University of Northern Colorado College of Performing & Visual Arts

Last week the School of Art and Design, in partnership with Think 360 Arts for Learning, hosted the Institute for Creative Teaching! The group of participants explored the theme Healing, Wellness, and Repair as Resistance with keynote speakers and artists Eiko Otake and Danielle SeeWalker, plus many other workshop presenters. Thanks to all who participated!

Congrats to this year's Downbeat Student Music Award Winners from University of Northern Colorado Jazz Studies! 🥳

NoCoVo (The Northern Colorado Voices) was Undergraduate College Winner in the Vocal Jazz Ensemble category, and Jonathan Bumpus was winner of Graduate College Outstanding Arrangement – Big Band. 🏆

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Join us this Friday from 6:30-9:30pm for the Stampede Kickoff Concert presented by Moffat Glass with The Country Music Project as part of the Greeley Friday Fest summer concert series! This is a free event to attend for all ages. Learn more by visiting greeleystampede.org/p/downtownkickoff.

Did you know that you can study Game Design at UNC? Industry professional Evie (Yanting) Wang, assistant professor of Game Design in the School of Art and Design, guides students through a process that moves them from studying game theory, gameplay and player mindset to learning to use software platforms like Blender, Substance Painter and Unity.

She encourages students to build their portfolios and have them ready for prospective employers, whether in the gaming industry or not. Game design skills like quality assurance, graphic design, 3D modelling, concept art making, basic programming and promotion are highly transferable to other kinds of related careers, including UI/UX programming, quality assurance testing and 3D printing.

Read the full story from Arts ID Magazine on UNC's True North news site.

Love to sing but short on time this summer? Join the UNC Summerfest Choir for a fun, choral experience featuring just six rehearsals and a joyful final concert on the UNC campus! Open to all singers age high school and up — no audition required — as we celebrate America’s 250th through music by American composers. Come make music, build community, and sing with us this June!

See the details and sign up at bit.ly/summer-choir.

Music Education roots run deep at UNC! Three generations of the White/Stream family have launched or are launching their careers as music educators in the School of Music. Starting in 1969 with Dona and Chris White, continuing with their daughters Jennifer (White) Stream and Cathy (White) Keller, and enduring today with current UNC Music Ed student Abigail Stream, this legacy has had a profound impact through each of these teachers in music classrooms across the region.

Read the full story on True North: https://www.unco.edu/news/articles/passing-the-baton-three-generations-one-musical-path/.

Announcing the UNC Arts 2026 summer season!

Don’t miss Little Theatre of the Rockies' summer stock theatre during June and July with three delightful productions: The Spitfire Grill (musical), Eleanor (drama), and H***y Tonk Angels (musical).

And Concerts Under the Stars is back July 14, 21 and 28 at UNC Garden Theatre for three free outdoor concerts featuring the Latin remix group Remezcla Band, the Colorado Jazz Orchestra, and the indie-pop band Trash Cat.

Young students and local teachers will also be on campus for a few intensive arts experiences. The Institute for Creative Teaching, June 9-11, is a three-day event offering keynote speakers and workshops as professional development for educators of all levels and subject areas.

Our annual UNC Jazz Camp, running July 12-17, is a week-long, overnight music camp for middle and high school students to come to campus to grow as musicians, performers and leaders with UNC faculty and special guest artists.

Find links to tickets, details and registrations in the PVA Link Gallery at https://my.link.gallery/pva.

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