1. Masks, euphoniums, treadmills and the Time Warp, Oct. 10-11

    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 the weekend of Oct. 10-11.  The lineup includes performances, screenings, talks and free family programs at the University of Arizona Museum of Art (UAMA), Center […]

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  2. Medici Mondays | Marcus Xavier Chormicle

    Marcus 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 […]

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  3. A full-circle endowment for Daryl and Lois Durran

    Two 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 […]

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  4. Fellows turn bold ideas into high-impact arts experiences

    Arizona 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 […]

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  5. Excellence in service, teaching and new talent recognized at 2026 Plenary

    Staff 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 […]

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  6. Arizona Arts presents the 2026 fall season of events for Tucson

    Arizona 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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  7. Arizona Arts students are landing where it counts

    The numbers tell a story that any prospective student or their parent should hear. Across the College of Fine Arts and its four schools, University of Arizona arts graduates are finding work, building careers and making an impact in some of the most competitive creative industries in the world. And they’re doing it at a […]

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  8. Arizona Arts Rx completes landmark first year

    Arizona Arts Rx, the innovative arts + culture prescription program, in partnership with SocialRx, wrapped its inaugural year with results that exceeded expectations.  First-year outcomes include that 91% of students with poor mental health at intake demonstrated improvement in mental health and well-being and 60% of lonely students reported feeling less lonely.  This campuswide initiative […]

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  9. A century of looking at animals and ourselves

    When “Animality: 100 Years of Photographs” opens at the University of Arizona Center for Creative Photography (CCP) on Aug. 8, visitors will meet a menagerie: sea lions saluting, a boy touching a calf’s nose, a rattlesnake draped across a man’s shoulders, a polar bear staring back from a melting shoreline.  More than 100 photographs and […]

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  10. Film festivals select 32 TFTV student films to screen

    School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV) students are finding audiences around the world as their films earn selections and awards at respected festivals, reflecting the creativity, ambition and dedication of the school’s emerging filmmakers. As Director of Outreach and Industry, Kerryn Negus leads TFTV’s festival strategy, working individually with filmmakers to develop customized campaigns […]

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