Arts: Feature

Twists and Turns

Accomplice, written by Rupert Holmes, is a whodunnit shell game that switches intended victims and motivated murderers at every turn. Just when you think you know who is doing what to whom, the tables turn and a new scenario and context are introduced.

By Gretchen Wirges Oct 17, 2019

Lush strokes

Two new exhibits, “DeGrazia Paints the Jungle” and “DeGrazia Downtown,” feature never-before-seen paintings by Tucson artist Ted DeGrazia.

By Jeff Gardner Oct 10, 2019

Mid Century Madness

The late Tucson architect Judith Chafee’s day of recognition has arrived. One of the best architects Tucson has ever had, Chafee made beautiful houses simultaneously filled with light and protected from the harsh desert sun.

By Margaret Regan Oct 3, 2019

Go Mod!

Learn about all 45 of the cool events on modern architecture and design happening in town from Oct. 4 to 13. Be sure to buy your tickets—and RSVP for free events—ahead of time on the website. Some popular events are already sold out.

By Margaret Regan Oct 3, 2019

Drawing on Experience Phoenix artists at Bernal Gallery honor immigrants in bright and bold ink paintings

Artistic Benevolence, is a dazzling suite of 15 oversized paintings, mostly in colored ink on paper. Bold and stripped down—like brothers Gabriel and Isaac Fortoul's outdoor murals—the works picture simple figures, drawn in black lines and colored a flat white.

By Margaret Regan Sep 26, 2019

Ring of Fire

America is suffering through an openly racist period right now, but the forgotten histories of African Americans are finally being told, by scholars, by journalists—and by artists, like the team that brought us The Royale. And new ATC director Sean Daniels deserves kudos for choosing this provocative play as the first show of his tenure.

By Margaret Regan Sep 19, 2019

Contested Terrain

An architect-turned-artist who specializes in “reimagining the environment we inhabit,” put together a two-day event that mixes performances with workshops and talks.

By Margaret Regan Sep 19, 2019

When the Moon Comes to Oracle

GLOW: A Nighttime Art Experience, the brainchild of artist and ranch owner Sharon Holnback, annually transforms the Triangle L into a luminous arts wonderland.

By Margaret Regan Sep 12, 2019

Course Correction

Most people have choices in their lives that, upon reflection, have the potential to change its course; which college to attend, what career path to follow, who to spend their lives with. In the case of the play Now and Then by Sean Grennan, playing at Invisible Theatre, this theme plays out in showing us a couple who consider changing the direction of their relationship, but to what end?

By Annie Sadovsky Koepf, Taming of the Review Sep 12, 2019

Fall Arts Guide

Check out our Fall Arts Preview.

By Jim Nintzel Aug 29, 2019

Fall Arts: Large Canvas

It’s been 100 years since the Bauhaus shaped my house and your house and Tucson is ready to mark the moment.

By Margaret Regan Aug 29, 2019

Fall Arts: Stage Whispers

Theatre-going Tucsonans know that, luckily for us, theatre here never really rests.

By Betsy Labiner and Leigh Moyer Aug 29, 2019

Fall Arts: Fine Tuned

TSO has more events going on than we can fit in the paper, so we’ve just included events from their Classic, SuperPops and Masterworks series in this roundup.

By Emily Dieckman Aug 29, 2019

Fall Arts: Meet the New Boss

For Arizona Theatre Company’s new artistic director, Sean Daniels, this is a homecoming.

By Leigh Moyer Aug 29, 2019

Fall Arts: Stayin’ Alive

Tucson’s dance calendar has shrunk in recent years. Now it will get even sparser with the closing of Artifact Dance Project.

By Margaret Regan Aug 29, 2019

Art Oasis

Artist David Andres has long traveled to the Sea of Cortez for recreation and inspiration. In a Fine Art Prints summer show of 17 artists at Contreras Gallery, he’s exhibiting three alluring prints that evoke the sands and wildlife of the sea’s teeming waters.

By Margaret Regan Aug 15, 2019

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Tour the UA Tree-Ring Research Lab @ The UA Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
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Art Walk Sundays @ Madaras Gallery
- Sundays, 1-4 p.m. Free
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Downtown United Against Hunger Halloween party @ Bar Passe
- Fri., Oct. 25, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. $20

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Tales From The Trash - A Thrift Store Art Show @ Iron Horse Fabricators
- Sat., Oct. 19, 6-10 p.m. Free
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Arts in the Plaza Fine Art & Jazz Festival @ St. Philip's Plaza
- Sat., Oct. 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free
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Book signing--La Llorona: Ghost Stories of the Southwest--local author--Rodarte @ Mostly Books
- Sat., Oct. 26, 1-2 p.m. Free

Twists and Turns

Live Theater Workshop presents a spellbinding mystery
- by Gretchen Wirges
- Oct 17, 2019
Mid Century Madness

Architect Judith Chafee and her work a highlight of the eighth Tucson Modernism Week
- by Margaret Regan
- Oct 3, 2019
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Tales From The Trash - A Thrift Store Art Show @ Iron Horse Fabricators

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Arts in the Plaza Fine Art & Jazz Festival @ St. Philip's Plaza

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Book signing--La Llorona: Ghost Stories of the Southwest--local author--Rodarte @ Mostly Books