COVID Resources and Contact

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This page serves as a frequently asked questions (FAQ) and resources to provide up-to-date information regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and how the School of Art is responding. These guidelines are for Fall 2020. Visit the University of Arizona’s Coronavirus Information website for the most up-to-date information from the University. In light of the current situation with COVID-19, the School of Art is following University recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect you and our community.

All School of Art buildings and facilities are closed until August 24th. Please see below for links to to reserve studio time or set up an appointment with staff.
We have suspended all tours of School of Art buildings and facilities. We will resume tours as soon as we are able.
School of Art staff are actively checking emails sent to artinfo@cfa.arizona.edu answering phone calls at 520-621-7570 Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MST (Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time).
The Administration Office, Business Office, Gallery, and Visual Resource Center are closed to the public. See below for contact information to get help, information, or arrange for an appointment.
All student advising will be done remotely. Contact our Advising office to make an appointment.
Gallery Exhibitions will be held virtually.
All studio spaces and facilities, including the Digital Print Studio, Sculpture, Print Studios, Book & Letterpress Lab and Photography Labs, are available to students by reservation only. Please see below for links to to reserve studio time or set up an appointment.

We appreciate your understanding and flexibility during these extenuating circumstances. If you need assistance, please see the below list of staff, contact us and we will be happy to help you.

Studio Reservation

The School of Art is able to offer limited studio time for undergraduate students in need of space to create their work. We have implemented an online calendar system for students to reserve time in studio classrooms. Students are expected to adhere to University of Arizona physical distancing guidelines, to wear a mask at all times while in any University buildings (including School of Art facilities), and to not accompany any other student in their studio reservation. Any misconduct will result in removal of studio access. Questions can be directed to School of Art staff.

Students are able to access studio spaces only during building operating hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The building will be closed on University holidays.

OSCR Lab ART 103 – is open M-Th from 8-5pm. For more information please visit https://oscr.arizona.edu/content/art-103-lab

The FYE Lobby is available for use, as long as physical distancing practices are observed. Students are asked not to rearrange furniture.

School of Art – Main Building

Esquire Building – Ceramics

Digital Print Studio (DPS)

Photo | Video | Imaging

Equipment Check-In/Out

Room Reservations

Grad Studio Reservations

Letterpress

Outdoor Tent Reservation (Faculty Only)

Visit http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/campususe
Fill out the form
When you get to the “Area(s) requested (see map)” for “First choice” insert location of the tent*** (currently tents are not located on the campus map and there is no place that shows tents or their locations).
Click submit.
Wait for Response

***Tents in the Arts District
Centennial Hall Patio
Harvill
Slonaker House
Stevie Eller Dance Theatre
Tornabene Plaza (Outside Theatre)

Staff Contact List

General Inquiries

School of Art staff are actively checking emails sent to artinfo@cfa.arizona.edu answering phone calls at 520-621-7570 Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MST (Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time).

Administration Office

Colin Blakely, Professor, Director, School of Art
cblakely@arizona.edu

Maria Sanchez, Assistant to the Director
mariasanchez@arizona.edu

Karen Zimmermann, Assistant Director
kzim@arizona.edu

Ginette Gonzalez, Administrative Associate
ginetteg@arizona.edu

Student Services

Wilma Pinedo, Program Coordinator
wpinedo@arizona.edu
520.621.2618

All Advising questions
Lockers
Assistance with independent studies, internships

James Graham, Academic Advisor (Freshmen and Sophomores)
jimgraham@arizona.edu

Ashley Rubin, Academic Advisor (Juniors and Seniors)
arubin@arizona.edu

Megan Bartel, Gradaute Program Coordinator
mbartel@arizona.edu

Gallery

Brooke Grucella, Curator, Gallery
brookeg@arizona.edu

graduategallery.art.arizona.edu

Business Office

Carrie Scharf, Program Coordinator
cmscharf@arizona.edu

Building/facilities questions

Michelle Stone-Eklund, Business Manager, Sr.
mistonee@arizona.edu

Visual Resource Center

Kimberly Mast, Director, Visual Resource Center
kmast@arizona.edu

Studios

Eric Norman, Studio-3D Technician
ericnorman@arizona.edu

John Nofs, Coordinator, Photography Facilities
jwnofs@arizona.edu
(520) 621-1752

David Huber, Digital Print Studio Technician
dvdh55@arizona.edu
(520) 626-4172

University of Arizona School of Art

6 days ago

MFA candidate and Arizona Biennial 2020 exhibitor Perla Diaz welcomes you into her studio in this beautiful video from Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block
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1 month ago

