“Momentum” Desert landscapes, posable wooden mannequins, and a PT Cruiser. These are some of the subjects you’ll find in Heather J. Kirk’s multimedia pieces shown within the Herberger Theater Art Gallery. Kirk’s “Momentum” features a range of photographic art from straight prints to prints on aluminum with 3D elements added…
Astronomy in the Garden Humankind has often looked to the skies for answers, but when was the last time you, personally, got a good look at the stars? This weekend you can become re-acquainted with the Sonoran sky at the Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 North Galvin Parkway. An instructor from…
Good news for minimalists who enjoy applying their favored aesthetic principle to their bank accounts: Luxury basics fashion label Vince will open a boutique at Scottsdale Quarter on Friday, May 15. While the brand is available at select Valley department stores, including both Barneys and Nordstrom at Scottsdale Fashion Square,…
Starting tomorrow, PhoenixNewTimes.com is going to look a little different. Make that a lot different. Much like your favorite Real Housewives, our website’s getting a facelift…
Tim Rodgers has been named director of The Wolfsonian-Florida International University museum, library, and research center in Miami Beach, Florida, according to a May 8 announcement from FIU provost and executive vice president Kenneth G. Furton. Rodgers announced recently his plan to resign as director of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary…
We are proud to announce the recipients of the New Times’ 2015 Big Brain Awards. The five winners were presented with plaques and each received $500 to further their creative endeavors in visual art, culinary art, performing art, design, and music at Artopia on Saturday, May 9, at Monarch Theatre…
Sara Cochran will serve as Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s interim director and curator when current director Tim Rodgers leaves the museum on May 18, according to a May 6 announcement from museum officials…
Phoenix, you rock. Finding up-and-coming creatives making waves in the Valley’s performing art, visual art, design, culinary art, and music scenes for this year’s Big Brain Awards was almost too easy. Narrowing down that list to 15 gems who could use cash for their projects was a bit tougher. But…
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art officials announced on Monday, May 4, that museum director Tim Rodgers will resign. Rodgers, who’s been with SMoCA for six years, leaves his position effective May 18. SMoCA associate director Sara Cochran is reportedly in talks to serve as interim director…
Scottsdale Cultural Council president and CEO Neale Perl has announced plans to restructure how closely the Council works with the organizations it oversees — literally by relocating senior staffers from Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, and Scottsdale Public Art to work at the Council’s…
Tradition meets innovation as Ballet Arizona once again celebrates American ballet pioneer George Balanchine. With this year’s All Balanchine, the company will take on three works that spanned as many decades in the New York City Ballet founder’s acclaimed career. Works Allegro Brilliant, Stravinsky Violin Concert, and La Sonnambula all…
You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is…
Childsplay founder and artistic director David Saar announced in a press release on Wednesday, April 22, that he will retire at the end of the 2015-16 season. Saar started the acclaimed professional children’s theater company in 1977 as a graduate thesis project. Its aim has been to engage children with…
What if ASU Art Museum were a bunker? And what if said bunker was holding a store of water? That’s the premise of [DE/AS]cending, a theatrical and immersive experience that brings two troupes of master of fine arts students who specialize in theater to engage spaces throughout the museum. They’ll…
Sophocles gets the Spanish treatment when Soledad Barrio and Noche Flamenca perform an adaptation of the ancient Greek playwright’s tragic tale of, well, if you don’t already know, we don’t wanna spoil it. Ay, te quiero Antigona melds the age-old story with fluttering guitars, singing, and dramatic movement at 8…
You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is…
If you love a good whodunit and are bored because it would be silly to re-re-watch Sherlock, perhaps the Phoenix Art Museum’s the place to go. Its Lyon Gallery exhibition “Mysteries from Europe” collects unsigned paintings and drawings whose origins aren’t entirely clear.Take a look from 10 a.m. to 5…
If nothingness is somethingness and every little thing matters just as much as it doesn’t and all of this intrigues you, scares you, and also might not make any sense, then make your way to Cecily Culver’s multimedia exhibition “Other Observations.” The ASU masters of fine arts candidate presents works…
You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is…
Arizona Commission on the Arts announced on Monday, April 13, that it will put on hiatus popular grants programs including Arizona Art Tank, among other changes, to cope with its budget being cut by $1 million. In March 2015, Governor Doug Ducey signed into law Arizona’s 2016 fiscal year budget,…
“Certainly things have changed,” Diane Keaton says. “They always do.” Taking in what she describes as a sunny California morning looking out on the patio of her current Los Angeles home, Keaton’s considering what’s happened in her life since publishing 2014’s Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty. In it, her…
In her latest book, 2014’s Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty, quite a few things are clear about actress Diane Keaton. She’s passionate about beauty, has a bit of a home restoration addiction, recommends a thermos of red wine for jogging, and appreciates a fabulous head of hair. In short:…
