It’s official, George freaking Takei is coming to Phoenix Comicon. The announcement of the Star Trek actor’s appearance came at the Phoenix Comicon Kickoff event Thursday night. More than 300 people jammed into a Phoenix Convention Center seminar room to hear what guests, events, and exclusive items were confirmed for…
Scottsdale’s pop-up gallery scene continues to gain steam. One of the latest participants is IDK Gallery, which opened in December and will be unveiling its second art show tonight. Idakatherine Graver has been an artist for 35 years, but IDK, located at 4200 North Marshall Way, Suite 1, is the…
This Friday, ribbons, dancing, and profile sketching will take over the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art as it hosts its annual Spring Opening. The free event, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., will showcase three new exhibitions: Dance With Camera, Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other, and Imagining Dance in…
Local artist Hugo Medina (he just goes by Hugo) had his first show at the Icehouse in downtown Phoenix almost six years ago. So when he heard the gallery and performance space was slated to close at the end of the year, he decided to put together a group show…
Jane Reddin, the local creative who retired from her legal career to support the blooming arts scene in Central Phoenix, died on Sunday evening. Reddin was known and celebrated for her passion for locally made artwork. She opened Practical Art on Central Avenue north of Camelback in early 2008. Two…
Coffee with a side of Phoenix architecture never tasted better. The Phoenix Historic Preservation Office and Ryden Architects, Inc.will present and sign copies of their newly released book, “Midcentury Marvels: Commercial Architecture of Phoenix, 1945-1975,” at Royal at the Market on Wednesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.. The book, described…
A piece of Phoenix architecture is up for a national award, which you can help along with a vote. Each year, ArchDaily, an online source of worldwide architectural news, celebrates one building chosen from worldwide nominations. Buildings are nominated based on adaptive re-use, interior and exterior sustainability, and imaginative design…
Cut, paste, melt, mold, paint, or spray — there are no media guidelines when it comes to submissions for “Fill in the Groove,” Spraygraphic’s Third Annual Vinyl Show, on February 26 at Hoodlums in Tempe. Submission is free and this year’s collection will be up at Hoodlums for two months…
ASU School of Art’s cheeky exhibition, “Dangerous and Hard to See,” opens this Friday at Bragg’s Pie Factory in Phoenix. The show, curated by Ryan Peter Miller, features local and national artists whose work challenges the idea of traditional gallery exhibitions though installation, subject and interaction with the viewer. “We kind…
You’ll probably like Utah painter Brian Kershisnik’s work. His paintings, many of them mattress-size, aren’t the kind that provoke controversy. There is no dark torture coming through in this work. If anything, there are peace and conviction here. And if you don’t like his work, exactly, you probably won’t dislike…
Luis Gutierrez is taking names. For too long, he says, Arizona artists have been silent (or disorganized) in response to the actions of Jan Brewer and Russel Pierce. “They’ve created such a negative brand for Arizona,” he says. “And that brand isn’t reflective of everyone who lives here … I…
Mike Maas’ studio space looks like a pop culture shop exploded. It’s eye candy for any classic Universal Monsters fan and or kid who grew up watching a dozen cereal bowls worth of weekly Saturday morning cartoons. Between his tidy desk and drafting table on either end of his place…
A local Phoenix artist is organizing an exhibit based on a New York City-started concept and she wants your contributions. Patricia Sahertian is putting together “A Book About Death” — a show that debuted at NYC’s Emily Harvey Foundation in 2009. The exhibition, as its title implies, explores the concepts…
Want to voice your opinion on arts in Arizona? Local arts educators, legislators, business leaders, and artists are looking for feedback and participation in the the 25th annual Arizona Arts Congress. Scheduled to take place from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, February 7, anyone with $15 can show up…
Jackson Boelts describes his artistic process as “quick”: First, he lays a 3-by-5-foot piece of damp watercolor paper on a large glass surface. He’s careful to choose the colors before applying the paint — the entire canvas is usually finished in less than an hour. And as the paper dries…
One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours? Close to 40 people gathered in a north-Scottsdale conference room last night to talk public art and master planning. The discussion was hosted by…
Maybe I shouldn’t admit that I’ve watched every single rerun of Charmed at least three times. Sneer if you must, but my devotion to the early-21st-century TV show featuring three young witches with enviable powers has given me invaluable insight into the subject matter of “Shapeshifters,” the exhibition running at…
Shapeshifters may not be the word that comes to mind when you walk into Modified Arts to see the current show by Ingrid Restemayer and Christy Puetz. As New Times’ Kathleen Vanesian writes in this week’s art feature, with Shapeshifters, “what you see might not be exactly what you get.”…
Dennis Oppenheim , a celebrated sculptural artist died over the weekend at the age of 72.The Washington-born artist is known for his large-scale public art pieces in major cities around the world — one being the Garden of Evidence at the Forensics Lab and District One Police Station at Scottsdale’s…
