What happens in the studio shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit is a weekly 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 week: Mimi Jardine, current president of Eye Lounge and…
Recently we spotted Phoenix artist Tato Caraveo in mural-painting mode at Paz Cantina on Roosevelt Row, where interior walls sport paintings by artists including Lalo Cota and a pair of sculptures now erupt from planters painted by Sabrino Peros and other local artists. You’ll spot a new Lalo Cota mural…
Truth be told, the coolest part about Canal Convergence 2015 was seeing people of all walks of life converge along the canal and surrounding parts to explore works of art and other cultural gems. For four days, from February 26 to March 1, the streets of downtown Scottsdale came alive…
Eye Lounge has been kicking off 2015 with exhibitions that highlight where they’ve been, where they are, and where they may be going. The most expansive of these is “Self Made: 15 Years of Eye Lounge,” currently on view at Vision Gallery in Chandler until March 8, 2015. Bringing together…
We headed to the Scottsdale Waterfront at Marshall Way Bridge a couple of days ago, eager to catch Saskia Jordá in the act of art-making. We’d heard installation was well underway for her large-scale piece called Migration, which is one of several temporary art works featured in the four-day Canal…
Jimbo Reid is pissed off. He’s mad that there aren’t any “cute chicks” today in Jobot, a coffee shop in an old house on Fifth Street. He’s angry that the guy he’s talking to on Jobot’s cracked front porch keeps asking him about gentrification. He’s fuming because the latte he…
What happens in the studio shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit is a weekly 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 week: Samantha Lyn Aasen, current MFA candidate in the…
So, have you heard anything recently about that alleged Banksy piece that suddenly appeared over at The Lost Leaf? Probably so, since news of the alleged creation by the enigmatic street artist has been all over social media and the talk of Roosevelt Row. If you’re not up on the…
When in doubt, start your First and Third Friday art adventures with the trio of shipping containers turned gallery spaces at the Roosevelt Row A.R.T.S. Market, where interesting work and opportunities to talk with a diverse assortment of artists abound. That’s our take home from this month’s Third Friday, where…
California has its beaches. New Jersey has its boardwalks. Arizona has its canals. For Scottsdale, one particular canal section has been elevated to near celebrity status — serving for several years now as the site of a multi-day arts and culture extravaganza called Canal Convergence. Scottsdale’s third annual Canal Convergence…
Art lovers, take note. It’s time for the annual pilgrimage officially dubbed the ASU Ceramic Studio Tour. This 14th annual event, presented by the ASU Art Museum Ceramic Research Center, features two days of self-guided studios tours and demonstrations by dozens of ceramic artists. It’s a chance to look behind…
ASU Art Museum Spring 2015 Reception Worried your cultural ventures are so last season? Better mark your calendars for Arizona State University Art Museum’s Spring 2015 Season Opening Reception, where guests will have the opportunity to view new exhibitions including “Tan Ping: Follow My Line,” “Unfixed: New Painting,” “The Gift: Selections…
There’s lots of good stuff to see this month, especially as galleries and studios ramp up for next month’s Art Detour event. See as much as you can during Third Friday, so you’ll have more time for other viewings once Art Detour, taking place March 7 and 8, is upon…
Phoenix is an absolute goldmine for anyone in search of some swanky old-school architecture. However, it’s one thing to own an old home, and it’s a whole other thing to know how to take care of it. We’ve seen our fair share of historic homes gone wrong, which is why…
What happens in the studio shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit is a weekly 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 week: Erika Lynne Hanson, assistant professor of Fibers and…
Mi casa es su casa, Phoenix. At least that’s how participants in the Friends of Mexican Art (FOMA) Home Tour and Mexican Mercado feel. The organization, which aims to promote Latin American art in Arizona, has recruited four Valley homes for its annual self-guided tour and fundraiser set to happen…
Although New Times named Rebecca Green’s The Storybook at The Lodge Art Studio the best mural of 2013, Green was never fully satisfied with the work. “It wasn’t really planned,” she says. But the open wall was there, so she went for it. “I’ll just give it a shot,” she…
Prescott artist Julie Comnick spent nine months asking musical instrument shops across the country for violins deemed beyond repair. After gathering close to 100 violins, she took them to a mountaintop clearing and then set them alight at dusk. For 12 hours, she watched them burn — and recorded what…
Nominees were announced this week for the 34th Arizona Governor’s Arts Awards. A total of 65 individuals and businesses who have made a major and statewide impact on the arts and culture will be considered for the awards, presented by Arizona Citizens for the Arts, the Arizona Commission on the…
He is the man with the cardboard sign. She is the woman with the blanket and bedroll. She pushes the shopping cart. He is sleeping in the shadow of the church. We see them everyday. Yet, it’s easy to forget one simple truth: They have names…
Sometimes, you walk into a gallery and it’s like you’ve bitten off more than you can chew. We get that it can be overwhelming, and so do the people behind PhotoTapas. In its third year, this series of events, overseen by Art Intersection, aims to give guests smaller tastes of…
What happens in the studio, shouldn’t always stay in the studio. Studio Visit is a weekly series that profiles artists in their studios. Up today: Recent graduate from ASU’s MFA Drawing program, Joseph Shetler. Joseph Shetler, a 30-year old artist currently based in Phoenix, comes from a fairly diverse background…
