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Shooting photographs has long been a part of William LeGoullon’s art practice. But about three and a half years ago, the trajectory of his work changed after LeGoullon tried his hand at shooting a gun. “I went out shooting with some friends,” he says. “It’s a strangely seductive experience.” They’d…
Sara Cochran and Ally Haynes-Hamblen have been promoted to directors of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, respectively, according to a January 20 announcement from the Scottsdale Cultural Council. Cochran will also serve as chief curator at the museum. Both Cochran and Haynes-Hamblen had…
Searching for a pick-me-up after this month’s excessively gray skies? How about 11 miles of rainbow-colored ribbon to brighten your day? For “11 Miles of Color: Repurposing Spring Crossing” — Scottsdale Public Art’s first exhibition of 2016 in the Gallery at Scottsdale Public Library — 11 Arizona artists breathe new…
What happens in the studio shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit is a monthly series that profiles artists in their studios. We ask them questions, they provide answers, and then we have a nice discussion about their work. This month: Jeff Zischke, whose works for Scottsdale Public Art…
New Times picks the best arts and culture events in Phoenix from January 18 to January 23. Art Night: Lamps You’ve done BYOB. Now try BYOL. Um, that’s Bring Your Own Lamp. Before you feel completely out of touch with today’s slang, let us tell you we’re fairly certain this is…
The Grand Avenue Arts District saw plenty of change in 2015. Chartreuse gallery opened inside the historic Bragg’s Pie Factory building, Palabras began creating a Spanish/English bookstore, and artists working with Colibri Center for Human Rights in Tucson painted an immigration-themed mural on the La Melgosa building. But more changes are…
Even if you didn’t enjoy Snakes on a Plane and are currently fretting over poisonous, slithering creatures possibly finding their way to California shores thanks to El Niño, odds are, you’ll still dig the new mural at the recently opened Cobra Arcade Bar in Roosevelt Row. Painted by internationally renowned street artists El…
Stéphane Janssen has traveled the globe taking his clothes off for the sake of art. The Scottsdale-based art collector has posed dozens of times for New York artist Spencer Tunick, who creates and photographs art installations using nude bodies as his medium. Now, after years of collecting and posing for Tunick’s…
Some of you were still recovering from New Year’s Eve celebrations when January First Friday went down on January 1. We get it. But now you’ve got plenty of ways to redeem yourself during Third Friday and some new places to get your local art fix — including the new…
Walking into Sam and Anita Means’ Craftsman home on a cold, wet January day is like being transported to another season. One where the sky is clear, the sun is shining, and the flowers are in full bloom. The walls in the front room are painted an eye-popping coral hue,…
For the first time since late-’60s urban renewal chased Phoenicians from the city’s core and into the suburbs, sales of condominiums are passing those of single-family dwellings here. The Valley is home now to a record number of townhome, condominium, and loft developments. In 1997, Phoenix topped the nation’s list…
Arizona Commission for the Arts announced on January 11 that 10 Arizona artists had been awarded a total of $50,480 in research and development grants, as well as the Bill Desmond Writing Award. Valley-based artists who received up to $5,000 in funding include Juan Freitez of Phoenix, Carla Keaton of Tempe, Cristóbal Martínez…
The hair salon and art space Palabra is moving to a new location on Friday, January 15, according to owner Jorge Ignacio Torres, who was a visual arts finalist for the New Times’ Big Brain Awards in 2015. Torres revealed the new address, which is 909 North First Street, via Instagram…
Roosevelt Row underwent some serious changes in 2015. The small section of downtown Phoenix renowned for its thriving arts scene saw several buildings, including those that were home to GreenHaus and Bodega 420, demolished to make way for new multi-level residential developments. Lauren Lee’s iconic Three Birds mural was torn down in…
“Free beer” is coming, Phoenix. That’s thanks to Danish art collective SUPERFLEX, Welcome Chicken + Donuts, Flowers Bottleshop, and Mother Bunch Brewing. Now, before you get too excited (and as you might know if you are familiar with the ways of SUPERFLEX), “free beer” does not mean no-cost sudsy beverages…
Phoenix artist Eric Kasper caused quite the stir in Bisbee last fall, when Windows Gallery at the Copper Queen Plaza displayed his work alongside that of Ty McNeeley in an exhibition called “Spirits of the West.” The show’s aim was to blend Kasper’s eerie, sometimes ghostly figures with McNeeley’s photographs…
Murals abound in metro Phoenix – where local and international artists regularly add to the city’s vibrant street art scene. You can’t turn a corner without seeing some sort of street art, whether it’s a large-scale mural or a tiny wheat paste work. It’s part of what makes Phoenix look…
The Winnie Ruth Judd “murder house” is safe. Locals assumed the notorious house, where Winnie Ruth Judd murdered her two best friends in October of 1931, was about to be demolished after it was recently surrounded by chain link fencing. Purchased last year by Phoenix attorney Robert Warnicke, the duplex…
Famed muralist El Mac, who grew up in Phoenix but now lives in Los Angeles, has been commissioned by Mesa Arts Center to paint a mural at its venue. “We’re still in the design phase,” says Tiffany Fairall, associate curator for Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, which is located on the…
We expected to see all sorts of cats and guitars at Chartreuse, where they’re the subject of an exhibition that opened on First Friday, January 1. We hadn’t quite anticipated the fact that once you get cats and guitars on the brain, it’s hard not to find them lurking around…
With our Personal Space and Studio Visit series, New Times gets an inside look at the homes and studios of some of metro Phoenix creatives, including up-and-coming visual artists, uber-famous musicians, and the design-obsessed. Here’s a look back at everyone we visited in 2015. Paul and Keri Mosier’s Creative Haven…
