Let Yourself Be Moved

Life is best lived with a good soundtrack. From classical to hip hop, performance halls to clubs, Arizona Arts has something for the music lover in all of us. Explore Arizona Arts Live and the Fred Fox School of Music to see how you can get more music in your life.

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

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Chris Zatarain takes an interdisciplinary approach to art 

Music training shapes leadership skills for future Chief of Staff

Music training shapes leadership skills for future Chief of StaffLEARN MORE

When you start a music degree, it can feel like there’s only one “right” outcome: performing,

When you start a music degree, it can feel like there’s

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Music training shapes leadership skills for future Chief of Staff

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

CFA Outstanding Seniors: Defining the Class of 2025

CFA Outstanding Seniors: Defining the Class of 2025LEARN MORE

Arizona Arts will celebrate the Class of 2025 on Dec. 18 at Crowder Hall, honoring students whose work has shaped the creative life of the College of Fine Arts. Selected for

Arizona Arts will celebrate the Class of 2025 on Dec. 18

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CFA Outstanding Seniors: Defining the Class of 2025

Mars Science Plus Scholars combine science and art

Mars Science Plus Scholars combine science and artLEARN MORE

A dozen College of Science students, intending to minor in the arts, received the 2025-2026 Mars Science Plus Scholarship, which promotes exploration and helps offset the

A dozen College of Science students, intending to minor in

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Mars Science Plus Scholars combine science and art

Arts students join "Roots for Resilience,' building data science skills

Arts students join "Roots for Resilience,' building data science skillsLEARN MORE

Graduate 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

Graduate art students Lori Hennessy and Andrés Cabellero

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Arts students join

Medici Monday: Macy Halverson

Medici Monday: Macy HalversonLEARN MORE

Macy 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

Macy Halverson attended an ‘opera scenes’ program this

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Medici Monday: Macy Halverson

2025 Creative Achievement Award winners

2025 Creative Achievement Award winnersLEARN MORE

Seven students will receive Creative Achievement Awards at the Arizona Arts’ Fall Celebration during the University of Arizona Fall Family Weekend on Oct. 10 at

Seven students will receive Creative Achievement

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2025 Creative Achievement Award winners

Arizona Arts selects 2025/26 JustArts cohort

Arizona Arts selects 2025/26 JustArts cohortLEARN MORE

Arizona 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

Arizona Arts has selected six student leaders from across

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Arizona Arts selects 2025/26 JustArts cohort

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

Arizona Arts Live, the University of Arizona’s official

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Tucson becomes global stage in final year of Center Stage

Medici Mondays: Cole Nagoda

Medici Mondays: Cole NagodaLEARN MORE

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

Cole Nagoda served as a composition fellow in Spain and

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Medici Mondays: Cole Nagoda

Music faculty join global research effort with France-Arizona

Music faculty join global research effort with France-ArizonaLEARN MORE

Three 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,

Three School of Music faculty are part of a new

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Music faculty join global research effort with France-Arizona

Fall Arts Preview 2025 from Arizona Arts

Fall Arts Preview 2025 from Arizona ArtsLEARN MORE

Arizona 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

Arizona Arts presents a 2025 fall semester of arts

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Fall Arts Preview 2025 from Arizona Arts

Dylan Cook is the Outstanding Senior for CFA, School of Music

Dylan Cook is the Outstanding Senior for CFA, School of MusicLEARN MORE

Dylan Cook has been selected as the “Outstanding Senior” by the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts and the School of Music for the 2025 spring

Dylan Cook has been selected as the “Outstanding

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Dylan Cook is the Outstanding Senior for CFA, School of Music

Kevan Sullivan named Outstanding Graduate for CFA, School of Dance

Kevan Sullivan named Outstanding Graduate for CFA, School of DanceLEARN MORE

Kevan Sullivan has been selected as the “Outstanding Graduate” by the University of Arizona College of Fine Arts and the School of Dance for the 2025 spring

Kevan Sullivan has been selected as the “Outstanding

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Kevan Sullivan named Outstanding Graduate for CFA, School of Dance

Gloria Orozco Dorado: Outstanding Graduate for School of Music

Gloria Orozco Dorado: Outstanding Graduate for School of MusicLEARN MORE

Gloria Orozco Dorado has been selected as the “Outstanding Graduate” by the University of Arizona School of Music for the 2025 spring semester. Here’s a summary of

Gloria Orozco Dorado has been selected as the

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Gloria Orozco Dorado: Outstanding Graduate for School of Music

Arizona Arts Live welcomes Silkroad Ensemble for "Uplifted Voices"

Arizona Arts Live welcomes Silkroad Ensemble for "Uplifted Voices"LEARN MORE

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Arts Live, the University of Arizona’s performing arts series, and the Tucson Desert Song Festival are proud to welcome the

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Arts Live, the

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Arizona Arts Live welcomes Silkroad Ensemble for

Dylan Cook named 2024-25 Presser Scholar

Dylan Cook named 2024-25 Presser ScholarLEARN MORE

Dylan Cook was named the 2024-2025 Presser Scholar at the University of Arizona School of Music, one of the most prestigious awards for undergraduate music students.  The

Dylan Cook was named the 2024-2025 Presser Scholar at the

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Dylan Cook named 2024-25 Presser Scholar

Josh Barbre’s Hip Hop Odyssey

Josh Barbre’s Hip Hop OdysseyLEARN MORE

Josh Barbre, a PhD student in musicology at the University of Arizona School of Music, completed a nine-month research residency in France last summer as a Fulbright

Josh Barbre, a PhD student in musicology at the University

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Josh Barbre’s Hip Hop Odyssey

Joan Ashcraft: 2025 CFA Alumni of the Year

Joan Ashcraft: 2025 CFA Alumni of the YearLEARN MORE

The University of Arizona Alumni Association has named Dr. Joan Ashcraft (BM ’74, MM ’76, Ph.D. ’86) the College of Fine Arts 2025 Alumni of the Year. “As a

The University of Arizona Alumni Association has named Dr.

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Joan Ashcraft: 2025 CFA Alumni of the Year
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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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