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UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

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CentralTrak’s Last Show

July 3, 2017

Home of UTD’s master's of fine arts students for nine years, CentralTrak is permanently closing its living space to all current and future artists. The closure was announced in December 2016 when the...

Clayton Harper, an artist in residence at CentralTrak, will have to move out of the living space after the lease ends in June. Harper said he is waiting for new information as faculty looks for alternative space for a similar or new program. Photo by Chris Lin | Mercury Staff.

CentralTrak closed indefinitely

February 20, 2017

CentralTrak, UTD’s artist residency program, is closing after nine years of housing students and international creatives. Administrators and directors on campus are working toward establishing a similar...

Gabriel Dawe was selected for UTD’s CentralTrak program and graduated with a master’s degree in 2011. He now works as a textiles artist and designer. Photo courtesy of Tracy Greene.

Alumnus unveils new art exhibition

August 22, 2016

A UTD alumnus’ new art installation is now on display at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth. Textiles artist and master’s graduate Gabriel Dawe’s latest piece, “Plexus no. 34,” went on display...

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Art roast celebrates work of local artist couple

February 24, 2015

Bright green, pink and purple lights shined behind the sign at CentralTrak, illuminating the sidewalk as self-portraits of two artists, one painted in clown makeup and the other as a devil, look out the...

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CentralTrak resident artist Chris Blay and local artist Gerardo Robles created a billboard to promote Dialogues on Race for Make Art With Purpose. The angular figures are meant to represent racial unity.

Billboard art spurs discussion on racial equity

February 9, 2015

Dallas-based art organization collaborates with artists to create signboard projects with a focus on activism, positive change A billboard-based art initiative about racial equity is going to the national...

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Art showgoers observe the video installation created by Postcommodity, an internationally acclaimed Native American art collective who brought their exhibit to CentralTrak. The installation, titled “Gallup Motel Butchering,”  will be showcased through Feb. 21.

Native art showcased at CentralTrak exhibition

January 26, 2015

Art collective Postcommodity merges indigenous commentary, culture with new aesthetic A Navajo woman butchering a sheep in a Gallup, N.M. hotel is one of the subjects displayed on four large video projections...

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Christopher Blay is a guest of the artists’ residency at CentralTrak. His show, that ran from Aug. 30 to Sept. 20, explores themes of communication and science fiction using easily accessible materials.

‘Satellites’ show focuses on themes of communication

September 22, 2014

As a current guest of the UTD artists’ residency at CentralTrak, it goes without saying that Christopher Blay is someone to watch. At CentralTrak, Blay was able to create his show “Satellites,”...

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