Draft:Arizona Arts

Arizona Arts

Arizona Arts is a division under the College of Fine Arts at the University of Arizona. in Tucson, Arizona. Comprised of the four schools-- School of Art, School of Dance, School of Music, and the School of Theatre, Film & Television-- and representing Arizona Arts Live, the Center for Creative Photography, and the University of Arizona Museum of Art, the division serves as a catalyst for interdisciplinary collaboration and partnership for programs and creative inquiry on and off campus.

History

Established in 2019, Arizona Arts aims to bring highly-regarded academic programs and transformative power of the arts to the College of Fine Arts through accessible platforms from Arizona Arts Live, the Center for Creative Photography, and the University of Arizona Museum of Art.

In July 2018, Andrew Schulz joined the University of Arizona as dean of the College of Fine Arts. He is an award-winning teacher and scholar in 18th and 19th century Spanish art and held tenure positions at Pennsylvania State University, the University of Oregon, and Seattle University.

In January 2019, Schulz was named the inaugural vice president for the arts and was charged with carrying out the reimagined vision for the arts, highlighted in the university's strategic plan.

In March of 2020, the Arizona Arts Master Plan was approved by university leadership. The plan was created after a year of study and research. The master plan is a significant part of the Arizona Advantage pillar of the university's strategic plan. The campus will see renovations and upgrades to art facilities. Phase one includes renovations to the School of Art, Center for Creative Photography, and the Marroney Theatre, which reopened its doors in February of 2024. The master plan also includes renovations to Centennial Hall and the University of Arizona Museum of Art.

In 2022, the equity, diversity, and inclusion roadmap was established. It's a multi-phase process to further align the Arizona Arts values with visible action. An Arizona Arts Diversity and Inclusion committee was also created-- composed of students, faculty, and staff within the College of Fine Arts. Its mission is to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in the arts by transforming curricula and cultivating intensive learning inside and outside the classroom, promoting diverse programming.

Impact reports

Each year, Arizona Arts releases an impact report that captures the extraordinary accomplishments of students, staff, faculty, and alumni. The report also demonstrates the progress of implementing the Arts Initiative form the university's strategic plan. Common themes within the report are Student Success, Faculty Focus, Arts and the Environment, Engaging Arizona, and Research in the Arts.

The States of the Arts 2022 Impact Report won the "Award of Excellence" in the annual reports category from the Southern Arizona chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

• State of the Arts | 2023 Impact Report
• State of the Arts | 2022 Impact Report
• State of the Arts | 2021 Impact Report
• State of the Arts | 2020 Impact Report
• State of the Arts | 2019 Impact Report

Leadership

• Andrew Schulz-- vice president for the arts; dean, College of Fine Arts
• Ada Korhomen-- chief financial officer
• Yuri Makino-- interim associate dean, Academic Affairs and Student Success
• Ellen McMahon-- associate dean, Research
• David Taylor-- associate dean, Faculty Affairs
• Amelia Kraehe-- associate vice president, Equity in the Arts
• Chad Herzog-- associate vice president, External Relations and Engagement
• Tilghman H. Moyer IV-- executive director, Philanthropy
• Charlie Snyder-- director, Marketing and Communications
• Colin Blakely-- director, School of Art
• Duane Cyrus-- director, School of Dance
• Lori Wiest-- director, School of Music
• Brant Pope-- interim director, School of Theatre, Film & Television
• Chad Herzog-- executive and artist director, Arizona Arts Live
• Todd Tubutis-- director, Center for Creative Photography
• Olivia Miller-- director, University of Arizona Museum of Art

Departments

College of Fine Arts

With core values of integrity, compassion, exploration, adaptation, inclusion, and determination, the College of Fine Arts at the University of Arizona offers 16 undergraduate degrees within the School of Art, School of Dance, School of Music, and the School of Theatre, Film & Television. The college's main goal is for all students to have meaningful arts experiences. The College of Fine Arts is at the center of Arizona Arts, which allows students to work collaboratively between each school.

Notable Faculty

• Sama Alshaibi
• Daniel Asia
• Jacob Bricca
• Aurore Chabot
• Molly Gebrian
• Lawrence Gipe
• Dr. Jennie Gubner
• Alejandro Macias
• Julia Rebeil
• Lisanne Skyler
• Hank Stratton
• David Taylor

School of Art

Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, the School of Art offers students wide ranging degrees in studio art, art history, and art and visual culture education. The school provides undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. The School of Art's MFA program is ranked No. 3 for photography and in a 2020 ranking form the Animation Career Review, the school's Illustration + Design program was ranked No. 9 nationally for public universities.

School of Dance

With world class faculty with diverse perspectives, the School of Dance offers undergraduate, graduate, and dance minor programs. The school's success is based on the "Five P's of Perspective-- position, purpose, practice, process, and presentation. In 2019 Onstage rankings, the School of Dance ranked No. 9 overall and No. 2 among public universities

School of Music

The School of Music is a national and internationally recognized institution with undergraduate and graduate degrees in composition, musiology and theory, music education, and performance with 15 ensemble groups, including the Pride of Arizona Marching Band. Faculty members also appear in solo recitals, opera companies, symphony orchestras, and chamber groups.

School of Theatre, Film & Television

Offering comprehensive training in the art and business-side of storytelling, the School of Theatre, Film & Television unties theatre, film & television under one school. This allows students to gain undergraduate degrees in Film & Television, Live and Screened Performance, design and technical production actor training and an online degree program. In 2022, the school was ranked No.6 among U.S public universities film schools in the Wrap's "Top 50 Film Schools" and with the theatre program ranking No. 5 among public universities for its theatre design and technology program.

