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GALLERY: A spotlight on editorial illustration at the Daily Wildcat

GALLERY: A spotlight on editorial illustration at the Daily Wildcat

Sela Margalit
May 27, 2024
Local Tucson band The Basements perform live.

OPINION: Five local Tucson bands you need to check out in 2023

Sophia Hammer
January 31, 2023
Tearista and musician Giovanny Reyes, stands with a cup of tea in hand on Tuesday, April 5, at "Scented Leaf."

Blooming artist and Scented Leaf tearista Giovanny Reyes

Amanda Mourelatos
April 9, 2022
The front entrance to Hotel McCoy, a retro, art-focused spot to stay in Tucson. The entrance features large murals of the desert scenery painted by Alex Jimenez.

Hotel McCoy: An art space and a place to stay

Sohi Kang and Bellah Nelson
September 12, 2021
Diana Ramos (left) with her international friends during a New Years celebration on Dec. 31, 2020. (Courtesy Diana Ramos) 

Catching up with past Arts & Life story subjects

Allison Fagan
April 20, 2021
 Photo courtesy of Sophie McTear. Main stage of Groundworks. 

Aspiring music artists have found their home at Groundworks

Sean Fagan
April 18, 2021
A sculpture by Greg Corman for the upcoming SculptureTucson "Bird Houses and Nests" exhibition at the Tucson Botanical Gardens starting Sept. 26. Courtesy SculptureTucson.

New program brings largescale sculptures to Tucson streets

Elvia Verdugo
August 23, 2020
Q&A | X.X.T brings L.A.’s freak scene to dance music

Q&A | X.X.T brings L.A.’s freak scene to dance music

Jamie Donnelly
October 31, 2018
"Product of the American Dream" by Oliver Padilla, a UA photography graduate student, on display at the UA Museum of Art. Padilla is a photography graduate student.

Arizona artists look back on their last year at UA

Sarah Covey
May 9, 2017
Sharon Thwing’s “Vegan Taxidermy” art adorns a wall in Pop-Cycle Shop, which hosted its "Resist! Art Show" on April 8. Located on Fourth Avenue between Sixth and Seventh Street, Pop-Cycle Shop regularly engages the community and seeks to support local artists.

Artists from Resist! Art Show express their opinions on Trump presidency through art

David Pujol
May 2, 2017
Glass artist Micah Blatt's favorite pieces of his work on display at Mr. Head's Art Gallery and Bar on Monday, Nov 7. In addition to blowing glass under the business name, Fathead, Blatt is also the owner of Mr. Head's

Glassblower Micah Blatt is the gem of his own bar: Mr. Head’s

Gretchyn Kaylor
November 7, 2016
(Courtesy Matt and Kim) Matt and Kim will headline Dusk Music Festival. In 2005, the dance-rock duo started making music in Brooklyn, New York and have released five studio albums since.

Artist spotlight: Matt and Kim hope to ‘Stir it Up’ as headliners at Dusk Music Festival

Sean Orth
October 19, 2016
A view of Joe Pagac's mural on Borderland's Brewing. Pagac, a Tucson-based muralist and fine artist, finished this piece in April 2015.

Local artists illustrate Tucson’s beauty in Dusk Music Festival installations

Alex Furrier
October 19, 2016
(Courtesy Flock of Dimes) Jen Wasser, founding member of Wye Oak, will headline 191 Toole on Saturday as her stage name, Flock of Dimes.

Jen Wasner discusses Flock of Dimes, Wye Oak, upcoming tour at 191 Toole

Nina Ulloa
October 14, 2016
Experimental Filmmaker Barbara Hammer exhibits three famous short films Wednesday, Sept. 28 at Exploded View, a microcinema theater in downtown Tucson. The films presented include one from each decade starting from 1970s: "Dyketactics," "No No Nooky T.V.," "Santus," "Maya Deren’s Sink." Her next event will be held tonight at the Loft in the small theater.

Lesbian film pioneer Barbara Hammer to screen new film tonight at The Loft

Nina Ulloa
September 29, 2016
Violet Kasser-Pirzadeh sits in her art studio on Wednesday, Sept 7. Kasser-Pirzadeh has been painting her whole life in tribute to her father and grandpafather who were both art collectors.

Monsoon Collective: Pop-up art exhibition meets downtown office space

Nina Ulloa
September 11, 2016
House art show, Eleven Seven Fifteen, featured artworks from local UA students and graduates. The artists' mediums ranged from photography to relief printing.

Seven young local artists created an art show in their own house

Brenna Bailey
November 14, 2015

Welcome to the Dirty T: This UA prof found her passion in journalism and art

Thea Van Gorp
November 6, 2015
Local Tucson artist Donovan White poses for a photo in his shared studio space, The 6th n' 6th Faction, at 439 N. 6th Ave. on Monday, Sept. 21. White, a painter, shares The 6th n' 6th Faction with Tony Pickup, a leather artist. The duo opened the studio at the end of May.

Local artist strays from the traditional through his paintings

Erika Parra
September 26, 2015

Student artist makes bank while expressing herself

Alex Angeles
September 12, 2015
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