This annual exhibition showcases the creativity and artistic achievement of high school artists across Tucson and Pima County. What unique artistic practices have teachers and student artists developed in classrooms across Southern Arizona? What ideas do young artists want to express, and how do they do it through art? Artworks were chosen for the exhibition and […]
read moreWalasse Ting (1928-2010) was born Ding Xiongquan in the Chinese city of Wuxi, and spent much of his early life in Shanghai. By the time he moved to Paris in 1953, he had adopted the pseudonym Walasse Ting; the last letters in “Walasse” are an homage to the painter Henri Matisse. In Paris, he befriended […]
read moreThe Arizona State Museum, devoted to the archaeology and ethnology of the American Southwest and northern Mexico, seems a very unlikely home for a fragment of a Neo-Assyrian relief panel from King Ashurbanipal’s 7th century B.C.E. North Palace at Nineveh in ancient Mesopotamia. Intrigued? Delve in with Dr. Irene Bald Romano, curator of Mediterranean archaeology, professor of […]
read moreThe Thief Collector unravels the layers of the infamous de Kooning heist, exploring how far someone would go for something that they covet.
read moreIn honor of the final month of The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation – and to celebrate the Our Stories exhibitions Tucson Stories: Food, Health, Community, Justice and VOICES: Real Stories of Hunger and Hope from Tucson and Southern Arizona – UAMA invites the community to a special afternoon of art and food. Visitors […]
read moreArizona Arts students, faculty, and alumni will show SXSW the quality and diversity of the arts, artists, and creative inquiry in Tucson.
read moreOlivia Miller is the mastermind behind The Art of Food, a popular — and provocative — exhibition, UAMA’s The Art of Food.
read moreWhat does it mean to write about food as a queer person? This question will guide us as we read food poetry and nonfiction by trans and queer authors, then write our own short pieces. Come prepared with paper, something to write with, and a willingness to learn from one another. While this virtual workshop […]
read moreWinter-Themed Art Trivia Happy Hour from the University of Arizona Museum of Art. It’s winter, which means – for many cultures – that holiday celebrations are in store! This month’s round features works depicting some of these cherished occasions from around the world and throughout time. As usual, the multiple-choice questions will be fun for all […]
read moreAstronomical art is a good indicator of the relationship between the poetic and scientific worlds. This presentation, “Astronomy and the Visual Arts,” is part of the Monday Members’ Art Talk series from the University of Arizona Museum of Art. Richard Poss will examine a series of works ranging from medieval manuscript illustrations to contemporary space […]
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