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  2. Black Faculty Speaker Series: Afrofuturism

    A new speaker series starting this month aims to highlight the experiences, expertise and creativity of Black people to the University and Tucson communities and foster a more inclusive campus culture for Black students, employees and other communities of color. The series, titled “Out of This World: Afrofuturist Expressions Across Science, Art, Technology and Design,” will […]

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  3. Photography and Southeast Asia: History and Practice

    The School of Art, Arizona Arts and the Center for Creative Photography are excited to invite the public to our third symposium on Asian photography, a full-day virtual symposium entitled “Photography and Southeast Asia: History and Practice.” The free symposium will be held entirely online to accommodate a broader audience in Asia, the U.S. and […]

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  7. Panama inspires grad student Arias in her art, filmmaking

    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 […]

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  8. Arizona Arts sees the future through an inclusive lens

    Arizona Arts sees the future through an inclusive lens within the Arizona Arts Master Plan, a gateway to the arts. In 17th century France, salons gave artists from the country’s elite class an opportunity to display their work in a government-sponsored exhibition. In March, the University held its own SALON – the Student Artist Live […]

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  9. Ph.D. student Robinson receives Velez Diversity Leadership Scholarship

    As K. Lynn Robinson explores collective learning in her research, she’s convinced it can help change the art education profession in ways that better represent the nation’s diverse populations and communities. For her efforts, the School of Art doctoral student has been named the recipient of the 2022-23 Dr. Maria Teresa Velez Diversity Leadership Scholarship. The award is given […]

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  10. Alumnus Adam Rex mentors aspiring illustrators, writers

    Long before DreamWorks turned his children’s book into the 2015 animated film “Home,” Adam Rex sat in a University of Arizona art classroom and dreamed about his own career. “David Christiana taught me so much,” Rex said about the School of Art emeritus professor. “Anatomy, how to paint … but the greatest thing he did for me was […]

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