The Arizona Arts Excellence Award recognizes an undergraduate student, graduate student, staff, and faculty who use their research, creative activity, leadership, and service to make a difference at the University of Arizona and drive change in the world. This year the 2025 Arizona Arts Excellence Award recipients are: “We celebrate these arts scholars and creators […]
read moreBella Ruiz attended a dance intensive program in Moncalvo, Italy, this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Ruiz, a fourth-year student studying dance and minoring in criminology, participated in Orsolina28’s one-week intensive. Nestled in the countryside of Moncalvo, Italy, the program aims to promote and transform the performing arts into […]
read moreSeven students will receive Creative Achievement Awards at the Arizona Arts’ Fall Celebration during the University of Arizona Fall Family Weekend on Oct. 10 at Crowder Hall. The Fall Celebration recognizes creative students who exemplify excellence in their respective fields in and out of the classroom. In addition to the Creative Achievement Awards, two students will be presented […]
read moreBennett Curran enhanced his senior thesis film, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Curran, a senior pursuing his BA in Film & Television online, created his own film “California is Burning” to highlight the devastation brought by the Eaton fire in southern California. In a story of resilience, he aims […]
read moreArizona Arts has selected six student leaders from across campus for the 2025/26 JustArts Fellowship cohort, who will design projects that expand access to the arts and spark change. Now in its fourth year, the fellowship invites University of Arizona students to use the arts to confront challenges on campus and in the community. Fellows identify challenges, […]
read moreGia Del Pino earned a certificate in Art and Curatorial Practice this summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Del Pino, a fifth-year PhD student in art and visual culture education, participated in the New Centre for Research and Practice’s virtual certificate program. The centre’s mission is to expand possibilities […]
read moreThe Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona has received renowned photographer Benn Mitchell’s archive and a $1 million gift. Esther Mitchell has donated her late husband’s photographic archive to the center, along with a $1 million gift to establish the Benn and Esther Mitchell Endowed Collection Fund. The gift provides a major […]
read moreArizona Arts Live, the University of Arizona’s official performing arts presenter, is proud to announce its participation in the final year of Center Stage. Center Stage is the pioneering cultural diplomacy initiative created by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and produced by the New England Foundation for the Arts. For […]
read moreKayla Howard attended the Theatrical Intimacy Education Weekend Workshop this summer in Denver, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Howard, a senior majoring in theatre arts and minoring in adolescence, community, and education, worked with educators and working professionals in intimacy choreography and coodination. Theatrical Intimacy Education is the oldest […]
read moreCole 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 […]
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