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Medium: PosterThe countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we'll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix.  No scope or requirement on medium or size -- we'll include photography, painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more. What do you see when...

​Artists: Royal Lescher and Leslie MahoneyMedium: Architecture With the Hanny's Building, the latest style was the International Style. This technique became trendy in the United States by the 1930's, but did not reach Phoenix until the late 1940's. This branch of the Hanny's department stores was the "go-to" place for...

Artists: Greg Esser and Christina Felix Medium: Hand-cut paper We wanted to create a portrait that captures the DIY energy and the eclectic scale and variety of the Roosevelt Row Arts District. There is such incredible energy and activity in the historic bungalows in the shadow of the high-rise core, all...

Artist: Leslie-Jean Thornton Medium: Digital Photography This was taken in April 2011 -- a grab shot seen by chance as I was driving near Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix. The garden took my breath so I pulled over to capture the image. Suddenly, a woman appeared in the perfect hollyhock-matching dress...

Since there's really no better accessory than a cocktail in your hand, each week brings you a tasty adult beverage from one of our favorite drinking establishments, complete with recipe. This week: The Blackberry Mojito at La Bocca Urban Pizzeria and Wine Bar Whoever says classy cocktails don't happen on...

Artist: Stacey Champion Medium: Digital Photography For those of you not familiar with Downtown Phoenix, there's downtown and then there's "downtown" downtown (downtown2). Living in the Coronado Historic District, compared to other cities where I've lived, I would consider where I live to be midtown, as it's north of the...

Artist: Peter Martori Medium: Digital PhotographyThis photo shows Macayo's restaurant along Central Avenue. I grew up in Phoenix and spent a lot of time along Central. We rode our bikes to Park Central, took the bus home from the movies, cruised endlessly in long loops up and down the main strip...

Artist: Aaron Forjan Medium: HDR Photography with a Nikon D300 and a fisheye lens.I took this photo of a Yaqui church in Guadalupe during a monsoon. It's an old time Arizona church that you rarely get to see anymore ... I think the dark clouds made it a little more interesting.The...

​Artist: Unknown (c. 1932) via Maricopa County Department of TransportationMedium: CartographyThe countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we'll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix.  No scope or requirement on medium or size -- we'll include photography, painting, sculpture, video,...

Artist: Joe Jankovsky Medium: Photographic Print At Fifth and Van Buren streets in Phoenix you can visit a memorial to the St. Mary's Elementary School. If you ever go, take a moment to stand in front of the historic Archway and try to imagine what, when built, was the largest...

Aritst: Eric Cox Medium: Mixed Media  As a symbol of the southwest, the Saguaro cactus stands tall as a Phoenix icon. The toothy spine of the cactus presents us with an uneasy ambiguity between man and his environment. The process of creating in the desert is very cathartic. Taking a step...

Artist: Jac T Bowen Medium: Sculpture "Ferdinand the Bull rests in a paradise of blossoms and tropical plants in this east courtyard. A sidewalk cafe adds an old-world touch to the advanced architectural styling." (Description found on the back of a postcard of a Christown Spectrum Mall postcard, dated 1963...

Artist: Jason Kernevich and Dustin Summers of The Heads of State Medium: Oversized archival print. 24-by-42 inches, printed on 100 percent cotton, 190GSM water color stock.The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we'll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix.  No...

Publisher: Harry Herz Medium: Color printed postcard. The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we'll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix.  No scope or requirement on medium or size -- we'll include photography, painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more. What...

Artist: John Scott Goodson via Chelsea Brown (who describes the photo below) Medium: digital photography To me, this sums up downtown Phoenix as a whole. Civic Space Park was an area I frequented while in college, and was always the best place to sip coffee, people watch, and breathe a little...

Artist: Laura Spalding Best Medium: Oil on metal I have been exploring the urban landscape of the valley for several years now. My paintings separate and celebrate the blights on the vista. The utility poles and power lines that have undeniably become part of our collective vision join with the...

Artist: Unknown Medium: PhotographyThe countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we'll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix.  No scope or requirement on medium or size -- we'll include photography, painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more. What do you see...

NOTE: This post has been updated since its original publication. In the original version, Bill Tonnesen should have been described as a landscape architect. Tonnesen's involvement in the project is only limited to designing new landscaping for the property surrounding Hayden Flour Mill and changes to the exterior appearance of...

Artist: Unknown Medium: Vintage Postcard The countdown to Best of Phoenix continues! Last year, we profiled 100 Creatives who made a mark on the local arts scene. This year, we'll have 100 creative representations of Phoenix.  No scope or requirement on medium or size -- we'll include photography, painting, sculpture, video, installation, literary, and more. What do...