Facilities

Centennial Hall

Opening its doors in 1937, Centennial Hall has 2,500 seats and is the home to Arizona Arts Live, Broadway in Tucson, and the University of Arizona performing arts presenter.

Center for Creative Photography

In 1975, the Center for Creative Photography opened its doors. It's recognized as one of the world's finest academic art museums and research centers for the history of photography. Its collection of American Photographic fine art and archives promotes creative inquiry, dialogue, and appreciation of photography's enduring cultural influence. The center's fine print collections include over 100,000 prints.

Notable CCP Photographers

• Ansel Adams
• Richard Avedon
• Louis Carlos Bernal
• Lola Alvarez Bravo
• Harry Callahan
• Benjamin Chinn
• David Hume Kennerly
• Yasuo Kuniyoshi
• Sonya Noskowiak
• Louise Dahl-Wolfe
• Marion Palfi
• Aaron Siskind
• W. Eugene Smith
• Edward Weston
• Garry Winogrand

Crowder Hall

One of the two concert venues for the School of Music, Crowder Hall seats 554 and is home to the many ensemble groups the school offers.

Graduate Studios

Known as the Visual Arts Graduate Research Laboratory, the 25,000 square foot space is home to graduate artist studios, wood and metal fabrication studio, seminar rooms, and an 800 fot graduate gallery. Graduate studios foster an interdisciplinary community of artist.

Joseph Gross and Lionel Rombach Galleries

The School of Art currently has two galleries, the Joseph Gross and the Lionel Rombach Gallery. The Joseph Gross Gallery brings contemporary art from outside the region to the students and creates critical connections between education and the university's community. The Lionel Rombach Gallery is devoted to showcasing student work.

Jeffrey Haskell Recording Studio

Housed in the School of Music building, the Jeffrey Haskell Recording Studio is a professional recording studio with state-of-the-art digital recording and mastering services. Numerous students, faculty, and ensembles record in the studio.

Holsclaw Hall

Seating up to 204, Holsclaw Hall is another chamber music hall. Two-channel professional recording is available and it's home to the Isabelle B. Harris organ.

Melissa Lowe and Jory Hancock Dance Studio

Located directly above the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, the Melissa Lowe and Jory Hancock Dance Studio is a 3,500 square foot studio that approximates the size of the Eller stage. The studio was named after two dance visionaries that went to the School of Dance.

Marroney Theatre

One of two stages for the Arizona Repertory Theatre, the Marroney Theatre is a proscenium style venue. The newly renovated space hold 303 seats, a 4k lumens projector, surround sound speakers, and state-of-the-art screening equipment.

Production Labs

Located in the Marshall Building, the School of Theatre, Film & Television production labs provides students with a range of cameras, sound equipment, mixers, microphones, and professional grip and lighting equipment.

Somatics Lab

Home to the UA Dance Pilates and Movement Program, the Somatics Lab is a multipurpose space designed to aid in core strength, movement awareness, body symmetry, and injury prevention for dance majors.

Stevie Eller Dance Theatre

The Stevie Eller Dance Theatre is home to the University of Arizona's dance ensemble. Dance majors rehearse and perform in the 29,000 square foot complex and the 300 seat theatre. The theatre hosts around 50 performances a year and has a fully-fly system and orchestra pit.

Tornabene Theatre

The second stage for the Arizona Repertory Theatre, the Tornabene Theatre is a unique, five-sided, flexible and experimental performance space with a new configuration of seating every season. The complex seats 270 with both floor and balcony seating.

University of Arizona Museum of Art

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums for over 40 years, the University of Arizona Museum of Art engages diverse audiences, inspires critical dialogue, and champions art with its year-round schedule of exhibitions, programming and events. The museum has five permanent major collections and spans eight centuries.

Collection Highlights

• Ciudad Rodrigo-- Altarpiece (Retablo)
• Edward Hopper-- The City
• Jackson Pollock-- Number 20
• Mark Rothko-- Green on Blue (Earth-Green and White)
• Georgia O'Keeffe-- Red Canna
• Willem de Kooning-- Woman-Ochre
• Jaune 'Quick-to-See' Smith-- Spam

Presenting Units

Arizona Arts Live

Within the Arizona Arts division, Arizona Arts Live works to make Tucson an arts destination by curating live experiences.

Notable Alumni

• Michael Biehn-- actor
• Irving Burgie-- songwriter
• Jerry Bruckheimer-- film and television producer
• Barton Cowperthwaite-- actor and ballet dancer
• Ben Crawford-- singer and actor
• Ettore 'Ted' DeGrazia-- artist
• Tori Evans-- dancer and choreographer
• Kayla Farrish-- dancer and choreographer
• Chris Gall-- illustrator
• Tyler Gillett-- filmmaker
• Jessica Gonzalez-- muralist
• Keitaro Harada-- music conductor
• Kyle Harris-- actor, singer, and dancer
• John Hughes-- filmmaker
• Kourtney Kardashian-- media personality
• Scooter LaForge-- artist
• Tamika Lawrence-- singer and actress
• Harvey Mason Jr.-- record and film producer
• Linda Eastman McCartney-- photographer
• Craig T. Nelson-- actor
• Christina Oh-- film producer
• Sierra Teller Ornelas-- television writer and show-runner
• Caroline Rhea-- actress and comedian
• Nicole Richie-- media personality
• Linda Ronstadt-- musician
• Fritz Scholder-- artist
• Brad Slater-- agent
• Scott Stuber-- film producer
• Lindsay Utz-- documentary filmmaker
• Kate Walsh-- actress
• Kristin Wiig-- actress, writer, comedian