Congratulations to former CARI Fellow and Associate Professor of Photography Allison Grant for receiving a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship (Creative Arts) in support of her project “Holding Together.” Grant is one of 223 artists and scholars in this class of fellows chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 applicants. The Guggenheim Fellowship recognizes exceptional achievement in more than 50 fields of study, and has been awarded annually since 1925. Grant says that her project “seeks to highlight the essential role of […]
April 14: Work-In-Progress Documentary Film Screening and Discussion
A fractured identity takes shape along a century-old railroad line. As the Empire Builder train crosses the country, Americans along its route reexamine the myths of a divided nation. On Tuesday, April 14 from 4:00-6:00 PM in Maxwell Hall, join CARI Fellow and Assistant Professor of Creative Media John Haley and co-producer Darlene St. Clair (Indigenous Research Professor at the University of Minnesota) for a discussion of their in-progress documentary film Empire Builder (working title), followed by a screening of a work-in-progress excerpt of the film.
Still Life: I’m Still Life: Exhibition in Maxwell Hall April 1-13
Stop by Maxwell Hall between April 1 and April 13 to view Still Life: I’m Still Life. This exhibition, curated by English Ph.D candidate Oluwafunmilayo Akinpelu and supported by CARI and the UA Division of Community Affairs, is a showcase of photos from parents of international students musing about their crafts and lives in relation to time, age, and change. The exhibition will be open: Monday-Friday: 1-5pm (9am-12pm on Monday, April 6) There will be a closing ceremony, featuring readings, on Monday, April 13 from 4-5:15pm.
CARI Colloquium Scheduled for February 20
Mark your calendars and join us for the CARI Colloquium on Friday, February 20 with sessions between 9am and 1pm in Maxwell Hall. Events will include a CoffeeLab open house-style morning gathering, a panel discussion titled “Unlocking the Potential of Collaborative Research,” and presentations by interdisciplinary UA researchers supported by CARI. The UA community is invited to attend all or any part of the Colloquium. Snacks and beverages will be served. 9:00-10:00 AM: CoffeeLab networking hour 10:00-10:45 AM: Panel discussion – “Unlocking the Potential of Collaborative Research” 11:00 AM-1:00 […]
CARI Announces 2026-2028 Faculty Fellows!
The Collaborative Arts Research Initiative has announced its newest cohort of faculty fellows. The 2026-2028 faculty fellows, selected from a highly competitive applicant pool, are: These faculty members join a collaborative, arts-focused, interdisciplinary research community, where they will receive space, support, equipment, and make new connections that diversify and expand the impact of their work.
CARI Project Awarded Alabama State Council on the Arts Grant
In October 2025, CARI Faculty Fellows Susan Williams (soprano and Associate Professor of Music) and Sarah Moody (Professor of Spanish) received an Alabama State Council on the Arts Grant for their research project “Music, Poetry, and Arts-Based Friendship: Cuban Art Song in Interdisciplinary Performance”. Along with pianist Kevin Chance (Associate Professor of Music) the project will take their lecture recital “Roses of Cuba: Martí and Lecuona on two eras of the Rosa Blanca” to Mobile which is a sister city of […]
October 9: Beading Workshop with Master Beadworker Roger Amerman (Choctaw Nation)
Join CARI on Thursday, October 9 from 2:00-4:00 PM in Maxwell Hall for a beading workshop with Roger Amerman (Choctaw Nation). Roger Amerman’s prizewinning work has been shown in galleries and museums including the Smithsonian and UA’s own Jones Archaeological Museum–and featured on the Marvel/Disney+ TV series “Echo.” Amerman will lead a workshop on traditional Choctaw beading techniques. Space is limited and RSVP is required. Email Dr. Mairin Odle (lmodle@ua.edu) by Tuesday, October 7 to reserve your spot. Amerman will also give […]
October 10: CARI Hosts Lecture by Geologist and Master Beadworker Roger Amerman (Choctaw Nation)
Join CARI and the Department of Anthropology’s FABL Seminar on Friday, October 10 at 3:00 PM in Ten Hoor Hall Room 30 for “Southeastern Beadwork and Choctaw Legacies: From Ancient Homelands to Oklahoma–and Marvel Studios’ ‘Echo’,” a lecture by Roger Amerman (Choctaw Nation). Roger Amerman is a geologist, award-winning beadwork artist, and former National Park Service ranger. Discussing his role as beadwork consultant for the Marvel TV series “Echo” and the intersections of his work as an artist, an ethnogeologist, […]
CARI-Sponsored Exhibit Receives Southeastern Museums Conference Gold Award
CARI and the Moundville Archaeological Park are pleased to announce that the exhibit, “Learning from the Ancestors: Historical Influences on Contemporary Native Art,” is a recipient of the 2025 Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) Gold Award in the Under $10,000 budget category. The SEMC Exhibition Competition showcases the best in our profession and provides benchmarks for regional exhibition efforts in southeastern museums. “Learning from the Ancestors: Historical Influences on Contemporary Native Art” emphasized the re-centering of museums from tribal perspectives by connecting […]
Norita Film Screening, September 18
Join CARI, the Latin American, Caribbean, & Latinx Studies Program, and the History Department for a screening of Norita, to be followed by a discussion with producer Dr. Sarah Schoellkopf. This recent film tells the story of Nora Morales de Cortiñas, one of the founding Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. The group began organizing to search for their disappeared sons and daughters in 1970s Argentina. Threads of dictatorship, resistance, and shifting approaches to feminism over 50 years are woven […]