One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Francisca Prieto’s not afraid to reimagine an old book. The London-based artist works with damaged paper goods — books, maps, music sheets, catalogs, encyclopedias…
Matthew Moore says he has a lot of work to do on 821 N. Third Street in downtown Phoenix. The two-story building has been a neighborhood staple for decades; it was originally a hotel in the ’60s and ’70s, fell into disrepair in the ’80s, and was scooped up and turned…
This month, Jackalope Ranch opened its first curated exhibition, You Are Here: A Collection of Maps of Phoenix, at Regular Gallery. While you still have a chance to check out the show, which will be up until November 12, we’ll give you a little background on each creation. We spoke with Monica Aissa Martinez and Safwat Saleem; this afternoon,…
Dancers and instructors, as well as fans and arts community members will host a party, dubbed Meet Me at the Barre, to introduce the new space and to discuss upcoming performances and the future of dance in the Valley. …
This month, Jackalope Ranch opened its first curated exhibition, You Are Here: A Collection of Maps of Phoenix at Regular Gallery. While you still have a chance to check out the show, which will be up until November 12, we’ll give you a little background on each creation. We spoke with Monica Aissa Martinez last week, and this…
Dia De Los Muertos at Desert Botanical Garden The Desert Botanical Garden celebrated Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, this weekend. The Mexican community celebrated the dead with traditional music, art, stories and food. Daggers’ Death Race 2011Each Halloween, local BMX collective, The Daggers, hosts a bicycle-mounted scavenger…
Unlike art walks, the State Fair is ALL about people watching and circus acts. So grab a camera and a bottle of TUMS — here’s a peek at our Field Guide to the Arizona State Fair: click on the image (or right here) for a full-sized versionCheck out the full slideshow here and…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? On a shelf in the Parisian bookstore Shakespeare and Company, Olympia Le-Tan, Spike Jonze, and Simon Cahn created and directed a short, spooky love…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Tony Cragg into FIAC, the International Contemporary Art Fair in Paris. He has the dice to prove it. The British sculptor’s known for creating large-scale pieces…
Potential costume contest participants be warned: local creatives Steve Weiss and Abbey Messmer are back in the studio and working on their get-ups for Halloween. The duo, known for their annual mutant pinata creations and individual projects (Weiss is the indie film programming guru at No Festival Required; Messmer’s a local painter),…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action, and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Follow Jackalope Ranch on Facebook and Twitter, you jarring, dead-bolted pigeon egg…
James Angel says installing his latest exhibition at Modified Arts was like coming home. The local artist has shown six consecutive times at Modified during downtown Phoenix’s Art Detour and has remained active in the local community with the long-running art collective 3CarPileUp. This year, Angel says the theme for…
What do bakers from more than 35 local restaurants and hundreds of drooling locals have in common? A love of the big, fat, frosted cupcake. Sunday marks the second annual Cupcake Love-in, a celebration of “peace, love, and cupcakes,” and a fundraiser for local charities. This year’s throwdown (yes, there…
Ben Bethel knows how to throw a party — especially one with costumes, dance floors, and kickass views. This year, the owner of the Clarendon Hotel is gearing up for his 20th Annual Halloween Bash, and he’s bringing along DJ William Reed, Lorenzo Coleman, and the Grand Canyon Sisters of…
This month, Jackalope Ranch opened its first curated exhibition, You Are Here: A Collection of Maps of Phoenix at Regular Gallery. And while you still have a chance to check out the show, which will be up until November 12, we’ll give you a little background on each creation. First up, a few questions for local mixed-media…
Author Tania Katan and artist Angela Ellsworth will take a group to the Castello di Spannocchia in the Province of Siena, Italy for a one-week writing and drawing workshop they say will “explore personal and cultural histories by navigating the possibilities of line.”The two call the course Topography of Memory, which they promise requires…
Before you get letter(de)pressed, know that Angela Hardison, Raquel Raney, and Lindsay Tingstrom are staying in town and are all working on new projects. The three local designers, who met in graphic design school at ASU and opened SeeSaw Designs in Scottsdale, had us at their “hello there” letterpress cards, whimsical graphic designs, kickass…
Architect Giacomo Castagnola and Urban Planner James Rojas firmly believe that the best way to look at a cityscape is from every angle. The two creatives just finished the world’s largest interactive city diorama of the City of Long Beach, which is designed to make the audience physically interact with and…
Welcome to the latest, greatest example of “how to waste your money in a corporate coffee giant” — the coffee spill tee.To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Starbucks brain trust wrangled 2008 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner and fashion designer Alexander Wang into “reimagining” the logo for a special edition of women’s soft knits. It then successfully…
The caffeinated, sugar-induced craft bonanza that is Coffee, Cookies & Crafts will usher in a marathon of holiday-themed gifts, craft supplies, and interactive activities in Downtown’s Bragg’s Pie Factory. And while the event’s November 19 date isn’t quite past the threshold of “accepted beginning of post-Thanksgiving holiday pandemonium,” we’ll be the first to…
Downtown’s Third Friday (Oct. 21) Third Fridays in downtown Phoenix are heating up with art openings and receptions in the galleries along Roosevelt Row. Thankfully, October’s Third Friday was cool enough to get a good, long look at new work by local artists at Regular Gallery, monOrchid, Eye Lounge, and more…
