Apple Inc. announced this afternoon the death of founder and world-known innovator Steve Jobs. Posted on the Apple homepage:Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost…
To celebrate its second year in downtown Phoenix, the Urban Grocery & Wine Bar is looking for a little color. The market is currently looking for mural concepts that “capture the essence of the Downtown Phoenix community and our mission of making good food accessible to all.” According to the official…
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? While they anxiously await the revolution that will (not) be Facebook timeline, a few creatives at College Humor decided it was time for a new kind…
We know October is going to be a crazy month. It’s nice enough to walk (a short distance) outside, Chaos Theory and the Grand Avenue Festival are right around the corner, and we’ve been keeping our wide eyes on the growing schedule of Phoenix Design Week(s), a three now four…
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 October 13, there will be a few painted elephants on Fifth Street in downtown Phoenix. No need to fret or call Peta; they’re…
Josephine Davis is one of Red Hot Robot’s youngest regular shoppers and one of Phoenix’s youngest comic book artists. The 11-year-old visits the comic/collectible toy shop on 16th Street to check out new work by a few of her favorite local artists and to convince her dad (local artist Turner Davis)…
The two-acre lot between Fifth, Sixth, McKinley, and Garfield streets in downtown Phoenix has been watered, tilled, and readied for an upcoming season of sunflowers, and while organizers are still raising money for a project they’ve dubbed “The Valley of the Sunflowers,” they’ve run into a small issue — with…
You might not have gathered from the first three minutes of Paris’ YouTube video detailing his history of homelessness and passion for ping pong that he’s more than just what meets the eye. But no need to sit through the soft-lensed four minutes for him to spell it out for…
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? It’s no secret — we’re a little obsessed with space and total suckers for a good time-lapse video. The video above is both. In 56 seconds, a compilation…
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? “I am an artist. This does not mean I will work for free. I have bills just like you. Thank you for understanding.” Follow Jackalope Ranch on Facebook and Twitter…
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? For the next month, the streets of Sydney, Australia belong to the artists. Through October 23, the city is hosting Art & About Sydney, an annual public…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Whoa, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their artists,…
A church may seem like an odd spot for a screening of a documentary about American mall culture, but this Tuesday, Steve Weiss will pull down the screen, set up the projector, and open the doors to Downtown’s Trinity Cathedral for a special viewing of MALLS R US. Weiss, who…
Artist: Michael Matthew Woodlee Medium: Photography, SX-70 Polaroid This photograph was made at a lake outside of Phoenix. When summer arrives, I try to leave to explore the lakes we have here, as I did when I was a kid. I was born in Phoenix in 1984 and have lived here…
Throughout the year, while deep in our search for the best “underground” spots in the Valley for this year’s Best of Phoenix, we started an underground collection. The stories of Phoenix’s abandoned bowling allies, hidden tunnels, museum archives, secret dishes, and more came with photographs, audio clips, videos, podcasts, and illustrations –…
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? Bili Bidjocka is not ready (or willing) to accept the notion that handwriting is a thing of the past. The international artist created eight…
David Quan deals in blue ooze. You may have noticed his signature paint drips on canvases around town, and if you’ve taken a drive down Grand Avenue or Jefferson Street, you’ve likely seen them on a few façades. The local artist is a rare breed in the street art community,…
To the relief of Scottsdale night owls with red bull (and mechanical bull) fatigue, Amar Patel is opening his doors of The Casablanca Lounge this weekend. Patel, of Magnum’s Cigars and Ray’s Smokes, says the lounge will focus on craft cocktails with fresh ingredients under the booze-savvy bartending hands of Rich Heider…
Artist: UnknownMedium: Vintage PostcardWritten on the back: Located near central part of bisuness section. Completely modern. Frequently chosen as convention headquarters for large delegations. The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we’ll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix. No…
As if the lineup for the 12th installment of Chaos Theory, the annual art show/who’s who in the local art community, couldn’t get sweeter, organizer and local painter Randy Slack was nice enough to put donuts on the postcard. On October 7, the doors of Legend City Studios will open to…
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? A few weeks ago, a group of anonymous artists in the United Kingdom met in a darkroom to make the second batch of photographs for their…
