Professor Karen Zimmermann has been named interim director of the School of Art for the 2025-26 academic year, College of Fine Arts Dean Andrew Schulz announced. Zimmermann, currently the school’s associate director, will take over in July for Colin Blakely, who is stepping down as director after 10 years. Blakely has accepted the position of associate provost at the Rhode […]
read moreJoin School of Art alumni, students and faculty for a panel discussion and open forum, “Art History = Jobs,” on Thursday, April 10, from 5 to 6 p.m. in the School of Art lobby. Hosted by the Art History program in the School of Art and the Undergraduate Art History Club, the career event will have free food […]
read moreIn Alexis Joy Hagestad’s new solo exhibition, viewers can walk through a fictional burned forest, watch a video with a fire map of the western United States and listen to trees moving and creaking in the wind. “This Forest Remembers Fire” not only explores the effects of fire suppression in the United States in the face […]
read moreThe School of Art’s new Visual Arts Research Studios Project Space (VARS) will host its inaugural showcase, “Influx,” with a collection of work from Studio Art MFA students from the last three years in the program. On view from March 17 to April 7, the exhibition will be in the southeast corner of the renovated […]
read moreAlthough Asian diasporic communities in the Americas have long been subjects in photography — most often portrayed as exotic ethnic enclaves — they have also sought to challenge this narrow visual framework. The symposium “Photography and Asian Diasporas in the Americas,” organized by School of Art Assistant Professor Jeehey Kim, explores the diverse and creative […]
read moreSchool of Art graduate student Alexis Joy Hagestad explores the effects of fire suppression in the United States, especially in the face of climate change, in a solo exhibition in the Lionel Rombach Gallery. A public reception is set for Friday, March 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. Hagestad (Photography, Video & Imaging) won the […]
read moreArt & Visual Culture Education students in the School of Art will hold a special Open Studios activity on May 3 from noon to 1 p.m., inviting community members, parents and children to celebrate the culmination of work in the Wildcat Saturday Art School. For six Saturdays, March 29-May 3, the program lets K-6 children […]
read moreThe 2024-25 JustArts Fellows cohort will present their interdisciplinary projects addressing social issues through the arts. Each presentation will showcase their creative work, from visual arts and performances to community initiatives, aimed at fostering social change. “Digital Art Inspired by Indigenous Tradition” “Tucson Zines Online — Creating a Digital Archive of Tucson Zines Throughout the Years” “Harmonizing Movement: […]
read moreUniversity of Arizona School of Art student Beihua Guo captured second place in the campus-wide Grad Slam contest with his presentation, “Designated Ground Zeros: Documenting Cold War Nuclear Targets with Uranium Prints.” Guo, a first-year MFA candidate in the school’s Photography, Video and Imaging program, vied with five other finalists for the best three-minute graduate […]
read moreNicolette “Niko” Gomez never expected to be an inspiration. “I’m definitely grateful that my community sees me as someone that they’re able to come to with questions,” she said. An entrepreneur and member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Gomez spent 10 years working at Casino Del Sol before realizing that there are more opportunities for […]
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