Alumna Varela accepted into UT-Austin career program

November 7, 2022

Arizona arts alumna Bella Maria Varela has been named a prestigious Early Career Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin.

Erika Tenorio wins Indigenous design award, honors grandma

October 7, 2022

Erika Tenorio wins Indigenous People’s Day design award and becomes inaugural scholar for a Latin American Studies program.

Panama inspires grad student Arias in her art, filmmaking

September 14, 2022

Born in Costa Rica, Jacqueline Arias was adopted by American parents and moved to the Panama Canal Zone at age 4. While she only spent three years there before moving to rural Ohio, the experience made a profound impression on the artist, independent filmmaker and educator. Now a University of Arizona School of Art graduate student, Arias […]

CUES Spanning Boundaries Challenge

June 8, 2022

School of Art’s Nicole Antebi has been selected for the Center for University Education Scholarship (CUES) 2022 Spanning Boundaries Team.

Ash Dahlke debuts art installation in Southern Arizona

November 7, 2021

Ash Dahlke debuts art installation at The Land with No Name, plus a bi-national, collaborative mural in Agua Prieta, Sonora.

Songs of Eagles and Stars

October 15, 2021

Songs of Eagles and Stars is the title of Diana Peralta’s research project for her work as a 2021 Mellon-Fronteridades Graduate Fellow.

Antebi, Taylor participating in the ‘Digital Borderlands’ storytelling project

June 18, 2021

Faculty Nicole Antebi and David Taylor are participating in the ‘Digital Borderlands’ storytelling project, funded by the Mellon Foundation.

Documentary filmmakers seek meaningful change in Brooks County

April 16, 2021

The documentary, Missing in Brooks County, created by Arizona faculty, will be screened at the Arizona International Film Festival.

Students to pursue border-engaged arts research

February 23, 2021

Graduate artists Mariel Miranda and Bella Maria Varela (art) and Diana Peralta (music) were awarded border-engaged research scholarships.

Karlito creates new mural on Speedway

November 5, 2020

The School of Art is getting a new mural. Recent alumnus and internationally renowned muralist Karlito Miller Espinosa, aka Mata Ruda, is creating a mural on the School of Art’s Joseph Gross Gallery during the month of November 2020. The mural is part of the arts renaissance at the University of Arizona. The Arizona Arts […]