More than a dozen shows are opening.

From ASU students, Kehinde Wiley, and Beth Ames Swartz.

Frankenhooker, PoeFest, and Chatterbox.

Is it a hotel or an art museum?

“No one calls you honey when you’re sitting on a throne.” So read the words written across Brooke Grucella’s large-scale painting that visitors see when they enter the “Push Comes to Shove” exhibition at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. On view through January 2017, the exhibition includes work by 19 artists from…

Phoenix artist Amanda Mollindo is the latest creative to win a Good ‘N Plenty Award from Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The annual awards, which were established in 2012, encourage artists and other creative types to develop projects that address local needs and engage community members.  Six artists pitched ideas…

Say goodbye to Nancy HIll’s Grand Avenue art space.

Twenty artists with ties to Arizona will show works at Miami-area art fairs when Art Basel Miami takes place in December. Their works will be part of exhibitions presented by either Lisa Sette Gallery or {9} The Gallery, both based in Phoenix.  Art Basel is a renowned art fair founded…

There’s no shame in being a cheapskate — especially here in Phoenix. Why? Well, because there’s so much stuff to do. Take a look at New Times’ calendar for proof. Here’s something you might notice while doing so: A lot of the time, said stuff is free, or at least cheap…

Once again, metro Phoenix art galleries are offering up some pretty impressive exhibitions. You’ll have to do at least a bit of planning ahead if you hope to hit them all during Third Friday on October 21. So we’ve got a list of new shows, and tips for making the…

Desert Viking is the latest real-estate development firm to stake a claim in downtown Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row, an area that has been named one of the nation’s best neighborhoods and art districts. Desert Viking announced on October 19 plans for a revitalization project called The Blocks of Roosevelt Row. It’s…

Longtime downtown Phoenix arts scene staple Five15 Arts representatives signed an agreement with Phoenix Center for the Arts to use their exhibition space from January through September 2017, according to an October 16 Facebook announcement on Five15’s Facebook page. The collective lost its longtime Roosevelt Row gallery space at the end of…

Now in its 17th year, the annual “Chaos Theory” exhibition at Legend City Studios brings together a significant number of Phoenix-area artists for a single-night exhibition that’s become a staple of the local arts scene. This year’s exhibition, held Friday, October 7, continued that tradition. It featured nearly 80 artists invited…