_nea.jpg"/></div><h3>The Artful Life Questionnaire: Amanda Cachia</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">National Endowment for the Arts sits down with Amanda Cachia, Ph.D.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-alumnis-art-shines-in-cinema-legends-collection-at-the-brooklyn-museum/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="michael-e.-johnson-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Alumni's Art Shines in Cinema Legend's Collection at The Brooklyn Museum</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Michael E. Johnson’s work is included in “Spike Lee: Creative Sources,” an exhibition that showcases art from the acclaimed director’s private collection.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/zine-territory-exploring-the-vibrant-world-of-zines"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="zine-territory-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Zine Territory: Exploring the Vibrant World of Zines </h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">A celebration of independent media and artistic expression.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/faculty-spotlight-uhs-pioneering-arts-educators/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="jose-gabriela-jeremy-hhm-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Faculty Spotlight: UH's Pioneering Arts Educators</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">KGMCA welcomes three extraordinary artists in dance, guitar, and mariachi, pushing boundaries and fostering cultural unity on campus and in the community.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://abc13.com/mariachi-pumas-band-university-of-houston-uh/13901542/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="mariachi_pumas_abc_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH's Mariachi Pumas Celebrate Diversity and Culture Through Music</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">For five years, the University of Houston's Mariachi Pumas have been leaving a lasting imprint on the Bayou City.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-zine-week-a-celebration-of-artistic-expression-and-community-collaboration/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="make_and_take_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Zine Week: A Celebration of Artistic Expression and Community Collaboration</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Exploring "Make and Take" and the World of Zines with Chasity Porter and Eepi Chaad </p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uastories.uh.edu/elgin-street-summer-intensive-how-mfa-students-build-community-through-art/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="elgin-summer-intensive_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Elgin Street Summer Intensive: How MFA Students Build Community Through Art</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">A student-driven intensive founded by MFA students.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://bit.ly/3Q3t5uB"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="orangeshow_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Rekindling Collaboration: The University of Houston and “The Orange Show Show”</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">There has been a long history of collaborations between artists from The Orange Show and University of Houston (UH). <span class="s1">The Orange Show Show</span>, which happened earlier this year, is part of an effort to reforge this history. </p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href=" https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-arts-leadership-alum-finds-success-in-tech-world-/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="ariela_ventura_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Arts Leadership Alum Finds Success In Tech World, Reflects On 10 Years of The Program</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Ariela Ventura, ‘19 artistic ambitions began at a young age—and her career journey has taken her to some interesting places.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-arts-leadership-grad-spearheads-disaster-relief/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="lauren_hainley_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Arts Leadership Grad Spearheads Disaster Relief Fund for Local Artists</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Lauren Hainley bridges the gap between emergency response organizations and Houston artists. </p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/university-of-houston-collaborative-sheds-light-on-social-justice/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="lyrics_from_lockdown_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>University of Houston Collaborative Project Sheds Light On Social Justice Through Art and Dance</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">University of Houston and University of Houston Clear Lake collaborate on bringing "Lyrics from Lockdown” production to the Bayou Theater.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href=" https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-arts-alum-brings-inclusivity-to-music-education/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="jordon_nickerson_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Arts Leadership Alum Strives to Bring Inclusivity to Music Education</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Jordon Nickerson channels his unique perspective on problem-solving into a career.