Solace in Painting: Reflecting on a Tumultuous Century will be open at the Gallery at UTA, Feb. 4-March 29, 2025An opening gala and panel featuring Ann Phong, Yukio Lippit, and Fletcher Coleman will be held Friday, February 7, 5:30-7:30pm, in The Gallery at UTAContemporary art discourse is often driven by an unspoken interest in trauma. But what of artists from underrepresented communities whose lives were altered by conflicts of the twentieth century, yet who chose to never directly represent their traumatic experiences? “Solace in Painting” explores how we characterize and raise awareness about artwork of conflicted artists of the Asian diaspora who never produced overt “conflict art.” This traveling exhibition features three little-researched diasporic painters—Chao Shao-an (1905-1998), Keisho Okayama (1934- 2018), and Ann Phong (1957-)—brought together through their unusual and oblique approaches to painting shared experiences of major conflicts in Asia.Curated by Dr. Fletcher Coleman, assistant professor of art history and museum studies at UTA, with an exhibition catalogue produced by Scala Arts and Heritage Publishers Ltd., featuring contributions by Dr. Coleman and Dr. Yukio Lippit of Harvard University. Following its conclusion at UTA, the exhibition will travel to the UNO Gallery, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Sept. 2-Oct. 31, 2025

The 2025 English Graduate Student Association (EGSA) Conference will be held on Friday, March 28, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Chemistry and Physics building, Room 303. This year's theme, "Networks of Power and Agency," will feature graduate student research and presentations that explore the power dynamics of networked systems as they relate to gender, sexuality, race, class, and differently-abled bodies. Many of our presenters have adopted an interdisciplinary approach to this theme and include topics ranging from flat butt gaming, fungal horror, and the neurogothic.The conference will feature a keynote speaker, Dr. Kimbely Owczarski, and her presentation titled ‘I Will Tell My Stories My Way’: Taylor Sheridan and Navigating Notions of Authorial Power and Agency during the 2023 WGA Strike.Any members of the UTA community are invited to attend this conference to enjoy and learn from our graduate students! Lunch will be included, but an RSVP is required! RSVP at: https://linktr.ee/utaegsa

Do you like Space? Do you like Maps? How about maps of space?! UTA Special Collections is proud to present a new exhibition titled Cosmic Cartography . Featuring maps and charts dating from 1548 to 2024, the exhibit explores humanity's desire to explain our understanding of the universe through maps. In the exhibit, you will see maps that explore the model of the universe - from the ancients who believed in an Earth-centered system to Copernicus who put the Sun at the center, and beyond; maps of our Solar System and planetary bodies; and maps that explore Constellations and the Zodiac.Giveaways will be available while supplies last!The exhibit is located on the sixth floor of Central Library in Special Collections. It is open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fables are stories that are often told to underscore a moral that is prominent or important in a society. Dating as far back as 1500 BCE, some of the world’s oldest fables originate in the Asian diaspora. These stories have been shared across the continent through oracular storytelling, literature, and compellingly beautiful artforms that illustrate and underscore their social philosophies.On view for the Spring 2025 semester, the tradition of Ðông Hò woodcut painting exemplifies this form of inspirational visual interpretation, sharing symbols of good luck wishes for the New Year and humorous tales of animals who have been placed into human settings. Also on display are a series of Chinese and Japanese woodblock prints that narrate stories of Immortals and supernatural, legendary figures as well as traditional landscapes and nature scenes.Throughout the semester, you are invited to celebrate these works and their messages of hope, positivity, and wisdom.Monday, February 3 – Friday, April 25; 9am – 5pm. Visual Resource Collections & Gallery, Ste. 2109, Fine Arts Building, 2nd floor.An opening Reception will be held Friday, February 7, 5:30 – 7:00pm. Light refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be provided.For more information about this exhibition or the UTA Fine Art Collections, please contact cherylm@uta.edu.

If you conduct human subject research or would like to learn more about the IRB process, please join us for the IRB Mini-Conference in virtual format on Friday, March 28, from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Topics will include human subject research, informed consent, recruitment of subjects, submissions to the IRB, and protecting human subject electronic data. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome!To register and submit questions, visit the following link: https://utaedu.questionpro.com/spring2025miniconf.For more information, please contact regulatoryservices@uta.edu.

In celebration of Women's History Month, UTA Special Collections will have a mini-exhibit on display showcasing items in the collection relating to women's history. On display will be a blanket-scarf, crocheted to portray how women's history is represented in the archives. Special Collections invites the UTA community to learn more and view the mini-exhibit during the Central Library's open hours, starting March 3-31. The exhibit is located just outside the doors of Special Collections in the Atrium, located on the sixth floor of the Central Library.