This month, ASU’s School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning sets the stage for local creative types, academics, and urban planners for a week of discussion and brainstorming. From Thursday, April 4, to Saturday, April 13, Phoenix Urban Design Week will present workshops, lectures, a film screening, a community gathering,…
For the past five years, Casebeer has been taking notes. The Phoenix artist (who goes by her last name only) went to school for creative writing and says she started painting and collaging when she had a bad case of writer’s block. But for the past few years, the words…
It’s no secret we’re big fans of letterpress, so when Cindy Iverson, local artist and co-founder of Letterpress Central mentioned a Wayzgoose slated for this summer, we took a few notes. The traditional Wayzgoose began as a celebration hosted by a master printer for his workmen that marked the end…
Take notes, Phoenix. This Sunday, TEDxPhoenixChange will take over Tempe History Museum with a goal to explore ideas worth sharing and disrupt communities for good. If you’ve been to a TED or TEDx event, you’re familiar with the format — speakers from a variety of backgrounds and professions share ideas,…
It’s been a while since we heard from Joseph “Sentock” Perez — the Phoenix artist moved to Chicago over a year ago and has been making a name for himself in the Windy City. But this weekend, he’s back with Eighty Grand Clothing to bring “No Kings No gods,” a…
“Neo Chroma” at the Bentley Project Art Gallery in Phoenix As the “Neo Chroma” exhibit comes to a close, check out the amazing paintings you may have missed from the inside of the dimly-light Bentley Project Art Gallery. The exhibit includes paintings from a number of artists who approached color…
If you have any desire to hear more about why coffee is the new black, what’s in your wallet, or how to deal with chicken personality disorder, Ignite Phoenix No. 14 might be a good place to start. The event, on Friday, April 26, at the Scottsdale Center for the…
Come November, Venue Projects, along with John Douglas Architects, will unveil a 17,227-square-foot mixed-use multi-tenant space in the now-defunct Beef Eaters Restaurant on Third Avenue and Camelback Road. The Newton, named for Beef Eaters’ late founder Jay Newton, will include a Phoenix location of Changing Hands Bookstore, a co-working space…
Chicano leader and Arizona native César E. Chávez played a huge role in the Civil Rights Movement and forever changed the future of his community in the United States. Chávez organized the National Farm Workers Association, popularized the slogan “Sí, se puede” (“Yes, it is possible”), and became the face…
The downtown Phoenix art scene owes a big thanks to Five15, one of Roosevelt Row’s oldest galleries. It has served as a training ground, collaborative space, and launch pad for a number of the community’s staple artists.As members graduate from the collective, the gallery introduces new classes of artists and…
For Tim Bavington, Ali Smith, Daniel Brice, Oliver Arms, Jill Moser, and Feodor Voronov, it’s all about color. The six artists took over the walls at Bentley Gallery with the exhibition “Neo Chroma,” showing, with a variety of styles and approaches, a shared focus on and homage to the cerebral…
When we heard the famous potter and interior designer Jonathan Adler was collaborating with JC Penney to create an affordable home accessory collection, we jumped in the car. Adler, who designed the Parker in Palm Springs and has 19 of his own namesake stores worldwide, has an iconic style that’s…
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, a case that will decide whether California’s Prop 8 (stating marriage can only be between a woman and a man) is constitutional. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in United States v. Windsor, a case that…
Big box retailer Walmart is known for its super-size stores and shelves stocked with super-size quantities of pretty much everything. But this fall, Walmart is planning a serious downsize — specifically into a spot on the bottom floor of Vista Del Sol, an ASU residential project on Apache Boulevard in…
Honey Harvest at GROWop Celebrates Honey and Art, 3/22/13 Honey Harvest brought a sweet touch to GROWop on Friday, in celebration of the beehive that the boutique recently brought to Roosevelt. The food and art were both based around an animal theme, with goodies made out of honey and the…
Take note and give your creative friends a big pat on the back — we’re announcing the finalists for the 2013 Big Brain Awards. The award was created to recognize emerging local creatives, and for the past few weeks we’ve been narrowing the long list of submissions to 18 finalists…
Take note and give your creative friends a big pat on the back — we’re announcing the finalists for the 2013 Big Brain Awards. The award was created to recognize emerging local creatives, and for the past few weeks we’ve been narrowing the long list of submissions to 18 finalists…
We’re throwing a party. Our annual Big Brain Awards celebrate emerging creatives in a variety of media throughout the Valley (and give them cash prizes to put toward their passions). And while you’ll have to wait until this afternoon to find out who the finalists are, you’re more than welcome…
We’re throwing a party. Our annual Big Brain Awards celebrate emerging creatives in a variety of media throughout the Valley (and give them cash prizes to put toward their passions). And while you’ll have to wait until this afternoon to find out who the finalists are, you’re more than welcome…
If you haven’t stopped into The Torch Theatre on Central Avenue in Phoenix for an improv show, you’re missing out. The group, headed up by board members Bill Binder, Jose Gonzalez, Jacque Arend, Sam Haldiman, Nina Miller, Mack Duncan, Shane Shannon, and Tommy Schaeffer , is consistently reinventing itself in…
Before Ahmed Alsoudani took the contemporary art world by storm, he grew up in Iraq, lived in Syria as a refugee, and fled to the United States where he was granted asylum. His young life experiences were heavily surrounded by violence and consequences of violence — themes reflected in his…
If you agree that there’s nothing quite like seeing artwork by a creative power couple side by side, then you’re in for a treat. Phoenix-based artists Kristin Bauer and Emmett Potter have shown work together before, but not since the closing of their Scottsdale pop-up Squeeze Gallery. This month, the…
