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Van Gogh immersive experience opens in Scottsdale in October

By Jennifer Goldberg

Sep 3, 2025

"Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience" takes visitors into the life and art of the famous Dutch artist.

Your guide to the First Friday monthly artwalk in downtown Phoenix

By Jennifer Goldberg

Sep 3, 2025

We're so back, baby: The return of fall makes for a packed First Friday lineup.

Phoenix Zoo opens conservation-themed comics exhibit this week

By Jennifer Goldberg

Aug 31, 2025

The "Comic Conservation" show examines the natural world through the lens of pop culture.

Phoenix artist paints a love letter to her heritage in new exhibition

By Ofelia Montelongo

Aug 29, 2025

In "Con Cariño Siempre," Ariana Enriquez's giant, colorful flowers and vibrant animals are symbols of family.

Iconic Scottsdale art gallery closes Saturday after more than 30 years

By Benjamin Leatherman

Aug 28, 2025

The staple of downtown Scottsdale’s art scene and haven for student and local artists will shut its doors this week.

Take a queer desert road trip and get tattooed along the way

By Analisa Valdez | LOOKOUT

Aug 23, 2025

Metro Phoenix isn't the only place in Arizona where you'll find LGBTQ+-friendly tattoo shops, piercing studios and salons.

The exterior of Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

11 Phoenix museums are free through Labor Day for military families

By Jennifer Goldberg

Aug 23, 2025

Museums around the Valley offered free admission for military families this summer, but there's limited time remaining.

The subtle humor of deadpan photography: A straight face, with a wink

By Emilia Mickevicius | The Conversation

Aug 23, 2025

Sometimes a blank stare can be hilarious, as is seen in Phoenix Art Museum's "Funny Business: Photography and Humor" show.

The ‘Super Mario Bros.’-themed mural in central Phoenix is gone

By Jennifer Goldberg

Aug 20, 2025

The beloved “Super Barrio Bros.” mural at the corner of 16th and Van Buren streets has been painted over.

Hell City Tattoo Festival Phoenix 2025: Tickets, artists and everything to know

By Benjamin Leatherman

Aug 20, 2025

Arizona's biggest tattoo convention runs from Friday to Saturday with 300-plus artists and three days of competitions and entertainment.

Artist on Phoenix mural once made racist gesture, wrote ‘Kill the Homeless’

By Benjamin Leatherman

Aug 18, 2025

Leila Parnian’s new “Through Her Eyes” mural is beautiful. Her assistants’ pasts are far uglier.

Heard Museum shows colorful, queer work of Native artist Harry Fonseca

By Royal Young

Aug 13, 2025

The bright, playful images of the Indigenous Coyote figure are currently lighting up the walls of the museum

Scottsdale Canal Convergence arts festival announces 2025 theme

By Jennifer Goldberg

Aug 12, 2025

It's showtime! No, really, that's the theme of this year's beloved Scottsdale arts festival: "Showtime."

Mark Eshelman’s photo retrospective in Tempe captures time and place

By Benjamin Leatherman

Jul 31, 2025

“It’s all important stuff to me. I thought others would appreciate it, too.”

Italian artworks head to Phoenix Art Museum next month

By Jennifer Goldberg

Jul 22, 2025

"Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection" features 17th- and 18th-century works that are rarely seen outside of Italy.

a close-up of a billboard showing donald trump shirtless wearing a crown in a swamp

Phoenix readers react to Valley's new unsavory 'swamp king' billboard

By Morgan Fischer

Jul 10, 2025

An artist depicted the president naked and sinking in a scandal-plagued swamp. More than 7,500 readers responded.

‘Black Folk Photography’ inspires reflection at Phoenix’s Carver Museum

By Travis Bradley | Cronkite News

Jul 8, 2025

Images from the past show that people are more alike than different in the Carver’s current exhibit.

New anti-Trump billboard goes up on Grand Avenue

By Morgan Fischer

Jul 4, 2025

The billboard portrays Trump as a “swamp king” ruling over his administration’s many missteps.

Phoenix Art Museum hosts final free Family Funday of the summer June 29

By Jennifer Goldberg

Jun 27, 2025

The museum is welcoming guests for a day of interactive fun — and no entry fee — on Sunday.

New Phoenix shade structure inspired by Chinese chorizo

By Royal Young

Jun 16, 2025

Tucson artist Feng-Feng Yeh's sausage-shaped shade structure for Eastlake Park will be unveiled on Saturday, June 21.

Visual Art

Modern anxieties shown in quilts in new art show

Phoenix readers react to downtown mural artists’ pro-Trump history

Visual Art

Modern anxieties shown in quilts in new art show

Phoenix readers react to downtown mural artists’ pro-Trump history

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