Modern Phoenix Home Tour Tickets are Now on Sale

If you’re a fan of modern architecture and design and are quick to the punch, you might be able to nab a ticket or two to the 9th annual Modern Phoenix Home Tour, slated for Sunday April 21. The event sells out every year, and with this year’s route of…

Personal Effects

For an intimate look at work by widely celebrated artists John Baldessari, Kerry James Marshall, and Ann Hamilton, and emerging artists Luis Gispert, Chen Qiulin, and Michael Vasquez, stop by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art on Satuday, February 2, from noon to 9 p.m. That’s when art included in the…

Amazing Arizona Comicon and Pancakes and Booze Over the Weekend

Amazing Arizona Comicon 2013 at Phoenix Convention Center Superhero hotties mixed with comic book characters and cosplayers aplenty during the latest installment of the Amazing Arizona Comicon 2013, which took place from Friday, January 25, to Sunday, January 27, at the Phoenix Convention Center. Fans of the sequential art form…

Spring Festivals, Fairs, and Celebrations in Metro Phoenix

Buckle up. Spring is bringing a host of art, film and cultural festivals to the Valley. Take a look at our list to ensure that you don’t miss an old favorite … or check out something new. (And if you’re hungry for more, stay tuned to Chow Bella for food-themed…

Robrt Pela on Storytelling in This Week’s Print Issue of New Times

Robrt Pela is no stranger to storytelling — the local journalist, essayist, theater critic, and curator has spent years telling stories through Phoenix New Times, KJZZ, and a collection of local publications, including Phoenix Resource, which he started in the 1980s. Pela was recently asked to participate in a storytelling…

Social Studies

Ann Morton is a local artist who teaches in the fiber department at ASU and color foundations at Paradise Valley Community College. She spent almost 30 years in the graphic design industry, which she says is evident in her work, both visually and in her process. Morton earned her MFA…

FMLY First

In December, local art zine Tempe Starving Artist and national creative event troupe FMLY joined efforts to bring dozens of live music shows, open mics, and live paintings to downtown Phoenix. FMLY fest was a one-night takeover on Roosevelt Row, during which Aaron Johnson, owner of book/zine store Lawn Gnome,…

Robrt Pela’s Phoenix Shopping Manifesto

In early 2012, we began inviting creative types around town to write a manifesto — a personal list of 10 hard-and-fast rules of life or pieces of advice. Each manifesto was paired with a local designer who illustrated one lesson/rule in poster form. We loved the Manifesto series so much…

Laura Hahnefeld’s Phoenix Food Manifesto

In early 2012, Chow Bella’s sister arts blog, Jackalope Ranch, began inviting creative types around town to write a manifesto — a personal list of 10 hard-and-fast rules of life or pieces of advice. Each manifesto was paired with a local designer who illustrated one lesson/rule in poster form. We…

Kathleen Vanesian’s Phoenix Art Manifesto

In early 2012, we began inviting creative types around town to write a manifesto — a personal list of 10 hard-and-fast rules of life or pieces of advice. Each manifesto was paired with a local designer who illustrated one lesson/rule in poster form. We loved the Manifesto series so much…

Jay Bennett’s Phoenix Music Manifesto

In early 2012, Jackalope Ranch began inviting creative types around town to write a manifesto — a personal list of 10 hard-and-fast rules of life or pieces of advice. Each manifesto was paired with a local designer who illustrated one lesson/rule in poster form. We loved the Manifesto series so…