Center for the Arts in Society

05/19/2026

What will it take for humans to live off of earth?
What can our neighboring planets teach us about extreme environments?
This event explores the realities of long-duration space habitation and the gap between sci-fi and real-life NASA missions. We will also look at Venus, where upcoming

05/19/2026

05/19/2026

Happening Today at 6:30pm.

What will it take for humans to live off of earth? What can our neighboring planets teach us about extreme environments? This event explores the realities of long-duration space habitation and the gap between sci-fi and real-life NASA missions. We will also look at Venus, where upcoming.
More details on the event flier.

04/28/2026

Space is expanding - but what does it mean to live there?

Save the Date for the (In)hospitable Space Conference, May 25–27. This interdisciplinary gathering brings together scholars, artists, technologists, and policy experts to explore the human, ethical, and cultural dimensions of space exploration.

Three days of keynotes, panels, and conversations on how we imagine and shape life beyond Earth.

04/20/2026

Come celebrate Earth Day with faculty, staff, students, and local coffee roasters for the Spirit of Coffee Festival featuring a showcase of projects completed by students in the course Coffee, Capitalism, and Consciousness. Enjoy coffee and small bites while learning about coffee and its role in hospitality.

04/10/2026

Love sci-fi? 📚 Come read with us.

We’re opening sign-ups now for our August 28 Book Club featuring The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline and spots are limited to 50.
Save your seat before it fills up. Register by April 27, 5 PM here:tinyurl.com/SciFi-Aug28

04/07/2026

🎶 Acting Strangely: The Music of Raven Chacon 🎶
Join students in the North American Indigenous Music Seminar for an immersive performance exploring Navajo-inspired sound, improvisation, and collaboration. Wed, Apr 22 | Free & open to the CMU community.

04/06/2026

What does it mean to repair - systems, histories, communities?

We’re inviting CMU faculty to submit proposals for our new“Repair” initiative which will support projects that explore care, accountability, and restoration across the arts and humanities.

Deadline: March 29

Submit your proposal at bit.ly/RI-26

04/06/2026

Call for CMU Student Art: “Hospitality”

What does it mean to welcome—or resist—belonging? Who is host, who is guest, and how does hospitality carry power, expectation, or even irony? We’re inviting CMU students to explore these questions through artistic projects in any medium.

💰 Award: $250 per selected project
📅 Deadline: Friday, April 17, 2026
🖼 Submit: 150-word project description + examples or finished work. More information here: tinyurl.com/Hospitality-Art