As you should well know by now, Artlink’s Art Detour 22 weekend kicks off tonight with the March First Friday. The self-guided tour of galleries and studios in the downtown arts district is THE art event of the year.I’ve been blogging like a madwoman this week and decided to put…
Oh, yeah, baby, it’s a party.Sure, Art Detour is filled with stellar art shows (see for yourself here) but, it’s also a great time to get down and cut loose a little.Let Jason Hill show you the way with his Art Detour Art Party at Studio 8 in the Bragg’s…
Allow me to repeat that: Katherine Zsolt, Lori Fenn, Luiz Gutierrez, and Kaori Takamura are at the Icehouse for Art Detour 22.That is one heck of a lineup.The featured artist, Katherine Zsolt, will take up the majority of the space. Phoenix is invited to experience her monumental multi-media installation this…
Just as the Mutant Piñata show has become a new tradition for Art Detour weekend, Five15 Arts Gallery hits us once again with a budget-friendly exhibition. This year, it’s the “$99 Only Art Show”…
Tara Logsdon must have a big heart.The artist has dedicated her talents to “rescuing” discarded and unloved teddy bears she finds at thrift stores. You can see the results of her teddy bear makeovers at the “Right to Bear Arms” show at The Artlink Heritage Square Gallery during Art Detour…
You know, it just wouldn’t be Art Detour Weekend without the Mutant Piñata Show at Bragg’s Pie Factory. Curator Beatrice Moore delighted the Detour audience when she initially launched this exhibition in 2008. Now, in its third year, it’s fast become one of our very favorite shows to cover…
It’s not every weekend that we insist on hitting club events. Sure, this past weekend’s Club Candids still featured a night of booze, great music, and hot people but, this time, we classed it up at an art opening at the Ice House…
Nice painting, eh? You can see others like it this weekend during Artlink’s annual (and totally blog-worthy) Art Detour 22.Brian Boner and Lee Hazel present “The New, Old World” at MonOrchid. And, in the same building, Bokeh Gallery will continue to show its fabulous “Ballerina Series” photography exhibition by Bob…
Yes, Art Detour 22 is upon us!I know, I know…already?This week, I’ll be blogging my booty off about the art events that will bombard our downtown arts district this weekend. Today, we’ll kick things off with a little coverage about the opening of the Westwind Studios. From this Friday evening,…
You dig ceramics?Well, ASU’s Ceramics Research Center has four days of events just for you. It runs from March 4-7 and you need to make your reservation by March 1st.Btw, March 1st is this upcoming Monday. So get on it…
We assert that the word “lecture” gets a bum rap. For too long, it’s been unjustly associated with stuffy professors droning on about the specifics of topics like “Who the Eff Cares?,” “This Is Boring,” and “Get Me the Hell Out of Here.”Phoenix Art Museum is breathing new life into…
Have you heard of this guy named Luis Gutierrez? On the tip of your brain? That may be because New Times recently wrote a cover story on the guy (“Paint on a Happy Face,” Malia Politzer, December 31, 2009). With a resume that includes the Heard Museum, the Phoenix Art…
You may think you’re authentic about your ‘80s rock fandom, but unless you know about Faster Pussycat, you’re just a mainstreamer. This lesser-known group of rockers formed in Hollywood in 1985, and released their self-titled album in 1987, the same year as Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite for Destruction. Two years…
The life of a Scottsdale nightclub begins with a spectacular opening filled with beautiful women and more beautiful men. Then the regulars start rolling in and the spot gets hoppin’ . . . until everyone sleeps with each other, that is. At this point, if the owners are smart, they…
What do hobos, hipsters, and the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair have in common? If you guessed a love for Pabst Blue Ribbon, you are absolutely correct. The cheap price tag has been a friend to the homeless for decades. That is, until the hipsters took it over and unofficially claimed…
If you’re a student, you get to make mistakes and get away with it. This can be a very bad thing. A student teacher might lose control of the classroom and waste an entire semester of learning. Or a doctor in residence could make a slip-up that takes a life…
Poetry, if done well, can be heart-wrenching, beautiful, and the catalyst for tears from the most guarded individuals. If done poorly, however, like an open-mic night at the coffee house, poetry can be one of the most excruciating experiences evar. We shudder with embarrassment just thinking about it. The latter…
If you happen to be a smart resident of the Valley (who actually realizes that the desert is freaking gorgeous), there’s nothing worse for you than missing wildflower season. We’ve kicked ourselves in the butt cheeks for spacing on it before, so be sure to get the max exposure of…
You’re really going to want to check out SeeSaw Designs’ new vintage shoppe on Etsy.As you may have picked up from my previous blogs, SeeSaw is a local company run by a group of young designers. They do all the things designers do (branding, brochures, magazines, and album art) but…
This week, local artists will have two chances to learn about how they can expose their art to a national audience through “The People’s Biennial” exhibition, which is slated to tour five cities starting late 2010.And, no, New York is not one of the five cities…
Life’s full of tough choices.Tonight, Valley art enthusiasts have their pick of the litter with three big events happening at three different museums across town: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, ASU Art Museum and the Heard Museum.Here’s the run-down:…
Sticking with a workout plan has nothing to do with discipline. It’s all about feeling obligated to others. Second to loathing your own body, a healthy serving of peer pressure is the best motivator. That’s why the Road Runner Sports Monthly 5k Run has high potential for long-time commitment. Show…
