Last summer, the creative and quirky minds at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art created a grant that’s community generated and in support of “innovative art makers, wise-crackers and trailblazers based in Arizona.” From a number of submissions from artists throughout Phoenix, six proposals from the local arts community have been…
If JJ Horner, Colton Brock, and Charles Darr are known for one thing other than creating killer artwork, it’s their annual NYE bonanza. This year’s edition, aptly titled Maybe 2013 Will Be Better will take place at Tempe art gallery/music venue, The Compound, on the southeast corner of Farmer and…
Let’s hear it for 17-5641, Emerald Green “The 2012 color of the year, PANTONE 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, provided the energy boost we needed to recharge and move forward,” writes Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “Emerald, a vivid verdant green, enhances our sense…
Bucky Miller’s photographs are deceptively simple. Destroyer, Miller’s most recent exhibition, is a collection of pieces from the past year that have a quiet but powerful presence. The show is as much about the sequencing and arrangement of the works as it is about the photos individually. The associations and…
If we didn’t have our own First Friday plans (stay tuned for tomorrow’s field guide, map, and new limited edition sticker), and about $1000 in our pockets, you better believe we’d be jet-setting to Miami to check out Miami Basel. The annual celebration of contemporary art is one of the…
Sue Chenoweth is an anchor in the Phoenix arts community, who spent the summer as an arts ambassador of sorts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil through a residency program with the Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art (phICA). During her 5-week residency, Chenoweth created a new series of paintings that are…
Make no mistake — you’ll need a detailed psychological road map to negotiate the twisted terrain appearing in paintings by Sue Chenoweth on display in “Sue Chenoweth: Real and Applied” at Modified Arts in downtown Phoenix. And chances are you’re going to get seriously lost even before you ever reach…
It’s easy to get bummed out by Christmas — especially when the “holiday season,” with all the crass consumerism, bad music, and awkward family gatherings — seems to kick off earlier and earlier each year. But only the “grinchiest” can resist the charms of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Originally aired…
If you’re looking to pick up a Christmas present for the art lover in your family, you might want to try your luck this Saturday at Art Intersection’s second Annual Silent Auction. With some of the starting bids are as low as $60 and immediate purchase prices in a variety…
If you are already a regular at some of the many Western-themed galleries in Old Town Scottsdale, mosey on over to the Phoenix Art Museum this month to check out the museum’s second installment of the annual exhibition The West Select. And seriously, don’t forget your cowboy hat. See Also:…
Bill Tonnesen’s work is recognizable. The Phoenix-based landscape architect constructs large, often-grotesque human sculptures (most are covered in white or metallic hues) and compulsively organized habitats for residential and commercial projects throughout Phoenix. This week, Phoenix New Times contributor and author of our running column, Surreal Estate, Robrt Pela takes…
It’s estimated that more than one billion camera phones were sold around the globe last year alone. Meanwhile, over on both Instagram and Facebook, a combined 240 billion users worldwide are uploading pics countless taken with either their iPhones or Androids. And thanks to the tech wizards at manufacturers like…
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. And you better believe that we’re making the loop and stopping by these five. 5. “Sue Chenoweth: Real and Applied” @ Modified…
Members of the Arizona Preservation Foundation have been busy this year — they continue to fight for the livelihood of the David and Gladys Wright House, they lamented the demolition of the Madison Hotel in downtown Phoenix, and they’ve been focusing their efforts on identifying historic buildings throughout Arizona that…
Georgia O’Keefe was an american painter who was part of a movement that paved the way for women in the fine arts. She was known for her large-scale paintings of flowers, and while she worked mainly in Northern New Mexico, her work is currently displayed around the world (including Phoenix…
Every year on the weekend before Thanksgiving, my hometown of Winslow hosts a Christmas parade featuring traditions of northern Arizona cultures. With tribal princesses from Navajo chapter houses, local civic organizations, Hopi hoop dancers, and pieces of hard candy thrown to kids who watch from the curb, there has always…
This Friday, Phoenix Art Museum’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Sara Corchran, is taking a big risk. Corchran is from from Glasgow, Scotland. She’s a trained art historian who’s worked in art institutions and museums around the globe, and has been at Phoenix Art Museum for the last four…
The submission box is open for the 2013 Governor’s Arts Awards, which recognize creatives who have achieved and contributed to the Arizona arts community. The awards, presented by Arizona Citizens for the Arts, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, and the Office of the Governor of Arizona, are given annually to…
Just two weeks after realtor Robert Joffe found an anonymous buyer for the David and Gladys Wright house in Phoenix, he’s back to the drawing board. According to the Phoenix Business Journal, Joffe recieved an email this morning from the buyer that the deal was off. See more: – Frank…
Time to pound a few protein shakes and brush up on your local contemporary art — this Friday’s your chance to arm wrestle for some serious eye candy. From 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s SMoCA Lounge, local artists and art fans will duke it…
If you were in downtown Phoenix before First Friday on November 2, you might have noticed a missing mural. Under the white paint on the west-facing wall of Dougherty Wholesale Floral Co., on Second and Roosevelt streets, was work by painter Carrie Marill that was defaced on November 1. The…
Third Friday in downtown Phoenix has long-been the unofficial art walk for community members who want to skip the hustle of First Friday, be able to find a parking spot remotely near the galleries, and have a chance to interact with artists and curators. And this month, Artlink is jumping…
