There’s a new art commerce enterprise in town called Curator Engine, which seeks to connect artists with buyers. It’s starting with ASU-affiliated artists, including students, alumni or faculty — but there are plans to expand and replicate the model with additional artists and perhaps expand to other cities once the…
What happens in the studio, shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit Q+A is a weekly series that profiles artists in their studios. We ask them questions, they provide answers, and then we have a nice discussion about their work. This week: Phoenix artist and member of Palabra Hair…
A new, hot piece of real estate is going on the market in Scottsdale. But you better be quick, because this house will only be in Phoenix for a few days. *can you actually buy the house or no? *Yes, I mention the price later, but should I put something…
What make a great summer read? For us, it’s a book takes its readers on some kind of journey, is short or can be read and understood in brief bursts and if I learn or experience something new, it’s a bonus. Above all, it had better be highly entertaining: I’ve…
Third Friday has always been more laid-back than its First Friday counterpart. But June’s crowds were a bit thinner than we’d expected, even given the mass exodus that tends to occur this time of year. For those who braved the heat, lines at local coffee joints were shorter, and parking…
Slow Roll In the not-so distant past, Phoenix has been decried as one of the nation’s least bicycle friendly cities. But, as one freewheelin’ poet observed, the times they are a changin’. With a Grid Bike Share system now in place, Phoenicians can expect to see more events like Slow…
We’re about as giddy as we ever get this time of year, thanks to this summer’s magnificent dearth of exhibitions curated around the topic of heat. We get that it’s hot here, so we’re not looking for reminders. Instead, we’re looking for escapes. This month’s Third Friday offerings include a…
“Hidden Histories in Latin American Art,” currently on view at Phoenix Art Museum until August 23, 2015, brings together distinct perspectives and methodologies that address the personal and the political. The works in this exhibition, by artists from Colombia, Guatemala, Argentina, Mexico, and the United States, are engaged with history,…
Another gallery in the Scottsdale arts district long known as Old Town is closing at the end of June, providing yet another reason to wonder what’s to become of this part of the city that’s long prided itself on plentiful arts and culture offerings. “We are saddened to announce that…
Downtown Scottsdale will be a bit brighter than usual this summer, thanks to a new temporary public art installation along the Scottsdale Waterfront, a portion of the Arizona canal that’s become a hub for shopping, entertainment, and City of Scottsdale projects including festivals and temporary art installations. Golden Waters, created by…
What happens in the studio, shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit Q+A is a weekly series that profiles artists in their studios. We ask them questions, they provide answers, and then we have a nice discussion about their work. This week: Phoenix artist and director of ARTELSHOW Tara…
Despite the rain, there was plenty of action in the downtown Phoenix arts scene during June’s First Friday, as assorted visual and performance artists activated spaces from a local restaurant to a vacant gallery turned pop-up exhibit space. These are several of our favorite finds. Sheriff satire Most works we…
Back in January, New Times issued a survey. We wanted to take the pulse of Phoenix’s arts scene — to find out what was happening and what people wanted to see happen in the near future. Curators, artists, performers, art lovers, and assorted movers and shakers responded with their opinions,…
Bentley Gallery officials announced Monday, June 1, that it’ s planning a “major restructure” that involves “dramatically changing its facility.” Brian Stark of StarkJames, LLC is spearheading the design of a new exhibition space within the existing 25,000-square-foot facility. The Scottsdale-based architectural firm designed Lisa Sette Gallery within a historic Al Beadle…
It’s a word that’s fallen out of fashion, but still “potpourri” seems the best way to describe this month’s First Friday offerings — which feature everything from ceramic iterations of fish in frying pans to projections of anatomy onto a planetarium surface that looks almost like a canvas. This month…
“You may have heard the rumors and they are true.” So begins a statement recently posted on the Method Art website by owner and photographer Davin Lavikka, who says he is closing the gallery at the end of June in part because Scottsdale’s art market has collapsed. But he’s not leaving the…
Both the artist’s interest in celebrity and his own eventual fame form a loose theme in “Warhol: Portraits,” now in its third month at the Phoenix Art Museum. The traveling exhibition, which debuted in 2010 at Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Museum, features nearly 200 works from Warhol’s childhood and…
Once the season of blooming cactus and spring breezes is behind us, it’s time to trade the glorious outdoors for indoor experiences that offer the added bonus of air conditioning. Happily, metro Phoenix has all sorts of art spaces that fit the bill — including those offering this year’s crop…
For those who feel they can never be too close to arts and culture venues such as Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix Theatre, or Arizona Opera, there’s a new condominium development being built right in the heart of midtown. Jason Boyer is both architect and developer for the new residential development…
For several weeks the house at 314 East Roosevelt Street sat raised off its foundation as curious neighbors and tourists wondered why. Months before, it was one of three buildings at the heart of a controversy about the future of Roosevelt Row. Even as developers eyed and purchased lots along…
“Collective Dissent: The SMS Portfolios,” on view at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, is marked by a turbulent year in America: 1968. Along with the Cold War and conflicts in Vietnam, there was traumatic violence on U.S. soil. The assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, in…
What happens in the studio, shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit Q+A is a weekly series that profiles artists in their studios. We ask them questions, they provide answers, and then we have a nice discussion about their work. This week: Tempe artist Ben Willis. Ben Willis has…
