Our Stories Community Gallery | The University of Arizona Museum of Art

Since 2014, the Our Stories Community Gallery has hosted community-connected exhibitions, showcasing different models of collaboration and guest curation as well as creative and interactive invitations for people all ages.

UAMA's Our Stories Community Gallery and community-connected exhibition program highlights community voices through art and creative expression. Each exhibition is developed in collaboration with campus and community partners. Past exhibitions include Operation Military Kids, Mapping Q: Still Here/Still Queer, High School Artists, Acts of Love and Community: Sharing Experience with Food and Art, and Tucson Food Stories: Food, Health, Community, Justice.

The space has also at times become an interactive and creative space where visitors of all ages can rest, reflect, and respond using creative prompts and materials.

The museum is grateful for the community members and organizations that we have partnered with through the years, creating meaningful exhibitions alongside new and experienced artists from all walks of life, who live and work in our community. Previous and ongoing partnerships include:

ArtWorks, a creative and expressive arts program that is part of the UA College of Medicine's Department of Family and Community Medicine. The program serves adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and is a studio and community where members are provided a safe space for expression and connection
Art educators teaching across Pima County
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, a non-profit that serves the southern Arizona community with a mission to promote health, well-being, and social justice for those living with HIV, LGBTQ+ individuals, and communities marginalized by society
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
St. Luke's Home, an assisted-living community for people aged 55+
The Arizona State Prison Complex and the Prison Education Project

If you would like to learn more about this gallery, associated programs, or propose a community-based collaboration, please contact Willa Ahlschwede, Curator of Academic and Community Engagement.