“PLAZA: Etymology of Place” is a traveling exhibition that unites MFA photography artists from the University of Arizona and Arizona State University. Curated by U of A School of Art graduate student Marcus Xavier Chormicle (Photography, Video & Imaging) and ASU photo graduate student Oscar Montes, the exhibition invites artists to reflect on their personal […]
read moreRenowned artist/photographer Cara Romero will give a career-spanning talk about the making of a contemporary Native American artist — from her training at the Institute of American Indian Arts to founding the Cara Romero Gallery and Studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her lecture is the second of the 2026-27 Visiting Artists and Scholars Endowment (VASE) series. […]
read moreGraduate students from the University of Arizona School of Art present a new participatory arts-based research exhibition, “Material Matters: Endeavors in Arts-Based Inquiry,” at the Lionel Rombach Gallery. Featuring works by art education researchers Andy Julo, Mandi Smith, Ziyu Feng, Yuqing Wang, Aru Zhao, Jackie Zhao, and interdisciplinary artists Camden Hardy and Phoebe Charpentier, the […]
read moreThe School of Art exhibition, “Relative Impulse,” features artworks for which the making — or destroying — of family archives is material and metaphor. Funny, heart-wrenching, or bizarre, using the ephemera of memory itself or a copy of a copy, each artwork reminds us that everything’s relative.
read moreHouston-based artist, writer and fillmmaker Dario Robleto will discuss his interdisciplinary approach to crafting and conveying messages of emotion and identity into the cosmos — a kind of “humanities off-planet” — to kick off the 2026-27 Visiting Artists & Scholars Endowment (VASE) lecture series. Robleto’s work has been exhibited widely and held in prominent collections, […]
read moreHigh school or community college students thinking about becoming an art major are encouraged to attend National Portfolio Day in Tucson on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University of Arizona School of Art. University representatives from art schools around the country will meet with students to review portfolios, offer constructive […]
read moreThe School of Art will welcome new and transfer students — and welcome back current students — on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in an event that includes campus groups. From 4 to to 4:30 p.m., the new and transfer students will attend an orientation. Then, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., all School of Art students and faculty/staff are invited to […]
read more“Shifting Potential,” a group exhibition featuring School of Art MFA students, investigates a type of shift in perspective; whether through the body, systems of society, or one’s sense of reality. The potential itself is dependent on its own particular context and temporality. The show features Athena Apodaca, Bryce Pol, Clarissa Kear, Keelin Miller, Sheldon Patten, Melanie Montes, […]
read moreJoin students from the School of Art’s Illustration, Design & Animation (IDA) program for their Spring 2026 Capstone exhibition on May 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Subspace Art Collective, 480 N. Perry Ave. Among the student artists are:
read moreIt’s that time of year, and the Art & Visual Culture Education program is excited to celebrate the conclusion of Wildcat Saturday Art School 2026 with an Open Studios event. This special day is an opportunity to step into the studio, experience the creativity and energy of the classes, and spend time making and exploring […]
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