Stories

Throughout history, peace usually follows the end of war and conflict. But for Design professor Gray Garmon, Director of the Center for Integrated Design, the concept of peace could encompass a much larger scope.

As artificial intelligence becomes more and more prevalent, Arts and Entertainment Technologies lecturer Tyler Coleman is preparing his fine arts students for a changing art industry after graduation.

Dr. Art Markman from UT Austin’s Extended Campus visits We Are Austin to discuss UT Austin's M.A. in Design focused on Health, a first-of-its-kind master’s degree program teaching students how to use human-centered design to produce innovative solutions to immediate challenges facing healthcare.

To kick off South by Southwest 2023, hundreds of UT alumni, friends, students, faculty and staff, and SXSW attendees, came together to “Discover Texas” in one of the university’s largest SXSW events ever. Students from the School of Design and Creative Technologies showcased two of their replica design projects that incorporated technology and visuals — one of a Lamborghini Countach and one of the UT Tower.

AET Professor Yuliya Lanina’s exhibition at Artpace, titled Mother/Land, delves into the artist’s complex relationship with the war in Ukraine through animation, sculpture, and installation.

Yesterday, VENI VIDI, an exhibition at Galerie Templon in Chelsea showcasing the work of American artist Michael Ray Charles, opened to the public. This exhibition is the first showing of Charles' work in New York in two decades.

Professor Michael Ray Charles’s latest show of paintings, about race, gender and sexuality — and his first in the U.S. in nearly 20 years — opens Wednesday at New York’s Templon gallery. T Magazine talks to him about some of the featured works their On View series.

The Austin Chronicle talks with Design Assistant Professor Jiabao Li, creator of immersive XR project Once a Glacier, that places the viewer in a kayak with a young woman as she experiences the magic and fragility of a glacier.

Department of Design Professor Sam Lavigne has received a 2023 Creative Capital Award for "Offset." This prestigious award funds the creation of experimental, risk-taking projects that push boundaries formally and thematically.

Headed to South by Southwest 2023? Be sure to check out these events led by Design Professor Jiabao Li.