Previous November 5, 2016 Next Art of Circumstance: Art and Artifacts Created by Japanese Americans Incarcerated During WWII November 5, 2016 April 30, 2017 Art of Circumstance displays the inventive and creative spirit of the Japanese Americans incarcerated in relocation camps across the Southwest during World War II. The art and artifacts displayed in Art of Circumstance include objects on loan from the Arizona Heritage Center, Arizona Historical Society in Tempe, Arizona.

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Previous February 5, 2020 Next Buffalo Soldiers: The 10th Cavalry Regiment Told Through the Art of David Laughlin February 5, 2020 December 27, 2020 Buffalo Soldiers: The 10th Cavalry Regiment Told Through the Art of David Laughlin paints a picture of daily life for African American soldiers serving in the post-Civil War American West. Through his paintings, drawings, and block prints, artist David Laughlin depicts the 10th Cavalry Regiment’s daily activities while stationed in AZ from 1885 - 1896. With the US Government pushing for western expansion, the Buffalo Soldiers’ tasks ranged from building outposts and laying telegraph lines to protecting settlers, stagecoaches and railroad crews and fighting Native Americans, outlaws and rustlers. Their days were full and difficult, however their military service offered them a chance to obtain better rights as citizens in the recently liberated United States. For this exhibition we are partnering with GSAAC ; a local Buffalo Soldiers Educational group that is working to erect a Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Plaza here in Tucson. Help support GSAAC's memorial project mission by donating.

Previous December 8, 2017 Next Vaquero & Charro: An Enduring Legacy Photographs by Cody Edison December 8, 2017 June 30, 2018 Vaquero and Charro: An Enduring Legacy, Photographs by Cody Edison and Artifacts from the Arizona Historical Society will explore the impact that Spanish traditions have had on Western horsemanship. Many customs, words, and traditions associated with the American West originated with the Vaqueros and Charros of Mexico. This legacy is presented through contemporary photographs of the Charros and Vaqueros of Southern California by Cody Edison and by historic artifacts dating to the mid 19th Century culled from the Arizona Historical Society. This exhibition is supported by a grant from the Arizona Humanities.

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Previous January 13, 2017 Next The Dazzled Eye: Navajo Textiles from the Getzwiller Collection January 13, 2017 May 28, 2017 Featuring Navajo eyedazzlers and optical textiles from world renowned collectors Steve and Gail Getzwiller, The Dazzled Eye contrasts these works of woven art with American Op Art and explores the popularity and history of Navajo eyedazzlers and optical textiles.