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/from-pianist-to-arts-leader-uh-alum-reflects-on-career-journey/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="janine_arostique_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>From Pianist to Arts Leader: UH Alum Reflects On Career Journey</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Janine Arostique, '20 sheds light on her transition from performance to the administrative side of the arts world.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-arts-leadership-graduates-making-a-difference/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="caroline_zachary_ss1.jpg"/></div><h3>Arts and Healing: UH Arts Leadership Graduates Making a Difference</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Alumni Caroline Docwra and Zachary Gresham reflect on 10 years of the program and their roles in the arts in the healthcare space.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-arts-leadership-kaitlyn-b-jones/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kaitlyn_b_jones_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Arts Leadership Alum Finds Inspiration at the Intersection of Curation and Performance</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Kaitlyn B. Jones takes lessons learned from the UH Arts Leadership to the nonprofit world.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2023/09/bam-pow-save-democracy-now/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="theatre-and-dance/outsmart-cover-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>"POP DEMO" Featured on the Cover of OutSmart Magazine</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">This groundbreaking performance features UH faculty and alumni.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/amandacachia/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="amanda_cachia_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>A Visionary Leader Championing Belonging and Empowerment</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Amanda Cachia, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Arts Leadership Program.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kym1YOa38Po"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="mariachi-pumas-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Mariachi Pumas Visit Houston Life</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">In celebration of the 4th annual Mariachi Festival, UH Mariachi Pumas perform on Houston Life's "What's Happening Now" segment.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/kathrine-g-mcgovern-college-of-the-arts-welcomes-new-director-of-the-moores-school-of-music/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="brian-chin-ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Kathrine G. McGovern College of The Arts Welcomes New Director of The Moores School of Music</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Dr. Brian Kai Chin is an accomplished musician and academic leader whose vision focuses on encouraging students to become cultural leaders.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/spirit-on-stage/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="spirit-on-stage_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Spirit on Stage Returns to The Moores Opera House</h3></a><div class="teaser">Music, legacy and resilience with The Spirit Of Houston</div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-arts-leadership-founding-director-reflects-on-10-years-of-the-innovative-graduate-program/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="fleurette-fernando-stories--spotlights.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Arts Leadership Founding Director Reflects On 10 Years of Innovative Graduate Program</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Fleurette S. Fernando helps students navigate the challenging world of arts program management.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/htx-clay/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="htx_clay_ss.jpg"/></div><h3> UH School of Art MFA Student Creates Artistic Haven with New Ceramic Studio in Houston</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Abbie Edmonson Balances Art and Entrepreneurship with HTX Clay. She’s transforming her passion for art into a meaningful experience for ceramic art enthusiasts.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://stories.uh.edu/2023-shakespeare-fest/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="hsf_23_ss.jpg"/></div><h3>Complementary Differences in Plays Elevated at Houston Shakespeare Festival</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">‘Macbeth’ and ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Performed July 27-August 5</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/alexis-pye-exploring-the-intersection-of-art-and-identity/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="alexis_pye_fs.jpg"/></div><h3>Alexis Pye: Exploring the Intersection of Art and Identity</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">A Q&A with UH School of Art painting graduate </p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/lizzo-juneteenth-giveback/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="lizzo_ss_kgmca.jpg"/></div><h3> Global Star Lizzo Gives Back to Her Houston Hometown</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Lizzo is giving back to UH for Juneteenth.