Congrats to Mariel Miranda for earning the 2021 Marcia Grand Centennial Sculpture Prize!

Mariel will be using the award to bring a dead bird back to life using a taxonomic spell and visual arts.

"My aim in this project is to create an allegorical device to speak about the small and the silent. For the last 12 years I have lived the embodied experience of the daily threat of a narco-state that operates with impunity in my home country Mexico. Before coming to Tucson, I wondered about all those years now of the pain of death that passes through all of us. But also, and above all, I wondered about the immeasurable beauty of the small and silent acts of courage and love that are applied as tactics against all that terror ---- acts that will never get to know."

Want to get involved??? Add a comment below with your favorite three birds in this post before Aug. 23 (first day of fall classes). Mariel will use your feedback to help chose which of these birds will come back to life!

We will share final project and installation site once Mariel is finished!

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If you haven't already checked out the 2020 MFA Alumni Exhibition, you should! Today we're featuring Erin DiGiovanni's installation "Excuse the Mess"

See the full exhibition and artist statement at galleries.art.arizona.edu!

Excuse the Mess is an exhibition of works which replicate function, catalogue and display the commonplace, and combine domestic and recreational. The title is a familiar disclaimer offered to mitigate the potential embarrassment and unease when one enters the intimate dwelling of another, making way for the work itself to investigate and challenge the social and self-stigmatization of addiction and mental illness within domestic settings and American culture.

25% of American children grow up in households where substance abuse is present.1 Studies suggest that up to half of a person’s risk of becoming addicted to substances (nicotine, alcohol, and other drugs) depend on their genetic makeup. Along with hereditary disposition, a person’s environment and learned behaviors, values, habits, and communication styles can put one at risk of self-medicating tendencies as a means of coping with physical and emotional pain.

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2 months ago

We are so incredibly happy to announce the 2020 MFA Alumni Thesis exhibition! During the last year of their coursework, graduates were poised to exhibit their thesis research when we were hit with campus closure because of the pandemic. As a result, these students missed out on one of the most intrinsic components of their academic studies, presenting a fully developed body of work to the public in the form of an exhibition. Slowly as the world begins to open we are able to host these artists and reflect on the work they completed in those last months of their degree pursuits. Please join us in celebrating our graduates in the 2020 MFA Alumni Exhibition! ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago

Check out some excellent work from the Illustration + Design Capstone with Simon Hinchliffe this spring! You can see the work at bddy.me/3hHPfSq ... See MoreSee Less

Check out some excellent work from the Illustration + Design Capstone with Simon Hinchliffe this spring! You can see the work at https://bddy.me/3hHPfSq

A huge thank you to Yellow Images for making these projects possible! These images are from students working with Simon Hinchliffe in the ART 365 Identity and Systems Design class creating airline branding using #yellow mockups!

Artwork by: Mayra Taborda, Meghan Hazeltine, Montessa White, Nick Daniels, Riley Hodge, Sophie Baygents, William Vaughn, Xuxian Zhang, Zachary King, Abigail Moon, Anahi Berrellez, Daniela Gonzalez, Jake Polishhook, Jamie Rodriguez, Joey Miscio, Julia Roth, Kat Mcgee, Kathie Heidler, and Lourdes Gomez ... See MoreSee Less

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#uarizonaschoolofart #universityofarizona #uarizona #uofa #ua #arizona #tucson #schoolofart #art #artist #illustration #design #digitalart #airlines #yellow #yellowimages

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