UAB Briefs: ArtPlay goes virtual, 'Dreams of Hope' wins awards
In this weekly online feature, we keep track of interesting people and events on campus at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
We also provide updates regarding UAB’s efforts to cope with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
To read the school’s COVID-19 updates and find health information, go to uab.edu/coronavirus.
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VIRTUAL CAMPS
During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, kids can enjoy summer camps from home thanks to ArtPlay, the education and community engagement initiative of the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center and AEIVA.
ArtPlay will present its Discovering the Visual Arts and musical theater camps online.
For summer 2020, ArtPlay Musical Theatre will present the following:
- Camp A, with music from “Disney’s Jungle Book, Kids,” for ages 7-12, June 1-12, with directors Jennifer Salvant, Reid Watson and Melody Turnbow. From 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cost is now $320, $100 off.
- Camp B, with music from “Disney’s Frozen, Kids,” for ages 7-12, June 15-26, with directors Valerie Lemmons, Reid Watson and Charles Henry. From 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cost is now $320, $100 off.
- Camp C, “ArtPlay Master Camp,” for ages 12-18, July 6-24, with directors Reid Watson, Valerie Lemmons and Charles Henry. From 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Cost is $450 for three weeks.
ArtPlay will also present the following visual arts camps:
- Camp 1 is June 22-26; Camp 2 is July 13-17; and Camp 3 is July 27-31, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Teaching artists will be Caroline Trewhella, Rodney Porterfield and Tonya Wise. Class capacity for each class is 21 students. Cost is $200 and includes supplies from Alabama Art Supply; cost is $175 if campers buy their own supplies from the provided list.
To register, go to https://dcsapps.ad.uab.edu/artplayasc/ClassListing.aspx. For more information, email heathmix@uab.edu.
AWARDS FOR 'DREAMS OF HOPE'
The inspiring concert documentary “Dreams of Hope” — co-directed by filmmaker David Macon and UAB Professor of Music Henry Panion III — recently won big in the 41st annual Telly Awards.
The film won the Gold Telly for Education and 12 Silver and Bronze awards, according to UAB Media Relations.
“Dreams of Hope” features a performance at the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in downtown Birmingham. The film blends concert performance footage with behind-the-scenes interviews chronicling the event’s preparation
An initiative called Violins of Hope contributed restored musical instruments to the event, including violins recovered from WWII Nazi concentration camps.
Musicians and artists, including some from UAB, performed and contributed to the creation of the concert and documentary.
Presented and distributed by American Public Television, the film has been shown on public television stations nationwide more than 300 times since its February premiere.
For more about The Telly Awards, go to tellyawards.com.
FIND YOUR PROGRAM
The UAB Graduate School will host the 2020 Graduate Program Virtual Recruitment Fair from June 22-26.
Without attending in person, participants can network with faculty and staff from programs across campus.
The Graduate Program Virtual Recruitment Fair website includes tips on how to make a good impression during the fair, how the virtual fair will work and videos on the different graduate programs at UAB.
The event is free, but participants must register to attend.
To register or to get more information, visit www.uab.edu/graduate/events/graduate-program-recruitment-fair.