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2023/june-2023/06162023-uh-cynthia-woods-mitchell-center-for-the-arts-presents-post-natural-landscape-by-preston-gaines.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca_preston_gaines_fs.jpg"/></div><h3> UH Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts Presents “Post-Natural Landscape” by Preston Gaines</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">On-campus exhibition runs June 21 – July 31, 2023; explores interaction between humans and their evolving natural environment.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.uh.edu/kgmca/mitchell-hogg-2023-winner-rel.pdf"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="ima_hogg_winner_kgmca.jpg"/></div><h3> Xayvion Davidson Wins First Place and Audience Favorite at Inaugural Cynthia Woods Mitchell-Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition</h3></a><div class="teaser"><span>First Prize and the Audience Favorite went to </span><span>Xayvion Davidson</span><span>, 19, a bassoonist from Nashville who just completed his freshman year at Rice University</span><span>’</span><span>s Shepherd School of Music.</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/things-to-do-enjoy-the-updated-texas-music-festivals-2023-lineup-15831881"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="tmf_rehearsal_kgmca.jpg"/></div><h3>Texas Music Festival: Recitals Underway and New Programming</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Houston Symphony and the University of Houston form the new Cynthia Woods Mitchell-Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition and more.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/t-magazine/rick-lowe-project-row-houses.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="ricklowe_fs_nyt.jpg"/></div><h3>From Houston to Athens, Rick Lowe Takes His Social Sculpture Global</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">The artist, known for the influential Project Row Houses in Houston, discusses music, basketball and art’s ability to improve lives.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://stories.uh.edu/2023UHT-art-tech-center/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="stories--spotlights5.jpg"/></div><h3>Newly Renovated Arts & Technology Center</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">The Arts & Technology Center provides space to hone skills, bringing design into three dimensions.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/homecoming-pianist-amy-yang-returns-to-the-moores-school-of-music/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="stories--spotlights4.jpg"/></div><h3>Homecoming: Pianist Amy Yang Returns to the Moores School of Music</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Associate Dean of Piano Studies and Artistic Initiatives at Curtis Institute of Music<span class="s1"> will take the stage at Texas Music Festival.</span></p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/sydney-based-composer-and-students-collaborate-with-moores-school-of-musics-aura-ensemble-to-create-an-innovative-musical-experience/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="aura.jpg"/></div><h3> Sydney-based Composer and Students Collaborate with Moores School of Music’s AURA Ensemble to Create an Innovative Musical Experience</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">This unique cross-cultural collaboration between The Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Moores School of Music's AURA Ensemble was brought to the Moores Opera House Stage at the University of Houston.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://stories.uh.edu/2023-brian-ellison/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="stories--spotlights3.jpg"/></div><h3>Brian Ellison: Unmasking Masculinity in Black Men</h3></a><div class="teaser"><span>MFA Candidate Creates Art as a Catalyst for Healing</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/the-moores-school-of-music-will-welcome-a-new-artistic-director-music-director-and-voice-professor-to-lead-the-moores-opera-center/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-3-new-hires-600x542.png"/></div><h3>The Moores School of Music Welcomes Three New Faculty In Its Opera and Voice Program for Fall 2023</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Kathleen Belcher, Keith Chambers, and Daniel Belcher bring exceptional talent and experience to the Moores School of Music.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/new-golden-worlds-exhibition-at-mfah-showcases-400-indigenous-colombian-works/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="stories--spotlights.jpg"/></div><h3>New “Golden Worlds” Exhibition at MFAH Showcases 400 Indigenous Colombian Works</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Rex Koontz, Director of the MA Art History program at the School of Art, serves as consulting curator of the show.