Big Brain Awards

Kundalini Yoga Is Trending — But It Has a Long History in Phoenix

By Colleen O'Donnell Pierce
Feb 24, 2017

Kundalini yoga is not new. The practice originated thousands of years ago in India. But recently, celebrities from Russell Brand and Gwyneth Paltrow to Demi Moore have touted its benefits, and it has been making mainstream headlines in the Huffington Post and Yoga Journal. Enthusiasts claim kundalini yoga can cleanse and...
2015 Big Brain Award Winners Announced

By Becky Bartkowski
May 11, 2015

We are proud to announce the recipients of the New Times' 2015 Big Brain Awards. The five winners were presented with plaques and each received $500 to further their creative endeavors in visual art, culinary art, performing art, design, and music at Artopia on Saturday, May 9, at Monarch Theatre...
New Times' Artopia and Big Brain Awards Are at Monarch Theatre May 9

By Becky Bartkowski
May 7, 2015

Phoenix, you rock. Finding up-and-coming creatives making waves in the Valley's performing art, visual art, design, culinary art, and music scenes for this year's Big Brain Awards was almost too easy. Narrowing down that list to 15 gems who could use cash for their projects was a bit tougher. But...
Jon Jenkins: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Design

By Evie Carpenter
Apr 29, 2015

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is...
Xanthia Walker of Rising Youth Theatre: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Performing Art

By Evie Carpenter
Apr 27, 2015

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is...
Jeff Slim: 2015 Big Brain Award Finalist, Visual Art

By Becky Bartkowski
Apr 24, 2015

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is...
The Ranch Mine: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Design

By Becky Bartkowski
Apr 22, 2015

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is...
Beth May: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Performing Art

By Katie Johnson
Apr 20, 2015

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is...
Jorge Ignacio Torres: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Visual Art

By Katie Johnson
Apr 17, 2015

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is...
Leonor Aispuro: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Design

By Becky Bartkowski
Apr 15, 2015

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 Big Brain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is...
Angel Castro: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Performing Art

By Evie Carpenter
Apr 13, 2015

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 BigBrain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is Angel...
Sophie May Hook: 2015 Big Brain Awards Finalist, Visual Art

By Evie Carpenter
Apr 10, 2015

You submitted nominations for the best and brightest emerging Valley creatives, and the results are in. Presenting the 2015 BigBrain finalists. Leading up to the announcement of winners at Artopia on May 9, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will introduce the finalists. Up today is Sophie...
Announcing the 2015 Big Brain Finalists

By Becky Bartkowski
Mar 19, 2015

It's time for some well-deserved applause, Phoenix. Today we're announcing the 2015 Big Brain Award finalists. Each spring, these awards put the spotlight on emerging creatives and give them cash to keep up the good work. After sifting through a long list of Big Brain nominees, we've narrowed the field...
Big Brain Awards 2015: Nominate Emerging Phoenix Creatives for Cash Prizes

By Becky Bartkowski
Mar 4, 2015

We dig you, Phoenix. That's why every spring we hunt for emerging creatives doing exceptional things in metro Phoenix and award the best and brightest with Big Brain Awards and cash prizes. They're gems, these up-and-coming sculptors, dancers, musicians, and chefs. It's what makes them Big Brains. For the 2015...
Downtown Phoenix Hostel Announces New Residency Program

By Connor Descheemaker
Jun 13, 2014

Fresh off her Big Brain award for Urban Vision, Mary Stephens and the Phoenix Youth Hostel and Cultural Center have already put their prize to good use. Using its Big Brain winnings as a foundation, the Garfield Neighborhood hostel last week announced its newest initiative, an artist residency program offering...
2014 Big Brain Award Winners Announced

By Becky Bartkowski
Apr 26, 2014

We are proud to present the recipients of the New Times' 2014 Big Brain Awards. The five winners were announced and each received $500 to further their creative endeavors at Artopia on Friday, April 25, at Bentley Projects...
Lisa Sette: 2014 Urban Legend Award, Visual Art

By Amy Silverman
Apr 25, 2014

In honor of the fifth annual Big Brain Awards, New Times is recognizing five Urban Legends, established creative pioneers who have made Phoenix a better, cooler place. Leading up to the Big Brain Award announcement and Artopia on April 25, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will...
2014 Big Brain Award Winners to Be Announced at Artopia Friday, April 25 (VIDEO)

By Becky Bartkowski
Apr 24, 2014

Get ready to mix and mingle with some of the Valley's most compelling up-and-coming creatives in the fields of performing art, culinary art, visual art, design, and urban vision at New Times' Artopia on Friday, April 25, at Bentley Projects. Those creatives? They're the 2014 Big Brain Award finalists. We've...
Mookesh Patel: 2014 Urban Legend Award, Design

By Janessa Hilliard
Apr 23, 2014

In honor of the fifth annual Big Brain Awards, New Times is recognizing five Urban Legends, established creative pioneers who have made Phoenix a better, cooler place. Leading up to the Big Brain Award announcement and Artopia on April 25, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will...
Kimber Lanning of Local First Arizona: 2014 Urban Legend Award, Urban Vision

By Amy Silverman
Apr 22, 2014

In honor of the fifth annual Big Brain Awards, New Times is recognizing five Urban Legends, established creative pioneers who have made Phoenix a better, cooler place. Leading up to the Big Brain Award announcement and Artopia on April 25, Jackalope Ranch, Chow Bella, and Up on the Sun will...

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