If you’re over fifteen-years old and an excellent Wii player, you’re a loser in real life. Hate to break it to you, but people with stimulating jobs, healthy relationships, and sophisticated interests are too busy to waste precious hours maniacally flailing their limbs in front of a television. But if…
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…
Local artist Carrie Marill is featured on the home page of www.20×200.com today, a website dedicated to selling fine art prints.This, however, isn’t a generic site like www.allposters.com where you can get a millionth reprint of Van Gogh’s Starry Night for your kid’s dorm room. And it doesn’t let just…
Attention struggling artists: On Wednesday, February 17, you can learn how to turn your talent into a business at the “Marketing and Managing Your Art Career” workshop at Tempe Center for the Arts.Now, I understand that some creative types might interpret the integration of business practices into their art as…
The radio tells me that 8.5 million Americans have lost their jobs due to the economy.Make that 8.5 million and one.Today is Senior Curator Claire Schneider’s last day at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts…
So you want to be a published writer, eh? Good news! The Superstition Review online magazine is now accepting submissions.Here, in the offices of the Phoenix New Times, discussing the current state of a career in writing is one of our very favorite things to do.Ok, maybe “favorite” is the…
A horned bull’s skull is covered in turquoise nuggets while the moon encircles the silhouette of a howling coyote. Bored? Of course you are. You live in AZ and, chances are, you’ve seen this crap a million times. It’s time for a revamp and “Boomtown: Redefining the Southwest” will kindly…
There are so many advantages to being a homosexual. For example, same-sex male couples living together annually earn $130,000, which is almost eighty-percent above the U.S. household income. And think of the lesbians. Once their pheromones align, they have the convenience of getting their periods at the same time. They’re…
Hi. You’re fat. Oh, sorry. Was that an evil thing to say? We’re merely reiterating the message that you most likely tell yourself (assuming you’re a “healthy” American) every morning when you look in the mirror, right? That’s awesome. Way to live your life. In case you weren’t aware, there’s…
Man, I am bummed.The West Valley Art Museum’s “temporary closure” has morphed into the sale of the museum’s building. They will have a benefit sale this weekend.In August 2009, the Museum shut its doors to restructure funds. The goal was to open again in the future and, at the time,…
Alright folks, allow me to take you on a visual journey (actually, it’s just a crap-ton of jpegs) to illustrate what’s happening with the visual arts at First Friday Artwalk tonight. “Natural Origins” by Lara Kupcikevicius and Christina Ramirez @ MonOrchidBoth artists chose patterns and visual themes from nature as…
People are nosy by nature. If you stumble across an open diary, yeah, you’re going to read it. And, if your BF/GF forgot to log out of his or her e-mail . . . well, god help them. That’s why it makes sense that the personal letters of historical figures…
No matter how bitter we become after divorce and heartbreak, we keep coupling. Author Elizabeth Gilbert went from stubbornly single globetrotting queen of anti-matrimony in her bestseller Eat, Pray, Love to the lady with a gold ring on her finger in her most recent work Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace…
If we told you there was a pill that reduced anger, fear, pain, and cortisol (the evil, fat producing hormone) while increasing cell immunity, endorphins, and serotonin, you’d pop that thing faster than a stay-at-home mom addicted to Percocet. Though the medication may not exist, all of the benefits can…
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…
I’m so relieved to hear that someone else in town doesn’t hate Valentine’s Day.And that someone is Cyndi Coon of Laboratory5 Inc. (Lab5 is a joint venture with fellow artist and husband, Jeremy Briddell, where they both showcase their art). Coon will be leading a workshop at MADE Art Boutique…
It sure has been a while since we’ve walked into a club and felt totally inspired. Yes, inspired. Not, “I just saw the Mona Lisa” inspired, but definitely, “let’s get our party on” inspired.The five year anniversary of the hip hop night, The Shop, took place at the Hidden House…
Alright, you artists, gallery owners, and any other creative types who want to be featured in the Art Detour 22 brochure, you have your deadline for application.February 11, 2010And you can find the application here…
I hesitate to tell others about this but both Rowdy Boutique and frances vintage are having winter sales.I’ve been keeping my mouth shut about it all week but the guilt of denying my precious readers this information has proven too great…and I broke.(My apologies to my fellow female co-workers for…
Any makeup artist will tell you that it’s all about the contour shadowing. That indispensable little trick can create cheekbones on baby fat and cleavage on an anorexic. Plus, it’s well-known that the true miracle workers of contour shadowing are our nation’s beloved drag queens. Check out their amazing feats…
Possessing a basic knowledge of bobbins, backstitching, inseams, and basting used to peg you as a dowdy old granny wearing an airbrushed kitten tee shirt tucked into the elastic waistband of your “jeans.” But now that shows like Project Runway have come along, sewing has glamour. No matter where you…
We live in the land of the blue jean, which is great for daytime activities, but not so awesome for the nightlife. Put in the extra effort to don a nice suit or a hot dress with heels, and you’ll inevitably end up standing next to some shlub in washed-out…
