The noise isn’t coming from the boombox.The clanking, sanding, and chatter heard near Third Street and Roosevelt Road in downtown Phoenix is coming from behind the plywood that’s covered the entrance of what used to be a drag bar (and, for a short time, Phil Gordon’s reelection campaign headquarters) since…
A year ago, the Icehouse seemed destined for oblivion. As of last December, few events were taking place at the iconic downtown Phoenix gallery and performance venue, its proprietors were uncertain about its future, and thousands of dollars in back property taxes were owed to Maricopa County. As a result, owner…
Southwestern décor doesn’t have to be all terracotta and turquoise. Just ask local blogger Jennifer Nestlerode, an ASU student and Phoenix transplant who’s determined to prove that you don’t have to stock up on cacti and cowboy hats to channel Arizona’s signature outlaw earthiness. Nestlerode’s latest home project, a Southwest-inspired…
During his recent visit to Vietnam, El Mac (who, full disclosure, we’ll always consider a local artist — no matter where he moves) recorded his artist statement for the Viet Nam The World Tour. Included in the short film are behind-the-scenes looks at one of his more recent murals in Ho Chi…
If you’re looking for the latest work by a few of the biggest international names in street and contemporary art, don’t bother looking at the walls. Instead, look south, down Interstate 10 past Tucson. It’s there, in the “boneyard” of retired aircraft, that a caravan of trucks and cranes is…
A new logo, a new map, and a big promise is coming from Artlink this week — Art Detour is back in action. The annual artwalk/gallery tour is like a First or Third Friday, in that galleries host art openings, but Artlink says Art Detour is meant to introduce people from…
The local artist is known for her series of hearts that have popped up on walls, were featured in their own Valentine’s Day show a year ago in the now-defunct Phoenicia Association on Third Street, and currently hang in a layered installation at chef Johnny Chu’s Sens in downtown Phoenix…
Dozens of great places open their doors to cool shows by local, national, and international artists on a daily and weekly basis in Phoenix. Here are our favorite 10: 10. Modified ArtsModified Arts has been a staple in the Roosevelt Row community for more than a decade. The building, at 407…
If your sketchbooks are full of creative takes on your favorite scenes from Spiderman, Batman, and the Fantastic Four, the organizers of the Phoenix Comicon wanna see your stuff. Event coordinators are currently seeking submissions for the annual badge art contest for this year’s version of the ultra-popular comic book and…
A caravan of trucks, cranes, and artists moved three planes from “the bone yard” of retired aircraft to the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson this morning. The three DC Super 3 planes were given contemporary facelifts by How & Nosm, Nunca, and Retna, all huge names in the…
Artist: Thomas “Breeze” MarcusLocation: Downtown’s Cartel Coffee, 1 N. First St. …
Good news for film nerds, design nerds and the Venn-diagram circle of people in between: AIGA Arizona is teaming up with FilmBar for a monthly movie series. The first film is The Visual Language of Herbert Matter, showing at FilmBar at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30. The 2010 documentary follows Swiss…
Oh yeah, Valentine’s Day is just a month away, and you have it all in the bag — except that you haven’t actually thought about Valentine’s Day because it comes so quickly after all those other holidays, and now you have to find something cute for someone cute. No need to…
Now they just need a few painters. …
The best decor trends complement an already-established style. The worst decor trends make you want to gag every time you log on to Pinterest. 2011 brought great trends to interior design, like classic gold accents and salon-style walls — decor choices that complement shabby-chic and Ikea-chic furniture alike. But then there…
Each week, local artist, GIF afficionado and Holy Page creator Christian Fillardo, creates The Weekly Tween, an animated image of something he finds in the local art community. …
Phoenix graphic designer Lindsay Tingstrom isn’t just making a list of New Year’s resolutions this year — she’s hanging them on her walls.Tingstrom, formerly one-third of SeeSaw Designs, launched her new letterpress project Acorn & Whale earlier this month with a series of minimalist prints inspired by New Year’s resolutions.Tingstrom’s resolutions stray…
It was a weird year for Arizona and a bright one for Phoenix. In 2011, the national spotlight hovered over the state’s border policies and political characters — even in the naming of its official state gun (the Colt single-action Army revolver — classy, huh?). Truth is, spotlights are rarely…
