Three Calls for Phoenix Artists

​ Summer’s around the corner, which means there’s plenty of time to get creative (and finish a few projects) before the heat sets in. Lucky you, there happen to be a handful of great opportunities for local artists to have their work displayed and recognized. See also: – Announcing the…

Architect and Artist Paolo Soleri (1919-2013)

Paolo Soleri was an artist and an architect known for his critical views on urban sprawl and the development of Arcosanti, an experimental community near Cordes Junction. As a public figure and champion of ecological architecture (which he coined “Arcology”), Soleri drew crowds of fans and critics alike to see…

From Above: Photographs by Adriel Heisey at Phoenix Sky Harbor

It’s hard to beat a birds-eye view of the landscape and the structures assembled on it simply for the context of how everything fits together. Pilot and photographer Adriel Heisey has been flying across the southwest for nearly 30 years, casting his view upon a plethora of prehistoric ruins and…