A national group is ditching the greeting-card cheese of Valentine’s Day and is instead tying the “holiday” together with historical preservation. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is currently accepting entries for its “Most Romantic Main Street” photography contest. According to the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, photographed sites can include “candle-lit…
Governor Jan Brewer slapped the Arizona arts community last week with additional budget cuts in her proposed budget for 2012/2013.The proposed budget eliminates appropriations to the Arts Commission’s general fund and includes an 8 percent reduction to the Arizona Arts Trust Fund. “The economic crisis in Arizona is having a…
Annemarie, or AnnieWHERE on etsy, is a big fan of the Big City. Her handmade cards combine orange cover stock with map clippings, she writes, “from rental car agencies and various print media, mostly while traveling” — each stamped with “you are HERE.” You can snag a few of the…
For those who think the Heard Museum is just about beading and dreamcatchers, artist Jacob Meders is hoping to give visitors a better insight on contemporary native art. He and artist Alex Peña open their show resurfaced tonight at the Berlin Gallery at the Heard Museum. The event will feature live music,…
What do you see in the image above? Breathe easy: This is not a test. This week’s cover story, Unbalanced, Amy Silverman and Paul Rubin explore the state of mental heath services in Arizona following Jared Loughner’s shooting spree in Tucson, which killed six people and injured 13, including Rep…
This weekend, a building where thousands of little girls practiced pirouettes and jazz hands will transform into a hip new space called Art Intersection.The new gallery is the brainchild of art instructor Carol Panaro-Smith and executive director Alan Fitzgerald. They’ve taken a building in Gilbert that used to house Dance…
Chronicling the history of skate culture from the past half-century is a vast undertaking, but “Full Deck: A Short History of Skate Art” pulls it off pretty well. The traveling exhibit, which posts up in Chandler starting tomorrow, showcases historic decks from private collections (including boards on loan from skate…
When you visit the new Gotham City Comics & Coffee in Mesa, Batman will greet you at the door. Okay, not “in the flesh,” but in the form of a mannequin dressed as Batman. He’s just one of many pieces in a smorgasbord of eye candy created by store owners…
TEDxPHXDC may look like just a lot of capital letters, but rest assured — it’s a locally based TED, or speaking series event, hosted by the Phoenix design community. This year’s theme, Urban Catalysts, will bring several local design minds to talk urban design and ideas in Phoenix’s urban environment on…
Time to bust out the paper mâché and wicked sense of humor — Bragg’s Pie Factory in Phoenix just announced the deadline and viewing dates for its 2011 Mutant Pinata show. The pinata show is an annual event and an annual home to outrageous, political, corny, sentimental, and fun creations…
Glen Guyett has designed the most iconic signs in Phoenix history. He created the signs for Buckhorn Baths, Mr. Lucky’s, and Bill Johnson’s Big Apple, among others, and last night, he talked about his long and storied career to a standing room-only crowd at vintage shop Phoenix Metro Retro.Guyett was…
Artist, writer, and New Times’ theater critic Robrt Pela added gallery curator to his list of descriptors when he writes that he “grew tired of complaining about how the downtown art scene just wasn’t giving me enough of what I wanted.” The result is the curatorial work he does at…
Note: This article’s been updated to reflect accurate gallery openings.More than 70 members from the downtown community and representatives of the Phoenix Police department met Wednesday night at MonOrchid to discuss the future of street closures during First Friday.The short story: Fur flew and the closures are still canceled. The…
Don’t ask me how I came to be a gallery curator. I suppose it happened because I finally grew tired of complaining about how the downtown art scene just wasn’t giving me enough of what I wanted. And about how, not so many years ago, one went, on any given…
Seems it’s a good time to be homeless. Ok, not really, but thanks to a viral video from the Columbus Dispatch featuring a homeless man with a “golden” radio voice, the homeless are getting their due. Since the video went public, former announcer Ted Williams has been flooded with radio gigs and national…
Downtown Phoenix’s First Fridays could look a little different after a public discussion tonight at MonOrchid. The Phoenix Police Department and Roosevelt Row came to an agreement in June to postpone road closures, citing the summer’s heat and lack of sufficient patrolling resources. The heat faded, but Phoestival — the…
The Amazing Arizona Comic Convention flies into Mesa Convention Center this weekend, and though it’s AACC’s first appearance on the Valley’s rich fan convention scene, it’s starting out super — largely because they’ve got Robert Kirkman, writer of The Walking Dead series, as a headline guest.The Walking Dead (Image Comics)…
John Wagner’s art-chronicling journeys have taken the Phoenix-based photographer to spots like Costa Rica, Spain, and Italy. However, there may not be any images in Wagner’s portfolio that are as striking as his works captured one U.S. state away from Arizona. Wagner’s “SALT” series finds the shutterbug on location at…
For Brooke Grucella, it’s what happens between conversations that matters most. Hence, the title of the Tucson-based artist’s latest show, which opens tonight at Squeeze Gallery in Scottsdale. Grucella is most intrigued by the conversations we have in our minds, but may not say aloud. The Tucson-based painter brings her interpretation to…
We often say “kids” as a term of endearment here on Jackalope Ranch.But this time, it’s to be taken literally.Phoenix Sister Cities wants artists and authors age 13 to 18 to submit works for the International Young Artists and Authors Competition.The year’s theme is called, “Shaping Your Community for a…