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/art-history-ma-graduate-makes-waves-as-partner-in-innovative-houston-gallery/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="josh-pazda1.jpg"/></div><h3>Art History MA Graduate Makes Waves As Partner In Innovative Houston Gallery</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Josh Pazda, ’17, began his career in an entry-level position at the small Houston art gallery that now bears his name.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/art-history-ma-graduate-pursues-phd-in-modern-latin-american-architecture/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="giovanna1.jpg"/></div><h3>Art History MA Graduate Pursues Ph.D. In Modern Latin American Architecture</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">Giovanna Bassi, ’15, is completing her dissertation on modern architecture and extractivism in South America at Rice University.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/art-history-program-new-internship-partnerships-for-graduate-students/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="untitled-design5.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Art History Program Adds New Internship Opportunities For Study</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="p1">In addition to offerings at the Menil and other Houston institutions, UH is placing students at the Blaffer Art Museum, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH), and more.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/art-history-professor-awarded-neh-mellon-fellowship-for-upcoming-digital-publication/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="natilee_harren.jpg"/></div><h3>Art History Professor Awarded Neh-Mellon Fellowship For Upcoming Digital Publication</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p class="Theme-LeadIn Theme-TextSize-xxxsmall h-align-right" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Natilee Harren explores the role of experimental scores in postwar artistic movements.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/media-project-proposal-fashion/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="untitled-design2.jpg"/></div><h3>The Women Have Something to Say Takes New York City</h3></a><div class="teaser">This genre-bending theatrical piece is written and performed by Moores School of Music alumni, faculty, and staff.</div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/university-of-houston-design-students-exhibit-and-sell-their-products-at-the-blaffer-art-museum/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="untitled-design.jpg"/></div><h3>University of Houston Design Students Exhibit and Sell Their Products At The Blaffer Art Museum</h3></a><div class="teaser"><span>Blaffer Art and Design is back after a seven-year hiatus and is ready to launch a new generation of designers.</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2023/march-2023/03282023-broadway-star-faith-prince-brings-her-musical-theater-talent-to-uh.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-faith-prince-600x542.png"/></div><h3>Broadway Star Faith Prince Brings Her Musical Theater Talent to UH</h3></a><div class="teaser"><span>Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts Presents an Evening with Faith Prince.</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2023/april-2023/04182023-university-of-houston-and-houston-symphony-combine-competitions.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-ima-hogg-600x542.png"/></div><h3>University of Houston and Houston Symphony Combine Competitions</h3></a><div class="teaser"><span>Cynthia Woods Mitchell-Ima Hogg Young Artist Competition Held at Texas Music Festival in Collaboration with Houston Symphony.</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/innovation-in-art-design-preston-gaines-reflects-on-his-time-as-artist-in-residence/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="untitled-design.png"/></div><h3>Innovation in Art and Design - Preston Gaines Reflects on his time As Artist in Residence</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="Layout__flex--xleft Layout__flex--ytop Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Container" data-scrollymoly-basis="true"> <div class="Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Inner DisplayContainer--heightBasis"> <div> <p class="Theme-LeadIn Theme-TextSize-xxxsmall"><span class="Theme-ForegroundColor-8">Artist, architect, and industrial designer, Preston Gaines, has created celebrated installations throughout Houston.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="Layout__flex--xright Layout__flex--ybottom Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Container" data-scrollymoly-basis="true"> <div class="Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Inner DisplayContainer--heightBasis"> <div> <div class="Theme-Byline"></div> </div> </div> </div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/moores-school-of-music-alum-makes-broadway-history/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="untitled-design-1.png"/></div><h3>Moores School of Music Alumni Makes Broadway History</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="Layout__flex--xright Layout__flex--ybottom Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Container" data-scrollymoly-basis="true"> <div class="Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Inner DisplayContainer--heightBasis"> <div> <p class="h-align-left"><span class="Theme-ForegroundColor-12">Kanisha Feliciano, ‘19, became the first Latina and second Black woman to perform the role of Christine in “<em>The Phantom of the Opera</em>”.