1. Emerging Conversations Symposium

    Graduate students in the school’s Art & Visual Culture Education program will present the 11th annual Emerging Conversations Symposium (#EC2024) on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 241 of the Art building. This year’s theme is “Bodies, Materials, and Spaces in Art & Visual Culture Education.” The symposium aims to reimagine art education […]

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  2. Art Cats Welcome

    The School of Art will welcome new and transfer students on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in an event that includes campus groups. From 4 to 4:30 p.m., the new and transfer students will attend a mandatory orientation at the Music Building’s Holsclaw Hall. Then, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., all School of Art students and faculty/staff can join the […]

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  3. Ruins

    School of Art graduate student Claire Fall Blanchette is hosting a solo exhibition, “Ruins,” at the Environment and Natural Resources 2 Building Courtyard on campus. The installation, part of her 2023 Marcia Grand Centennial Sculpture Prize project, features two interacting walls of living bricks that she “grew” with mycelium, the invisible part of mushrooms whose roots […]

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  4. Medici Mondays: Ling-Yu Chou

    Medici Scholar Ling-Yu Chou presented at the United States Society for Education through Art Conference, thanks to the CFA Medici Circle.

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  5. Borderland Masks

    “Borderland Masks” is a collaborative project developed by MFA candidate Andrés Caballero with the support of the Mellon-Fronteridades Graduate Fellowship. It began with oral history recordings that culminated in a series of multimedia pieces telling the stories of a group of Lucha Libre wrestling fans around the US/Mexico border. The exploration of this tradition within […]

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  6. Where I’m From …

    This School of Art interactive exhibition invites visitors to co-create an installation by adding to the collaborative fiber wall sculpture. Based on the teachings of bell hooks, and conceived of as a capacity-building game which later became an exhibition, “Where I’m From …” encourages finding connections with strangers through celebrating common lived experiences across time and […]

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  7. Introducing the new faculty in the College of Fine Arts 

    The University of Arizona College of Fine Arts is excited to welcome five new faculty members for the 2024-2025 academic year.  These accomplished educators, artists, and researchers bring diverse expertise in art, dance, and music, poised to enhance student learning while driving creative and scholarly innovation. Their leadership in areas such as sound pedagogy, interdisciplinary […]

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  8. VASE Lecture: Ronald Rael

    Ronald Rael will talk about his new initiative, “Mud y Robots,” a new paradigm in building construction, coupling humankind’s oldest building material with advanced additive manufacturing technology to create housing that can save the planet. The free lecture is part of the University of Arizona School of Art’s Visiting Artists and Scholars Endowment (VASE) series […]

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