Chris "Mudhead" Reynolds is known for his ephemeral artwork, often concentrated on cultural archetypes and geometric themes in the shapes of mandalas, fractals, and swirly visions. The local artist, who's shown internationally (and once aboard a space shuttle flight) is a new member of the... More >>

As camera prices drop and YouTube continues making stars, the definition of filmmaker morphs and evolves. Sure, Ninja Cat isn’t held in the same critical esteem as Holly Golightly’s tabby in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, anyone with a camera phone and an eye for entertainment can... More >>

Life is tough, man. You go through your daily grind, working for the man and keeping your head down. Well, weekend warrior, prepare to throw a wrench in your plans and go out on a Monday night instead. Funked Up Mondays features some of Phoenix’s most talented musicians, including Brad B.... More >>

Controversial art has always faced the threat of censorship, whether it’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin or the video of an ant-covered Christ that was yanked from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery last year. Playwright Martin McDonagh makes the case that artistic freedom always... More >>

Though stylistically very different from each other, Stephen Spielberg, Woody Allen, Billy Wilder, and The Coen Brothers are all considered auteurs. But these gents have more in common than mere filmmaking prowess: They share a Jewish heritage. The Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival... More >>

Salt is traditionally used to preserve food items. But photographer Claire A. Warden uses salt to crystallize plants -- her manipulation of botanical preservation -- photographs them, and, utilizing a 19th century development process that involves brushing platinum and palladium onto photo... More >>

The Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and San Xavier del Bac are all Arizona icons that have been captured by some equally iconic photographers. You can take a gander at the combination, on view at the Norton Photography Gallery at Phoenix Art Museum through March 4, 2012, as part of the Arizona... More >>

For the last year, local photographers William Legoullon and Jason Roehner have collected creative love letters to Arizona by local artists. The collection, Legoullon says, is not about where the state has been in the last 100 years, but is instead a visualization of where we are now with... More >>

If the only side of Scottsdale you've experienced involves bumping beats and consuming cosmos, then it might be time to venture out of Old Town. After all, the swanky suburb has a lot more to offer than flashy weekend outings. Take, for instance, the Scottsdale Street Fair, a mellow antidote to... More >>

In this digital age, when Facebook’s implementation of its timeline feature is cause for bemoaning, it might be wise to consider that, once up on a time, our life stories weren’t broadcast via broadband. Our correspondence wasn’t delivered with a click, but by horse and... More >>

If Vincent van Gogh were to see the hefty price tags his paintings carry nowadays (a recent auction estimated that one of his works could fetch $4.2 million), we’re pretty sure the post-impressionist, who was massively unsuccessful during his lifetime, would not only roll over in his... More >>

Watercolor is a finicky medium -- one that depends on its surroundings as well as the careful skill of its artist who determines how the paint will pool and dry. 35 local masters of this medium, along with members of the Arizona Watercolor Association, will showcase their work at Mesa... More >>

Visit Phoenix Art Museum's Orme Lewis Gallery and soak up "Sacred Word and Image: Five World Religions,” an exhibition divided into themes such as sacred spaces, language as transmission, otherworldly visions and miraculous events, symbols of power, and divine beauty. With more than 50... More >>

You can call Phoenix a land without culture, but beyond the strip malls and chain stores, our town is actually packed with history. As Phoenix looks for its place in the world, sometimes it takes artistic expression to clear up an identity crisis or an artistic eye to really capture the essence... More >>

This year marks the 75th anniversary of architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Scottsdale home, studio, and workspace, Taliesin West. To celebrate, Phoenix Art Museum will present "Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century," a milestone perspective on the architect's 70-year career... More >>

Men may gripe about members of the so-called fairer sex spending endless hours gossiping with friends, but let’s face it: most dudes would give their right nut to find out what goes on when chicks get together (and not just because they suspect their ladies are comparing... More >>

The phrase “cage match” conjures up images of spurting blood, ripping flesh, and thugs pounding each other inside of a steel trap. Not exactly a gentleman’s sport. At the Torch Theatre’s Cage Match series, however, raging fists are replaced by clever quips and verbal... More >>

In an era when every TV show and movie seems to be a remake, adaptation, or a re-released remake of an adaptation -- in 3-D! -- an all-too-common consensus is that creative types (and their suited financiers) have just plain run out of ideas. But the Arizona Theatre Company’s production... More >>

If you squint while heading south on Interstate 10 approaching Tucson, you'd see acres of airplanes and plane parts resting in the dirt. Those are the boneyards -- storage grounds for retired commercial and Air Force aircraft -- and the hunting grounds for materials in gallerist Eric... More >>

Arizona’s official state neckwear is making a loud comeback. The bolo tie, a signature Western accessory, gained popularity in the 1940s as a personalized neck piece for men and was worn by Western icons including Cisco Kid, Hopalong Cassidy, and Roy Rogers. Bolo ties were also known for... More >>

Club dancing is still awesome, but sometimes we’re desperate to get away from the popped collars, tacky go-go dancers, and bland DJ-spun electronica of Scottsdale’s nightlife scene. We crave something simpler, something from an era when hipsters were idolized and “swinging”... More >>

The average non-Arizonan might view Phoenix as the type of place where recalled Republican senators nab top GOP positions and horse-faced chief executives wag pasty fingers at the President. They wouldn’t exactly be wrong. But liberalism and freedom of expression are always alive... More >>

Portraying avid ren fair attendees as basement-dwelling Dungeons and Dragons aficionados who relish the opportunity to use their year-round neckbeards for a purpose is a little shortsighted. Maybe they do dress up, throw on cheap English accents, and use words like verily. Big deal. If we... More >>

Foul body odor and greasy hair aside, there’s something to be said for urban hippies. Honestly, we’re a little jealous of their ability to sit in a sunny, grassy park on a quintessential Arizona Sunday and play guitar on a hillside for several hours. Lucky for us, Scottsdale Center... More >>

Straddling a line between performance and photography is a group of artists with a foot in both worlds. These creators utilize performance as part of their process, and the result is equal parts what was happening while the photo was made and the physical photography. To see the phenomenon in... More >>