Arizona Arts stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

June 19, 2020

Arizona Arts and its units stand in solidarity with Black artists and voices. We are recommitted to effecting change within our communities.

“You’ll Never Be The Sun,” by RISO

June 11, 2020

The Tucson Studio presents the acoustic duo, RISO, performing the song, “You’ll Never Be The Sun,” filmed on location at the Tucson Botanical Gardens.

“Back to Tucson,” by Sweet Ghosts

May 28, 2020

The Tucson Studio presents Sweet Ghosts performing their song, “Back to Tucson,” recorded on location at the Tucson Botanical Gardens.

The Tucson Studio concert series showcases local musicians

May 21, 2020

UA Presents launched a new program, The Tucson Studio, an online resource for Southern Arizona musicians that offers technical assistance with audio and video production for live performance, launching a concert series.

Sadie Shaw creates neighborhood oral history project

May 18, 2020

Sadie Shaw (BFA ’19, Art & Visual Culture Education) is the neighborhood president and creator of the Sugar Hill Oral History Project. A conversation Shaw, and dusty funk musician, Jacki Blu, reveals the hidden history of the Sugar Hill neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona. From its formation in the 1950s, Sugar Hill was unofficially redlined for […]

‘Art Interrupted’ during COVID-19, an AZPM feature

May 18, 2020

Throughout the spring, individuals and units reacted to the lockdown with innovation and resilience.

150 Southern Arizona students get free theatre classes

May 9, 2020

TFTV faculty taught 150 Southern Arizona high school students in free Virtual Theatre Lab seminars.

Arizona Arts in Schools now available in homes

April 15, 2020

Arizona Arts in Schools moved quickly to make its in-class and on-campus programs online, creating at-home learning modules for its four disciplines.

Chad Herzog: Investing in the Arts in Tucson

March 31, 2020

Chad Herzog contemplates investing in the arts in a community talk.

Costume designers make masks for healthcare workers

March 26, 2020

When the pandemic hit, Arizona MFA theatre students and costume designers immediately began making masks for health care workers and first responders in Tucson to address the shortage of masks.