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?Mac Barnett is not afraid to proclaim his love for picture books. The California-based author created a proclamation, signed by authors Brian Biggs, Sophie Blackall, Lisa Brown, Kevin Cornell,…

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? ​If you’re planning on a low-budget, last-minute, or lazy costume for Halloween, dressing like your friends (or yourself) is always a safe bet. But if you want…

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?  Robin Landa’s Take a Line for a Walk is a cre­ativ­ity jour­nal, or space to work out your latest block, take a break from…

Downtown’s After Hours Gallery is taking breakfast and badass monsters to a new level. This month, the art space introduces “Cereal Killer,” an exhibition from Portland-based artist Brian Kappel. Kappel’s whimsical breakfast food parody includes his own mixed media approaches to “Atomic Bran,” “Zombie-O’s,” and “Psych-O’s” that are bound to…

This October, skip the haunted house tour in favor of exploring downtown urban lofts and Craftsman-style bungalows on the first “Interesting Interiors” tour in the Evans Churchill neighborhood. The one-day tour will give locals and visitors sneak peeks inside more than a dozen residences, businesses, and landmarks between Fillmore Street,…

Pack your creative projects, fashionable sensibilities, and art-hungry eyes and head downtown for the Grand Avenue Festival. The daylong celebration of the neighborhood’s small businesses and artists will feature tours of shops, vintage commercial buildings, and adaptive-reuse projects, as well as a handful of curated indoor and outdoor art exhibitions…

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?Dustin Farrell’s no stranger to one of our favorite ways to see nature — through the magic of time-lapse photography. The Phoenix-based photographer works with Crew…

The anonymous group behind Arizol, the first, local graffiti-focused zine, dropped off a fresh batch of their first issue to art supply stores in September. And while you can drool over the photos of tags and pieces by members of local crews including BAMC, ISBK, and TAFK, don’t expect to become…

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? At the release party for Jennifer Campbell and Catherine Akins’ Join + Cast, a Guide to Contemporary Art in July, small pamphlets and pencils…

If you act fast, you can nab a copy of the the 2011 West Issue of New American Paintings, full of work by Phoenix artists. The bi-monthly national magazine is a juried exhibition-in-print. Each edition features the work of 40 painters, selected from thousands of applications and recommendations by a recognized curator. No. 96…

Until November 11, The historic Phoenix Seed & Feed Capitol Warehouse (411 South 2nd Street) will be home to the Phoenix Design Museum, which houses curated collections of local and national design. On Thursday night, the Professional Association for Design (AIGA) hosted a grand opening that was full of designers…

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? The video above doesn’t leave much room for explanation, other than wakeskating looks like it might be the coolest sport to hit the lake since it…

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? Graphic designers and Drew Roper and Ryan Paule needed a distraction for their day-to-day grind. Looking for a challenge and a bit of friendly…