Cole Nagoda served as a composition fellow in Spain and the Netherlands this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Nagoda, a junior BM major in music composition, composed pieces for the Valencia International Arts Summer Festival in Spain and the Cortona Sessions for New Music education program in Ede, Netherlands. In […]
read moreThree School of Music faculty are part of a new international research effort focused on the human dimensions of climate change. A first for College of Fine Arts faculty, this project is supported by the France–Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges, a partnership between the University of Arizona and France’s Centre National de la Recherche […]
read moreGwen Buettner interned with the renowned Joffrey Ballet School this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Buettner, a senior double majoring in dance and journalism, managed student wellness working within the Joffrey residence hall. She corresponded with artistic faculty, administration, and the health and wellness team daily to foster positive experiences […]
read moreDeadpan is not so much a type of joke as a mode of delivery, a manner of address to an audience that often provokes nervous laughter. Comedian Nathan Fielder’s persona is marked by deadpan. In his hit HBO comedy series “The Rehearsal,” he maintains a blank facial expression as he listens to contestants fumble their auditions for […]
read moreOutstanding faculty and staff were honored at the Arizona Arts’ 2025 Convocation with awards recognizing exceptional achievements across a range of categories, from teaching and mentoring to service and leadership. Charles and Irene Putnam Excellence in Teaching AwardConsidered the college’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in teaching, as demonstrated by outstanding achievement in teaching during […]
read moreThe University of Arizona College of Fine Arts is excited to welcome eight new faculty members for the 2025-2026 academic school year. These educators bring diverse experience and leadership in piano pedagogy, operatic studies, film and television and hip-hop culture will inspire returning and new students at the College of Fine Arts. With a strong […]
read moreThe University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV) proudly announces its 2025/26 Performance Season, featuring a range of musicals and plays focusing on modern life, friendship, romance and show tunes. The season showcases the school’s rising stars in acting, design and technical production. TFTV Associate Director Christie Kerr serves as artistic director for the […]
read moreOver the last 10 years, American photographer Kelli Connell immersed herself in the archives of the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, researching the lives and relationship of writer Charis Wilson and legendary photographer Edward Weston. That research led Connell and her previous partner Betsy Odom to retrace Wilson and Weston’s journeys through California and the American Southwest, […]
read moreFilm student Bennett Curran was awarded the ‘Expanding Horizons Arts & Environment Fund’ scholarship by the College of Fine Arts. The fund supports student-driven interdisciplinary arts projects that raise awareness about environmental and climate issues. “California is Burning,” is Curran’s senior thesis film, which he directed, photographed and produced. It is a visual recollection of […]
read moreArizona Arts presents a 2025 fall semester of arts experiences to engage audiences on campus at the University of Arizona and in the 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 – access […]
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