The Joffrey Ballet, with dancers Christine Rocas and Joanna Wozniak. This season, performances will be held in Centennial Hall, Crowder Hall, Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, all on the UA campus; at Fox Tucson Theatre downtown, and new this season, performances at two other downtown venues, the lobby bar of Tucson’s Hotel Congress and the Rialto Theatre. (Photo credit: Christopher Duggan)
UApresents 2013-14 Season Announced UApresents has released its 2013-14 season lineup, and Broadway in Tucson has announced that it will move its season performances to Centennial Hall. Between the two professional organizations, audiences will enjoy presentations by the likes of Cesar Millan, Renee Fleming, the Boston Pops, Bobby McFerrin, Jungle Jack Hanna and the cast of the two-time Tony Award-winning "American Idiot."
Art student Steve Carcello crafts a pot on a replica of an ancient Greek pottery wheel as biology student Dan Pont measures the wheel's speed. (Photo by Beatriz Verdugo/UANews)
UA Students Study Ancient Greek Pottery Techniques UA students are using a replica of an ancient Greek hand-operated potter's wheel to study how Greek pots were created many years ago. The interdisciplinary project, directed by Eleni Hasaki, UA associate professor of anthropology and classics, explores both the art and science behind ancient Greek pottery making.
In a national call for increased awareness around the arts and art education, the National Art Education Association affirmed that both encompass and promote three pivotal domains: self-expression and communication, language, and socially and culturally embedded values. The UA School of Art does all these things, and more. (Photo credit: Patrick McArdle/UANews)
A Contemporary School for the Transforming Arts Engaged in applied, interdisciplinary work, UA School of Art students, faculty and staff are deeply embedded in communities beyond the University's boundaries. Collaborative outreach is an important endeavor at the School of Art. This is the fifth feature in a six-part series exploring the history of the UA School of Art and the UA Museum of Art, and their positive impacts on society.
About the UAMA's holdings, Dennis Jones, who directs UAMA and the UA School of Art, said: "This is one of the most valuable of modern art collections in Arizona." (Photo credit: Patrick McArdle/UANews)
From Tucson to Tokyo, UAMA's Reach The UA Museum of Art's collection includes works by world-famous artists. The UAMA's holdings are so in demand that museums around the world borrow its artwork, including museums in Tokyo, Spain, France, San Francisco and Los Angeles. In fiscal year 2011 alone, the UAMA saw a 74 percent increase in the number of museum tours along with a 53 percent increase in the number of people in attendance. This is the third feature in a series about the UAMA and the UA School of Art.
A movement exists to create more integration between the UA Museum of Art and the School of Art, two units that contribute greatly to the arts community in the southwestern U.S., and beyond. Last year, UAMA featured four triptychs of New York artists David Headley, the art of Sol LeWitt and Joshua Olivera's "Palimpsest: an Image of What Once Was." (Photo credit: Patrick McArdle/UANews)
An Expanding Vision for Arts Education, Outreach About 90 years ago, the UA organized its first arts exhibition. Since then, the University's arts core has continued to evolve and grow. Today marks the start of a six-part series exploring the history of the UA School of Art and UA Museum of Art - and the continued importance and public impact of both.
The Joffrey Ballet, with dancers Christine Rocas and Joanna Wozniak. This season, performances will be held in Centennial Hall, Crowder Hall, Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, all on the UA campus; at Fox Tucson Theatre downtown, and new this season, performances at two other downtown venues, the lobby bar of Tucson’s Hotel Congress and the Rialto Theatre. (Photo credit: Christopher Duggan)
Art student Steve Carcello crafts a pot on a replica of an ancient Greek pottery wheel as biology student Dan Pont measures the wheel's speed. (Photo by Beatriz Verdugo/UANews)
In a national call for increased awareness around the arts and art education, the National Art Education Association affirmed that both encompass and promote three pivotal domains: self-expression and communication, language, and socially and culturally embedded values. The UA School of Art does all these things, and more. (Photo credit: Patrick McArdle/UANews)
About the UAMA's holdings, Dennis Jones, who directs UAMA and the UA School of Art, said: "This is one of the most valuable of modern art collections in Arizona." (Photo credit: Patrick McArdle/UANews)
A movement exists to create more integration between the UA Museum of Art and the School of Art, two units that contribute greatly to the arts community in the southwestern U.S., and beyond. Last year, UAMA featured four triptychs of New York artists David Headley, the art of Sol LeWitt and Joshua Olivera's "Palimpsest: an Image of What Once Was." (Photo credit: Patrick McArdle/UANews)

'Spheres' Exhibit Places Humans in Global Environment Context

  • UANews
  • March 17, 2009
Two Asian artists express views on the relationship between person and place in the exhibit "Spheres" at the UA's Joseph Gross Gallery this month.

UA Press Author Wins National Book Critics Circle Award

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  • March 17, 2009
The National Book Critics Circle Award committee, for the first time in its history, named two authors as their poetry award winner – one of them being UA Press author Juan Felipe Herrera.   

New Erasmus Fellows Named

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  • March 13, 2009
Ana Christina DaSilva Iddings and Luis C. Moll were named Erasmus Circle Fellows, one of the highest honors that can go to UA College of Education faculty members.

Student Earns Award From The Atlantic

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  • March 13, 2009
Creative writing student Jonathan Walter earned the first place award in a fiction writing competition hosted by The Atlantic Monthly. One of his UA colleagues received an honorable mention.

Hanson Institute Celebrates Mexican Cinema

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  • March 11, 2009
Tucson Cine Mexico 2009 presents multi-award-winning films, an exclusive sneak preview, special guests and vintage science fiction during film screenings beginning Thursday, March 26. 

Rarely Seen Ritual Sand Painting Featured at Festival of Books

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  • March 10, 2009
A cultural offering of peace and a visual depiction of the meditative path to enlightenment are offered to the Tucson community. A unique tibetan sand mandala is currently on display at the UA BookStore.

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