Put away the blowup mattress and clear that couch, because your out-of-town guests have a new place to stay in Tempe. Graduate Hotel opened its doors two weeks ago, and while the complete remodel of what was once the Twin Palms is still in progress (management expects the finishing touches…
Sure, you’ve heard of Marlen Grove and Al Beadle. You know the best spot to pick up a mint-condition Eames chair and the coolest Melrose District stores to stalk on Instagram. You also oughta know that the Midcentury Modern craze extends beyond the bounds of Phoenix. Southern Scottsdale happens to…
First Friday heats up tonight with creative works going up all over the city. Here are our picks for shows you will not want to miss on Friday, November 7. “The Higher Plane” November’s First Friday is filled with dreams and imagination. Ashley Macias’s “The Higher Plane” takes this to…
He’s best known around these parts as the man who made the colorful geometric designs that infuse the SMoCA Lounge gallery and performance space at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. But James “Dalek” Marshall was making brownies with his 8- and 10-year-old sons the day we chatted, and looking ahead…
With this year’s dizzying array of activities, we figured you could use a little help making your game plan for this year’s Grand Avenue Festival, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, November 8. The festival folks have partnered with the 9th annual Phoenix Annual Parade…
In the years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, visual and performing artists have explored the delicate dance between privacy and protection. Some hunt for undisclosed information. Others highlight things revealed but never appropriated by our cultural consciousness. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art contributes to the ongoing dialogue with “Covert Operations:…
No need to wonder whatever became of the little boy whose mom sent him to his first drawing class at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. when he was just 10 or 11 years old. You’ll find Steven J. Tepper heading the Herberger Institute for Design and the…
If there’s one crucial thing that’s missing from the art scene in Phoenix, it’s dialogue. That’s precisely why Dana Buhl, photographic artist and curatorial coordinator at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, opened her own space, The Table. Existing in between an exhibition and a critique, The Table functions through fostering…
The hot spot on Friday, October 24, was definitely The Allery, a home turned collaborative art gallery that invited the public into its creative space. The Allery is helmed by J.B. Snyder, a local muralist and owner of the Fifth Street Paint Supply Store. Snyder lives and breathes paint. And…
Muralist J.B. Snyder has been teasing us all week. His vague social media posts on Instagram and Facebook seem to say one thing: Snyder will be opening The Allery to the public tonight at 7 p.m. with a multi-artist show entitled “Opening Day.” The Allery is set to be an…
Phoenix Design Week filled the downtown area with folks looking to beautify the city last weekend. The event featured workshops, seminars, and more, and we couldn’t help but join in for a letterpress workshop at Hazel & Violet. Being newbies ourselves, we had a lot to learn at the small,…
“Seriously, it’s all about making friends.” That’s one of the last lines in Phoenix photographer Hannah Minkner’s “about” section on her website Weekends Are for Lovers, or WAFL. But after spending even half an hour with Minkner, whose background is in design work, it is clear that this is not…
It hit him on a Friday night and was delivered by Jimmy Fallon. Josh Higgins watched as the Late Night host began writing his famous thank you notes on air. “Thank you, Barack Obama…” Fallon said as the image with the word “Forward,” white against a blue background with that…
The “Chaos Theory” exhibition at Legend City Studios opened on First Friday to big crowds and social media praise. But during its 15-year history, the event has gone from funky to formulaic. About half of the 19 artists invited to show works in 2000 still participate and only nine of…
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has designated Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander’s Painted Desert Community Complex at Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park a National Treasure. Chris Morris, field director of the National Trust’s Los Angeles office, made the announcement on Sunday, October 12, at “Night of Neutra,” hosted by…
Adhesive art is alive and well in the Valley, even if it’s hidden in plain sight. Those with sharp eyes and an appreciation for creative expression probably have spied a few instances of adhesive art dotting various spots around town, typically in locales that artists frequent. There are the unique…
Phoenix Design Week kicks off on Thursday, October 16, and there are more than enough events to go around. Actually, with more than 15 different talks, meetups, parties, and conferences happening over the course of nine days, knowing when and where to go can be a bit overwhelming. Which is…
First Friday heats up tonight with creative works going up all over the city. Here are our picks for shows you will not want to miss this Friday. “Chaos Theory 15” Let the pandemonium ensue. The annual collaborative exhibition “Chaos Theory” is back for its 15th installment with just as…
As stores slowly switch out their stocks of beach towels and pool floaties for pumpkins, plastic ghouls, and even some fake snow-covered wreaths (for shame), something is happening in Phoenix that we care so much more about: Galleries and museums are presenting new exhibitions for fall. It would be impossible…
A lot can change in a decade. Tilt Gallery, a Phoenix photography favorite, will celebrate its 10-year anniversary this fall by letting go of one old space and saying hello to a brand new one…
ASU Art Museum announced on on Monday, September 22, that Garth Johnson is its new curator of ceramics…
It’s no secret that we hold a special place in our hearts for Midcentury Modern architecture here in metro Phoenix. While much of the Valley has been overrun with stucco homes and strip malls, quite a few residential and commercial time capsules remain relatively intact. For those who prefer their…
