Inside and out, the University of Arizona maintains an active and growing collection of artwork.
In addition to numerous buildings on main campus having artistic appeal — think the Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building with its 90-foot-tall metal ramada, Stevie Eller Dance Theater's evocation of movement, the Helen S. Schaefer Building's striking lines, and the Environment and Natural Resources 2 building's growing patina — the place is full of spaces dedicated to artwork.
And in addition to the UA Museum of Art, Joseph Gross Gallery, the Union Gallery, the Arizona State Museum and the famed Center for Creative Photography, such artwork is housed within lobbies, corridors, boardrooms and other less-obvious corners of campus.
That includes the College of Humanities' collection of paintings by Frances O’Brien, an artist and illustrator who was a friend of Georgia O’Keeffe, located on the second floor of the Modern Languages Building. To read more from UA News, click here.
Photo: The Poetry Center offers exhibitions of art and library selections, which are mounted throughout the year. The center also hosts work by Tucson artists as well as traveling exhibits. One of its permanent exhibitions is the "Wall of Poets" highlighting those who have visited the center since the 1960s. (Photo: John de Dios/UANews)