Calendar

Outreach Talk by UAMA Docent
May 2, 2 p.m. - ORO VALLEY LIBRARY
"It's All About Children, " Kate Phillips
ORO VALLEY LIBRARY-  Located at 1305 Naranja Drive, corner of LaCanada.   
Drive.   North on LaCanada from Ina past Lambert.  Turn right on Naranja. Library is in the town center on the right.

Exhibition Opening - Joshua Olivera  "Palimpsest: an Image of What Once Was"
May 4 – September 2, 2012, Mezzanine & McCall

Opening Reception with artist Joshua Olivera

5 – 7 pm. Free and open to the public.

Last Chance to See
Master Impressions: To Kiss Your Lips 
Four etchings of dessert by Julia Jacquette

Outreach Talk by UAMA Docent
May 8, 2 p.m. RIVER LIBRARY
“Japanese Woodcuts,” Kate Phillips
RIVER LIBRARY - Located at the back of River Center,
NE Corner of River and Craycroft.

UAMA Partners Tour of The Drawing Studio with Andy Rush
Open to UAMA Partners Members and to non-Partners with an additional fee
For cost and info: Contact Christine Aguilar, 621-5676

Exhibition opens -  Master Impressions: 17th Century Prints from the Permanent Collection
Kress Print Wall.  On view through August 5, 2012

Outreach Talk by UAMA Docent
May 23, 3:30 p.m. NANINI LIBRARY
“It’s All About Children,” Kate Philips
NANINI LIBRARY -  Library is North of Ina off Shannon.  It is a right turn off of Shannon and behind the Motor Vehicle Office.  Library and parking lot are in the back.

Exhibitions Openings / Meet the Artists - David Headley and Sol LeWitt Days 
May 24 – October 28, 2012,   Main & South Galleries
Monumental geometric abstract works by New York artist David Headley, surround LeWitt wall drawings created on site by six teams of local artists

The Abstract Art of David Headley

Sol LeWitt Days

Last Chance to See
Sci-Pho: Explorations in the Aesthetics of Scientific Photography
Pfeiffer Gallery

Last Chance to See
Ralph Waldo Emerson Illustrated 
Pfeiffer Gallery

Last Chance to See :  Master Impressions: 17th Century Prints from the Permanent Collection
Kress Print Wall

Exhibition Opening - In Relief: German Op-Art Ceramics, 1961 - 1980 
August 16 – October 14, 2012, Pfeiffer Gallery,
UA Collaborative Research Ctr. Project
Curated by Larry Gipe, UA Professor of Art

Lecture:  Sol LeWitt
2 pm UAMA Main Gallery
Free.  Public invited.

Exhibition opening -  In Relief: German Op-Art Pottery
Pfeiffer Gallery. Through November 18

As part of the UAMA Collaborative Research Center, UA Assistant Professor of Art Lawrence Gipe will curate German Op-Art Pottery

Last Chance to See- Joshua Olivera  "Palimpsest: an Image of What Once Was"
Mezzanine & McCall

UAMA Docent Lecture at Nanini Library
2:30 pm, 7300 N. Shannon Rd.
“To Have the World in Hand:  The Art of Watercolor”
Various techniques and styles of watercolor painting will be discussed,      including how the medium evolved over 100 years through landscapes, cityscapes, portraits and still lifes.    
Presented by Tammy Bearden

UAMA Docent Lecture at Oro Valley Library
2 pm, 1305 Naranja Dr.
“Japanese Woodcuts - Images of the Floating World”
We will go on a trip to Japan through the eyes of woodcut artists of the mid-19th century.  Their themes are beautiful women, Kabuki actors and the lively inns and entertainment they offer along the famous Tokaido Road.
Presented by Kate Phillips

UAMA Docent Lecture at Murphy-Wilmot Library
2 pm, 530 N. Wilmot
“Introduction to the University of Arizona Museum of Art”
Discussion of a selection of artworks from the UAMA permanent collection that includes over 6,000 paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings with an emphasis on European and American fine art from the Renaissance to the present.
Presented by Carolyn Rivers

