Tonight: Nine Shows We’re Excited to Check Out on Third Friday

Be it a ​First Friday or a Third Friday — we’re just excited about having an excuse (not that we need one) to see some great art exhibitions. Some are opening tonight Downtown, others have opened this month throughout metro Phoenix. But you better believe that we’re making the loop and…

Call for Artists: Indie Arthouse Looking for New Members

Indie Arthouse set up shop on Grand Avenue last May. And with the help of local artist Lisa Jacobs (aka Sticker Club Girl), the gallery/boutique has been a landing spot for creatives and a great place to see and buy the latest work by members including Astrid (of Runz withScissors…

Four Must-See Events During Modern Phoenix Week

Mark your Frank Lloyd Wright wall calendars, Phoenix. Tickets are on sale for the annual Modern Phoenix Home Tour, centerpiece of the design spectacle Modern Phoenix Week. This year’s tour will open up Phoenix’s Marion Estates to design lovers from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 1. The Camelback…

ASU Art Museum’s Social Studies Project Unveils “Miracle Report”

Miracles are close at hand in Julianne Swartz and Ken Landauer’s “Miracle Report,” the eighth of ASU Art Museum’s Social Studies Projects. The pair spent a month-long residency at the museum asking strangers, “Have you experienced something miraculous in your life?” then building an installation around the recorded conversations provoked…

Arizona Illustrated: 100 Artists in 100 Years (Part Four)

​ ​For decades, art has shaped this state. Almost 100 years ago, brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb packed a few ropes and large-format cameras and set off to capture their backyard wonder, the Grand Canyon. Their efforts were published, archived, and followed by a few of the the best landscape…

Arizona Illustrated: 100 Artists in 100 Years (Part Three)

For decades, art has shaped this state. Almost 100 years ago, brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb packed a few ropes and large-format cameras and set off to capture their backyard wonder, the Grand Canyon. Their efforts were published, archived, and followed by a few of the the best landscape painters,…

Arizona Illustrated: 100 Artists in 100 Years (Part Two)

For decades, art has shaped this state. Almost 100 years ago, brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb packed a few ropes and large-format cameras and set off to capture their backyard wonder, the Grand Canyon. Their efforts were published, archived, and followed by a few of the the best landscape painters,…

Arizona Illustrated: 100 Artists in 100 Years

For decades, art has shaped this state. Almost 100 years ago, brothers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb packed a few ropes and large-format cameras and set off to capture their backyard wonder, the Grand Canyon. Their efforts were published, archived, and followed by a few of the the best landscape painters,…

Willo Historic District Home Tour This Weekend

It’s that time of year again: the time when Downtown’s Willo Historic District homeowners open their doors to strangers and let them gawk at their belongings. This year’s event, scheduled for Sunday, Februray 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature homes in the neighborhood that were built in…

PURL Launches “Phoenix Ideas and Design” Competition

“Wouldn’t it be great if …” is often the start of an overheard conversation at any coffee shop in metro Phoenix. The City’s full of creatives and big thinkers — and now thruogh May 1, the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL) is looking for ideas to “improve and Retrophx (pronounced…

Mike Kelley (1954-2012)

Mike Kelley was a contemporary American artist who was known for his collaborations in collage, textile, found object assemblages, and performances. He was a student of John Baldessari, and his work is included in The Phoenix Art Museum’s contemporary collection (pictured above), as well as the upcoming 2012 Whitney Biennial…

Creations Wanted for the Mutant Pinata Show at Bragg’s Pie Factory

inatas are fun to break, but this March, Beatrice Moore hopes you’ll have even more fun making one. Moore, who owns Kooky Krafts and operates the arts venue Bragg’s Pie Factory on Grand Avenue, announced she’ll be hosting the fifth annual Mutant Pinata Show and is currently looking for wacky creations…