Arizona Arts at SXSW 2022, a look back

March 31, 2022

The Arizona Wonder House was a hit at SXSW 2022, in large part thanks to the students, staff, faculty and alumni of Arizona Arts.

StellarScape awarded Sensor Lab seed grant

March 31, 2022

Yuanyuan “Kay” He has been awarded a University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Sensor Lab seed grant for her immersive, multimedia production, StellarScape; one of eight projects awarded a total of nearly $400,000 in seed-grant support. Dr. He, assistant professor at the Fred Fox School of Music, was awarded the grant in February. The funding is for […]

Creating space and support for emergent artists

March 29, 2022

SALON aims to provide an opportunity for emergent artists whose voices have been historically underrepresented in performing and visual arts.

Advancing the relationship between the arts and health

March 21, 2022

In 2021, artist Rebecca Thompson (BS ’85) conducted two studies exploring and advancing the relationship between the arts and health.

StellarScape tells an immersive, multimedia story of a star

March 13, 2022

StellarScape tells an immersive, multimedia story of a star in music, dance, and cinematography with astrophysical simulation.

de Kooning documentary drops at SXSW 2022

March 11, 2022

The Thief Collector unravels the layers of the infamous de Kooning heist, exploring how far someone would go for something that they covet.

Creative Encounters in Awe Walking

March 11, 2022

Recent neuroscience research shows that going on awe walks, looking for things that inspire childlike wonder, can promote wellness.

Emerging Conversations: Reimagining Waterbearers

March 10, 2022

Emerging Conversations is an annual art education symposium organized by graduate students in the Art & Visual Culture Education program at the University of Arizona School of Art. It is the only symposium of its kind on the West Coast in the United States. Emerging Conversations creates space for artists, educators, art historians, arts-based researchers, […]

Amber Coleman sheds light

March 10, 2022

Art is all about telling stories, and doctoral candidate Amber Coleman sheds light on the kinds of stories that too often don’t get told.

Melissa Lowe and Jory Hancock Dance Studio

March 1, 2022

Studio 301 in the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre has been renamed in honor of two dance visionaries: Melissa Lowe and Jory Hancock Dance Studio.