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Arts Impact, a research initiative within the College of Fine and Applied Arts (FAA), hosted a virtual panel discussion this fall to facilitate an important dialogue about the challenges and opportunities facing art, artists, and their communities as they look toward recovery from COVID-19 and systemic racism.
Each year the College of Fine and Applied Arts honors both past legacies and emerging voices in the arts by recognizing our alumni and friends who have impacted their fields in transformative ways.
URBANITE, a dance showcase featuring more than 15 groups ranging from hip hop choreography to Latin and contemporary dance, made its triumphant return to the stage this year.
A series of conversations with faculty and staff in the College of Fine and Applied Arts (FAA) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign about the works of art, media, performance, and literature that give them life during the COVID-19 crisis.
Paper from elephant dung. Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. The Bosco Verticale in Milan. 3-D printed buildings. North Pond in Chicago. Students in the new major in Sustainable Design, evaluated the sustainability of these design interventions for everything from products to landscapes.
The College of Fine and Applied Arts boasts over 35,000 living alumni. Every day our graduates advance the design, visual, performing, and environmental arts as problem solvers and explorers. We’ve showcased a few this year for their notable accomplishments.
As an interdisciplinary research initiative within FAA, Arts Impact seeks to foster understanding of the role of arts and artists in community development and promoting social well-being to guide arts practice and policy.
The faculty at FAA are dedicated to the advancement, practice, and understanding of the arts. Their central focus is the synergy among research, public engagement, and the preparation of students for lives in the environmental, visual, and performing arts. We’ve compiled some of their recent awards and accomplishments in research.
