Sometimes the coolest things can by found in the unlikeliest of places. Take the Hobo Joe statue, for instance, in Buckeye. He’s a rather jovial and jaunty figure, and at 25 feet tall, the old-timey vagabond sticks out (in more than one way) from slaughterhouse behind him. Hobo Joe’s a…
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 artists and interactive gurus behind YesYesNo just posted the results of their newest software that allows runners to paint as they run. The…
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? This morning, Tempe-based artist James B. Hunt hid 13 of his newest works along Mill Avenue, between University Drive and Rio Salado Parkway. Hunt,…
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? Not much is known about the artist named BLU other than he lives in Bologna, Italy, has been active in the street art scene…
Grand Opening @ Open Source Project One of the best places to see and be scene amongst artists and creative types will undoubtedly be the opening night fiesta this evening at Michael Witham and Ryan Gentry’s collaborative art space on University Drive. Debut nights are a big deal for any…
With Stand Up Live opening up a permanent home this weekend in downtown Phoenix, we bring you a list of our own favorite (and pretty damn funny) tweeters from Arizona.After the jump, meet a few — in no particular order — that we recommend you follow … if you ever…
The creatives behind Roosevelt Row CDC aren’t waiting for the economy to turn around — mostly because they’re too busy activating empty lots and organizing arts events. If you’re fan of Downtown murals, First Friday, Third Friday, the A.R.T.S. Initiative, or the Downtown culture scene in general, then it’s probably…
Nothing goes better with a movie than dinner (and perhaps vise versa), which Chow Bella has all figured out.Dinner and a Movie pairs all sorts of films with themed recipes each week.Today features Pedro Almodovar’s Volver starring Penelope Cruz, who takes over a village restaurant and cooks for a visiting…
England, we get it, you like the hats. Big hats, small hats, hats with butterflies, feathers, and huge-ass ribbons. But your own crazy-eyed Princess Beatrice really took a dive with her vulva-inspired choice for the Royal Wedding.Note: If you’re going to wear a huge, flesh-toned “hat” that even semi-resembles the…
Somewhere in Kabul, Afghanistan, there’s house with a few laptops, journals, and dictionaries. The house’s exact location is kept secret; it’s the meeting place and home of the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, and its location has to be kept secret to stay safe.The project started as an idea of novelist…
Time to get creative, cycle fans. The Tempe Bicycle Action Group (TBAG) is looking for artists to create a bike-oriented public art piece for Tempe’s Mitchell Park neighborhood. The deadline for proposals is June 6.TBAG is sponsoring a commission of up to $15,000 and will accept proposals from artists of…
From the Chicago creatives who brought us PhoneBook 3 comes Community Supported Art (CSA). Three Walls, a non-profit contemporary art and culture organization, compares its latest venture to Community Supported Agriculture, where a group invests in a local farm and each receives a share of monthly produce. With CSA, people…
Most days you can find Corey Busboom in any of the dozen or so Goodwill locations dotting the Valley. Or perhaps at Savers, or the nearby Salvation Army, or even the Saint Vincent De Paul shops. The 31-year-old artist/musician/scrounger hits up local thrift stores with a vengeance, looking for treasures to…
For two months, Casebeer painted, collaged, and slept in her studio on Fifth Street in downtown Phoenix. The space is small, but comfortable. It’s easy to get lost in the piles of books, torn pages, oil sticks, and completed pieces that occupy almost every surface and wall. But it’s even…
“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers,” the character Blanche Du Bois famously said, in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. Given, she was being toted off by men in white coats, but that makes her observation no less trenchant, not to mention worthy of a big musical…
Since there’s really no better accessory than a cocktail in your hand, each week brings you a tasty adult beverage from one of our favorite drinking establishments, complete with recipe. This week: The El Fizzy at Spanish Fly Mexican Beach Club Old Town’s newest “it” destination, Spanish Fly Mexican Beach…
Calling all pirates, hippies, flappers, and time travelers: the time has come to explore downtown Phoenix and win some prizes for a good cause. The Yancy Martin Carlos Avery’s Time Travel Treasure Hunt is a massive scavenger hunt that the YMCA will kick off on Saturday to encourage exploration of…
Teresa Miró doesn’t own a car. The ASU intermedia art graduate student’s from Spain and says she’s always been a proponent of public transit. But the transition from using the public bus system here versus her experiences in in other countries has been an eye-opening ordeal. While adjusting to Phoenix, she says…
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? Black magic markers aren’t hard to find at Allister Lee’s studio. The Canadian illustrator has more than 600, and he’s in the process of…
“This one perfect moment.” “That soul-crushing mistress.” “Our forever night.” These and other understated definitions are obsessively applied to a certain dreaded/anticipated ritual throughout Prom, a timely pop product set in a suburban high school during the last weeks before summer break and destined for the immortality of Vitamin C’s…
In Venice, I’ve looked for evidence of movies I’ve seen that are set there. I’m always peeking into shop windows, looking for the timepiece Capucine brings to Rex Harrison in The Honey Pot, and I once spent an entire morning sitting opposite the little antique store where Rossano Brazzi worked…
If the giant beard and press photos wearing heavy jackets and such didn’t tip you off, William Fitzsimmons is a singer songwriter, of the sort like Sam Beam of Iron and Wine used to be before he embraced 70’s soft rock or Justin Vernon when he was still in the…