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="Layout__flex--xright Layout__flex--ybottom Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Container" data-scrollymoly-basis="true"> <div class="Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Inner DisplayContainer--heightBasis"> <div> <div class="Theme-Byline"></div> </div> </div> </div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-faculty-alumni-and-students-collaborate-on-educational-video-for-breast-cancer-medication/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="untitled-design-2.png"/></div><h3> Faculty, Alumni and Students Collaborate on Educational Video for Breast Cancer Medication</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="Layout__flex--xleft Layout__flex--ytop Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Container" data-scrollymoly-basis="true"> <div class="Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Inner DisplayContainer--heightBasis"> <div> <p class="Theme-LeadIn Theme-TextSize-default h-align-left"><span class="Theme-ForegroundColor-12">Representatives from the College of Pharmacy, the School of Theatre & Dance, and the Jack J. Valenti School of Communication are producing the video to improve medication adherence in Black women.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="Layout__flex--xleft Layout__flex--ybottom Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Container" data-scrollymoly-basis="true"> <div class="Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Inner DisplayContainer--heightBasis"> <div> <div class="Theme-Byline"></div> </div> </div> </div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/k67-kiosk-for-urban-imagination-brings-a-unique-experience-of-sight-and-sound-to-the-university-of-houston/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-kiosk.jpg"/></div><h3>K67 Kiosk: For Urban Imagination Brings A Unique Experience of Sight and Sound to the University of Houston</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="x_elementToProof">A collaboration among professors and students<span> </span><span class="x_ContentPasted1">made possible in part by The Mitchell Center through an Innovation Grant.</span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2023/february-2023/02092023-formosa-quartet-moores-school-of-music.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-formosa.png"/></div><h3>University of Houston Moores School of Music Names Formosa Quartet as Quartet-in-Residence</h3></a><div class="teaser">The quartet will perform two February concerts announcing their residency at UH. The quartet's appointment supports the school's string and chamber music programs, with individual ensemble coaching, master classes and public performances.</div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/moores-school-of-music-to-present-25th-anniversary-jazz-festival-this-february/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-jazz-600x542.jpg"/></div><h3>Moores School Of Music To Present 25th Anniversary Jazz Festival This February</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser">The 2023 installment of the festival coincides with the launch of the new jazz studies degree program at the school.</div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/houston/article/Interview-Co-Stage-Directors-Nicole-Kenley-Miller-and-Lawrence-Edelson-Share-With-Us-the-World-of-SONDHEIM-ON-SONDHEIM-at-the-University-Of-Houston-20230131?fbclid=IwAR1MwgadYoWKcz4HIwfBiw94ZN21H4gRZTW07F3yEAcTYrz03oPt8e0NvZA&mibextid=uc01c0"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-sondheim-600x542.jpg"/></div><h3>Sondheim on Sondheim</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser">Interview with co-stage directors, Nicole Kenley-Miller and Lawrence Edelson about the World of SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM</div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/earth-of-houston/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-homepage-image-sizes-2.jpg"/></div><h3>Earth of Houston</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><span>Mitchell Center Visiting Artist Alan Sonfist creates new works at The University of Houston.</span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-graphic-design-professor-and-students-contribute-to-new-book-on-harvey-flooding/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-homepage-image-sizes-1.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Graphic Design Professor and Students Contribute to New Book on Harvey Flooding</h3></a><div class="teaser"><span><em class="x_ContentPasted1">More City than Water: A Houston Flood Atlas</em></span><span> incorporates maps created by School of Art seniors.</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/rick-lowe-interview-social-practice-2177583?utm_content=from_&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Combined%20Saturday%20morning%20newsletter%20for%209%2F24%2F22&utm_term=artnet%20News%20Daily%20Newsletter%20USE"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="rick-lowe-headshot1.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Professor Rick Lowe Shares His Vision For Community Engaged Art </h3></a><div class="teaser"><span>In the second of a four-part series on artists and social practice, Lowe shares his vision for community engaged art.