Or, rather, does your kid wanna be an architect?I often think it would have been nice to have a little pressure from the parents when I was a teenager. Instead, they took the “hands off” approach and I was a bit of a free spirit. And, no, “free spirit” is…
I realize I recently blogged about West Valley Art Museum but I’m going to do it again today. Hey, it’s not my fault the place is so darn bloggable.And this time around, I want to blog about how they’re celebrating Women’s History Month…you know, since I’m a chick and all.I’m…
I’ve never been one to go straight to the comics section of the newspaper and I’m certainly not one of those “graphic novel” types, no way. But I’m certainly familiar enough with the genre to appreciate Pravus’s show, “The Panelists”.The show’s been open since February and it features at least…
Well, gosh darn it, this bit of news came across my desk today.The Kitchenette, a teeny photography gallery tucked away on Roosevelt Row (just east of five15 arts) is closing its doors after five years. The often unnoticed gallery has been a steady, reliable source for finding local photographers and…
Get ready to read the shortest blog ever…Well, waddya know? The net to Janet Echelman’s public art sculpture “Her Secret Is Patience” is going up today!You can watch it happen live here. Also, read writer Kathleen Vanesian’s article about the sculpture here.Fun!…
According to the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture website, crews were set to complete the Janet Echelman public artwork sculpture, in the Downtown Civic Space by the end of last week.This monumental sculpture (formerly referred to as, “Sky Bloom” but recently named by Echelman as “Her Secret is Patience”)…
So all of us arty weirdos have probably been to a poetry reading or poetry slam at least once.Ask anyone who knows me…bad poetry being read aloud in an overly-dramatic-high-school-thespian way is my personal hell. Anytime I’ve seen an amateur poetry reading, I either leave immediately or get completely soused…
When I’m driving alone in my car, I do really weird things.No, nothing like that, you perv.I practice telling stories. It’s not on purpose or anything, but, I’ll be thinking about my destination; who will be there, what the conversation will be like and how I’m going to win them…
Let’s just get this part out of the way:ar – gil – la – ceous–adjective1. Geology, Petrology. of the nature of or resembling clay; clayey2. containing a considerable amount of clayey matter(Dictionary.com)Not only do I feel smarter for knowing this fancy word, but, man, I am freakin’ thrilled to discover…
Do you know who Steve McQueen is?If not, just ask your mom and watch her get all hot and bothered while she talks about him. And then feel really, really uncomfortable.I’m no expert on the guy (my boyfriend just scoffed at me because I’ve never seen “Bullitt”) but Steve McQueen…
I really thought that this week, I’d surely blog a bunch about Art Detour.Turns out, Robrt Pela and Wynter Holden did all the dirty work for me. At this point, I feel I’d just be beating a dead horse. And I prefer not to be around dead things…just a personal…
When’s the last time you had fun? Seriously, when? I’m not talking about the kind of self-conscious “fun” adults have at work parties. Or ironic “fun” grownups have at their book clubs. And certainly not the “fun” we have checking off everything on our “to do” list. I’m talking about…
Now, doesn’t that sound fancy?That’s because it kinda is. The HRC Arizona Gala is on its fifth year of organizing an art auction to benefit The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.And you can check out the goods…
Hey, I get that this next weekend is art detour and everyone is busy losing their minds about it. And, trust me, New Times will do a wonderful job of covering it. So today, I’m gonna hit you with something non-art-detour oriented…but, such no promises for Wednesday and Friday, btw…
Hoodlums Music Store, formerly housed in the Memorial Union on ASU campus, has long been a trusted source of indie music in the valley. And I’m thinking they may soon be a trusted source of local visual art talent as well. I last covered their vynil art show in December,…
I got this job because I met my editor, Amy Silverman, and she pressured me to write an art review.I tried to squirm out of it and never really gave her a straight answer. Then, one day, she just walked up to me and said, “Okay, ready for your first…
If you’re a native Phoenician, you may see the Heard museum’s permanent collection as a total snooz-fest. Thank the public school curriculum for drilling us with annual field trips to the Heard during elementary school for that. You can only mash corn in a stone bowl so many times until…
I’ve blogged enough about all the things going on tonight. And, since I assume my readers follow my every suggestion, I’ll give you something to do tomorrow as well…OBEY! I have to admit, after this and this, I’ve become a bit of a fan of the fashion gallery at Phoenix…
There’s a fine line between hunter and prey. Though nature clearly assigns roles within the food chain, one small change in the status quo and Fluffy the Rottweiler may take a chunk out of his owner, or a trained wildlife expert gets a stingray barb through the heart. These changing…
I have a feeling this Friday night is going to be one of those nights where I’m so overwhelmed with art options, I become socially paralyzed and don’t know what to do with myself.Already, we’ve got Third Friday art walk and the ASU Kurt Weiser opening, but I’ll just take…
Arty or not, we’ve all tried to draw or paint as children (at the very least). Many of us, after discovering how difficult it is to accurately recreate something as simple as an apple or a plant just give up and resort to stick figures for the rest of our…
Being the avid New Times reader that you undoubtedly are (oh, you!), you’ve probably already heard of the opening of “Seriously Funny” tonight at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. If you haven’t, just click here so my fellow writer, Wynter Holden, can fill you in.So, yes, there’s an opening tonight…
