Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Better Together

Shine Interview: Tania Katan

Out in the Opening

Four Must-See Events During Modern Phoenix Week

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 >>

Season Premiere

SMoCA's ARTISTS on ARTISTS Presents "Dynamic Duos" with Presentations by Local Creative Couples

​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 >>

Words of Wisdom

Sign Language

Comic Book Guys

Orange Table's House Blend

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 >>

Over the Hill

Forty-year old festival is anything but old

People's Biennial Slated for SMoCA Raises Hackles of Local Artists and Curators

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 >>

Independent Curators International Seeks Artists for "The People's Biennial" at SMoCA

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 >>

Arty Girl: "Rewind Remix Replay" at SMoCA

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 >>

Lingering Monsters

Artist’s “soundsuits” put run-of-the-mill beasties to shame

Club Candids at SMoCA Nights

​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 >>

Culture Club

Scottsdale hot spot brings in fall with a bang

Your Old MiniDiscs Could Be Art

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 >>

Knight Rise Skyspace Viewing

Arty Girl: SMoCA's "Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting" closes Sunday

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 >>

Skyspace is the Limit

Get an instant massage for your soul at SMoCA

Arty Girl: Robots in Flight at the Scottsdale Civic Center

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 >>

Arty Girl: Friday Night Art Lounge with yoga at SMoCA

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 >>

Haste Makes Wasteland

We get blamed for strip malls, but L.A. invented ’em

Beyond the Valley of the Malls

How to gussy up a strip and other revolutionary thinking

Thank Buddha It's Friday

It couldn’t come soon enough

Not Just For Refrigerators Anymore: May Magnet Month at SMoCA

Modified Art

Scottsdale museum pimps up the volume

Modified Art

Scottsdale museum pimps up the volume

Mind Play

None of these is a pipe

Harold and Mod

How a mad scientist pushed photography into the future

Sky Girl

Art is looking up — literally

SMoCA and Mirrors

Beautiful-people schmoozefest focuses on fashion

Mything in Action

Artists create modern-day fairy tales on moving "canvas"

Sketch-22

Despite technology, some still prefer the personal touch

Theater Scene

What's running now

Art Scene

Current shows, exhbitions, and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibitions, and installations

Art Scene

Current exhibitions, shows, and installations

Art Scene

Current shows, exhibits and installations

Design of the Times

Practical magic at SMoCA show

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

'50s-Sent

New exhibit looks at the designs of a decade

Day of the Dreads

Good and bad hair days in Scottsdale

Design and Conquer

Local designers look to go national

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The Toxic Sublime

Uncovering the faint beauty of a defaced, degraded American West

Much Ado About Numbers

Arts groups are discovering that counting heads doesn't really add up to arts success

Some Assembly Required

Exhibition lets locals create pieces based on written instructions

Art for Art's Sake

The Gerard L. Cafesjian Pavilion of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art