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Collaborative multi-media artists Bailey Hikawa and Scotty Wagner are Emotional.Store, performing as part of their "100 Year Plan".

Fight Your Fear of the Future with a "100 Year Plan"

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A recreation of a gallery scene, with the Willem de Kooning painting "Woman - Ochre" at center.

Clues Mount in Tucson Painting Theft

One year after "Woman-Ochre" was found, more evidence links to New Mexico couple.

UA Film Students Dream in Widescreen

Also on Arizona Spotlight: Teachers take their message to the Capitol; an exclusive interview with Linda Ronstadt; and the Center for Creative Photography celebrates Ansel Adams.
The historic courthouse in downtown Tucson.

Supervisors to Vote on Two New Tenants for Old Courthouse

University of Arizona and Visit Tucson may split the majority of the courthouse's square footage.
The rooms at Dunbar Pavilion are in different stages of repair.

Honoring Dunbar School's Past, Reshaping its Future

Groups have plans for former segregated Tucson school buildings.
The Tucson Desert Art Museum opened in 2013 and is located on the city's east side.

A Desert Museum for Art and History

Tucson has two different attractions with "desert museum" in their names.

How the Holocaust History Center Shines a Light on Justice for Global LGBTQ Community

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'Woven Through Time' Reveals Cultural Fabric of the Southwest

Also on Arizona Spotlight: A state budget update; Dr. David Alberts retires from the UA Cancer Center; and "A Book I Love" returns.
Departing curator of MOCA, Jocko Weyland

MOCA's Jocko Weyland: 'If You Stay Busy You Have No Time to be Unhappy'

Also, a legislative update; Adiba Nelson talks about motherhood challenges and the language of love; and Something Something Theatre presents 'Dov & Ali.'
A bird of paradise is one of the many flowers at the Frida Kahlo exhibit.

Tucson Crowds Grow in Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo's Garden

Exhibit attracts many who otherwise wouldn't visit Tucson Botanical Gardens.

Tucson Museum of Art Wins $93K Grant for Refugees

Programs will focus on creative expression and English-language acquisition.

MOCA Executive Director Samuel Ireland to Step Down

A national search for his successor is underway.

A Holocaust History for Tucson; and SACASA's Mission During Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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Leslie Bromberg, ARCE AZ Board Member, at Karnak temple complex in Luxor, Egypt

A Love for Egypt from Arizona

Decades-old group focuses on ancient Egypt and its architecture.

Arizona Spotlight for September 11, 2015

Changes in leadership at the Tucson Museum of Art, MOCA, and the Tucson Pima Arts Council; actor Chuck Yates plays Truman Capote at the Invisible Theatre; commemorating 9/11 with the music of composer Stephen Paulus.
Robert Knight

Tucson Museum of Art's CEO to Retire after Decade on Job

Robert Knight credited with building museum's endowment and national reputation.

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