Join us in celebrating our emerging artists and scholars, as well as voices from around the world, by attending events hosted or affiliated with the School of Art. No matter where you are in your journey, there is always something new to discover here.

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2026 Nice to Meet You

The annual First-Year MFA Showcase — “Nice to Meet You!” — celebrates incoming School of Art graduate students in the Master of…

Jan 13
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Feb 6

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A Love Letter to This Bridge Called My Back

“A Love Letter to This Bridge Called My Back” features artworks drawn from — and created in response to — the 2022…

Jan 13
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Feb 20

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Bailey Doogan: Ways of Seeing

The exhibition will showcase a survey of work by Bailey Doogan (1941-2022), a celebrated artist, graphic designer and esteemed professor…

Jan 17
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Apr 4

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VASE: Lauren Bon

Environmental artist Lauren Bon, a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in Fine Arts, will talk about the “cyborg watershed of the American…

Visual Arts

Feb 11

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VASE: Eduardo Cadava

Princeton University scholar Eduardo Cadava will detail his more than two-decade engagement with the work of Fazal Sheikh, a New York-born…

Mar 17

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VASE: Cannupa Hanska Luger

New Mexico-based multidisciplinary artist Cannupa Hanska Luger will talk about how he creates monumental installations, sculpture and…

Visual Arts

Apr 2

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2026 MFA Thesis Exhibition

A tradition since 1970, the School of Art and the University of Arizona Museum of Art will host the 2026 Master of Fine Arts Thesis…

Apr 18
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May 16

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VASE Lecture Series

Your artistic growth doesn’t just come from within. It’s sparked by shared human experiences and connections. At the School of Art, you can attend our Visiting Artists and Scholars Endowment Lecture Series (VASE), which brings diverse artists and scholars from around the globe to our campus. Through lectures, salons, and exhibitions, the series seeks to ignite the artistic fire within you. All lectures are held in the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) and all VASE exhibitions are installed at the Joseph Gross Gallery.

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Annual Events

The School of Art hosts a spectrum of exciting annual events to inspire your creative soul and enable you to experience a full range of artistic approaches, voices, and mediums.

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Exhibitions

The School of Art hosts the BFA and MFA springtime exhibitions, as well as other student shows throughout the school year in the Joseph Gross and Lionel Rombach galleries. View past MFA and BFA exhibitions

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