Welcome to our Fall Arts & Culture preview! In this special edition we dedicate most of the magazine’s space to the one thing that serves as a steady reminder of the richness and diversity of our existence –the arts. The arts also tie us to our human aspirations. Whatever dreams and desires (and fears) we […]
If you can’t wait to see terrific exhibits before the start of fall, the Chandler Museum is hosting “Un-American: Japanese Internment in Our Backyard” until September 2. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were confined to internment camps. Of those, 16,655 women, men and children were relocated to Gila River […]
By Mike Saucier Neale Perl is president and CEO of Scottsdale Arts, which manages three of the city’s cultural assets: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Scottsdale Public Art. He took over as CEO exactly three years ago this month. Perl has more than 25 years of experience in […]
Art classes aren’t just for kids — they’re just as enriching and fun for adults. While many people enjoy all the great art in our city, you might be apprehensive about creating your own. That’s why we put together this list of unique classes for aspiring artists of all ages to get you started in […]
David Emitt Adams, Photographer Adams is an award-winning Tempe-based photographer and Arizona native who was recently named a 2016 Contemporary Forum artist grant winner by the Phoenix Art Museum. He has also received the Lens Culture International Exposure Award in 2011, the Freestyle Crystal Apple Award for Outstanding Achievement in Black and White Photography in […]
A Tribute to James Galanos Phoenix Art Museum August 19 – January 7 This exhibit, which pays homage to the late American designer James Galanos, will feature gowns created by his high-profile clients, such as Sybil Harrington, Kitty Carlyle Hart, Nancy Reagan, Ann Bonefory Taylor and Marie Vanderbilt Whitney. The exhibition’s pieces span five decades […]
While many might not immediately connect arts and a garden — the Desert Botanical Garden has become a driving force in Phoenix’s culture scene with their wide variety of arts events and activities. The garden is a treasure in itself, with an array of 55,000 plants from around the world, making it the largest botanical […]
Most of us are already familiar with the heavy hitters in Phoenix’s arts scene, like the Phoenix Art Museum, Heard Museum and Phoenix Symphony to name a few. However, the arts and culture scene in Arizona is more expansive than ever, with plenty of smaller organizations you might not even be aware of. This fall […]
By Jamie Killin The Cause Research shows that participation in the arts is beneficial to children — it leads to improved academic performance, allows them to be more imaginative and increases cultural awareness, to name a few. But at Valley Youth Theatre, that’s just the beginning. The children who leave their programs leave as better […]
By Judy Pearson In the natural scheme of life, most of us embrace the notion that parents aren’t supposed to outlive their children. As a parent myself, I can’t imagine the pain of my child dying. Ann Schrooten has not only experienced that pain, she relives it each time she answers the Willow Tree Foundation […]
