de Kooning documentary drops at SXSW 2022

March 11, 2022

The Thief Collector unravels the layers of the infamous de Kooning heist, exploring how far someone would go for something that they covet.

Spring Community Day

In 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 […]

Arizona Arts in Austin

February 25, 2022

Arizona Arts students, faculty, and alumni will show SXSW the quality and diversity of the arts, artists, and creative inquiry in Tucson.

UAMA’s The Art of Food

January 12, 2022

Olivia Miller is the mastermind behind The Art of Food, a popular — and provocative — exhibition, UAMA’s The Art of Food.

Telling Queer Food Stories

What 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 […]

Winter-Themed Art Trivia Happy Hour!

Winter-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 […]

Astronomy and the Visual Arts

Astronomical 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 […]

VASE Lecture: Analia Saban

Analia Saban will give a comprehensive lecture about her art practice during the last 16 years, since her days as a graduate student until today. Through her work, she will speak about her interest in materiality, technology, and how the history of materials influences Art History. This lecture is made possible by a collaboration between […]

Sexy Salad and Manly Meat

A chicken with the outline of a bikini browned onto its crispy skin sticks its legs into the air. A woman’s naked body is labeled with the names for meat cuts. A plump pig with lipstick and an apron is serving BBQ. “Sexy Salad and Manly Meat” is part of our “At the Table” Speaker […]

Worth Your Salt

Beginning in 2019, Oregon-based multidisciplinary artist, Malia Jensen, installed six carved salt-lick sculptures and eighteen motion-activated cameras across Oregon, monitoring the wildlife interactions and surrounding landscape for one year. Jensen will discuss the Nearer Nature Project and resulting in six hour surveillance video, Worth Your Salt, and share related work and ideas. Malia Jensen (b.1966, Honolulu, Hawaii) is a Portland-based artist known […]