First Thursday / Primer Jueves
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesDecember 7, 2023
5-8 p.m.
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Panel: Weaving Memory with artist Perla Segovia and performance artist Erika Marquez
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThis panel will explore creative acts that process, produce, and protect memories. Panelists, including CUMBI artists Perla Segovia and Erika Marquez, will discuss their work preserving history, engaging traditions and culture, and making memory accessible to communities. Lecture admission is $5 or free for members and students. Upon request, American Sign Language interpretation for lectures […]
Museum Store Trunk Show – Agustin Cruz Prudencio / ESPECTÁCULO DE BAÚL DE LA TIENDA DEL MUSEO – AGUSTIN CRUZ PRUDENCIO
The Museum Store is proud to present one of the premier Oaxacan wood carvers, Agustin Cruz Prudencio.
MUSEUM STORE TRUNK SHOW/ ESPECTÁCULO DE BAÚL DE LA TIENDA DEL MUSEO – AGUSTIN CRUZ PRUDENCIO
The Museum Store is proud to present one of the premier Oaxacan wood carvers, Agustin Cruz Prudencio.
Second SundAZe / Segundo Domingo
December 10, 2023
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Docent Art Talk: Naminga, Naminga, Naminga: Three Artists You Might Not Know but Should! Presented by Linda Friedman
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesWe will learn about the art of the Naminga family. Dan Naminga and sons Arlo and Michael are three highly respected Santa Fe contemporary artists whose work reflects their Hopi heritage and the world of today. Monthly lectures examine art and artists that have influenced the world, from the great classics of Europe to the […]
Curator Spotlight: Memory, Nostalgia, and Reflection in Art of the American West with Christine Brindza, Senior Curator, Glasser Curator of Art of the American West
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesJoin Christine Brindza in an examination of TMA’s art of the American West collection from perspectives related to time. A talk that considers TMA’s upcoming centennial 2024 celebration, explore documentative historic works of art from the time of survey expeditions, wistful portrayals of the land, people, and wildlife of the West after the frontier was […]
Museum Store Trunk Show – Brenda Schweder
Give the gift of the art! The Museum Store is proud to present a Trunk Show with artist Brenda Schweder. She is a recombobulator of found objects into wearable jewelry and sculpture. A queen of the coldest of cold connections, her schtick is combining disparate stuff and quasi-trash into wacky new works with whimsical and […]
Bank of America: Museums On Us
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThis weekend, admission to TMA is free for Bank of America cardholders as a part Bank of America’s Museums On Us program. Reserve a ticket online (one per cardholder) using the discount code TMABofA, then show your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch debit or credit card at the Admissions Desk to redeem your free admission. Museums […]
Curator Spotlight: It’s About Time with Dr. Julie Sasse, Chief Curator, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesJoin Julie Sasse as she discusses works from the TMA modern and contemporary collection that address issues of time within the context of the museum’s Centennial exhibition Time Travelers. Multiple perspectives will be examined, including the aging body, appropriation of symbols and images from past eras and cultures, and memory. Artists highlighted in her talk […]
Adult Workshop: Free Motion Embroidery with Perla Segovia
Explore free motion embroidery, a technique where one uses the sewing needle to draw, with CUMBI: Textiles, Society, and Memory in Andean South America artist Perla Segovia. Learn how to embroider a photograph using the same technique as Perla employed in the exhibition. You will need to bring a favorite picture representing home for this […]
TUSD Professional – Mini Camp Session 1
Need something to do with your kids on these days off? Bring them to the Tucson Museum of Art’s Education Center for a day to express their creativity and produce original works of art. These days are for ages 5 – 13 and classes are for up to 15-20 students (grouped by age). HOURS 8:30 […]
Artist Talk with Miguel Arzabe
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesHear from contemporary artist Miguel Arzabe as he discusses his artwork on view in CUMBI: Textiles, Society, and Memory in Andean South America, his creative practice, and how his works draw inspiration from the cultural techniques and motifs of his Andean heritage. About the speaker: Miguel Arzabe makes colorful and dynamic abstractions - weavings, paintings, […]
Bank of America: Museums On Us
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThis weekend, admission to TMA is free for Bank of America cardholders as a part Bank of America’s Museums On Us program. Reserve a ticket online (one per cardholder) using the discount code TMABofA, then show your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch debit or credit card at the Admissions Desk to redeem your free admission. Museums […]
Curator Spotlight: Time, Identity, and Fate in Mesoamerican Art with Dr. Kristopher Driggers, Associate Curator, Schmidt Curator of Latin American Art
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesAncient Mesoamericans innovated sophisticated traditions for marking the passage of time: a 365-day solar calendar and a 260-day calendar for divination. Join curator Kristopher Driggers, Ph.D., for a talk exploring how Mesoamerican artworks express cultural ideas about the relationships between time, identity, and fate. Select attendees will have an opportunity to learn what primary sources […]
Bank of America: Museums On Us
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThis weekend, admission to TMA is free for Bank of America cardholders as a part Bank of America’s Museums On Us program. Reserve a ticket online (one per cardholder) using the discount code TMABofA, then show your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch debit or credit card at the Admissions Desk to redeem your free admission. Museums […]
TUSD Professional – Mini Camp Session 2
Need something to do with your kids on these days off? Bring them to the Tucson Museum of Art’s Education Center for a day to express their creativity and produce original works of art. These days are for ages 5 – 13 and classes are for up to 15-20 students (grouped by age). HOURS 8:30 […]
Bank of America: Museums On Us
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThis weekend, admission to TMA is free for Bank of America cardholders as a part Bank of America’s Museums On Us program. Reserve a ticket online (one per cardholder) using the discount code TMABofA, then show your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch debit or credit card at the Admissions Desk to redeem your free admission. Museums […]
Bank of America: Museums On Us
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThis weekend, admission to TMA is free for Bank of America cardholders as a part Bank of America’s Museums On Us program. Reserve a ticket online (one per cardholder) using the discount code TMABofA, then show your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch debit or credit card at the Admissions Desk to redeem your free admission. Museums […]
Bank of America: Museums On Us
Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThis weekend, admission to TMA is free for Bank of America cardholders as a part Bank of America’s Museums On Us program. Reserve a ticket online (one per cardholder) using the discount code TMABofA, then show your Bank of America/Merrill Lynch debit or credit card at the Admissions Desk to redeem your free admission. Museums […]