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As the state’s flagship university, The University of Alabama family has always focused on being the best. Founded in 1831 as the state’s first public college, UA is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service. We provide a creative, nurturing campus environment where our students can become the best individuals possible, learn from the best and brightest faculty, and make a positive difference in the community, the state and the world.

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As the state’s flagship university, The University of Alabama family has always focused on being the best. Founded in 1831 as the state’s first public college, UA is dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service. We provide a creative, nurturing campus environment where our students can become the best individuals possible, learn from the best and brightest faculty, and make a positive difference in the community, the state and the world.

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Aubrey Davis Earns Trip to New York Fashion Week

Two looks Aubrey Davis sent down the runway during the Fashion Playbook Spring Show in April earned her a New York Fashion Week experience.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - May 16

ADDY Award-Winning Students Move On to Nationals

Five University of Alabama students who earned ADDY Awards for their work on multiple projects while at the Capstone in 2024 have now seen those works move onto competition on the national level.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Apr 17

UA Students Earn ADDY Awards

Several University of Alabama students earned ADDY Awards for their work on multiple projects while at the Capstone in 2024. The American Advertising Federation ADDYs are the advertising industry's largest competition recognizing collegiate and professional projects on local, regional and national levels.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Apr 2

Local Students Among UA Group that Performed in Germany

Forty University of Alabama student singers performed at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedachtniskirche in Berlin, Providenzkirche in Heidelberg, and Nikolaikirche in Leipzig, where Baroque composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, once worked.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Mar 28

New Year, New Voices in the Emerging Choreographers' Showcase

The Emerging Choreographers' Showcase is returning this year after its success last spring. This event will feature twelve original dance pieces created by students from The University of Alabama Dance Program.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Feb 24

UA Students Win National Graphic Design Awards

Three BFA graphic design students have been recognized for their work in the 61st GDUSA American Graphic Design Awards. GDUSA (Graphic Design USA) is one of the nation's oldest graphic design organizations.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - Jan 27

UA Students Earn National Silver ADDY

Elle Prendergast and Juliana LaPorta earned an American Advertising Federation Silver ADDY award for their 'Huggies, Changing Changing' print advertising campaign during AAF's recent national competition.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Jun 12

UA Students Recognized by National Magazine

UA students featured in Graphic Design USA magazine and annual showcase.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Jun 11

Local Fashion Design Students Shine in UA's Fashion for Life

Seventeen apparel design seniors, including local students, presented their final collections at the annual Fashion for Life on Nov. 17 at the Bama Theatre. Fashion for Life is the culmination of a capstone course that students start preparing for before their senior year.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Dec 5

UA Department of Art and Art History Announces Outstanding Student Awards

The UA Department of Art and Art History is proud to announce the six recipients of our Outstanding Student Awards for academic year 2023-2024, awarded in recognition of their exemplary dedication and commitment to academic or artistic achievement, during Honors Day ceremonies on April 5, 2024.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 May 4

BFA Studio Art Degree Candidates Present Thesis Exhibition

The UA Department of Art and Art History presents the Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio art degree group exhibition, April 30-May 4, 2024, in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Apr 23

Graphic Design USA recognizes University of Alabama Students

The February 2024 issue of Graphic Design USA included two UA BFA Graphic Design majors in their "Students to Watch" feature.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Apr 23

Local Students Chosen for UA's Minerva Cohort

Local students were selected to participate in the 10th cohort of Minerva, the creative concentration in advertising at The University of Alabama.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Mar 26

UA Students Earn ADDY Awards

Several University of Alabama students earned ADDY Awards for their work on multiple projects while at the Capstone in 2023. The American Advertising Federation ADDYs are the advertising industry's largest competition recognizing collegiate and professional projects on local, regional and national levels.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Mar 8

Two Graduate Students Present MA Exhibitions in March

The UA Department of Art and Art History presents the Master of Arts thesis exhibitions of two graduate students, Stephen Blades and Debanjaly Sen, March 1-8, 2024, in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall, at UA.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Mar 7

