Dancer Erina Ueda finds cooking, baking therapeutic

June 14, 2021

Dancer Erina Ueda finds cooking and baking therapeutic. She spent her time in the kitchen as therapy during the pandemic.

Alumnus Edgar Ricaud releases mariachi video

June 14, 2021

Alumnus Edgar Ricaud recently recorded his debut album, a collection of Mexican pop songs and mariachi music, honoring the Mexican heritage.

Lee O’Rourke joins Arizona Arts as Deputy Senior Director of Development

June 13, 2021

Lee O’Rourke has been appointed Deputy Senior Director of Development for Arizona Arts, after six years with the College of Education.

Film by graduate Faye Ruiz garners national distribution deal

June 10, 2021

A student film by University of Arizona graduate Faye Ruiz, “The Lights Are On, No One’s Home,” has been acquired for national distribution.

Stuber discusses his road to Original Films at Netflix

April 27, 2021

Scott Stuber, an Arizona alumnus, discusses the entertainment industry and his road to lead the Original Films division at Netflix.

Alex Jimenez partners with Tucson Water on national initiative

April 26, 2021

Arizona art alumna Alex Jimenez was selected to partner with Tucson Water as part of a new national initiative addressing local water issues.

AZPM features School of Art’s Jessica Gonzales evolution as ‘The Muralist’

March 25, 2021

Jessica Gonzales (BFA ’12, 2D Art), painted her first large-scale public mural in 2016. Since then, she’s churned out a seemingly endless cascade of instantly recognizable, colorful, murals all over Tucson in public locations, private business, and homes, making her one of the most prolific muralists in the region. Those words and this beautiful video […]

“Lights Out” for American factories and workers

March 25, 2021

Kaitlyn Jo Smith (MFA ’20, Photography, Video, Imaging) won a national juried showcase at the 2021 College Arts Association annual conference in Graduate Film/Video, Animations & New Genres in March. In the film, “Lights Out,” Smith sourced over 50,000 portraits of factory workers from Facebook, which were then turned into deep-fake portraits by artificial intelligence, commenting on […]

Filling a documentary film gap

March 22, 2021

Alumni Herb and Kerry Stratford created a documentary film, “Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman,” father of the Arts and Crafts movement.

The Floor Plans of a Place

February 24, 2021

School of Art alumnus Karlito Miller Espinosa (MFA ’19) discusses what inspired his new mural on the Joseph Gross Gallery located on Speedway Boulevard and North Mountain Avenue in Tucson. Subscribe to Arizona Arts on YouTube.