UAMA Docent Lecture at Dusenberry-River Library
2 pm,  River And Craycroft
“Flowering Art:  A Look at Flowers Real and Painted”
An exploration of the museum’s special event, “Bouquets to Art,” which combines choices from the museum’s permanent collection with the talents
of Tucson floral designers, interior designers and other professionals in the arts.
Presented by Johanna Stein

UAMA Docent Lecture at Woods Memorial Library
2 pm,   3455 First Avenue
“Introduction to the University of Arizona Museum of Art”
Discussion of a selection of artworks from the UAMA permanent collection that includes over 6,000 paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings with an emphasis on European and American fine art from the Renaissance to the present.
Presented by Carolyn Rivers

8th Annual Museum Day
Visit your favorite participating Museum for Free!
Organized by Smithsonian Magazine.

UAMA Docent Lecture at Nanini Library
2:30 pm, 7300 North Shannon Road
“Twisting Traditions in Sculpture”
This presentation includes the differences between painting and sculpture and explains various techniques and styles used by the sculptors in the
museum’s collection; such as:  Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin, Alexander Calder, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso and others. 
Presented by Fleurette and Marc Wallach

UAMA Docent Lecture at Oro Valley Library
2 pm,  1305 Naranja Drive
“Multicultural Art”
20th Century Mexican, Native American and African American artists interpreted their culture and society through their art.
Presented by Tammy Bearden

UAMA Docent Lecture at Murphy-Wilmot Library
2 pm,  530 N. Wilmot Road
“Gallagher Collection:  A Collector’s Gift
The Gallagher Memorial Collection, established in the memory of the collector’s young son, includes more than 200 twentieth century paintings, drawings and sculptures.
Presented by Johanna Stein

UAMA Docent Lecture at  Dusenberry-River Library
2pm, River and Craycroft
“The Symbolist Movement in Art and Poetry”
This movement which originated in France around 1880 influenced the course of European art and literature for over a generation and helped lay the
foundation for contemporary abstract art.
Presented by Norman Miller

Last Chance to See - In Relief: German Op-Art Ceramics, 1961 - 1980 
Pfeiffer Gallery,  UA Collaborative Research Center Project

UAMA Docent Lecture at Woods Memorial Library
2 pm,  3455 N. First Avenue
“Twisting Traditions in Sculpture”
This presentation includes the differences between painting and sculpture and explains various techniques and styles used by the sculptors in the
museum’s collection; such as:  Henry Moore, Auguste Rodin, Alexander Calder, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso and others. 
Presented by Fleurette and Marc Wallach

UA Family Weekend

Artist Talk:  David Headley
2 pm UAMA Main Gallery
Free, Family weekend and the general public invited

Last Chance to See - David Headley and Sol LeWitt Days 
Main & South Galleries
Monumental geometric abstract works by New York artist David Headley, surround LeWitt wall drawings created on site by local artists

The Abstract Art of David Headley

Sol LeWitt Days

Exhibition Opens
Desert Initiative exhibition featuring Heather Green, Greg Lindquist, and Chris McGinnis
November 8, 2012 – March 3, 2013 at the Main and Hanson Galleries

A five-state collaboration about the desert regions of the Southwest, organized by ASU

Veterans Day – UAMA Closed

Last Chance to See -  In Relief: German Op-Art Pottery
Pfeiffer Gallery. Through November 18

Christmas Holidays – UAMA Closed

New Year’s Day – UAMA Closed

Last Chance to See
Desert Initiative, featuring Heather Green, Greg Lindquist, and Chris McGinnis
Main and Hanson Galleries
A five-state collaboration about the desert regions of the Southwest, organized by ASU.

Tucson Festival of Books
See you at UAMA’s Festival Booth!

UAMA Fundraiser – Fresh Paint
Local Tucson artists donate their art to be auctioned off to support UAMA’s exhibitions and educational programs.

Spring Break – UAMA open regular hours

Patricia Carr Morgan solo show
After the Faculty exhibition