More than a decade in the making, a stretch of University Drive in Tempe is finally set to get a makeover that will bring improved bike lanes, sidewalks, public art and landscaping to this roadway that is the western gateway into ASU’s Tempe campus.The City of Tempe’s Streets Department released…
See also: A collection of local photographers and artists in our 2010 Creatives and 2012 Creatives feature See also: Bob Carey on Art, Photography, and “The Tutu Project” The year of the shutterbug overload is here. Old school photographers might wince at the mention of Instagram, Hipstamatic, apps for photo…
There’s no more construction fencing around the installation by Arizona-based artist James Turrell on ASU’s Tempe Campus, and if you have a minute to spare around sunset or sunrise, you’re going to want to spend it on one of the benches inside. The structure was designed and built by Turrell…
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of stickers. And if you’ve been to the annual Sticker Phiends show put on by the artist who goes by “Mad One”, you’re likely to understand our obsession. When the then-Phoenix-based artist packed his bags for Portland last year, he said he wasn’t…
Since the ASU Art Museum announced local artist and arts advocate Greg Esser would take on the Desert Initiative this fall, the arts and science communities have been all ears waiting to hear more about the artistic and science-based initiative aimed at desert cultures and environments. See also: Greg Esser…
See also: Three Phoenix Arts Organizations Awarded National “Our Town” Grant See also: Roosevelt Row Selected for National ArtPlace Grant that Will Fund a New Streetscape, an Artist Village, and More You can thank the offices of Scottsdale, Phoenix, and Tempe public art for commissioning, organizing, and orchestrating interesting and…
Art critic, writer, and documentary maker Robert Hughes was celebrated for his authoritative voice and ability to explain and critique the inspirations and direction of art movements. Hughes contributed to The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Observer, and Time Magazine, where he served as chief art critic. His…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
The human race’s fascination with space, extraterrestrial life, and the possibility of intergallactic travel is nothing new — we’ve spent hundreds of years staring at the sky, thousands of words on space travel, and countless dollars shooting our own kind into the atmosphere. “This Is a Present from a Small…
Like many Phoenix Suns fans, David L. Bradley was a wee bit heartbroken when Steve Nash blew town last month. After all, the eye lounge artist is a longtime fan of the former all-star point guard for the Suns, who signed with the dreaded Los Angeles Lakers in early July…
Thankfully, the spaceship created by conceptual collective New Catalogue and installed at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art isn’t going into space anytime soon. In 1977, NASA approached American astronomer, astrophysicist, author, and popular science communicator Carl Sagan with a mission: Find out what it means to be a human on…
— By Claire Lawton Local artist Christy Puetz deals in beads. Her delicate and painstakingly detailed creatures come from a variety of backgrounds and stories. In 2011, she created a collection of “shapeshifting” creatures at Modified Arts, and, in 2009, she showcased a series of birds with beaded patterns inspired…
Tempe’s Brandon Boetto wants to contribute to the concrete design industry and turns to Kickstarter to get his company Slabhaus a studio space.
The future of the David Wright House in Scottsdale is looking grim. The historic home, built by Frank Lloyd Wright at 5212 East Exeter in the early 1950s, was recently purchased by Nevada-based 8081 Meridian LLC for $1.8 million (the prior owner, JT Morning Glory Enterprises LP, purchased it from…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
Through September 17, you can swing by the Heard Museum’s Berlin Gallery to catch its summer show “Extraordinary Animals Revisited” with work by Steven Yazzie, Jacob Meders, Rick Bartow, Tiffiney Yazzie, Julia Buffalohead, and America Meredith (to name a few). New Times contributor Tricia Parker visited the show and tells…
Summer is in full swing, but the school year is just around the corner (yes, already), which means there’s no time like the present to get cracking on a few opportunities. Here are five excuses to get out there and get creative. 5. SMoCA’s Good n’ Plenty Grant The very…
In Berlin Gallery’s annual summer show, “Extraordinary Animals Revisited,” more than a dozen artists conceive, in new and traditional ways, how animals relate to the world and to us and how our world relates to animals. Coyote/trickster is everywhere. Native American myths teach us that an encounter with trickster changes…
“When it comes to practically everything, we seem to be of two minds.” — Hollis Frampton A group of seven Phoenix-area photographers will show their latest work partially inspired by the work and writings of Hollis Frampton, an American avant-garde filmmaker, photographer and pioneer of digital arts. The exhibition, called…
Welcome to Jackalope Ranch’s Questionable Content, where local creatives and experts sound off on topics posed by New Times staff blogger Claire Lawton and the community. Have a question you’d like to ask? E-mail Claire.Lawton@newtimes.com. Curators are responsible for most of the artwork we’re exposed to on a daily basis,…
It’s about time Phoenix sees some serious mural love. In the interest of giving credit to their artists and because we’re losing track of the times we’ve said, “Woah, when did that go up?”, we bring you Mural City, a series on the murals springing up around town — their…
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