UMD Arts for All

We are excited to announce the newest recipients of our ArtsAMP grants, which support arts-based projects developed by faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, and student organizations at UMD! Combining entomology and visual art, music and digital archiving, history and performance studies and more, these 17 projects embody the interdisciplinarity of an arts-informed university. Learn more at go.umd.edu/2axx

“Resonant Site” is an immersive, multi-screen audiovisual exhibit exploring the intersection of industry and the environment in Baltimore. Supported by an Arts for All ArtsAMP grant awarded to Associate Professor of Art Shannon Collis, the exhibition is a collaboration between Collis and Baltimore-based photographer, video artist and educator Liz Donadio.

Highlighting the juxtaposition between the heavily industrialized Curtis Bay neighborhood and the natural beauty of Masonville Covet—a wildlife refuge only 2 miles away—the exhibit uses video, sound and technology to immerse viewers in a vivid sensory environment that invites contemplation about how the harbor, industry, neighborhoods and natural areas interconnect.

See the exhibition at Pikesville Armory this weekend, April 17-19 and next weekend April 25-26. Learn more at go.umd.edu/resonant-site

Art has the power to heal, to inspire hope and to uplift those in need. Amrutha Alibilli ’27, a neuroscience and Spanish double major with a minor in data science, used funding from her Arts for All ArtsAMP grant to fund her project “ARTiculate Narratives Project: Weaving Marginalized Voices into a Tapestry of Hope.” Last year, the project served 40+ marginalized artists and children with neurodisabilities by alleviating the financial burden of art supplies and providing them an online platform to share their work. Check out the gallery of artwork: articulatenarratives.com

Support for Arts for All helps fund projects that change lives. Consider making a gift to Arts for All this to continue this inspiring work at UMD and beyond: givingday.umd.edu/campaigns/arts-for-all

Applications are now open for Arts for All’s 2026-27 Fellowships! These interdisciplinary cohorts, one for faculty and one for graduate students, will support the development and advancement of arts-based research. Each cohort will meet as a group throughout the academic year to support and learn from each other, from arts-integration practitioners across campus and from national arts networks. Apply by March 29 at arts.umd.edu/2026-27-arts-all-fellowships.

APPLY NOW! Arts for All is now accepting applications for Spring 2026 ArtsAMP Grants for students and faculty! These grants support a wide range of interdisciplinary artistic projects and arts-based research. Faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students—including small teams and student organizations—are encouraged to apply. Submit an application by March 1, 2026: arts.umd.edu/create/opportunities

Students: As you head into winter break, don’t forget that submissions for the 2026 Sadat Arts for Justice and Peace Competition are due in early Spring 2026! Award categories include visual art, poetry, music composition, chamber music ensemble and film. For details, visit: go.umd.edu/26-sadat-arts

This competition is co-sponsored by the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development and , with support from the University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, University of Maryland.

Congratulations to our 2025-26 Faculty and Graduate Student Fellows! Spanning poetry, education, dance, AI, anthropology, music, data science and more, these cohorts of interdisciplinary researchers are leading the way in creating an arts-informed university at . Learn more about their research at go.umd.edu/2025-26-fellows

Our Fall 2025 Student ArtsAMP Grants are now open! undergraduate and graduate students, including small teams and student organizations, can receive up to $2,000 per creative project! Submit your application by Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at go.umd.edu/231f.

We are thrilled to welcome Brazilian-American, Grammy-nominated composer, pianist, vocalist and educator Clarice Assad as our Arts for All Artist in Residence this fall!

At UMD, Assad is performing, mentoring and collaborating across disciplines—using music as a force for connection and change. She is teaching the new course "Environmental Storytelling Through Music & Technology" in the University of Maryland School of Music, where students are creating a collaborative digital album that responds to climate change and imagines sustainable futures.

Mark your calendars for October 7, when she will lead "Voxtopia," a public workshop co-presented with and SustainableUMD that invites the community to explore how climate change impacts our lives. Registration is available at go.umd.edu/voxtopia.

Join us in giving her a warm welcome!