Arizona Arts was well represented in Tucson Weekly 2021 awards

October 27, 2021

The annual Tucson Weekly “Best of Tucson® 2021” were announced this week and there were many award winners from the Arizona Arts community.

Arizona Arts launches Signature Series 2021

September 14, 2021

Arizona Arts launches ‘Signature Series,’ a new series showcases the division’s most compelling, engaging arts events on and off campus.

Arizona Arts Live launches 2021-22 season

September 2, 2021

Arizona Arts Live launches its second season this fall with Jon Batiste, Mark Morris Dance Group, and Kronos Quartet all part of a lineup.

TFTV announces 2021-22 theatre season

August 7, 2021

The 2021/2022 theatre season opens in October with Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods,” the School of Theatre, Film & Television announced.

Nolan Veneklasen to document the Tucson Chinese Lion Dance Troupe

June 29, 2021

Nolan Veneklasen to document the Tucson Chinese Lion Dance Troupe and its role in creating cultural identity among Chinese American adoptees.

‘Tangencies’ brings people together at Biosphere 2

June 17, 2021

Recent School of Art MFA graduate Benjamin Dearstyne Hoste brought his interactive art installation “Tangencies” to Biosphere 2 in late May.

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.

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.

Tucson Folk Festival returns with 75 performances across three stages, April 10-11

April 6, 2021

The Tucson Folk Festival returns for its 36th year, April 10-11, 2021, with over 75 performances, broadcast live from three stages.

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 […]