Maziyar Derakhshani receives Levitetz 2024 Innovation Seed Grant

Graduate student Maziyar Derakhshani has been awarded a Levitetz 2024 Innovation Seed Grant for his photography project titled "Is It Real?"
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Mar 6

Student Work Recognized during Graphic Design USA Annual Showcase

Four University of Alabama graphic design students were recognized for their work in the 60th GDUSA (Graphic Design USA) Annual Showcase. GDUSA is one of the oldest graphic design organizations in America.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Feb 16

Morgan Holder's Journey from ASSURE Grant to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Morgan Holder, a dual major in dance and English with a minor in the Blount Scholars Program, emerged as a standout recipient of the 2022 ASSURE grant. This financial support became the launchpad for her journey to the esteemed Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she showcased her original piece, "Unstuck With You."
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Jan 30

UA Graduate Student Katharine Murray Exhibit at Paperworkers Local

Kat Murray, a third-year graduate student in printmaking, with an assistantship, has a solo exhibition, Stay Awhile, at Paperworkers Local in Birmingham, Alabama, which runs through February 17.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Jan 23

University of Alabama students Showcased in Graphic Design Exhibition

The UA Department of Art and Art History presents the BFA Graphic Design degree exhibition, SPLIT, by seniors Danielle Farist and Kyle Paeth, December 12 through 15, 2023, in the Sella-Granata Art Gallery, Woods Hall.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Dec 1

University of Alabama's Million Dollar Band Shines During Rose Bowl Parade

The University of Alabama's Million Dollar Band performed in the Rose Bowl parade on New Year's Day.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 Jan 26

University of Alabama Master of Fine Arts in Dance students presents Desire

The MFA Dance Program presents Desire The University of Alabama Department of Theatre and Dance wraps up the semester with Desire, a dance concert of expressive and eclectic works choreographed and performed by MFA Dance candidates.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Nov 9

University of Alabama Art Students Receive Grants

Abigail Brewer and Nathan Childers were each awarded Individual Artist grants in October for projects they proposed to The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Nov 9

University of Alabama Art Students Win Big

Three UA art students won prizes totaling $1,750 for their work in The Susan Nomberg McCollough Fine Arts Initiative - A University of Alabama Biennial Event.The awards were presented Friday, October 6, 2023, during the reception in the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center in Tuscaloosa.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Nov 9

University of Alabama Million Dollar Band 2023-2024 Drum Majors

The University of Alabama Million Dollar Band congratulates its 2023-2024 drum majors.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Aug 30

UA Dance Company Takes Original Performance to Global Stage

A group of University of Alabama dance students recently presented their original performance for an international audience at the world's largest performing arts festival.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Aug 23

Marketing Major Learns Metalworking, Creates Public Sculpture

Madison Grooters, a 2023 graduate in marketing at UA, found herself immersed in a new public sculpture project last spring, something she didn't expect but soon was very excited about.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Aug 15

UA Students Earn Silver ADDY in National Competition

Students from Minerva, The University of Alabama's Advertising and Public Relations' graduate portfolio program, won Silver at the national American Advertising Awards in June. The campaign, titled "Spotify Audiobooks - Sincerely," marks the profile program's first national win in five years.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Jul 6

UA Student Sarina Williams of Dothan Earns Emmy Win

Sarina Williams, a creative media major in The University of Alabama's College of Communication and Information Sciences, was part of a team that was recently awarded a Southeast Emmy.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 Jun 29

UA Department of Art & Art History Celebrates Its Outstanding Students

The UA Department of Art and Art History announced the five recipients of our Outstanding Student Awards for the academic year 2022-2023 during Honors Day ceremonies in recognition of their exemplary dedication and commitment to academic achievement. These awards are the department's most prestigious of the year, given only to a graduate and an undergraduate major in art history and studio art, and to an undergraduate major in graphic design.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2023 May 31
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