Racial Justice Studio to promote understanding of anti-racism

February 23, 2021

Arizona Arts launches the Racial Justice Studio to promote a deep understanding of anti-racism by centering artistic and creative practice.

From Jim Crow To The Harlem Renaissance: Art, History, And Social Justice

Presented by two scholars from Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design: Dr. Rebecka Black, Associate Professor and Head of Art History, and Dr. Tom Keefe, Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts How do art and history intersect with social movements and calls for social justice in early 20th century America? Join Drs. Becky Black & Tom […]

THE COPING, CONTEXT AND MAGIC OF MAKING DO: A CONVERSATION WITH ARTIST LEX GJURASIC

Lex Gjurasic, a visual artist featured in Picturing 2020: A Community Reflects, will speak with UAMA’s Curator of Community Engagement Chelsea Farrar about her approach to art making (i.e., use what you have) and how she has used art to find happiness during trying times. This talk will be virtual. Lex has exhibited her work nationally […]

The Samuel H. Kress Collection

The Kress Collection at the University Museum of Art consists of 64 European artworks that span the 14th to the early 19th centuries, including The Altarpiece of Ciudad Rodrigo is a jewel of the UAMA collection and one of the most important works produced in 15th-century Spain. Featuring portraits, mythological subjects, and biblical narratives, these pieces represent some […]

Contemporary Art Gallery

This exhibition features a variety of works from the University Museum of Art’s contemporary art collection that reflect on issues related to religion, gender, gentrification, food justice and other pressing issues of the past 30 years. Some of the highlights are Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s Spam, a mixed-media painting which speaks to the systematic and violent dismantling […]

Picturing 2020: Visions from the Permanent Collection

Over the summer of 2020, the UAMA invited artists from our community to submit artwork depicting their myriad experiences with the destabilizing events of this year. Their overwhelming response resulted in Picturing 2020: A Community Reflects, an online exhibition featuring works by more than 150 artists from across Southern Arizona. >> Visit Picturing 2020: A Community […]

COVID-19 and Our Local Food System: How Do We Respond?

Join our panelists for a virtual discussion on how COVID-19 has impacted our local food system. How have local food producers responded and inspired change, and do we have reasons for hope? This event is co-sponsored by Center for Regional Food Studies, Tucson City of Gastronomy Board and Tucson Meet Yourself. Panelists Megan A. Carney, Assistant Professor, […]

King Louis XIV: Both King and Dean?

Uncover the good, the bad and the ugly at the French Royal Academy while exploring the inner workings and significance of one of Europe’s first academic venues for artists. Join us for this virtual Members’ Monday Art Talk with Dr. Sandra Barr, lecturer from the Department of Art History. Event Website. This virtual event is for […]

Art Trivia Happy Hour – Halloween Themed!

Pick out a costume, pour your favorite beverage and prepare your favorite snack, then join us on Zoom for a spooky Halloween-themed round of Virtual Art Trivia Happy Hour! As usual, the multiple choice questions will be fun for all art lovers and answers will be anonymous. Register Now.

MMart! Talk with Dr. Stacie Widdifield

Integración Plástica: Architectural Mosaics in Mid-20th Century Mexico City with Dr. Stacie Widdifield, professor of Art History at the School of Art. Artists such as Diego Rivera, Juan O’Gorman and José Chávez Morado designed enormous exterior mosaics for major public and private buildings in mid-20th century Mexico City. During this virtual Members’ Monday Art Talk, […]