</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-senior-playwright-to-debut-new-play-as-part-of-2022-23-season/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="playwright-fishs-belly-350x315.png"/></div><h3>UH Senior Playwright To Debut New Play As Part Of 2022-23 Season</h3></a><div class="teaser">Jaurius Norman’s senior project Fish’s Belly comes to the stage this November.</div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/award-winning-director-jos-zayas-brings-marisol-to-uh/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="marisol-350x315.jpeg"/></div><h3>Award-Winning Director José Zayas Brings "Marisol" to UH</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser">Zayas Sits Down With Stage Management Student Joseph Blanchard to Discuss His Life and Work.</div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-dance-fellow-to-stage-site-specific-performances-celebrating-street-basketball-culture/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="uh-dance-fellow-keyaira-350x315.jpeg"/></div><h3>UH Dance Fellow to Stage Site-Specific Performances Celebrating Street Basketball Culture</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">Key’Aira Lockett, the University of Houston’s Cynthia Woods-Mitchell Dance Fellow, turns pandemic woes into a celebration of community and culture with [ HOME TEAM ].</span></p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/celebrated-broadway-actor-and-uh-alum-returns-to-campus-to-teach-new-course/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-sally-mayes-350x315.jpeg"/></div><h3>Celebrated Broadway Actor and UH Alum Returns to Campus to Teach New Course</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><span>Sally Mayes is coming back to helm a new course at the McGovern College of the Arts titled “Song Performance for Musical Theatre.</span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2022-news-articles/october-2022/10042022-music-therapy.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-music-therapy350x315.jpeg"/></div><h3>UH Students to Learn 'Healing Power of Music</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser">University of Houston to Add New Degree Program in Music Therapy.University of Houston to Add New Degree Program in Music Therapy.</div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR2T9N9NSMs9mqR9r0d-x1swstCvRXtgkUJQ2Cdsa9H5vKdhOcczpXHu1_g"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-don-giovanni-600x542.jpg"/></div><h3>Moores Opera Center has taken first prize for the second year in a row for Best University Opera Performance</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><span>The </span><span>2020 production of </span><i>Don Giovanni<span> </span></i><span>at MOC has won the American Prize for best university opera performance. The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts is the nation's most comprehensive series of contests in the performing arts.</span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/houston-dance-company-tackles-pandemic-s-impact-on-mental-health-in-upcoming-performance-copy/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="houston-contemp-dance-350x315.jpeg"/></div><h3>Houston Contemporary Dance Company Tackles Pandemic's Impact on Mental Health</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><em>Viola</em><span> is choreographed by Keerati Jinakunwiphat and will be performed by the Houston Contemporary Dance Company at Healing Arts Houston conference this fall.</span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/houston-poet-laureate-outspoken-bean-s-message-of-climate-action-comes-to-healing-arts-houston/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="bean-350x315.jpeg"/></div><h3>Houston Poet Laureate Outspoken Bean's Message of Climate Action Comes to Healing Arts Houston</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"> <p class="Theme-LeadIn Theme-TextSize-xxxsmall h-align-right" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Bean will lead a breakout session focused on environmental injustices and their impacts at the <span>Healing Arts Houston </span>conference this fall.</p> </div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.americantheatre.org/2022/08/17/kacie-pimentel-is-alliance-theatres-new-bipoc-stage-management-fellow/?fbclid=IwAR0Dk2GkTL2FjI4r7tQEKelBs84D8aV25SqF9da6OK3INceVF7AFEbi4-GM"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="stagemanager-350x315.jpeg"/></div><h3>UH Stage Management Alum Is Alliance Theatre's New BIPOC Stage Management Fellow</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser">The Alliance Theatre has named<span> </span><abbr data-markjs="true" title="University of Houston">UH</abbr><span> </span>Stage Management Alum, Kacie Pimentel, its National Vision, Inc. BIPOC Stage Management Fellow for the 2022-23 season.</div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/Philip-Orazio-utah-shakespeare-festival/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="utah-shakes-350x315.jpeg"/></div><h3>UH MFA Alum Joins 2022 Season of Prestigious Utah Shakespeare Fest</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser">Philip Orazio, ‘13, recently joined the casts of All’s Well That Ends Well and King Lear.