Art That Ignites the Senses

Arizona Arts features immersive, interactive art experiences through Arizona Arts Live, School of Art, Center For Creative Photography, and UAMA. These exhibits put you front and center in the middle of the action, creating a hands-on arts experience perfect for Instagramming or just savoring.

Arts students join Fronteridades internship cohort

Arts students join Fronteridades internship cohortLEARN MORE

Two College of Fine Arts students are among nine selected for the Fronteridades Undergraduate Internship Program from the Confluencenter of Creative Inquiry. This program places

Two College of Fine Arts students are among nine selected

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Arts students join Fronteridades internship cohort

Spring 2026 arts preview from Arizona Arts

Spring 2026 arts preview from Arizona ArtsLEARN MORE

Arizona Arts presents a 2026 spring semester of arts experiences to engage audiences on campus at the University of Arizona and in the community.  Arizona Arts and

Arizona Arts presents a 2026 spring semester of arts

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Spring 2026 arts preview from Arizona Arts

Tucson becomes global stage in final year of Center Stage

Tucson becomes global stage in final year of Center StageLEARN MORE

Arizona 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

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Tucson becomes global stage in final year of Center Stage

Six new projects blend creativity and community impact

Six new projects blend creativity and community impactLEARN MORE

This year, six Arts Research + Resilience projects were awarded funding through a continuing partnership between the Arizona Institute for Resilience and the College of Fine

This year, six Arts Research + Resilience projects were

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Six new projects blend creativity and community impact

Step inside the sounds of the brain

Step inside the sounds of the brainLEARN MORE

Imagine hearing the hum of your brain, its electrical signals transformed into a symphony of sound. What would it reveal about your mind, your health, or the hidden rhythms of

Imagine hearing the hum of your brain, its electrical

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Step inside the sounds of the brain

'boundary migratory' connects U of A dance with arts scene

'boundary migratory' connects U of A dance with arts sceneLEARN MORE

On Nov. 2, the Blue Lotus Artist Collective in downtown Tucson came alive with 'boundary migratory,' a unique performance curated by Cyrus.

On Nov. 2, the Blue Lotus Artist Collective in downtown

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'boundary migratory' connects U of A dance with arts scene

Fall Arts Preview 2024 from Arizona Arts

Fall Arts Preview 2024 from Arizona ArtsLEARN MORE

Arizona Arts presents a 2024 fall semester of experiences to engage audiences on campus at the University of Arizona and in the community.

Arizona Arts presents a 2024 fall semester of experiences

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Fall Arts Preview 2024 from Arizona Arts

Making sense out of the senseless

Making sense out of the senselessLEARN MORE

Marcos Serafim wants to make sense out of the senseless when it comes to processing data and information with his recent art installation.

Marcos Serafim wants to make sense out of the senseless

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Making sense out of the senseless

Reading one poem 1,000 times to strangers in Berlin

Reading one poem 1,000 times to strangers in BerlinLEARN MORE

Art alumnus Martin Krafft's artist-in-residency project goal: Reading one poem to 1,000 strangers in Berlin. 

Art alumnus Martin Krafft's artist-in-residency project

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Reading one poem 1,000 times to strangers in Berlin

How can the arts inform future space exploration

How can the arts inform future space explorationLEARN MORE

How can the arts can intersect with space exploration? A four-person all-artist crew undertook a simulated moon mission to find out. 

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How can the arts inform future space exploration

Sewing in Space

Sewing in SpaceLEARN MORE

Ivy Wahome is set to embark on a space simulation in Biosphere 2 for the Imagination 1 all-artist crew, March 10-15.

Ivy Wahome is set to embark on a space simulation in

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Sewing in Space

All-artist crew to undertake a six-day simulated moon mission

All-artist crew to undertake a six-day simulated moon missionLEARN MORE

An all-artist crew from the University of Arizona, a writer, dancer, poet and textile artist, will undertake a six-day simulated moon mission.

An all-artist crew from the University of Arizona, a

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All-artist crew to undertake a six-day simulated moon mission

Arizona Arts at TEDxUArizona 2023

Arizona Arts at TEDxUArizona 2023LEARN MORE

Arizona Arts was well represented at TEDxUArizona: Spirit of Wonder on Nov. 1 at Centennial Hall. Now you can watch all of the talks here.

