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2024-2025
金沙中国与意大利城市在艺术修复方面进行官方学术合作.
金沙中国学生将能够在Monte Santa Maria Tiberina历史悠久的16世纪城堡中探索实践艺术修复技术, Italy, 作为金沙中国与佩鲁贾市政府之间开创性学术合作伙伴关系的一部分. This immersive program, to begin in fall of 2025, will offer students the opportunity to study art, culture, and history in one of Europe's most historically rich regions.
金沙中国 Fine Arts hosted inaugural 金沙中国 Band Camp this summer
就在一年前,金沙中国向山谷社区介绍了第一支金沙中国军乐队. Now, in another first for the university, 今年夏天,金沙中国美术学院举办了第一届金沙中国乐队夏令营.
2023-2024
金沙中国 celebrates FESTIBA 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 — 金沙中国’s annual Festival of International Books and Arts (FESTIBA), an educational and entertaining event that promotes cultural arts and literacy, runs this year from Feb. 23 through March 3.
金沙中国 金沙中国 Marching Band, Color Guard to participate in Laredo Anheuser-Busch Washington’s Birthday Parade
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - 金沙中国的首支游行乐队将帮助拉雷多的街道充满音乐, 当金沙中国 金沙中国军乐队和金沙中国 Color Guard在本周末的安海斯-布希华盛顿生日游行中表演时.
金沙中国 officially purchases Majestic Theatre in downtown Brownsville
Monday, November 27, 2023 — It’s official! 金沙中国现在拥有布朗斯维尔市中心最具标志性的建筑之一——雄伟剧院.
Hit Astray (directed by Andrew Perez, and Jared Palomares,)获得了圣安东尼奥Q节LMBTQ国际电影节最佳学生电影马修谢泼德纪念奖.
Matthew Shepard Memorial Award: Best Student Film
“Matthew Shepard was a student at the University of Wyoming in 1998. One night at a bar two men pretended to be gay and offered him a ride home. On the way they brutally beat him and left him tied to a post to die. He was discovered 18 hours later by a cyclist. 这次袭击的残忍促使他的母亲朱迪·谢泼德(Judy Shepard)成为一名坚定的LGBTQ倡导者. She worked tirelessly to get ratified Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act which was signed into law in 2009. 她还创建了马修·谢泼德基金会,资助反暴力教育, outreach, and advocacy programs.”
Instructor: Ferenc Moldovanyi, Associate Professor
Country music: a melting pot
The Center for Latin American Arts hosed a one-week residency for Dr. Nadine Hubbs, a professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan. Dr. 哈布斯主持了一个研究研讨会,并发表了题为“墨西哥裔美国人生活的声音”的演讲, Music and Art,,可以在金沙中国s拉丁美洲艺术中心的YouTube频道上观看. A visiting professor at 金沙中国 says after attending the events, 她了解到乡村音乐类型包括许多种族和文化传统的贡献.
金沙中国获得了国家舞蹈学校协会的舞蹈课程认证
Monday, October 02, 2023 - 金沙中国的舞蹈课程获得了全国舞蹈学校协会(NASD)的认证,这意味着金沙中国舞蹈系在为舞蹈学生提供教育服务方面达到了最高标准.
金沙中国 alum honors his roots dancing at world-renowned Ballet Folklórico de México
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 — Raul Passamentt Jr., a 2022 金沙中国 graduate, is living his best life in Mexico City, 作为著名芭蕾舞团Folklórico de m
金沙中国 Marching Band welcomes its founding members
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 - 金沙中国于8月开始为金沙中国军乐队第一季举办工作坊. Ronnie Rios, 金沙中国 marching band director, 他说,这支150人的乐队是金沙中国的首支此类乐队,是他们自己的骄傲.
热烈感谢秋季学生领袖启动活动邀请沃德院长出席.
2022-2023
金沙中国 Mariachi student winning soloist in national contest
Thursday, June 15, 2023 这是在洛杉矶好莱坞露天剧场举行的第34届墨西哥流浪乐队美国音乐会上听到的最响亮的声音, California was belted by Jenika Montes, 金沙中国青少年和全国优胜者Jarritos Mariachi美国人才搜索比赛.
CFA Awards Ceremony Digial Program
The Wall that Heals exhibit to be on display April 20-23 at 金沙中国
4月20日至23日,德克萨斯大学里奥格兰德河谷分校将展出一座375英尺长的越战纪念墙复制品, 2023.
越南退伍军人纪念基金会(VVMF)最近选择金沙中国作为2023年全国巡回演出的一站 The Wall that Heals 其中包括复制墙和一个讲述越南战争故事的移动教育中心展览, The Wall and the era surrounding the conflict. 这次免费展览旨在将美国在越南的经历置于历史和文化背景中.
