School of Art Faculty, Frank Gohlke Awarded Fulbright Fellowship!

Professor Frank Gohlke has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to travel to Kazakhstan during the 2013-2014 academic year. Gohlke will explore the wild apple forests around Almaty, unique in the world, in southeast Kazakhstan and document their appearance and current condition.

School of Art Faculty, Sama Alshaibi named 1885 Society Distinguished Scholar!

Congratulations to Associate Professor, Sama Alshaibi, for being honored with the esteemed 1885 Society Distinguished Scholar Award.

Read more about the award and the four 2013 awardees at UAFoundation.org.

Congratulations! to Mena Ganey and Emma Kleiner for their honors

Congratulations! to Mena Ganey for being recognized as the CFA and School of Art Outstanding GTA and to Emma Kleiner as the School of Art Bernard R. Kornhaber Outstanding Senior and to all of our Spring 2013 Graduates!

School of Art Faculty, Paul Ivey Given Superior Teaching Award

School of Art Associate Professor, Paul Ivey, has been awarded the Superior Teaching Award for his Spring 2012 course on Contemporary Art Movements. Ivey was unanimously voted to receive the award by the Humanities Seminars Board.

Congratulations, Professor Ivey, on this great honor!

UANews.org: An Expanding Vision for Arts Education, Outreach

Historically, the UA Museum of Art and School of Art co-existed but, over time, became independent units. A movement is under way to create more cohesion between the units for the benefit of enhanced arts research, training of undergraduates and graduates and community-based outreach. 

Click here to read, "An Expanding Vision for Arts Education, Outreach" at UANews.org.

School of Art Faculty, Sama Alshaibi invited to the 55th Venice Biennale

School of Art faculty member, Sama Alshaibi has been invited to participate in the 55th Venice Biennale, Maldives Pavilion. Please see the Maldives pavilion site and the official site of Venice Biennale (Maldives Pavilion on Page 3) for more information.