Photos: Behind the Scenes of Five Art Jobs in Tucson
There's a whole crew of behind-the-scene pros who help to bring the arts to life in Tucson. We shine the spotlight on five people.
Katie Jones-Weinert
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Katie Jones-Weinert, assistant registrar for the Tucson Museum of Art, removes vinyl lettering with tweezers on August 12, 2019 as she works to hang a show in the Jon and Linda Ender Gallery. Katie catalogues and cares for the art coming into the museum. She says curators have the vision and registrars handle the logistics to make the show happen.
Katie Jones-Weinert
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Katie Jones-Weinert, assistant registrar for the Tucson Museum of Art, left, and Megan Franz, a volunteer, share a laugh as they take a break from installing the upcoming show "I'm Every Woman: Representations of Women on Paper" on August 12, 2019 in the Jon and Linda Ender Gallery. Katie catalogues and cares for the art coming into the museum. She has been in her current position for over a year.
Katie Jones-Weinert
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Katie Jones-Weinert, assistant registrar for the Tucson Museum of Art, touches up a wall in the Jon and Linda Ender Gallery for the upcoming show "I'm Every Woman: Representations of Women on Paper" on August 12, 2019. Katie catalogues and cares for the art coming into the museum. She has been in her current position for over a year.
Katie Jones-Weinert
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Katie Jones-Weinert, assistant registrar for the Tucson Museum of Art, carts artwork down to the Jon and Linda Ender Gallery for the upcoming show "I'm Every Woman: Representations of Women on Paper" on August 12, 2019. Katie catalogues and cares for the art coming into the museum. She says curators have the vision and registrars handle the logistics to make the show happen.
Katie Jones-Weinert
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Katie Jones-Weinert, assistant registrar for the Tucson Museum of Art, uses a level to check the straightness of vinyl lettering on August 12, 2019 as she helps to hang a show in the Jon and Linda Ender Gallery. Katie catalogues and cares for the art coming into the museum. She says curators have the vision and registrars handle the logistics to make the show happen.
Sara Kavitch
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Sara Kavitch, Box Office Manager for Arizona Theatre Company, does administrative duties from her office. The season recently started at the theatre so Kavitch spends most of her time working in the box office. This work occured on Friday, August 2nd, 2019. Tucson, Ariz.
Bruce Momich
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Bruce Momich, production manager for the Rialto Theater, 318 E. Congress St., works on the computer as a soundcheck takes place before a reggae concert on July 31, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz. Momich has worked at the theater for twenty-one years.
Bruce Momich
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Bruce Momich, production manager for the Rialto Theater, left, talks with Bryce Tierney, house stage hand crew chief, about setup for a reggae concert on July 31, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz. Momich has worked at the theater for twenty-one years.
Bruce Momich
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Bruce Momich, production manager for the Rialto Theater, right, talks with Tim Keiper, drummer for Matisyahu, a reggae band, during a soundcheck on July 31, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz. Momich has worked at the theater for twenty-one years.
Alita Lopez
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Alita Lopez, the lead wigmaker for Arizona Opera, with one of her new wigs on August 1, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz. Lopez typically starts making wigs three weeks before a performance and frequently makes as many as 70 per production.
Alita Lopez
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Alita Lopez's wigmaking room is fully decked with heads connected to nothing and loose locks of hair needed to make wigs for new opera productions.
Alita Lopez
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Sample hair strands hang in Alita Lopez's wigmaking room on August 1, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz.
Stacey Hubert
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Stage manager for the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Stacey Hubert, posing for a photo at the Tucson Music Hall, Tucson, Ariz., August 27, 2019.
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