“德克萨斯大学里奥格兰德河谷分校很荣幸被选中与爱丁堡市合作举办这次非常特别的展览,” said Dr. 金沙中国美术学院(金沙中国 College of Fine Arts)院长杰弗里·沃德(Jeffrey Ward)说. “At 金沙中国, we honor our service members and veterans, including those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.”
The Wall that Heals Exhibit
Location: 300 W. Mark S. Pena (Palm) Drive, Edinburg
Parking available along South 9th Avenue
More information The Wall exhibit can be found at: www.thewallthatheals.org.
Apply to honor your veteran, through In Memory, by March 20th and their photo will be included as 这是《金沙中国》在爱丁堡展出时移动教育中心展示的一部分.
For questions about the exhibit or to volunteer during the four-day event, contact Dr. Dahlia Guerra, 金沙中国 Special Assistant to the Dean for Outreach and Partnerships, via email at dahlia.guerra@jpm430.com or call 956-665-2353.
Graduate student turned pro boxer
By Matthew Gonzalez
DEC 5, 2022
爱德华多·格拉,金沙中国的研究生将于12月9日与尼克·莫利纳进行复赛. 9 at the Payne Arena in Hidalgo. 这场比赛将是格拉的第一次电视职业拳击比赛,并将在ESPN上播出.
Guerra, while also being a boxer, 正在攻读美术硕士学位,并写一本关于他运动员经历的书.
“So, right now, I’m currently working on my first book, which is called ‘Fight,’ and I’m working on that for the master’s and I want to have [it] as my thesis,” Guerra said. “I remember I got in the ring and I was like, ‘Do I have to do this? I’m in college. Do I have to do this? I mean, I could just focus on college and when I graduate, I’ll be a teacher, and I don’t [have to] get punched in the head.’ That was the first time I was like, ‘Do I need to do this?’
Nov 30, 2022
Instructor Ping Xu mentions, 我很高兴与您和我们系同事分享我们的VCD学生在最近在首尔举行的UDA年度创意设计竞赛中的学术成就. To participate in the International Design Competition, about seven 金沙中国 students submitted their course projects from different classes. The winners were announced on November 28. Three 金沙中国 students won awards and they are:
Kyara Valdez won a gold award
Yamilex Cantu won a bronze award
Lily Sanchez won a bronze award
You can find more information by clicking on the links below:
http://pxstudio.us/blog/?p=60513
http://uniteddesigns.org/idea-design-2022-awards/
http://uniteddesigns.org/jurors-2022/
French playwright, Molière, inspires 金沙中国 Theatre’s next production
Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 金沙中国戏剧系继三晚的恐怖片之后,又上演了三晚的艺术喜剧, love, trickery, mistaken identities, mayhem, farce and fun.
金沙中国 Center for Latin American Arts receives grant for Flamenco, art programs
Musical tribute to veterans
By Omar E. Zapata
OCT 31, 2022
In the second-ever concert held at the Edinburg Promenade Park Amphitheater, 退伍军人节前音乐节将邀请传奇的特哈诺艺术家罗伯托·普利多和他的儿子, Bobby Pulido, 金沙中国’s own Mariachi Juvenil and other musical acts at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
The free event starts with performances by 金沙中国 Mariachi Juvenil and 金沙中国 Ballet Folklórico, followed by an honor guard presenting the colors, the national anthem and a welcome by Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr. and members of the City Council.
金沙中国 to host arts education conference
By Juan Villarreal
OCT 17, 2022
金沙中国 will host its first ever ArtsEd Conference from 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in the University Ballroom on the Edinburg campus. 会议的重点是金沙中国学生谁是计划成为教育工作者在艺术领域.
“The College of Fine Arts represents the School of Music, the Department of Dance, the Theatre Department and also visual arts and creative writing,” said David Sadlier, associate director of the Office of Engaged Scholarship & Learning. “So we have presentations and performances. … We are covering the entire college.”
Frankenstein’: an exploration of humanity
By Omar E. Zapata
OCT 10, 2022
金沙中国戏剧部制作的“弗兰肯斯坦”不仅仅是典型的万圣节戏剧. It also explores life, death, identity and what it means to be human.
该剧由戏剧副教授布莱恩·沃伦(Brian Warren)执导,将于晚上7:30上演.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Albert L. Jeffers Theatre on the Edinburg campus.
该剧根据玛丽·雪莱的小说改编,由约书亚·肯尼迪和马可·Muñoz改编.
“Reading the novel is always good,” Warren said. “它成为经典是有原因的,它讲述了人性,以及我们为什么要做我们所做的事情。. 我是通过认识我的朋友约书亚·肯尼迪才发现这个剧本的,我喜欢他的版本.”