Arts and Humanities

Border Poverty the Focus of New Book | May 9, 2008
The University of Arizona Press is publishing a co-authored book that takes a look at poverty along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona and New Mexico. | Arts and Humanities | General News
China, UA Create Mandarin Language Center | May 7, 2008
The UA and the Office of Chinese Language Council International, or Hanban, will formally dedicate a Confucius Institute on campus. | Arts and Humanities | General News
Award-Winning Photography Graduate Ventures Into Video | May 5, 2008
May 2008 UA graduate Tomiko Jones, who was praised for her black and white photography, recently won a national award for her work and will spend part of the year studying in France. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Teaching and Students
Raúl H. Castro Documentary to Premiere at UA May 4 | April 25, 2008
Arizona's first Hispanic governor honored in documentary co-directed by UA graduate student.  | Arts and Humanities | General News
UApresents Announces 2008-09 Season | April 22, 2008
The new season will feature legends, rising stars and educational outreach. | Arts and Humanities
UA Celebrates Stamp Featuring Journalist Ruben Salazar | April 21, 2008
The U.S. Postal Service will unveil a stamp commemorating the work of slain Hispanic journalist Rúben Salazar on the UA campus. | Arts and Humanities | Social Sciences and Education
Mars and Other Stories | April 18, 2008
A tribute to Mars through the arts will be held at the Stevie Eller Dance Theater on April 26. | Arts and Humanities | Science and Technology
Vaudeville Lives | April 17, 2008
The world’s largest Vaudeville memorabilia collection has been donated to the UA. The collection will be integrated into fine arts coursework. | Arts and Humanities
Strengths of Native Culture Topic of Latest Red Ink Magazine | April 16, 2008
Red Ink Magazine celebrates the diversity and strength of Native cultures and honors its contributors with a premiere party at the UA Poetry Center.  | Arts and Humanities | Social Sciences and Education
Fair a Focal Point for Second-Language Learners | April 9, 2008
The Southern Arizona Language Fair, now in its 13th year, will draw 2,000 students statewide from kindergarten through college. | Arts and Humanities | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
Art and Artists in Dialogue Over Divergent Religions | April 2, 2008
Sama Alshaibi and Beth Krensky come from entirely different religious and cultural backgrounds but, through their art, they explore the similiarities in their lives. | Arts and Humanities | General News | Teaching and Students
Emerald Foundation Donates $250,000 to UA’s Archive of Visual Arts | March 31, 2008
The gift is part of a $1.4 million fundraising drive for an endowment that will support a full-time archivist at the Archive of Visual Arts. | Arts and Humanities
UA Doctoral Student Earns Major Fellowship | March 26, 2008
Julie Sasse's fellowship from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute will allow her to prepare for an exhibit that will be held next year at the Tucson Museum of  Art. | Arts and Humanities | Teaching and Students
The Art of Illustration | March 24, 2008
Two graduating seniors have already published books, one of them a children's book and the other a graphic novel.    | Arts and Humanities | Teaching and Students
Academy Award Nominee to Speak at UA | March 21, 2008
Robert Richter, director of "The Last Atomic Bomb," will speak on campus on April 2. | Arts and Humanities
Public Invited to Free Screening of Sundance Award-Winning Film | March 21, 2008
Producer Benjamin Odell will be available for a question-and-answer session following the screening of his Sundance Film Festival award-winning film "Sangre de Mi Sangre." | Arts and Humanities
A Different Type of Hippie Hype | March 19, 2008
Beverly Seckinger has just received a grant from the Arizona State Commission on the Arts for her documentary exploring the historical and contemporary lives of hippies, and their family values.  | Arts and Humanities
'Bouquets to Art' Set to Bloom at UAMA | March 18, 2008
The museum fundraiser features three days of events highlighting one-of-a-kind floral arrangements. | Arts and Humanities
Festival of Books to Hit UA Campus in Spring 2009 | March 14, 2008
Organizations including the Arizona Daily Star, Pepper Viner Homes and the UA have  announced the one-year countdown to the first-ever Tucson Festival of Books, a regionwide public celebration of reading and literacy. | Arts and Humanities | Campus News | General News
UA to Host International Film Conference With Industry Professionals | March 13, 2008
The conference brings together industry leaders, economic developers and filmmakers to discuss issues related to filming along the U.S.-Mexico border. | Arts and Humanities | Business and Law | Social Sciences and Education
The Work of Endowed Chairs | March 7, 2008
Endowed chairs, which result in a long-term pool of funds for faculty members and researchers, allow their holders to do the type of work they might not otherwise have the funds to complete. | Arts and Humanities | Campus News | General News | Social Sciences and Education | Teaching and Students
UA Filmmaking Student Captures Life in His Backyard: the Border | March 6, 2008
A student filmmaker captures life on the Arizona border with interviews on longtime residents and newcomers in feature documentary "389 Miles: 'Living the Border.'" | Arts and Humanities | Teaching and Students
Artist Robert McCall Captures Thrill of Space Exploration in UAMA Exhibit | March 5, 2008
Famed space artist Robert McCall will help  open an exhibit highlighting the history of space exploration. | Arts and Humanities | Science and Technology
The Modern Photography Debate Explored | February 12, 2008
An upcoming exhbit will explore the conflicting worlds between modernist and pictoralist styles and traditions in photography. | Arts and Humanities | General News
Oscar-Winning Alum to Screen Film on Campus | February 8, 2008
UA media arts alumnus and Oscar winner Ari Sandel will be on campus for a screening of  "West Bank Story." | Arts and Humanities | Campus News | General News
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