Please join us for a special symposium to mark the official inauguration of the Center for Latin American and Iberian Research, next Friday, May 15th, at 1 pm, in the McCune Room (HSSB 6020). We will gather to hear about the research and activities of the CLAIR Labs, followed by a keynote address by documentary…
Melanie Carvantes UCSB Library’s California Ethnic & Multicultural Archives (CEMA), Las Maestras Center for Xican[X] Indigenous Thought, Art and Social Praxis; and the Mellichamp Chairs for Racial Environmental Justice Fund are pleased to announce the Artist in Residence: Melanie Cervantes. This collaboration includes the Art Department and Santa Barbara Public Library and will bring the…
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to use Telar, an open-source platform for building interactive visual narratives around high-resolution images. Telar produces free-standing websites using a minimal-computing approach — no servers, no databases, no installation, and no ongoing maintenance costs. Participants will work through the full workflow: setting up a project on GitHub,…
Forge Project, a Native-led nonprofit organization on the unceded homelands of the Moh-He-Con-Nuck in Upstate New York, is pleased to announce its open call for applications for its 2026 funded fellowship program for Indigenous artists, scholars, organizers, cultural workers, researchers, and educators. The application is live and the 2026 application period will end on Sunday,…
The newly established Athens Photo Research Center is an institution for contemporary photography and visual culture. Conceived as a space where images become conversations, boundaries dissolve, and artistic inquiry takes shape, APhRC is rooted in Athens and connected internationally. It brings together education, practice-based research, and a community-driven spirit and serves as a meeting point…
https://www.falloffreedom.com Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Our Democracy is under attack. Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized. Institutions and media have been recast as mouthpieces of propaganda. This Fall, we are activating a nationwide wave of…