</div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/houston-street-artist-gonzo247-explores-pandemic-s-impact-on-city-through-graffiti/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="gonzo-350x315.png"/></div><h3>Houston Street Artist Gonzo247 Explores Pandemic's Impact On City Through Graffiti</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="Layout__flex--xcenter Layout__flex--ytop Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Container" data-scrollymoly-basis="true"> <div class="Theme-Layer-TextBlock-Inner DisplayContainer--heightBasis"> <div> <p class="Theme-LeadIn Theme-TextSize-xxxsmall h-align-center">Inspired by community responses, the artist’s series is now on exhibition at the Blaffer Art Museum.</p> </div> </div> </div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/review-lear-at-houston-shakespeare-festival-13856600"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-story-king-lear350x315.jpeg"/></div><h3>HoustonPress Reviews Houston Shakespeare Festival's 2022 Season</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p><span style="font-size: 14px;">"</span><span style="font-size: 14px;">When our esteemed Houston Shakespeare Festival stays true to the spirit and tenor of Shakespeare, the results can be terribly good, near great. The indomitable tragedy </span><strong style="font-size: 14px;"><i>King Lear</i></strong><span style="font-size: 14px;"> is in loving hands this 47th season, an affecting production in which all invest their most." - HP</span></p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-alumni-wesley-whitson-returns-for-houston-shakespeare-festival/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kgmca-web-story-wesley.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Alumni Returns for Houston Shakespeare Festival</h3></a><div class="teaser">Wesley Whitson, an artist born and raised in Houston, began his professional career at the University of Houston. Whitson tell us about his education and career as he returns to perform in Houston Shakespeare Festival this summer.</div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/july-19-to-be-proclaimed-jos-longoria-day-in-houston/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="jose-web-story350x315.jpeg"/></div><h3>July 19 to be proclaimed José Longoria Day in Houston</h3></a><div class="teaser">Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner honors University of Houston’s Mariachi Pumas director and educator José Longoria with a special proclamation recognizing his significant contributions to the city’s cultural landscape.</div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://houstonartsjournal.com/2022/06/17/flamenco-scholar-dr-m-gabriela-estrada-joins-university-of-houstons-dance-faculty/?fbclid=IwAR0lI3SFEDlTbwV-1vFIk8N_dV1e6KHYUQkniWiFVlQLU_2nMefl1-TP2aI"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="gabriella-est-dance-350x315.png"/></div><h3>Flamenco scholar Dr. M. Gabriela Estrada joins University of Houston’s dance faculty</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><span>The </span>University of Houston Dance Program<span> recently named to its full-time faculty </span>Dr. M. Gabriela Estrada<span>, a bilingual multidisciplinary educator, choreographer, journalist, and filmmaker.</span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/news-events/stories/2022-news-articles/june-2022/06212022-blaffer-capron.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="blaff-solo-exhi.jpeg"/></div><h3>Blaffer Art Museum Presents First Solo Museum Exhibition</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><span>The Blaffer Art Museum presents the first solo exhibition of Oakland-based artist and University of Houston alumna Maria A. Guzmán Capron.</span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/uh-acting-alumni-brothers-hsf/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="hsf-bro.jpeg"/></div><h3>UH MFA Acting Alumni Brothers to Return for Summer Shakespeare Festival</h3></a><div class="teaser">Brothers Caleb and Kyle Clark, both UH MFA Acting alumni, will return to perform in the 2022 season of the Houston Shakespeare Festival this summer. They join talented casts in both King Lear and Cymbeline.</div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/g5/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="doug_liz1.jpeg"/></div><h3>UH MFA Candidates Launch G5 Collective to Give Back to the Houston Arts Community</h3></a><div class="teaser"><p>Liz Gates and Doug Welsh, two graduating UH MFA, Art students, launched the G5 Summer Intensive in 2021 to support graduate art students unable to obtain summer residencies due to the pandemic.</p></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://houston.culturemap.com/news/arts/05-24-22-little-shop-of-horrors-university-of-houston-moores-opera-house-tickets-andrew-davis-kevin-rigdon-afsaneh-aayani/#slide=0"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="culture-map.jpeg"/></div><h3>Culture Map Covers UH's Marvelously Monstrous Musical Classic Starring a Scene-Stealing Killer Plant</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><span>In a first-ever, full-scale collaboration between the University of Houston's students and faculty from its Moores School of Music and the School of Theatre & Dance, the university presents the beloved musical </span><span><em>Little Shop of Horrors.