The history of architecture has much to teach us about ourselves and each other. Fortunately, the Society of Architectural Historians has hired Sarah M. Dreller (PhD, AH) as its Humanities Research Analyst, a newly created position supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Dreller will be charged with collecting data to help the School of Art & Art History and the Mellon Foundation understand the current status of architectural history in higher education in the United States, part of a 21-month study of the state of the field of architectural history.

Deborah Stratman, Associate Professor at UIC School of Art & Art History, will have her film VEVER (FOR BARBARA) added to the 44th TIFF 2019 slate! Stratman's film is an intergenerational tribute to feminist icons of experimental film, among others.

For more information about the programming and festival, check out the link below.

Mallery Lutey, MUSE Class of 2020, secured a paid internship for summer 2019 at Field Museum of Natural History. She will be working in the Anthropological Collections, with an ethnographic collection of Chinese minority group textiles.

Emma Turner-Trujillo, Araceli Medina-Castillo and Mallery Lutey, all class of 2020, have been accepted to present their research at the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists Conference (ARCS) in Philadelphia, Fall 2019.

https://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2019-conference

MUSE student Elise O'Neil ('20) has accepted a summer 2019 internship at the Chicago History Museum to work with their Decorative and Industrial Arts Collection.

'Formats for Mats' is an Open Mic Night at Gallery 400, organized by Contra Eras Co. and presented in conjunction with 'Alberto Aguilar moves on human scale,.' Each performance responds to the prompt: who will replace me? This event is free and open to all. Calling all writers, musicians, poets, or other performers! Anyone who is interested is welcome to sign-up for a slot through this form: bit.ly/formatsopenmic. The open call closes at the end of April

Tracy Montes, who will be joining the MUSE Program in Fall 2019, has been selected as one of the Americans for the Arts Inaugural Arts & Culture Leaders of Color (ACLC) Fellows, one of only 12 chosen for this honor. The new ACLC Fellowship is a one-year professional development program for emerging and mid-career arts leaders of color across arts disciplines in the Great Lakes region. Congratulations, Tracy! MUSE looks forward to working with you.