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Student’s time as wildland firefighter shapes exhibition
In Alexis Joy Hagestad’s new solo exhibition, viewers can walk through a fictional burned forest, watch a video with a fire map of the… Read More
Field-study class sees borderlands with ‘new lens’
After they found discarded passports near the U.S. border wall with Mexico, graduate students and Professor David Taylor from the… Read More
Renovated grad studios sport new gallery, spaces to interact
Creating a more “communal atmosphere,” the School of Art has completed a full interior renovation of the grad studio building. Now… Read More
Beihua Guo takes 2nd in Grad Slam with ‘Ground Zeros’
University of Arizona School of Art student Beihua Guo captured second place in the campus-wide Grad Slam contest with his presentation,… Read More
Director Colin Blakely stepping down in June
Colin Blakely will step down as director of the University of Arizona School of Art in June, ending a 10-year tenure that saw him raise… Read More
Art and medicine: Helping tomorrow’s doctors
For future physicians Sabrina Ferrari and Thomas Brower, getting the chance to analyze paintings and sketch one with their peers helped… Read More
Students explore STEAM practices in ‘ArtMachines’ workshop
Under the guidance of Assistant Professor Ilayda Altuntas Nott, Art and Visual Culture Education students immersed themselves in a… Read More
Alumna Machado honors roots with audiorama hemp project
Tucked in the back of Arizona Arts Live’s soothing audiorama installation near Centennial Hall is a small replica of El Tiradito, a… Read More
Alum Mike Srsen honored as ‘Legendary Teacher’
Before and after earning his BFA in Studio Art, Mike Srsen worked as a graphic designer for Arizona Athletics and for a local advertising… Read More
