Considering an MFA, MA or PhD in the visual arts? Sign up now for the University of Arizona School of Art’s Graduate Virtual House on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Learn more about the school’s studio and scholarly graduate programs and how to utilize the nearby University of Arizona Museum of Art […]
read moreArtist and educator Heather Bird Harris will host an artist workshop, “Observing and Imagining the Health of the Santa Cruz Watershed with Natural Inks,” on Nov. 14 from 2-4p at the School of Art Building (Room 241). Bird Harris is an artist and educator who prioritizes caretaking and connection. Her work explores the throughlines between […]
read moreArtist and educator Heather Bird Harris will give a visiting artist talk on Nov. 12 from 2 to 3 p.m. at the School of Art (Room 241), 1031 N. Olive Road. As part of the Watershed Soundscape project of the Arizona Institute of Resilience, Harris has created a new video projection piece that documents the […]
read moreUniversity of Arizona School of Art graduate student Vanessa Saavedra examines and reflects on the complex realities of life at the U.S.-Mexico border in her solo exhibition “Realidades Fronterizas.” Growing up in Nogales, Sonora, after moving from Jalisco at 8 years old, Saavedra said she experienced firsthand how the border shaped her identity. With support […]
read moreGraduate students in the school’s Art & Visual Culture Education program will present the 11th annual Emerging Conversations Symposium (#EC2024) on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 241 of the Art building. This year’s theme is “Bodies, Materials, and Spaces in Art & Visual Culture Education.” The symposium aims to reimagine art education […]
read moreThe School of Art will welcome new and transfer students on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in an event that includes campus groups. From 4 to 4:30 p.m., the new and transfer students will attend a mandatory orientation at the Music Building’s Holsclaw Hall. Then, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., all School of Art students and faculty/staff can join the […]
read moreSchool of Art graduate student Claire Fall Blanchette is hosting a solo exhibition, “Ruins,” at the Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building Courtyard on campus. The installation, part of her 2023 Marcia Grand Centennial Sculpture Prize project, features two interacting walls of living bricks that she “grew” with mycelium, the invisible part of mushrooms whose roots […]
read more“Borderland Masks” is a collaborative project developed by MFA candidate Andrés Caballero with the support of the Mellon-Fronteridades Graduate Fellowship. It began with oral history recordings that culminated in a series of multimedia pieces telling the stories of a group of Lucha Libre wrestling fans around the US/Mexico border. The exploration of this tradition within […]
read moreThis School of Art interactive exhibition invites visitors to co-create an installation by adding to the collaborative fiber wall sculpture. Based on the teachings of bell hooks, and conceived of as a capacity-building game which later became an exhibition, “Where I’m From …” encourages finding connections with strangers through celebrating common lived experiences across time and […]
read moreRonald Rael will talk about his new initiative, “Mud y Robots,” a new paradigm in building construction, coupling humankind’s oldest building material with advanced additive manufacturing technology to create housing that can save the planet. The free lecture is part of the University of Arizona School of Art’s Visiting Artists and Scholars Endowment (VASE) series […]
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