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Docent Art Talk: Art & Healing: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Presented by Keith White

Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block 140 North Main Avenue, Tucson, AZ, United States

Art has a healing quality that is recognized across a diverse number of cultures. This Art Talk examines its role in three such cultural settings. First, Southwest Indigenous – Navajo, with a focus on Navajo sand paintings and the art of David Chethlahe Paladin. Second, Western Medicine, with a focus on its role in creating […]

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 States

Join 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 States

Hear 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, […]

Caretaking: Preserving Collections, Communities, and Creativity

Kick-off TMA’s celebration of its centennial with a conversation about caretaking to explore the ways in which institutions, artists, and professionals embody the role of caretaker. Presenters, including Rachel Adler (collections manager / registrar), Amber Doe (artist), Alexandra E. Samarron Longorio (assistant professor of practice, nutritional science and wellness), and Feng-Feng Yeh (founder, Chinese Chorizo […]

Docent Art Talk: Why Warhol? Presented by Sherman Bodner

How did the Pittsburgh-born son of working-class immigrants transform the art world? Why does Andy Warhol still matter? We’ll see four decades of Warhol’s art, hear from his admirers and detractors -- and discover how he caused commotion during his visits to Tucson. Monthly lectures examine art and artists that have influenced the world, from […]

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 States

Ancient 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 […]

Spring Artisans Market / Mercado de Artesanos

TMA's Spring Artisans Market feature more than 100 unique and local artists and artisans with crafts, original artwork, pottery, glass, jewelry, textiles, and gift items in an outdoor street fair setting. Organized by TMA’s Museum Store, the event is an annual fundraiser for Southern Arizona’s oldest visual arts institution located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Pay-What-You-Wish […]

Spring Artisans Market / Mercado de Artesanos

TMA's Spring Artisans Market features more than 100 unique and local artists and artisans with crafts, original artwork, pottery, glass, jewelry, textiles, and gift items in an outdoor street fair setting. Organized by TMA’s Museum Store, the event is an annual fundraiser for Southern Arizona’s oldest visual arts institution located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Pay-What-You-Wish […]

Spring Artisans Market / Mercado de Artesanos

TMA's Spring Artisans Market features more than 100 unique and local artists and artisans with crafts, original artwork, pottery, glass, jewelry, textiles, and gift items in an outdoor street fair setting. Organized by TMA’s Museum Store, the event is an annual fundraiser for Southern Arizona’s oldest visual arts institution located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Pay-What-You-Wish […]

Docent Art Talk: Bouguereau from Paris to Tucson Presented by Kem Blanchard

Bouguereau was a successful French academic painter admired by Gilded Age art collectors for their home picture galleries. He was a popular teacher for hundreds of American artists and advocated for the inclusion of women in the fine art schools and ateliers of Paris. We’ll explore his artistic career through his paintings, held today in […]

TMA is Closed to the Public

A reminder that we are closed to the public that Museum will be closed to the public on Saturday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a private event. Normal hours will resume the following business day on Sunday, March 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Centennial Gala 2024

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Online Auction and attended our Centennial Year Gala! On March 16th, over 300 guests enjoyed a wonderful evening in support of the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block. Our Centennial Exhibition—Time Travelers: Foundations, Transformations, and Expansions at the Centennial was on view for the first time […]

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 […]

Time Travelers Member Celebration

Celebrate the new exhibition Time Travelers: Foundations, Transformations, and Expansions at the Centennial. Members can enjoy musical entertainment, a cash bar, and meet several featured artists. Time Travelers: Foundations, Transformations, and Expansions at the Centennial is made possible through the generous support of: CENTENNIAL YEAR LEAD SPONSORS Jon and Linda Ender I. Michael and Beth […]

SOLD OUT – Curator Tour with Christine Brindza / Gira del Curador con Christine Brindza

Join Christine Brindza in a tour of Time Travelers: Foundations, Transformations, and Expansions at the Centennial as she explores highlights within the exhibition that mark relationships and meanings of artworks through time, with attention to works from the Art of the American West and Indigenous Arts collection. Upon request, Spanish interpretation can be provided for […]

Time Travel Creative Writing Class with Laila Halaby

Capacity: 12 people $30 non-members / $25 members All materials provided Time. Never enough time to go where we want to go and do what we want to do. Thank goodness for imagination! This 2-hour class will focus on connections between art and our own writing, be it poetry or prose. We will explore transformations […]

Curator Tour with Dr. Julie Sasse

Join Julie Sasse on a tour of Time Travelers: Foundations, Transformations, and Expansions at the Centennial as she shares insights on works of art that have been essential to establishing and growing the museum’s collection as well as works representative of significant regional and national movements in contemporary art. Upon request, Spanish interpretation can be […]