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Past Exhibitions Cruzando La Linea: Contemporary Art in the Borderlands Oct 08, 2025, 10:00 AM ENDING JUNE 28th. Distinguished artists; Alejandro Macias, Vanessa Saavedra, David Taylor, and Alfred J. Quiroz, present painting, photography, and mixed media works that shed light on the lived realities of the borderlands. image, Maynard Dixon, The Prisoners, 1916 Learn more The Twisted Road: Finding Home in America Jan 08, 2025, 10:00 AM – Jun 28, 2025, 8:00 AM Explore 200 years of U.S. immigration history through art, artifacts, and photography. Details Gold Fever: Glory and Greed in the Western Expansion Years Jan 10, 2024, 7:00 PM – Jun 29, 2024, 7:05 PM "Gold Fever" explores the history, morality, and impact of gold mining in the American West in the 1800s and early 1900s. It features a collection of mining artifacts from the Arizona Historical Society, video, contemporary artwork, photographs and illustrations. Learn more ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues / En los barrios y las grandes ligas Jan 14, 2023, 7:00 PM – Apr 09, 2023, 7:00 PM "¡Pleibol!" examines how generations of Latinos and Latinas have helped make the game what it is today. Details Citizen/Enemy: Japanese American Incarceration Camps Oct 12, 2022, 7:00 PM – Dec 23, 2023, 7:00 PM The exhibition features historic documents, installations, and large-scale images from noted photographers Dorothea Lange and Russell Lee, offering a guide for reflection on this tragic political action and its repercussions for Japanese Americans. Details Sacred Dancers: Ceremonial Navajo Weaving Dec 15, 2021, 7:00 PM – Jun 25, 2022, 7:00 PM Sacred Dancers tells the history of weavers, featuring Yei and Yeibichai textiles Details All The Single Ladies: Women Pioneers of the American West Oct 06, 2021, 7:00 PM "All the Single Ladies" tells select stories from the trailblazing lives of unmarried women in the 19th century, who were homesteaders, Harvey girls, boarding house owners, teachers, madams, prostitutes, and entertainers. Made possible through a grant from AZ Humanities. Buffalo Soldiers: The 10th Cavalry Regiment Told Through the Art of David Laughlin Feb 05, 2020, 7:00 PM – Dec 27, 2020, 7:00 PM Details The REDress Project Jan 10, 2020, 7:00 PM – Dec 27, 2020, 7:00 PM The REDress Project focuses around the issue of missing or murdered Aboriginal women across Canada, created by artist Jaime Black. Details Art is the Seed: Contemporary Native American Female Art Jan 10, 2020, 7:00 PM – May 31, 2020, 7:00 PM "Art is the Seed" explores how traditional Native American crafts are the cultural “seeds” inspiring many contemporary Native American artists’ works. Informed by the history and stories behind the traditional crafts, visitors will come away with a greater understanding of contemporary Native Americ Details SNAP 2! Snapshots of History through Vintage Advertising May 01, 2019, 7:00 PM – Nov 30, 2019, 7:00 PM Snapshots of History through Vintage Advertising returns this summer, opens May 1 and continues through November 30, 2019. Details Effie! Plein Air Pioneer Jan 11, 2019, 7:00 PM – Apr 28, 2019, 7:00 PM This 150th birthday retrospective of 46 paintings was the largest exhibit of Effie Anderson Smith paintings ever assembled in one place. Details Joseph Labate: The Sawmill Fire Sep 05, 2018, 7:00 PM – Jan 09, 2019, 7:00 PM "This continuing photographic project is not intended to tell or illustrate the story of the Sawmill Fire. Rather, it is about a landscape, a landscape for reflection. It is landscape as metaphor." Details Colors to Dye For: The Mysterious World of Dye-Making Jan 12, 2018, 7:00 PM – Jun 30, 2018, 7:00 PM "Colors to Dye For" explores the mysterious industry of dye-making. Details Vaquero & Charro: An Enduring Legacy Dec 08, 2017, 7:00 PM – Jun 30, 2018, 7:00 PM "Vaquero and Charro" features rare artifacts from the Arizona Historical Society and photographs from Cody Edison to tell the story of the early vaquero and charro who greatly impacted today's riders and their horsemanship. Details Under A Vast Sky: American Women Artists Oct 13, 2017, 7:00 PM – Dec 03, 2017, 7:00 PM Landscapes, portraits, watercolors, pastels, bronzes..many different mediums are represented in this amazing show! AWA's "Under the Vast Sky" Art Show and Sale is on view October 13 through December 3 in the Gallery. Details The Wayfinder's Dilemma: Landscape Photographs by Camden Hardy May 03, 2017, 7:00 PM – Oct 01, 2017, 7:00 PM "We no longer depend upon geographic proximity to decide which faction of humanity we belong to; if we find ourselves disenfranchised with a particular group, we can go find another one." Details The Wayfinder's Perspective: Landscape Paintings from the Permanent Collection May 03, 2017, 7:00 PM – Oct 01, 2017, 7:00 PM A companion show to "The Wayfinder's Dihlemma," curated by artist Camden Hardy Details Load More

Previous January 27, 2021 Next All The Single Ladies: Women Pioneers of the American West This exhibition highlights the maverick single women who sought a unique path to pursue their dreams of freedom from strict Victorian norms toward adventure and opportunity. January 27, 2021 May 29, 2021 This informative exhibition tells select stories from the trailblazing lives of unmarried women in the 19th century, who were homesteaders, Harvey girls, boarding house owners, teachers, madams, prostitutes, and entertainers. All the Single Ladies: Woman Pioneers of the American West demonstrates how these women brought a richness and vivacity to the fabric of life in the emerging American West. Tales of the long-ago Wild West portrayed women in one of two stereotypical ways: the seductress or the wholesome farmer’s wife. In reality, the experiences of early pioneer women were far more diverse. While it is true, most women who moved west were married and traveling with husbands and families, many maverick single women sought another path to pursue their dreams of freedom from strict Victorian norms, adventure, and opportunity. "Harvey Girls at the lunch counter of the Harvey House in Winslow, Arizona circa 1910." Courtesy Arizona State Library. Exhibition made possible by a grant from AZ Humanities . "Donaldina Cameron and Tien Fuh Wu with an unidentified woman between them on the steps of the Mission Home." Courtesy of Cameron House.

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