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SDCT's Top 10: Year in Review

Relive standout events, inspiring student work, and key milestones from the 2024–2025 academic year.

Currents affairs Jiabao Li Squid Map 2022 video installation courtesy Jiabao Li

Design Professor Jiabao Li Exhibits at Currents New Media Festival in Santa Fe

June 16, 2023

Ecological Soup: Interspecies Encounters at the Currents gallery features work by Jiabao Li, including a video installation in the floor that creates the illusion of looking down into the ocean. In the video, a seemingly playful squid darts about, providing sounds from the sea in a city many hundreds of miles from one.

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SDCT Named Top 10 College for Design in 2023 by University Magazine

June 2, 2023

University Magazine has recognized the School of Design and Creative Technologies at UT Austin as one of the best colleges for design in 2023. The list features schools renowned for their exceptional programs, faculty, and commitment to preparing students for successful careers in design.

Portrait of Michael Ray Charles

Design Professor Michael Ray Charles Named 2024 Texas State Visual Artist by Texas Commission on the Arts

May 31, 2023

The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is pleased to announce the Texas State Legislature’s 2024 appointment of Michael Ray Charles to the position of state two-dimensional artist.

Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton headshot

Design Professor Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton Speaks to Revision Path

May 29, 2023

Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton is an educator, image-maker, and graphic designer currently located in Austin, Texas. She spoke to Revision Path, a platform showcasing Black designers, artists, developers, and digital creatives from all over the world. 

Michael Ray Charles Forever Free Veni Vidi from 2022 Credit via Michael Ray Charles and Templon Paris Hedwig Van Impe Photo by Remei Giralt

Getting Body Curious at New York’s TEFAF Art Fair

May 12, 2023

The less-than-idealized body is a mainstay of modern art. A large painting by Michael Ray Charles stands out at the booth of Templon Gallery.

Various images and art featured in the SWANA course

BIPOC Design History Continues Diversifying Design Education with its Latest ‘SWANA’ Course

May 12, 2023

Silas Munro, Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton, and Pierre Dowens teamed together to collect information on BIPOC-identified designers with the aim of publishing a publication. The trio realized that they needed to expand their research beyond a simple book and began conceptualizing an online course.

artist rendition of three BIPOC designers creating SWANA course

BIPOC Design History Continues Diversifying Design Education with its Latest ‘SWANA’ Course

May 11, 2023

Silas Munro, Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton, and Pierre Dowens teamed together to collect information on BIPOC-identified designers with the aim of publishing a publication. The trio realized that they needed to expand their research beyond a simple book and began conceptualizing an online course.

Still image of Arts and Entertainment Technologies professor Yuliya Lanina performing in Italy exhibition

The Russian artist Lanina for the first time in Italy [Translated]

May 10, 2023

Yuliya Lanina, a multidisciplinary Muscovite artist who has been in political asylum in New York since an early age, arrives at Rabataroom for the first time with the solo exhibition Tales We Tell.

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SDCT's Top 10: Year in Review

May 9, 2023

What a year it’s been for our SDCT community! From show-stopping events to nationally recognized students and faculty, there is so much to celebrate. As our sixth year comes to a close, we’ve highlighted 10 of our favorite moments and accomplishments.

Image of Growing Spaces painting by Design professor Michael Ray Charles

America Is Reflected in Michael Ray Charles’s Minstrel Show

May 5, 2023

At Templon, New York, artist and professor Michael Ray Charles presents caricatures that illustrate the ever-present violence in contemporary society.