Recent reflections on the state of the arts in Arizona have called to mind both areas needing improvement and what’s working. Lisa Sette Gallery, which moved to midtown Phoenix after 28 years spent in Scottsdale, is clearly in the “getting it right” column — as evidenced by the quality of…
Suzanne and Bud Selig have donated $2.5 million to Phoenix Art Museum, the museum’s board announced in a March 19 statement. Suzanne, a member of the museum’s board of trustees, and Bud, former Major League Baseball commissioner, reside in Scottsdale. Their donation will be used to fund a chief curator…
When Jackalope Ranch issued a 10-question survey asking Phoenicians (and anyone with an opinion of Phoenix) to sound of on the state of the arts in the Valley of the Sun, dozens provided insights on what’s happening in the city’s creative realm. We’ll present a selection of survey responses here…
We’ve finally hit the art-meets-weather sweet spot, when temperatures are just right for making the art walk rounds during First and Third Fridays. A whole new crop of shows opens this week, and some cool shows are about to close. So start early, and enjoy this mix of art and…
When Jackalope Ranch issued a 10-question survey asking Phoenicians (and anyone with an opinion of Phoenix) to sound of on the state of the arts in the Valley of the Sun, dozens provided insights on what’s happening in the city’s creative realm. We’ll present a selection of survey responses here…
Given the rich complexity of feminism past and present, we were intrigued to learn of the latest exhibition at Shade Gallery, located at monOrchid in Roosevelt Row. Titled “Feminism Today,” the exhibition features works by 13 local artists — all of them women whom curator Nicole Royse says she’s long…
What happens in the studio, shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit Q+A is a new 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 Daniel Funkhouser. Arizona local…
When Jackalope Ranch issued a 10-question survey asking Phoenicians (and anyone with an opinion of Phoenix) to sound of on the state of the arts in the Valley of the Sun, dozens provided insights on what’s happening in the city’s creative realm. We’ll present a selection of survey responses here…
An artist who created a fictional queer family history. An artist best known for rendering soup cans. An artist who works with bits of screen and guitar strings. They’re all part of spring exhibitions in metro Phoenix, which invite reflection on everything from the commodification of nature to the cult…
We saw some beautiful murals go up during Paint PHX 2015, a four-day mural painting event organized by Thomas “Breeze” Marcus and other local artists, which officially kicked off last Thursday, March 5 and continued through Sunday, March 8. Most of the activity was centered in Roosevelt Row, Grand Avenue,…
What happens in the studio shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit Q+A is a new 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 and educator Peter Bugg…
Art Detour 27 organizers ran with a clear theme this time around: Connecting the dots. And they had some fun with it. Signs with giant red dots turned up in everything from dirt lots to planters. Green dot stickers sporting the word #phxdots hashtag got slapped onto all sorts of…
Home, sweet home? Talk about an understatement. Metro Phoenix is home to plenty of over-the-top abodes that go well beyond putting a roof over your head. Offering everything from Olympic-size swimming pools and tricked out home theaters to wine caves and tennis courts, here are 10 houses for those who…
When Jackalope Ranch issued a 10-question survey asking Phoenicians (and anyone with an opinion of Phoenix) to sound of on the state of the arts in the Valley of the Sun, dozens provided insights on what’s happening in the city’s creative realm. We’ll present a selection of survey responses here…
After Cole and Dayna Reed closed their Phoenix GreenHAUS and relocated to Portland, windows that once allowed passersby to peek into the building at 222 E. Roosevelt were covered. It wasn’t apparent from the street, but interior demolition of the building began on February 12. Baron Properties, the company that…
As we’re all gearing up to gorge on art during Art Detour, it’s worth noting that making the First Friday rounds is a fabulous way to knock some prime exhibits off your weekend art to-do list. There’s a long list of things we’re eager to see, but these are the…
It’s never fun when the number of good choices we’re faced with outpaces the amount of time we have to enjoy them. But that’s often the case during First and Third Friday in metro Phoenix, when there’s never enough time to explore every exhibit and arts-related event taking place in…
What happens in the studio shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit 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: Mimi Jardine, current president of Eye Lounge and…
Recently we spotted Phoenix artist Tato Caraveo in mural-painting mode at Paz Cantina on Roosevelt Row, where interior walls sport paintings by artists including Lalo Cota and a pair of sculptures now erupt from planters painted by Sabrino Peros and other local artists. You’ll spot a new Lalo Cota mural…
Truth be told, the coolest part about Canal Convergence 2015 was seeing people of all walks of life converge along the canal and surrounding parts to explore works of art and other cultural gems. For four days, from February 26 to March 1, the streets of downtown Scottsdale came alive…
Eye Lounge has been kicking off 2015 with exhibitions that highlight where they’ve been, where they are, and where they may be going. The most expansive of these is “Self Made: 15 Years of Eye Lounge,” currently on view at Vision Gallery in Chandler until March 8, 2015. Bringing together…
We headed to the Scottsdale Waterfront at Marshall Way Bridge a couple of days ago, eager to catch Saskia Jordá in the act of art-making. We’d heard installation was well underway for her large-scale piece called Migration, which is one of several temporary art works featured in the four-day Canal…
