Sasha Schick attended a professional dance intensive in Dallas last summer, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Schick, a fourth year BFA dance student, spent the month of July taking class, learning company repertoire, rehearsing, and performing at SoulEscape, a professional contemporary dance company based in Dallas, Texas. Under the direction […]
read moreThrough the doors of Ina Gitting’s room 124 are the sounds of joy, laughter and community, accompanied by music and a stampede of excited footsteps. The School of Dance’s popular general education course, DNC100 ‘Looking at Dance,’ AKA Dance 100 is drawing in students from schools all over campus to dive into the world of […]
read moreChuan Choy spent the summer conducting musical performances and research in Argentina and Brazil, supported by the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Choy, a second-year doctoral student studying piano, presented two musical performances, a masterclass, and research sessions to communities within the Pestalozzi School in Buenos Aires, Argentina as well as State University of […]
read moreKate Eid attended a dance intensive in Paris, France, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle Eid, a junior majoring in dance and creative writing, attended a two-week intensive with “Graham for Europe,” a dance intensive based in the Martha Graham technique. Facilitated by Rafael Molina with the help of Penny […]
read moreWhat does an artist have in common with a farmer? Alex Atkin (BA ’08, Studio Art) says it’s the ability to make something beautiful come from nothing. Atkin earned her degree in studio arts from the School of Art in 2008. Since 2011, she’s been the farm manager for Tucson Village Farm. “When I finished […]
read moreGraduate art students Lori Hennessy and Andrés Cabellero joined the “Roots for Resilience” cohort to build capacity in data science and AI skills at the University of Arizona. The 13-person cohort will learn best practices in open science, computational infrastructure, and artificial intelligence for research and discovery. The initiative aims to increase the University of […]
read moreSeven years ago, 15-year-old high school student Sasha Schick attended her first Arizona Jazz Dance Showcase. “I was nervous going into the weekend as I didn’t know what to expect,” she said. Her decision to fly from Wisconsin to attend the event with her studio stemmed from the inspiration older dance students gave her. “My […]
read moreAndrés Caballero attended a photography workshop in Snowmass, Colorado, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Caballero is a third-year MFA student in the Photography, Video and Imaging department at the School of Art. He completed a one-week workshop, “Seeing Machines,” at the renowned Anderson Ranch Arts Center, under the direction of […]
read moreMacy Halverson attended an ‘opera scenes’ program this summer in Vicenza, Italy, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle. Halverson, a fourth-year student studying vocal performance, attended the International Lyric Academy’s opera scenes program to improve her performances. The academy gives students opportunities to perform on international stages and study with renowned […]
read moreThe 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 […]
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