No matter what you think of Mesa, you won’t be able to deny that local videographer Michael Pearson’s new video makes it look super cool. Titled “Greetings from AZ Part 1: Mesa, AZ,” the six-minute video captures the historic sites and signs of this east Valley community. The video took…
Lalo Cota had been drawing sombreros long before SB 1070 was signed into law by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on April 23, 2010. “We call it BS 1070,” he says. Cota was born in Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico. Long after moving to Phoenix, his skeletons and Mexican caricatures became painted icons…
When Ryan Gentry and Michael Witham first met at one of Gentry’s art shows in Tempe last year, the two had a lot to talk about. Gentry’s a Tempe-based artist and Witham just graduated with a management degree from ASU. The two were born and raised in Phoenix — a…
There is chatter all around. Near the ice-blue evening gown of silk satin with chinchilla cuffs, and the duo of gray Madame Gres day dresses, and by the case with the striking, gold metal comb looking like an ornamental piece of sculpture. This is “Fashion Independent: The Original Style of…
Allison Karow (aka Sunny Sealeopard) and Amalia Wilson (aka Amalia Ynternet) share a love for designing new concepts for art shows. Last year, the two hosted a show in Wilson’s kitchen where there art was tucked away in cabinets and drawers, encouraging visitors to hunt for and interact with pieces. On…
You should be done with your spring cleaning by now, which means you have plenty of time to get involved. Here are eight calls out for local creatives in a variety of formats/media, organized by deadline. Get going!1. Be a SMoCA Docent If you love contemporary art, learning, and talking…
Tempe artist Adam Dumper (aka Dumperfoo) has been swamped for the past several weeks. Not only has the 39-year-old been performing live painting at The Blunt Club and other hip-hop gigs around town, he’s spent hours working with local photographer Sol.Exposure on their collaborative art project, The Next Movement.”We’ve been…
The annual Arizona Governor’s Arts Awards recognizes local artists, organizations, educators, businesses, and individuals for contributions to the local arts and culture scene. The Arizona Commission on the Arts announced nominations for the 2011 awards in February and celebrated the winners last week. Awards were given to the following:Artist: Martin…
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Tonight, local abstract expressionist Kyle Jordre and conceptual painter and sculptor Jenny Ignaszewski will open the doors to their Poolside Gallery inside the Lexington Hotel. The two artists share the gallery and have their own studio spaces that face the hotel’s outdoor pool, which means you can expect a ton…
Several lots in the downtown Phoenix arts district may not be vacant for much longer. High-end retail developer Concord Eastridge recently bought up eight dusty properties along Fourth Street with the intent of building a multi-million dollar apartment and mixed-use project called Roosevelt Gateway. The properties, located south of Roosevelt Street…
If you stop by Downtown’s Warehouse District to check out Michael Levine’s latest effort on the Phoenix Seed & Feed Capitol Warehouse in downtown Phoenix, he might not be able to hear you. The local artist, historic preservation advocate, and operator of Levine Machine Development is currently on a scissor…
The Heard Museum will host a final installment of the Native + You (NU) series this Friday with an evening to “meet artists, enjoy dining and cocktails, and see new work” in the Berlin Gallery. The event will also include a panel of young Native American artists Dustinn Craig, Dallin…
Crowds of local artists and sticker fans, er, fiends, took over Cartel Coffee Lab in Tempe on Friday night to buy, sell, trade, and stash tons of small- and large-scale artworks by each other as well as huge sticker names including MadOne, Dumperfoo, OBEY, Hero, Ticky, Mas, and Seamo. DJs…
Comic by David Quan aka Luster Kaboom.Click on the image (or right here) for a full-size version.…
Sunnyslope has always been a community “on the verge” of something, and holds it own charm, from the quirky Sunnyslope Rock Garden to its historic home tours and other points of pride. This weekend, Sunnyslope will continue its second Saturdays tradition with the Sunnyslope Art Walk. More than 150 artists…
It was rarer than a combined sighting of Big Foot and the Loch Ness Monster: four Valley museum directors all in the same spot at the same exact time. The brain trust for Phoenix-area art institutions appeared at Phoenix Art Museum Tuesday night to discuss — what else — the future…
Volume 19 of Hi-Fructose, a quarterly contemporary arts magazine, hasn’t hit the stands, but when it does, you can keep an eye out for the work of local creative, Colin Chillag. Chillag’s a local painter who recently departed from his well-known cartoon style with his portrait series of residents at…
Sticker junkies: if you’re planning on checking out local artist MADONE’s annual Sticker Phiends show on April 8, you might want to bring a few stickers of your own to trade — and a bag. The event’s known for shelling out freebies (including drinks if you’re over 21 and bring…
Most people who drive from Phoenix to California and back would look through their windshields and just see desert …Mayme Kratz saw art. Her installation, “Tumbleweed Bower,” consists of tons of tumbleweeds from the west side of Phoenix that she built into an interactive structure. The 15-foot-high cube is currently…
There will be a ton of visual art and performance to see tomorrow during First Friday (stay tuned for our Field Guide), including OP-tic’s Japan benefit art/sound show.The relatively new experimental artspace, owned by local sculptor/performance artist David Therrien, will host the Phoenix Radiation Experiment 1.0, as well as visual…
