As 2012 comes to a close, it’s time to look back on some of the most interesting, exciting, and breathtaking art I had the pleasure of seeing throughout Arizona. From paintings and murals to exhibitions and installations, here are my top picks of 2012. See also: – Jason Woodbury’s “10…
In 2001, AZ DES reported that 40 percent of the Greater Metro Phoenix population changes every 5 years. This jarring statistic was the springboard for a series of projects undertaken by Matthew and Maria Salenger of colab studio culminating in their most recent endeavor, Individualocracy, which is up for funding…
Be it a First Friday or a Third Friday — we’re just excited about having an excuse (not that we need one) to see some great art exhibitions. Some are opening tonight Downtown, others have opened this month throughout metro Phoenix. But you better believe that we’re making the loop…
Downtown Phoenix could be getting a very unique and spectacular-looking addition to its skyline sometime in the near future, if a local real estate developer’s plans become a reality. News broke online this morning that Phoenix-based developer NovaWest has announced its intention to construct a gigantic 420-foot observation tower that…
After the first anonymous buyer for the David and Gladys Wright house in Phoenix dropped his/her/its bid a few weeks ago, things seemed uncertain for the historic Phoenix property. But good news came in today through a press release from the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, which says a new…
This third Friday, you can add another spot to your Third Friday art tour. 1Spot Gallery, which takes over the former Regular Gallery spot on 6th Street behind TH!nk Printing and Five15, will host a grand opening celebration with work by Damian Jim. Jim and local creative Michelle Ponce are…
Last November, Joseph “Sentrock” Perez gave the now-defunct Downtown Phoenix Public Market a pretty sweet paint job, that you better check out in the next few days — according to Aaron Chamberlin, who will open a farm-focused cafe in the space in 2013, the mural will be replaced by windows…
School will resume for Sandy Hook Elementary next month in a new building and to make students comfortable and help relieve some of the anxiety after last week’s shooting, parent volunteers will be decorating around the clock. The goal of the Connecticut PTSA is to create a “winter wonderland with…
If you’re looking to fund your organization’s latest creative idea or to participate in a variety of grant opportunities in Arizona, take notes: The Arizona Commission on the Arts will be hosting a series of workshops in January and February. The Arts Commission gives a number of community grants each…
You might notice something a little bit different in the surroundings if you’re traveling on College Avenue this month. Funded by the Tempe Neighborhood Grant Program, local architect and academic Jason Griffiths worked with the community in the neighborhood just south of Southern to design street furniture that could express…
Last summer, the creative and quirky minds at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art created a grant that’s community generated and in support of “innovative art makers, wise-crackers and trailblazers based in Arizona.” From a number of submissions from artists throughout Phoenix, six proposals from the local arts community have been…
If JJ Horner, Colton Brock, and Charles Darr are known for one thing other than creating killer artwork, it’s their annual NYE bonanza. This year’s edition, aptly titled Maybe 2013 Will Be Better will take place at Tempe art gallery/music venue, The Compound, on the southeast corner of Farmer and…
Let’s hear it for 17-5641, Emerald Green “The 2012 color of the year, PANTONE 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, provided the energy boost we needed to recharge and move forward,” writes Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “Emerald, a vivid verdant green, enhances our sense…
Bucky Miller’s photographs are deceptively simple. Destroyer, Miller’s most recent exhibition, is a collection of pieces from the past year that have a quiet but powerful presence. The show is as much about the sequencing and arrangement of the works as it is about the photos individually. The associations and…
If we didn’t have our own First Friday plans (stay tuned for tomorrow’s field guide, map, and new limited edition sticker), and about $1000 in our pockets, you better believe we’d be jet-setting to Miami to check out Miami Basel. The annual celebration of contemporary art is one of the…
Sue Chenoweth is an anchor in the Phoenix arts community, who spent the summer as an arts ambassador of sorts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil through a residency program with the Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art (phICA). During her 5-week residency, Chenoweth created a new series of paintings that are…
Make no mistake — you’ll need a detailed psychological road map to negotiate the twisted terrain appearing in paintings by Sue Chenoweth on display in “Sue Chenoweth: Real and Applied” at Modified Arts in downtown Phoenix. And chances are you’re going to get seriously lost even before you ever reach…
It’s easy to get bummed out by Christmas — especially when the “holiday season,” with all the crass consumerism, bad music, and awkward family gatherings — seems to kick off earlier and earlier each year. But only the “grinchiest” can resist the charms of A Charlie Brown Christmas. Originally aired…
If you’re looking to pick up a Christmas present for the art lover in your family, you might want to try your luck this Saturday at Art Intersection’s second Annual Silent Auction. With some of the starting bids are as low as $60 and immediate purchase prices in a variety…
If you are already a regular at some of the many Western-themed galleries in Old Town Scottsdale, mosey on over to the Phoenix Art Museum this month to check out the museum’s second installment of the annual exhibition The West Select. And seriously, don’t forget your cowboy hat. See Also:…
Bill Tonnesen’s work is recognizable. The Phoenix-based landscape architect constructs large, often-grotesque human sculptures (most are covered in white or metallic hues) and compulsively organized habitats for residential and commercial projects throughout Phoenix. This week, Phoenix New Times contributor and author of our running column, Surreal Estate, Robrt Pela takes…
It’s estimated that more than one billion camera phones were sold around the globe last year alone. Meanwhile, over on both Instagram and Facebook, a combined 240 billion users worldwide are uploading pics countless taken with either their iPhones or Androids. And thanks to the tech wizards at manufacturers like…
