DeeDee DuPlessis experienced 15 days of photographic experimentation in Barcelona this past July, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts’ Medici Circle. DuPlessis, a senior pursuing a BFA in studio art with a Photography, Video and Imaging emphasis, was invited to attend the International Experimentation Residency in Barcelona. The 10-day residency consisted of eight artists […]
read moreChelsea Cannon participated in a choral workshop and performed in Italy, this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts’ Medici Circle. Cannon, a senior studying music education and voice at the School of Music, attended the Sarteano Choral Workshop in Tuscany, Italy. She participated in masterclasses, received personal instruction from vocal specialists […]
read moreStudying abroad can sound like a major undertaking. Students have to consider where they want to go, how courses will apply to their degrees, what the program will cost and how to handle applications and travel arrangements. From art in Barcelona to music in Rome, College of Fine Arts students can explore creative fields in programs around […]
read moreGavin Michaels attended a two-week intensive training program in New York City this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts’ Medici Circle. Michaels is in his third and final year at the University of Arizona, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. He attended the Verdon Fosse Legacy Intensive Training […]
read moreThe University of Arizona Museum of Art opens a new exhibition “Staged: The Art of Performance” on Oct. 10, a date filled with arts experiences. Maskmaker Zarco Guerrero, euphonium virtuoso Benjamin Pierce, four treadmill-running performers and a student cast about to do the Time Warp will bring the University of Arizona’s arts campus to life that weekend. […]
read moreMarcus Xavier Chormicle made progress on his ongoing photography project, “Say Uncle,” this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts’ Medici Circle. Chormicle, a second-year MFA student in the School of Art, made photographs of his uncle in the pine forests on Mount San Jacinto, the mountain where his ancestors would escape […]
read moreTwo University of Arizona School of Music alumni are giving back to the program that gave them their start. Daryl Durran (BM ’78, bassoon) and Lois Durran (BM ’77, violin) have established the Daryl W. and Lois F. Durran Music Scholarship Endowment, a gift that will support undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Music for generations […]
read moreArizona Arts is proud to announce the 2026–27 JustArts Fellowship cohort of five students, using the arts as a vehicle for meaningful change at the University of Arizona. JustArts Fellows deliver student-led solutions to complex societal topics, leveraging creative expression to address sensory access, climate resilience, grief, homelessness, and community health. Inspired by the vision to create positive impact […]
read moreStaff and faculty from College of Fine Arts gathered for the 2026 Plenary and Breakfast on Aug. 19 at the Tucson Marriott University Park hotel to honor exceptional teaching, service and leadership from across the college’s schools and units. The morning also welcomed new colleagues to Arizona Arts and celebrated a wave of faculty promotions […]
read moreArizona Arts presents a 2026 fall semester of arts experiences to engage audiences on campus at the University of Arizona and in the Tucson community. Arizona Arts and its units produce over 700 events each year, most of them free. The division integrates the arts throughout the university experience; gives all students – regardless of major – […]
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