Stories from the Arts

The Healing Power of Music

A Campus of Living Values

Stranger Things Than Poli Sci

CMU Turns 98 and Brings Friendly Competition to Campus to Support Students

Grammy Award-winning Artist Kalani Pe’a Partners with Colorado Mesa University to Raise Awareness Around the Power of Performing Arts

Collaborative Process Enriches Design of Upcoming Play

CMU Civic Forum and the City of Grand Junction Bring CMU’s Twentieth Annual Holocaust Awareness Series to the Historic Avalon Theater

Fostering Community Through Dance

CMU Theatre Presents Shakespeare Classic A Midsummer Night's Dream

Performing Arts in the Spotlight

CMU Dance Program Receives High Honors at Regional Conference

Senior Theatre Major Plays Dream Role

CMU Theatre Presents True Story of Trapped Kentucky Cave Explorer

CMU Dance Instructor Beats Cancer As a New Mom & Returns to The Studio

Guest Choreographer Brings Challenge and Collaboration to CMU Dancers

CMU Dance Presents First Works-In-Progress Showing

CMU Students Collaborate with National Park Service on Colorado National Monument Film for Visitor Center Theater

A Look Behind the Curtain

CMU Student-Athlete Releases New Original Song on Major Streaming Services

Performing Arts Alumnae Collaborate on Photoshoots for CMU Theatre Promotions

CMU Theatre presents music theatre classic "Guys and Dolls"

Kinesiology and Dance Alumna Serves Communities Through Performing Arts

Melting Metals

Rebuilding Robinson

CMU music department presents 8th annual Jazztopia

Power of the Arts

Rebuild Robinson Project Receives State Funding

CMU Department of Theatre Arts in Rehearsals for "The SpongeBob Musical"

Creating Characters Through Costume Design

CMU Theatre presents original cabaret by guest artist Bonnie Montgomery

Imagining Worlds

Colorado Mesa University Foundation Endowment Hits All-Time High

To Sing or Not to Sing

CMU Music Presents Guest Vocal Duo Outcalls

Making Music: From Colombia to Colorado

Making Music Inclusive

CMU Theatre and Dance Season Embraces Theme, Show Up!

CMU theatre presents faculty Jill Van Brussel in one-woman show

CMU Student Wins Prestigious Film Award

Middle and High School Students Explore New Opportunities at Western Colorado Community College

Film, Literature and Rock and Roll

Hollywood Filmmakers Name Grand Junction an Emerging Film Hub

Cooking with Care

Art and Higher Ideals Themes in Jac Kephart Naming Ceremony at CMU

Suit Up…For Intrigue

CMU Theatre Presents Socially-Distanced Musical Cabaret

CMU Downtown Art Gallery Opens the Door to 2021

Embracing the Shadow

CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 17

CMU Theatre's She Kills Monsters brings together collaborators from across campus

CMU Naked Mole Rats Visit Fruitvale Elementary

The nuts and bolts of art

Suit Up! CMU 2020-21 Theatre and Dance Season begins with children's show Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 15

CMU hosts third town hall meeting with parents to discuss Safe Together, Strong Together campus planning initiative

Student Showcase goes virtual

CMU announces Fall 2020 return to campus planning initiative

CMU Theatre faculty present digital performance of "Art"

CMUnow on KAFM Community Radio, Episode 9

Showcasing Imagination

Lessons from China

CMU design student wins national competition

Desert Dog Press joins 437CO

CMU announces all performing arts free for students

CMU Department of Literature, Languages and Mass Communication presents national journalist

CMU art and design department announces visiting artists Bobby Zokaites and Melissa Sclafani

The Big Apple finds CMU

Chez Lena serves up expanded hours to meet community demand

CMU Department of Art and Design hosts international exhibition

Halls of CMU buildings garner work of renowned alumnus

CMU selected to host exclusive wildlife art exhibit

Redefining summer vacation

The Hero's Shield

CMU’s 437CO announces Eric Elliott and Forrest Zerbe exhibition featuring Still Lives

Jingdezhen and the art history that lives there

CMU Dance presents Discovering Me: the Fall Dance Concert

CMU Art Department announces fifth annual Artober Festival and community art interactive

CMU dance hosts guest teacher and choreographer

CMU Theatre presents adaptation of Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice

Newly named Jones Cabaret Series launches with first show of the 2019-20 season

Fluidity. Beauty. Strength.

Western Colorado poet and political legend Art Goodtimes visits CMU

CMU art and design department announces Jiyoun Lee-Lodge exhibition

CMU theatre opens 2019-20 season with musical comedy "First Date"

CMU Art Gallery 437CO announces 2019 partners

Morning, Noon, Evening, Night

Navy Band The Destroyers set to play at Colorado Mesa University

Former CMU Director of Choral Activities reflects on rich and vibrant career

Alumni work featured in newest exhibition at 437CO gallery

CMU Art Gallery 437CO announces gallery partnerships and business underwriting opportunities

Colorado Mesa University and The Art Center promote summer art

CMU music and musical theatre students round out semester with awards

After seventeen-year tenure, Calvin Hofer steps down as music department head

CMU music department presents 6th annual Jazztopia Jazz Workshop

CMU Art students receive two top commendation awards from Denver’s One Club for Creativity

CMU Department of Art and Design announces fourth and final display in series of downtown art exhibitions

Western Colorado Community College announces student film festival

An unforgettable fashion statement

Tenth annual CMU Student Showcase announced

CMU art and design department announces third in series of downtown art exhibitions

CMU hosts annual luau celebration

Art for the senses

Playing it forward

CMU art and design department announce new series of downtown exhibitions

Student Sculpture Guild creates homecoming effigy

CMU Theatre partners with the Avalon to enhance the theatre experience

Matthew Hopson-Walker: Poverty is the Muscle of War

CMU Art & Design Department announces fourth annual Artober Festival and community art interactive

CMU Music presents the annual Faculty Gala

Music Faculty Kristen Yun and Arthur Houle present faculty cello/piano recital

CMU Opera presents powerful evening of Holocaust-inspired works

CMU student takes first in state graphic design contest

River Photographer at CMU

Professor of Music Monte Atkinson presents retirement masterwork concert

CMU presents Mesa Experimental Theatre production of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play

Spring theatre season kicks off with Thoroughly Modern Millie

Catharsis, Colorado Mesa University BFA Senior Exhibition