1. MAPPING Q: STILL HERE / STILL QUEER

    Mapping Q: Still Here / Still Queer features artwork by LGBTQIA+ youth from across the state of Arizona. The works in this exhibition reflect the struggles and creative resilience of LGBTQIA+ youth artists, who skillfully communicate what it means to identify as LGBTQIA+ today. This gallery also showcases work from Mapping Q: 2020, which – due to […]

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  2. Portrait-Themed Art Trivia Happy Hour

    Today, capturing someone’s likeness takes seconds. Pull out your phone, aim at your subject, press a button and voilà! But for most of human history, things were a little more complicated, costly, and time consuming… Join us in celebrating the original “portrait mode” and our age-old obsession with appearances for the UAMA Portrait-Themed Art Trivia Happy Hour. […]

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  3. Restored: The Return of Woman-Ochre

    Willem de Kooning’s Woman-Ochre – stolen from University of Arizona Museum of Art in 1985, recovered in 2017 and now expertly restored by the J. Paul Getty Museum – returns to Tucson this fall. Visitors can see the prized painting at the UAMA for the first time in 37 years and learn about its harrowing, but heartwarming, journey […]

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  4. The Thief Collector

    A monumental piece of art history returns to its rightful home at the University of Arizona Museum of Art. Save your front row seat at a free screening of “The Thief Collector.” Willem de Kooning’s “Woman-Ochre” is one of the most valuable paintings of the 20th century. In 1985, it vanished into the Arizona desert […]

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  5. Music Themed Art Trivia Happy Hour

    This month’s round is sure to strike a chord. Put your hands together for Music-Themed Art Trivia! As usual, the multiple choice questions will be fun for all trivia lovers (no art or music background needed) and answers will be anonymous. So cue the music and get ready to tap along, then join us on […]

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  6. EARTH DAY-THEMED ART TRIVIA HAPPY HOUR

    April is Earth Month, so the works featured in this round will celebrate the natural beauty of our planet and remind us why it deserves protecting. As usual, the multiple choice questions will be fun for all trivia lovers (no art or ecological knowledge needed) and answers will be anonymous. Register below and join us […]

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  7. 2022 MASTER OF FINE ART THESIS EXHIBITION

    An annual tradition since 1970, the UAMA is proud to host the 2022 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition along with the UArizona School of Art’s Joseph Gross Gallery. This exhibition is the culmination of the Master of Fine Arts studio degree and is presented during a graduate student’s final semester in the program. Celebrate the 2022 Master […]

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