Mark your Frank Lloyd Wright wall calendars, Phoenix. Tickets are on sale for the annual Modern Phoenix Home Tour, centerpiece of the design spectacle Modern Phoenix Week. This year's tour will open up Phoenix's Marion Estates to design lovers from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 1. The Camelback M ... More >>
​Thank goodness for creative power couples -- especially the ones who've decided to settle in Phoenix. These duos have created art galleries, revamped neighborhoods, and supported the local art scene. And on December 8, they'll tell you how they do it. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary A ... More >>
E. GrovesOrange Table's house blend coffee​Orange Table is a great place to get breakfast, especially you're planning to visit the nearby Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. And if you need help getting your eyes peeled to take in the art, Orange Table's got some great coffee, too.We stopped by ... More >>
Forty-year old festival is anything but old
Kathleen VanesianCould this be a contender for SMoCA's upcoming "People's Biennial"? The art community grapevine in this Valley is about three inches long, so it didn't take much time for me to get calls concerning a recent, very heated panel discussion at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary A ... More >>
Photo found at www.flickr.com/photos/fergusonphotography/3056953388/Hello, New York. We are not like you...some people see that as a good thing.​This week, local artists will have two chances to learn about how they can expose their art to a national audience through "The People's Biennial" exhibi ... More >>
A few months ago, I was quasi-obsessed with this: It's a video/preview/advertisement for the new Julian Casablancas album. The whole thing is filled with compelling visuals with instrumental parts of the songs - edited like a movie trailer. Of course, being that I really enjoy this album, I'm charme ... More >>
Artists soundsuits put run-of-the-mill beasties to shame
​So we were a little worried that SMoCA Nights might suffer on a Saturday night. Even though the event was filled with fine art, boozy cocktails, good music and an incredible fashion show, we feared it would get lost in the overwhelming shuffle of so many partying opportunities on that most sacred ... More >>
Scottsdale hot spot brings in fall with a bang
The MiniDisc: Technology has been headed steadily downhill since this late 90s innovation.Still got that MiniDisc player in a drawer somewhere? Now's your chance to see what if it's art, as the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (best known by it's delightful acronym SMoCA) is holding a second ca ... More >>
See a similar work by Piper Shepard (pictured) at SMoCA.My ego won't really allow me to believe that you didn't read my art review about the "Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting" show at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. That being the case, you already know that I thought the show was excelle ... More >>
Get an instant massage for your soul at SMoCA
There are certain things in this world that will win me over no matter what. Whenever my niece cracks up laughing with her high pitched squeals, sparkling eyes and a huge grin of jagged first grader teeth, I'm so overwhelmed with adoration, I feel like my heart is going to die.Or this morning, when ... More >>
By Lilia MenconiThis:Plus this: "Casablanca" by Yoshiki Hishinuma, wool seamless knitwearEquals an excellent way to decompress after clogging your bowels with Thanksgiving dinner.Okay, so maybe you don't need that kind of decompression, but it's a great way to take in some art and a little exer ... More >>
We get blamed for strip malls, but L.A. invented em
How to gussy up a strip and other revolutionary thinking
It couldnt come soon enough
Scottsdale museum pimps up the volume
Scottsdale museum pimps up the volume
None of these is a pipe
How a mad scientist pushed photography into the future
Art is looking up — literally
Beautiful-people schmoozefest focuses on fashion
Artists create modern-day fairy tales on moving "canvas"
Despite technology, some still prefer the personal touch
What's running now
Current shows, exhbitions, and installations
Current shows, exhibitions, and installations
Current exhibitions, shows, and installations
Current shows, exhibits and installations
Practical magic at SMoCA show
New exhibit looks at the designs of a decade
Good and bad hair days in Scottsdale
Local designers look to go national
Uncovering the faint beauty of a defaced, degraded American West
Arts groups are discovering that counting heads doesn't really add up to arts success
Exhibition lets locals create pieces based on written instructions
The Gerard L. Cafesjian Pavilion of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
