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Art Talks: Charlie Russell Meets Picasso: Encounter at Judith Basin
Between January and March 2015 the Docent Council will present Art Talks, the popular series of lectures examining the art and artists who have influenced the world. Kallie Deschamps – “Charlie Russell Meets Picasso: Encounter at Judith Basin” A political statement showing changes to cowboy life during the last one hundred years., this is a look at Charlie Russell’s paintings through the eyes of Picasso by way of Montana painter George Gogas.
Find out more »Art Talks: Leonardo da Vinci: More than the Mona Lisa
Between January and March 2015 the Docent Council will present Art Talks, the popular series of lectures examining the art and artists who have influenced the world. Larry Richter – “Leonardo da Vinci: More than the Mona Lisa” Explores the incredible variety of Leonardo da Vinci’s interests as an engineer, scientist, architect, cartographer, sculptor, and anatomist, etc.
Find out more »Art Talks: All Aboard for Street Car Art
Between January and March 2015 the Docent Council will present Art Talks, the popular series of lectures examining the art and artists who have influenced the world. Alinda Hakanson – “All Aboard for Street Car Art” Public art, commissioned for the Tucson streetcar route with the theme “flow”, is explored along with the artists who created these forms of public art.
Find out more »Art Talks: Why Your Grandkids CAN’T Paint Like That: Principles of Design and Composition Explored
Between January and March 2015 the Docent Council will present Art Talks, the popular series of lectures examining the art and artists who have influenced the world. Carol Ann Miraben – “Why Your Grandkids CAN’T Paint Like That: Principles of Design and Composition Explored” You will view illustrations and examples that explain the underlying principles that make art work and will change forever the way you view art!
Find out more »CRUSH pARTy 2015
Event Information CRUSH Party April 10, 2015 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm VIP: 5:00 – 6:00 pm To purchase tickets, click here! Celebrate the art in pARTy and experience a world of WINE, FOOD, and ART in the lobby and courtyards of the Tucson Museum of Art in historic downtown. Taste more than 100 different wines from famous wineries and sample fantastic foods offered by 26 different local restaurants. You must be at least 21 years of age to attend…
Find out more »The Art of the Voice with Arizona Opera
In this singular event, singers from Arizona Opera will guide you through the permanent galleries of the Tucson Museum of Art with the beauty and power of music. Featuring musical selections chosen specifically to comment and curate the artwork, visitors will follow performers on an abstract journey where art and music entwine. Performances are at 6:30 PM and 7:30 PM.
Find out more »Introduction to Pinhole Photography
This is a two-day event. Cost of workshop includes both days. In conjunction with the exhibition Surfaces: Photographs by Fritz Kaeser join the Tucson Museum of Art and photographer Shannon Smith in a two day introductory pinhole photography workshop. Over the two days, student will learn the history of the pinhole camera, construct their own camera, shoot and develop pictures, and critique each other’s work. Shannon Smith was born and raised in Kentucky where she earned her Bachelor of Fine…
Find out more »Introduction to Pinhole Photography
This is a two-day event. Cost of workshop includes both days. In conjunction with the exhibition Surfaces: Photographs by Fritz Kaeser join the Tucson Museum of Art and photographer Shannon Smith in a two day introductory pinhole photography workshop. Over the two days, student will learn the history of the pinhole camera, construct their own camera, shoot and develop pictures, and critique each other’s work. Shannon Smith was born and raised in Kentucky where she earned her Bachelor of Fine…
Find out more »NEW EVENT: Tea Time in Wonderland
Presented by The Tucson Museum of Art League 11 am – 2 pm • Skyline Country Club • Special Valet Parking The Tucson Museum of Art League presents a frabjous three-course lunch at the Skyline Country Club in the Foothills. Enjoy our insanely fun La-Tea-Da Hat Competition and win prizes. The Tucson Museum of Art’s beamish Chief Curator Dr. Julie Sasse will discuss The Influence of Alice in Wonderland in Modern and Contemporary Art in an afternoon so pleasant you’ll smile like a Cheshire Cat!…
Find out more »Home on the Range (and on the Agora, Forum, Piazza, and Manège: Traditions of Horsemanship and Equestrian Art)
How did horses in the American West come to symbolize such important characteristics and values as power and freedom, as well as loyalty and partnership? Drawing from her own research on Renaissance horsemanship and on her own experiences as a rider, Professor Pia F. Cuneo (Art History Program, University of Arizona) will offer some insights into the history and culture of the horse and into the ways that this magnificent animal has been rendered in art throughout the centuries.
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