It feels so far away...According to the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture website, crews were set to complete the Janet Echelman public artwork sculpture, in the Downtown Civic Space by the end of last week.This monumental sculpture (formerly referred to as, "Sky Bloom" but recently named by Echelman as "Her Secret is Patience") is made of two steel rings (the larger spanning 100 feet) and weather-proof netting. It's suspended in mid-air by cables attached to massive poles (the tallest at
Get ready to read the shortest blog ever...Well, waddya know? The net to Janet Echelman's public art sculpture "Her Secret Is Patience" is going up today!You can watch it happen live here. Also, read writer Kathleen Vanesian's article about the sculpture here.Fun!
There it is!I am so excited for this one...I thought that after Kathleen Vanesian wrote about Echelman and I blogged about her a couple times, I might be a little Echelman'ed out.But I buzzed down to the Downtown Civic Space last night, right around sunset, and was totally blown away. The sculpture is fantastic and (call me optimistic) I really believe that it's going to become a symbol of our city.I took the liberty of snapping some photos for a slideshow to give you a sneak peak. Unfortunately
By Michael Ruiz on flickr Creative Commons.This glorious view of the Civic Space Park can be yours if you go out tonight.Hey everybody! It's the third Friday of the month.There's just
all kinds of things going on tonight in the local art world. You know you can
visit any of the Roosevelt Row and Grand Avenue galleries to check out
what you may have missed on First Friday. You can also see the opening of Lisa Sipe's show at Eye Lounge. And you can see what Perihelion Arts has going on here, re
The Sugar Thieves are scheduled to perform tonight at Civic Square Park.While the jury's still out over whether or not downtown Phoenix's music scene is "ovah," our city's core appears to be alive and well when it comes to culture. Need some proof to back up that statement? Take a look at the number of downtown-centric events we're hyping in this week's edition of 10 Things Under $10.
From free concerts to off-the-hook dance nights, there's many an event to participate in this weekend in and
