Jeff Beekman will take over as director of the University of Arizona School of Art on July 1, bringing nationally recognized leadership and “energy” as the school nears its centennial. Coming from Florida State University, Beekman has chaired the Department of Art in Tallahassee since 2023 and held other leadership roles since 2013, including associate chair […]
read moreDrawing on feminist perspectives, graduating School of Art 2D artist Melanie Richardson displays her exhibition titled, “Lifting the Veil,” in the Lionel Rombach Gallery. The April 14-24 exhibition serves as a celebration of women, highlighting the diverse forms we can embody, express, and endure. It explores the evolution of women’s clothing, the powerful essence of femininity, and the beauty […]
read moreShare your “I wish…” and witness how quiet hopes can become something powerful, visible, and alive. Students and community members are invited into a shared space for reflection, hope, and change. This student-led event centers the prompt “I wish…” and a screening of three short animated films and provides a space for audience participation to […]
read morePsychic Wormhole (Stacy Lynn Smith and Alex Romania), a NYC duo making live performance and experimental film, will bring its “fame hOle” show to Tucson as part of a 50-state tour with a pop-up art activation/sneak peek and a live performance. The events are co-sponsored by the School of Art’s Visiting Artists & Scholars Endowment (VASE) series, Arizona […]
read moreJoin us for an exhibition on greenspace and health, featuring photographs from a community-based Photovoice study led by the University of Arizona Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health (SCORCH) Research Project 1. The participants in this study, who put together the show, live in Tucson and will share their findings from this […]
read moreInfuse, an interdisciplinary group of graduate student artists, poets and researchers, will hold the art exhibition “Light Signals” at the School of Art’s Lionel Rombach Gallery. Infuse seeks ways to connect creatively and cultivate professional opportunities for their community at the University of Arizona. Each year, Infuse hosts an interdisciplinary art exhibition. Every work of […]
read moreTwo graduate students from the College of Fine Arts were selected for the 2026 AI Horizons 2.0 – Fronteridades Fellows program, an interdisciplinary initiative led by the Confluencenter for Creative Inquiry supporting creative, ethical and community-centered explorations of artificial intelligence in the U.S.–Mexico borderlands. Alexis Joy Hagestad and Andrés Caballero, both School of Art graduate students, join eight other fellows […]
read moreJoin us as the 2026 BFA exhibition recognizes student artists graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Art in 2026. This year, there will be separate shows and receptions, including for Photography, Video & Imaging (PVI) from March 31 to April 3. The PVI exhibition, titled “broto/sprout,”features work from 16 seniors, nurtured in the […]
read moreJoin us as the 2026 BFA exhibition recognizes student artists graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Art in 2026. This year, there will be separate shows and receptions, starting with Illustration, Design & Animation from March 24 to 27. A reception is set for Thursday, March 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the […]
read moreJoin us as the 2026 BFA exhibition recognizes student artists graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Art in 2026. This year, there will be separate shows and receptions, including with 3D & Extended Media from March 17 to 20. A reception is set for Thursday, March 19, from 4 to […]
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