Mission
To engage in research and scholarly activities
to provide an understanding of different cultures
and histories of the world and enhance human
enrichment through the arts, media and literature.
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PROGRAMS
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The programs and centers
within the Arts & Human Enrichment cluster
provide creative outlets through which individual
merit can be sought and realized. The cluster
includes the nations largest publisher
of contemporary literature by U.S. Hispanic
authors, Arte Publico Press. With its School
of Theatre and the renowned Blaffer Gallery,
the arts arm of the cluster embraces experimentation
of expression and promotes a spirit of discovery
in the field of visual art. The culture focus
delves in the various forms of social and psychological
interaction while promoting critical thinking
about global issues and problems. UH boasts
its own public broadcast television station,
KUHT-TV, and radio station, KUHF-Radio, as well
as other extensive departments promoting the
understanding and interaction between societies
and cultures.
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HAPPENINGS |
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Damaged
Romanticism
Sept.
13 to Nov. 15
Opening: 6-8 p.m. Sept.
12
This
fall, Blaffer
Gallery
is pleased to present
Damaged
Romanticism: A Mirror
of Modern Emotion.
Featuring 15 internationally
recognized contemporary
artists working in
painting, sculpture,
installations, and
photography-based
media, the exhibition
explores contemporary
art where the fantasies
of classic romanticism
are mitigated by the
clarity of pragmatic
realism.
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