Orange Theatre Among Top Grant Winners at Arizona Art Tank 2015

Business types will tell you it’s best to keep a one-minute “elevator speech” at the ready. Typically, that’s about all the time you get to reply after someone asks about what you make or do. But 32 Arizona artists and arts organizations had the luxury of a full six minutes…

Roosevelt Row Developments Inspire Protest in Phoenix

What started with a petition to save one building is poised to morph into a full-blown movement protesting developments that significantly would change the urban landscape of Roosevelt Row. Though some are preparing pop-up art experiences for Super Bowl fans who visit Roosevelt Row, arguably the best-known arts district in…

7 Cool Things We Saw at January’s Third Friday

The first round of Third Friday exhibitions in 2015 is setting the bar high for the rest of the year. It was a pretty quiet evening on the streets, but most of the galleries were filled with work and people to view it. Most of these exhibitions will be around…

10 Coolest Churches in Metro Phoenix

We don’t know if you worship on Sunday or sleep in the like the rest of us. (And frankly, we don’t care.) But chances are, you can appreciate good design when you see it. While we’ve taken the time to pay tribute the coolest buildings in metro Phoenix, from hospitals…

7 Must-See Third Friday Shows in Phoenix on January 16

We’re figuring the year’s first Third Friday is bound to be busy, after a relative lull in some parts of the metro Phoenix art scene for First Friday earlier this month. By now, you’ve either recovered from New Year’s festivities, or you need a little jump start to make it…

Preserving the Phoenix DeGrazia Murals: Here’s What We Know

While the trio of petitioners who’ve so far gathered just over 900 signatures continue to hope for a final-hour reprieve on the fate of the building at 222 East Roosevelt, home of the GreenHaus until Cole and Dayna Reed move their business to Portland, there’s no real reason to expect…

HortiCultured Infuses Mesa Urban Garden With Art

When we first popped in to see the Mesa Urban Garden a couple of years ago, it was a relatively simple affair. Raised beds had just been filled with dark, moist soil. Kyllan Maney and Lauren Lee had painted the first of many murals to don garden walls. Community members…

10 Cool Art Classes in Metro Phoenix

Figuring there’s at least a bit of artist in all of us, we went in search of some of the coolest beginning art classes and workshops for adults in metro Phoenix — and found a little something for everyone, from blacksmithing to printmaking. We appreciate the lure of affordable options,…

ARTELPHX Seeks New Artists for May 2015 Show

New year, new art. One of our cultural highlights of last year was easily ARTELPHX. So imagine our excitement when the The Clarendon Hotel announced that it would be brining in a new batch of multimedia art displays come May of 2015. The weekend show, set to open Thursday, May…

Arizona Commission on the Arts Grants Fund 13 Innovative Projects

Poetry. Circus Performance. Improvisation. Sewing. Video projections. They’re all part of innovative projects moving forward thanks to funding from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which announced late last month the names of 13 artists receiving 2015 Artist Research and Development Grants. Ninety-five artists applied for the grants, which provide…

7 Cool Things We Saw at Phoenix’s First Friday in January

Cold weather did little to deter the party atmosphere as colorful club-style lights and music blared along Roosevelt Row during the first First Friday of the year, although things were considerably calmer in some other parts of the Phoenix arts scene. Never fear if you missed it, because most of…

5 Must-See First Friday Shows in Phoenix on January 2

Once you’ve done the whole ringing in the New Year thing, it’ll be time to jump back on the First Friday horse to show your love for local artists is still going strong. Weather and hangovers be damned. Make the year’s first First Friday one to remember. Art 360: Nicole…

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Artists in Metro Phoenix

After recent visits by the ghosts of art exhibits past, present and future, we awoke with five resolutions certain to help all sorts of artists up their creativity and community engagement. Work outside your comfort zone. Maybe you’ve been so keen on supporting the arts in your own familiar venues…

Your Guide to IN FLUX Cycle 5 Public Art in Metro Phoenix

While most of us were scurrying around with holiday errands and festivities, artists participating in a public art program called IN FLUX were readying a diverse assortment of works you’ll soon be able to enjoy in several Valley cities. Think of it as a public art-a-palooza — with support from…

Containers on Grand Apartments to Open in Phoenix March 2015

Grand Avenue is about to get even more livable, thanks to a future complex of apartment-converted shipping containers aptly called Containers on Grand. The container-based housing, located at Grand and 12th avenues, is expect to open in March of 2015. While developers have only secured permits for eight units, they…

The Marvel Experience in Scottsdale: Here’s What to Expect

The Marvel Experience has begun in Scottsdale, and it’s a couple hours of bliss for superhero fans. The first stop of the event’s global tour is at Salt River Fields through January 3. While there are still some technological kinks to iron out, it is a must-see for Marvel fans…

10 Best Art Exhibits We Saw in Metro Phoenix in 2014

The year’s best exhibitions included a fabulous diversity of artwork, from ceramics to mail art, shown in a nifty assorted of places. Think museums, library, galleries, shipping containers, pop-up spaces, and re-purposed spaces that once housed ice blocks and forensic evidence. Several of the exhibits we loved best featured works…

12 Cool Things We Saw at December’s Third Friday

A relatively light crowd during December’s Third Friday meant more opportunities to get up close and personal with artworks normally surrounded by eager viewers. Some suspected protests in downtown Phoenix during this month’s First Friday left folks wary of hitting the downtown art scene, but there was nary a protester…

5 Must-See Third Friday Shows in Phoenix on December 19

A little of this, a little of that. It’s what we do this time of year — with food, spare time, and family gathered for the holidays. So we’ve picked five exhibitions that’ll help you explore the diversity of Arizona artists in some delightfully different settings. “Snoop” Halt Gallery, one…