A ripe banana affixed to a wall with duct tape doesn’t strike most folks as art, and even fewer would pay a few bucks for it… …unless they were hungry. And yet Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian, composed solely of those two materials, sold for $6.2 million at a Sotheby’s auction last fall. “Why in the world?” you […]
read more“For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it’s always ourselves we find in the sea.” — E. E. Cummings While the sea has an undeniable allure no matter the season, it looks especially appealing to us desert dwellers once summer arrives. That’s why, for July’s round of Virtual Art Trivia, we’ll spend […]
read moreLove and marriage may go together like a horse and carriage, but add art trivia to the mix to take the proverbial (wedding) cake! In June 2020, we marked UAMA’s first-ever Art Trivia Happy Hour. Five years later, thanks to art trivia fans whom we love and adore, we’re still going — and stronger than […]
read moreThe exhibition will showcase a survey of work by Bailey Doogan (1941-2022), a celebrated artist, graphic designer and esteemed professor emerita at the University of Arizona School of Art. In Bailey Doogan: Ways of Seeing, selections from each phase of the artist’s career will be displayed together for the first time, highlighting her artistic processes […]
read more“Preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.” — Carl Sagan This Earth Month, we’ll honor our exquisite planet by visiting a sampling of its designated “Wonders” — natural, ancient and modern — via the immersive medium of art. As usual, the multiple choice trivia questions will be fun for […]
read more“To develop a complete mind: Study the science of art; Study the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” ― Leonardo da Vinci For the March round of UAMA Virtual Art Trivia, we’ll mark the Vernal Equinox and arrival of spring by visiting another period associated with rebirth […]
read moreU of A Museum Day is back for its second year! Here’s how, CCP, UAMA and its Archive of Visual Arts are marking the occasion. At UAMA, enjoy free admission all day (10a-4p) and special programming from (Noon-4p). Explore books and zines in the Mobile Abolition Library ― on the road from Albuquerque, NM ― […]
read moreA conversation with artist Hank Willis Thomas and collector Jordan D. Schnitzer, presented by the University of Arizona Museum of Art. This free event will take place at the CCP Auditorium on Feb. 15 at 1p. Based in New York, Hank Willis Thomas is among the most prominent contemporary artists of the past 25 years. […]
read moreIf a lack of virtual fun is what ails you, then this round of Art Trivia Happy Hour is the cure! This December, we’ll bring art into the observation room and see what it teaches us about healthcare throughout the ages — from early alchemy to modern medicine. As usual, the multiple choice trivia questions […]
read moreThis annual exhibition at the University of Arizona Museum of Art showcases the creativity and artistic achievement of high school artists across Tucson and Pima County. What unique artistic practices have teachers and student artists developed in classrooms across Southern Arizona? What ideas do young artists want to express, and how do they do it […]
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