</em></span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://stories.uh.edu/2022-guggenheim-anderson-staley/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="website-story-and-spotlight-keliy-anderson-staley-size-350x315-1.jpg"/></div><h3>UH Associate Professor Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for Photography</h3></a><div class="teaser"><span>From her first name to her life’s work, Keliy Anderson-Staley, associate professor of photography and digital media at the University of Houston, has always embraced the unconventional.</span></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/theater/meet-uh-s-bigger-badder-flesh-eating-flower-17193357"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="little-shop.jpeg"/></div><h3>Houston Chronicle Meet UH’s Bigger, Badder Flesh-Eating Flower for ‘Little Shop of Horrors’</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><span>When University of Houston alumni Afsaneh Aayani and Corey Nance had a chance to put their own spin on the iconic monster for the University of Houston production that launches May 27, they wanted it bigger, badder, and more frightening.</span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://kgmca.shorthandstories.com/art-history-professor-awarded-prestigious-fellowship-for-upcoming-book/index.html"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="sandra-zalman-headshot-crop1.jpeg"/></div><h3>Art History Professor Awarded Prestigious Fellowship for Upcoming Book</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="sp-block"> <p>Sandra Zalman, associate professor of art history, was awarded the 2022 Senior Fellowship from the Dedalus Foundation. The fellowship will support her upcoming book The Modern Remodeled: Museums of Modern Art at Mid-Century and the Construction of the Canon.</p> </div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://www.houstoncitybook.com/kathrine-g-mcgovern-college-of-the-arts/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="citybook-news.jpeg"/></div><h3>Houston CityBook Magazine talks with Dean Davis about UH's first musical</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><abbr data-markjs="true" title="University of Houston">UH</abbr>’s ‘Little Shop’ to Highlight School’s Broader New Curricula, Now Including American Musical Theater</div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/kgmca/about/news/2021/demetria-thomas.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="demitria-thomas.jpeg"/></div><h3>Alumni Spotlight: Demetria Thomas</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><span>Alumni returns to lead the SOTD's return to live Theatre!</span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/kgmca/about/news/2021/kaarin-phelps-spotlight.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="kaarinphelps_headshot.png"/></div><h3>Alumni Spotlight: Kaarin Phelps</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser">Accomplished film and television actor leads Moores Opera Center singer-actors in a masterclass.</div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/kgmca/about/news/2020/news-article-arts-social-justice.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="asj-1---sharbreon-plummer-photo-1-600x5401.png"/></div><h3>The Power of Art: Paving the Way for Social Justice Curriculum</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><span class="TextRun SCXW169882633 BCX9" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169882633 BCX9">The Arts Leadership </span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW169882633 BCX9" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN" xml:lang="EN"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW169882633 BCX9">program wins a competitive grant to launch a new class: ARLD 4397/6395 - Arts and Social Justice. </span></span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://abc13.com/beyonce-father-master-class-mathew-knowles-solange-u-of-h/7024123/"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="knowles_resize.jpeg"/></div><h3>Music Business Mogul Mathew Knowles to Teach Master Class</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"><span>Knowles is now sharing his “secret sauce” for success with the masses in a virtual, 15-week master class at the University of Houston.</span></div></div></li><li class="col-xs-12 col-sm-4"><a href="https://uh.edu/kgmca/about/news/2021/shawana.php"><div class="grid-image-wrapper"><img alt="" src="shawanna1.png"/></div><h3>Student Spotlight: ShaWanna Renee Goffney</h3></a><div class="teaser"><div class="teaser"> <p class="entry-summary">A Q&A with Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts, Arts Leadership Student, ShaWanna Renee Goffney.</p> </div></div></li></ul><script> $('.carousel-features-N10088').owlCarousel({ dots: false, nav: true, lazyLoad:true, autoplay: false, autoplayTimeout: 5000, navText: ['<','>'], loop: false, slideBy: 'page', responsive: { 0: { items: 1 }, 768: { items: 2 }, 992: { items: 3 } } }); $(document).ready(function() { $('.carousel-features-N10088').trigger('refresh.owl.carousel'); }); </script></div></section> </main> <system-region name="Footer"><link href="https://ssl.uh.edu/css/refresh/global.css" rel="stylesheet"/> <nav aria-label="Global Footer" class="global-footer"> <div class="container"> <p class="copyright">©2025 University of Houston. 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