Arizona Arts was well represented at TEDxUArizona: Spirit

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Arizona Arts at TEDxUArizona 2023

Jeremy Denk to launch new artist residency for piano

Jeremy Denk to launch new artist residency for pianoLEARN MORE

Jeremy Denk to launch the inaugural Sandra F. Lai Residency in Piano at the University of Arizona School of Music, Oct. 27-29.

Jeremy Denk to launch the inaugural Sandra F. Lai Residency

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Jeremy Denk to launch new artist residency for piano

Fall Arts Preview 2023 from Arizona Arts

Fall Arts Preview 2023 from Arizona ArtsLEARN MORE

Arizona Arts proudly presents a 2023 fall semester of art, dance, music, theatre, comedy, spectacle and more at the University of Arizona.

Arizona Arts proudly presents a 2023 fall semester of art,

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Fall Arts Preview 2023 from Arizona Arts

Arizona Arts Live announces 2023-24 year

Arizona Arts Live announces 2023-24 yearLEARN MORE

Arizona Arts Live presents its 2023-24 year, featuring an extraordinary array of world-class artists and captivating new experiences.

Arizona Arts Live presents its 2023-24 year, featuring an

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Arizona Arts Live announces 2023-24 year

Arizona Arts Events and Activities Expectations

Arizona Arts Events and Activities ExpectationsLEARN MORE

Keeping with the university’s core values, Arizona Arts strives for inclusive excellence and seeks the highest standard of ethical conduct.

Keeping with the university’s core values, Arizona Arts

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Arizona Arts Events and Activities Expectations

Meet Peter Torpey of Live and Immersive Arts

Meet Peter Torpey of Live and Immersive ArtsLEARN MORE

Peter Torpey is the Live and Immersive Arts program director, which includes a new interdisciplinary degree in the College of Fine Arts.

Peter Torpey is the Live and Immersive Arts program

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Meet Peter Torpey of Live and Immersive Arts

New opportunities for cultivating arts research

New opportunities for cultivating arts researchLEARN MORE

New opportunities for cultivating arts research are available to College of Fine Arts faculty, like RII seed grants and Udall Fellowships.

New opportunities for cultivating arts research are

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New opportunities for cultivating arts research
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CCP announces acquisition of nine photography archives

CCP announces acquisition of nine photography archivesLEARN MORE

The Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona has announced the acquisition of nine significant photography archives, marking one of the most substantial

The Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the

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CCP announces acquisition of nine photography archives

TFTV professor, playwright Elaine Romero awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

TFTV professor, playwright Elaine Romero awarded Guggenheim FellowshipLEARN MORE

Elaine Romero, playwright and professor in the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television (TFTV), has been awarded a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the

Elaine Romero, playwright and professor in the University

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TFTV professor, playwright Elaine Romero awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

Arts students join Fronteridades internship cohort

Arts students join Fronteridades internship cohortLEARN MORE

Two College of Fine Arts students are among nine selected for the Fronteridades Undergraduate Internship Program from the Confluencenter of Creative Inquiry. This program places

Two College of Fine Arts students are among nine selected

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Arts students join Fronteridades internship cohort

Chad Herzog named Provost Fellow for community engagement

Chad Herzog named Provost Fellow for community engagementLEARN MORE

Chad Herzog, executive and artistic director of Arizona Arts Live and associate vice president of Arizona Arts, has been selected as one of nine inaugural Provost Fellows for

Chad Herzog, executive and artistic director of Arizona

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Chad Herzog named Provost Fellow for community engagement

Pete Froslie: New leadership at the intersection of Art and AI

Pete Froslie: New leadership at the intersection of Art and AILEARN MORE

The University of Arizona College of Fine Arts has announced the appointment of Pete Froslie as the new associate dean for research and graduate studies. Froslie, a scholar and

The University of Arizona College of Fine Arts has

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Pete Froslie: New leadership at the intersection of Art and AI

Chris Zatarain takes an interdisciplinary approach to art 

Chris Zatarain takes an interdisciplinary approach to art LEARN MORE

Photographer, musician and environmentalist, Chris Zatarain is interested in how art and music enter into dialogue with people and the planet. He is a first-year PhD student

Photographer, musician and environmentalist, Chris

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Chris Zatarain takes an interdisciplinary approach to art 
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