1. Gloria Orozco Dorado: Outstanding Graduate for School of Music

    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 Associate Professor Jackie Glazier’s nomination letter: Gloria’s achievements in clarinet performance and research are extraordinary. Her project, Ritmos de mi Tierra (“Rhythms of My Land”), won the International Clarinet Association’s […]

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  2. Arizona Arts Live welcomes Silkroad Ensemble for “Uplifted Voices”

    TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Arts Live, the University of Arizona’s performing arts series, and the Tucson Desert Song Festival are proud to welcome the groundbreaking Silkroad Ensemble to Tucson for Uplifted Voices, a one-night-only performance at Centennial Hall on April 6, 2025. Led by six boundary-breaking musicians, Uplifted Voices is a global musical journey that shines a light on underrepresented voices from around the […]

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  3. Beihua Guo takes 2nd in Grad Slam with ‘Ground Zeros’

    University of Arizona School of Art student Beihua Guo captured second place in the campus-wide Grad Slam contest with his presentation, “Designated Ground Zeros: Documenting Cold War Nuclear Targets with Uranium Prints.” Guo, a first-year MFA candidate in the school’s Photography, Video and Imaging program, vied with five other finalists for the best three-minute graduate […]

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  4. Medici Mondays: Ginger Crow

    Ginger Crow participated in a teaching music project in Tanzania, Africa, thanks to support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle.

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  5. Prof. Alshaibi joins global luminaries in Bellagio residency

    Invited to the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center residency program, University of Arizona School of Art Regents Professor Sama Alshaibi joined other top global artists, scholars and scientists tackling issues such as water and climate in addition to working on her art project that explores the impact of Iraq’s laws on women. Since 1959, the month-long residency program in […]

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  6. Medici Mondays: Nhan Ho

    Nhan Ho collaborated with sjDANCEco, a resident dance company in San Jose, California, thanks to the support from the College of Fine Arts Medici Circle donors. 

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