The University of Arizona

Arizona Arts Master Plan

Arizona Arts became a new division at the University of Arizona on July 1, 2019, creating a unified gateway to the unique visual and performing arts assets, experiences, and educational programs, comprised of the four schools from the College of Fine Arts, plus Arizona Arts Live, the Center for Creative Photography and the University of Arizona Museum of Art. 

Arizona Arts Master Plan
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The Founding Vision

As part of its founding vision, Arizona Arts developed a Master Plan to reimagine its role in academic life, research, and campus vibrancy. Created through a year-long process of research and dialogue—with guidance from the DLR Group and in coordination with the university’s Planning, Design and Construction team—the Master Plan outlined aspirations to improve physical spaces, foster cross-campus collaboration, and integrate the arts more fully into the university’s strategic priorities. Phase One renovations include:

Collaborations

A hallmark of Arizona Arts is creative inquiry and collaboration. The University of Arizona is one of the nation’s leading research, land-grant institutions. Arizona Arts facilitates the full spectrum of interdisciplinary programming and integrative arts research opportunities in alignment with the university strategic plan. Themes that are being explored: