Founded in 1921, the non-Native, self-named “Smoki People” of Prescott, Arizona, appropriated Native dance and ceremony for nearly 70 years. Paradoxically, they also built a museum housing a collection worthy of interpretation, study and care. The 100-year institutional history and its important de-colonial transformation to the Museum of Indigenous People will be presented in this […]
read moreA tradition since 1970, the School of Art and the University of Arizona Museum of Art will host the 2026 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition along with the school’s Joseph Gross Gallery. During the last year of their coursework, graduates work closely with faculty to develop a body of original art to present to the public […]
read moreEverybody shows and anything goes at the University of Arizona Undergraduate Art Exhibition show. Installed salon-style, the 2025 “UAUA” show offers many students their first opportunity to exhibit their artwork in a gallery setting. It’s open to all undergraduate students enrolled in classes in the School of Art. “UAUA,” with work from 86 students, will […]
read moreExperience an interactive space for textile fun at the School of Art’s Lionel Rombach Gallery. In “Swap, Mend, Make!’ you can swap gently used clothes, mend or patch a favorite garment, or work on a DIY costume/artwork/whatever using available fabric scraps, tools and craft supplies. Open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, until Nov. 7, […]
read moreThe School of Art is hosting a Virtual Open House for students interested in pursuing graduate degrees in Studio Art, Art Education or Art History. Prospective MFA, MA and PhD students should register for the Nov. 5 Zoom link.
read moreSirilak S. Rottler, a School of Art M.A. student in Art & Visual Culture Education, is holding a pop-up thesis exhibition, “Notes from the In-Between,” on Sept. 3, from 5-7 p.m. in Room 241 of the Art Building. She says: How does the social and embodied experience of being an Asian/Thai American immigrant inform the […]
read moreThe School of Art’s Visiting Artists and Scholars Endowment (VASE) lecture series will kick off its 2025-26 season with Yoshua Okón, a Mexico City artist who blends video, installation and performance to engage viewers in a dialogue concerning the complexity of contemporary society. Admission is free. Yoshua OkónThursday, Oct. 16, 5:30pCCP AuditoriumArtist Website | Artist […]
read moreThe School of Art will welcome new and transfer students on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 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 Crowder Hall. Then, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., all School of Art students and faculty/staff are invited to […]
read moreEight School of Art graduate students will showcase their work in “Surface Tension” from Aug. 26 to Oct. 2 at the Lionel Rombach Gallery. The exhibition features the work of Arshia Amin, Aubrey Behrens, Molly Etchberger, Steven Gray, Alexis Joy Hagestad, Angelica Jones, Porter Norton McDonald and Eden Squires. The show is the culminating event […]
read moreSchool of Art MFA artists will present their photographs and other works related to their fall 2024 field class, “Border as Network.” The exhibition, at Pidgin Palace Arts, 1110 S. Sixth Ave., will run from Aug. 9 to Aug. 30 with a reception on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. Taught by Professor David Taylor, […]
read more