It might seem strange to go on a tour in your own hometown, but that’s exactly what board members of IN FLUX had in mind when they started planning the IN FLUX Cycle 3 Multi-City Tour slated to take place on Saturday, June 22. Kirstin Van Cleef, who founded IN…
First Friday heats up June 7 with creative works going up all over the city. Here are our seven picks for shows not to miss this artful evening. What’s on your to-see list? See also: Phoenix to Launch Bike Share Program in December Five Must-See Movies in Metro Phoenix This…
Those who follow artist Hugo Medina on Facebook probably remember when he invited artists to paint 80 wooden panels for a huge project he kicked off at the Phoenix Festival of the Arts. During the three-day event last December he asked local creatives to paint 80 panels and placed blank…
Hello Kitty is approaching 40, which might be a little early for a mid-life crisis, but if cats really do have nine lives, now is as good a time as any for reinvention. Enter: Chola Kitty — a feline with spunk. This Friday, local artist Such Styles is unveiling his…
When architect and artist Paolo Soleri passed away in April, Arizona (and the world) lost a prominent visionary and innovative creative force. Soleri pioneered “arcology,” a concept that fuses ecology and architecture, and created a live-in example of his theory with the experimental town Arcosanti, located near Cordes Junction. However,…
Joshua Rhodes is a creator. The man behind Subtle Takeover went to school for graphic design, but he is making a name for himself in the Phoenix community as a man of many modes of expression. On Friday, June 7, Palabra Studios hosts Rhodes’s first solo exhibition in downtown Phoenix…
Let’s just get this out of the way: Renowned comic book creator Mike Mignola has no earthly idea if Hollywood will ever get around to making Hellboy 3, the third cinematic portrayal of his signature red-skinned character. It’s a question that the 52-year-old artist and scribe will get hit with…
Phoenix is undergoing a beautification process. That’s what Kate Saunders, Phoenix Hostel & Cultural Center’s volunteer coordinator, calls it. “There’s more commissioned art work, more bright colors and simple figures,” Saunders says regarding the current state of Phoenix’s ever-changing mural scene. That constant change inspired Saunders to plan and lead…
Heads up, letterpress lovers. If you want to attend the first-ever Phoenix Wayzgoose, hosted by the Amalgamated Printers’ Association from June 5 through 9, your registration is due today. Letterpress Central co-founder and local artist Cindy Iverson says that registrants can drop off their forms and payment ($25 to $75)…
Lulubell Toy Bodega co-owner Amy Del Castillo has an important piece of advice for anyone who’s planning to attend tomorrow night’s appearance by the Baby Tattoo Roadshow at the Mesa boutique: Come early. That’s because the four popular and highly influential artists who are participating in the tour — rockabilly…
On Wednesday night, Phoenix Art Museum’s Contemporary Forum awarded eight local artists who’ve made a mark in the contemporary scene. The annual event recognizes up to seven emerging Arizona artists with $1,500 grants to purchase materials and one mid-career artist with $5,000 plus a special exhibition of his or her…
When members of the college-aged party brigade or recent ASU grads looking to celebrate their milestone stroll into Gringo Star Street Bar this evening (and in all likelihood they will), they’ll encounter a few things that are a bit foreign to the Mill Avenue nightlife scene. Namely, arcade games, skeeball,…
Ever since Allie Brosh and her webcomic Hyperbole and a Half dropped off the face of the Internet more than a year ago, we’ve been twiddling our thumbs, attempting to find similar webcomics (her friend Matthew Inman creates a pretty good, and wildly successful one called The Oatmeal), and putting…
You’ve probably seen them at flea markets — metal letters, words, and images that were once set, inked, and rolled against paper in a printing press to create the daily newspaper, novel, or informational flyer. Once an industrial process, letterpress (the act of printing with metal, wood, and now polymer-based…
If there’s a modern Mecca for the followers of letterpress, it’s got to be the Chapel of the Blessed Eutectic in Prescott, Arizona. From downtown Phoenix, it’s less than a two-hour drive. Take I-17 to State Route 89 and you’ll find yourself in big-sky Prescott. And just a few miles from…
On Thursday, May 16, Scottsdale Public Art is teaming up with the International Sculpture Center (ISC) to bring an ISConnets event to the Hotel Valley Ho. A Conversation: Sculpture + Architecture will be a panel discussion followed by a sunset reception on the rooftop of the Midcentury Modern hotel. With…
Wednesday night, Phoenix Art Museum’s Contemporary Forum will recognize eight local artists who’ve made a mark in the contemporary scene. The annual event celebrates up to seven emerging Arizona artists with $1,500 grants to purchase materials and one mid-career artist with $5,000 plus a special exhibition of his or her…
Every year over the first weekend in May people all over the world (75 cities in 15 countries as of 2011) gather to take part in Jane’s Walk, an event that formed out of famed writer and urbanist Jane Jacob’s legacy (and coincides with her birthday). In case you failed…
When El Moisés began planning this weekend’s Grand Avenue Get Down, he initially envisioned it as an stunning convergence of Latino culture, art, and automobiles of every shape and size. But one thing the 38-year-old artist didn’t want, however, was for the two-day event to be considered “just another Cinco…
Robrt Pela didn’t intend to permanently open a gallery when he first used the space on McDowell and 5th Avenue to host The Joe and Jan Show this past March. But the veteran Phoenix New Times critic and contributor was encouraged by others who, like himself, recognized a need for…
Tempe’s Broadmor Elementary is home to some seriously creative students and some very cool parents who’ve joined forces for the past five years to produce Hoodstock. Think indie music and arts festival meets school fundraising event and you’re on the path to what’s been an annual showcase of emerging talent…
Comic book geeks of Metro Phoenix better get plenty of sleep on Friday night, not to mention waiting until Sunday to check out Iron Man 3. That’s because Saturday, May 4, gonna be a red-letter day that’s like a ink-stained, pulp-filled, four-color mashup of Phoenix Comicon, Halloween, and Christmastime. The…
