1. VASE Lecture: Suchitra Mattai

    Suchitra Mattai will explore how memory and myth can unravel and reimagine historical narratives in the School of Art’s final Visiting Artists & Scholars Endowment series lecture of the 2023-24 season. Mattai works in painting, textile, drawing, sculpture and video to respond critically to colonial histories, particularly those pertaining to her Indo-Caribbean heritage. Mattai (b. 1973 […]

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  2. VASE Lecture: Kelli Anderson

    ‘THE HIDDEN TALENTS OF EVERYDAY THINGS—’ Kelli Anderson will talk about the craft of design, which she considers “feeling-things-out as well as seeing,” as the University of Arizona School of Art’s 2023-24 Visiting Artists and Scholars Endowment (VASE) series continues. “The interactive objects we make can tap into the sophisticated—and uniquely human—way that our senses navigate complexity through […]

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  3. Centennial Prize winner Blanchette creates living sculpture

    Growing up in Maine, Claire Fall Blanchette often tagged along with a landscaper — her mom. “I spent a lot of time outside,” the School of Art graduate student said. The experience had a big influence on Blanchette when she began to bring nature into her artwork, including plants, grass and now fungi. That’s right, the MFA […]

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  4. To Pass Through Two Doors at Once

    MFA candidate Claire Blanchette, recipient of the School of Art’s 2023 Marcia Grand Centennial Sculpture Prize, will present her exhibition “To Pass Through Two Doors at Once” in the Lionel Rombach Gallery. The opening reception was Nov. 9, and the exhibition has been extended until Dec. 15. The exhibition consists of mycelium-grown bricks built into […]

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  5. Mini ‘Art Build’ Workshop

    Join art activist Dr. Kim Cosier for a Mini Art Build Workshop on Friday, Nov. 3 from 9:30a – 12p at the School of Art Lobby. A creative collective action and community building workshop sponsored in partnership with School of Art’s VASE Lecture Series and the Racial Justice Studio.  Learn about art activism, support local movements, and amplify their messages. During […]

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  6. International Symposium on Korean Photography

    The International Symposium on Korean Photography is co-organized by the Center for Creative Photography and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, in collaboration with the School of Art. The symposium, held at the CCP auditorium, focuses on the state of contemporary Korean photography.  Saturday, Nov. 18The first day of the symposium includes […]

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  7. Romano edits, co-authors ‘Fate of Antiquities in the Nazi Era’

    For University of Arizona Art History Professor Irene Bald Romano, a five-year journey with 15 other international scholars culminated last month when the authors saw their research published as a special online monograph, “The Fate of Antiquities in the Nazi Era.” The publication — edited and co-authored by Romano — presents for the first time a […]

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