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| "The G R E E N B E L T: a photographic collaboration" eye lounge |
Fri., July 4, 5:00pm-9:00pm more dates/times |
Central Phoenix | |
There are plenty of words to describe Phoenix. Dusty. Sunlit. Sprawling. Somehow, green doesnt make the list. Artists Lindsay Palmer and Rebekeh Brems might disagree. Their joint exhibit The G R E E N B E L T: a photographic collaboration features large-scale... More >> |
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| Flight: Chagall, Miró, and the Plight of Refugees Gebert Contemporary Art Gallery |
Sat., July 5, 10:00am-5:00pm more dates/times |
Central Scottsdale | |
Modern celebs are always milking the goodwill angle, whether theyre adopting African babies, playing charity concerts for tsunami relief, or making documentary videos about Darfur. But it wasnt always about good press. In the late 60s, WWII hero and International Rescue... More >> |
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| Jason Koster's "Devil Claw" eye lounge | Every week Friday, Saturday from Fri., June 20 until Sat., July 12 | Central Phoenix | |
The new iPhone drops and has the Internet going nuts like Paul Wall. Like the bling-mouthed Southern spitter, you feel compelled to stunt and cop the two-year AT&T contract just to keep up with Twitter.
In a world thirsty for attention and applause, Jason Koster seeks the Zen of one hand... More >> |
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| Mark Mothersbaughs Beautiful Mutants Perihelion Arts |
Fri., July 4, 6:00pm-12:00am more dates/times |
Central Phoenix | |
Mark Mothersbaugh lives a symmetrical life of wild extremes.
Consider:
Hes was born and still lives in Akron, Ohio all-American birthplace of the rubber tire, Alcoholics Anonymous, and the soap-box derby but made his name as frontman for the band Devo, which... More >> |
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| Marcus Pyzant Shemer Art Center & Museum |
Thu., July 10, 7:00pm-9:00pm more dates/times |
East Phoenix | |
Were all for hybrid cars and green cleaners, but if we have to look at one more painting exploring the dangers of deforestation, were gonna blow chunks. Whats next -- artists go PETA on our asses, hurling red tree sap at anyone not using recycled paper?
At first glance,... More >> |
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| Neil Gillingham's "Henry" five15 Gallery |
Every week Friday from Fri., July 4 until Fri., July 25, 5:00pm-9:00pm more dates/times |
Central Phoenix | |
When youre 6 years old and have an imaginary friend, you get a roll of the eyes and a pat on the head. If youre 30, you get a rubber room and a dose of anti-psychotics.
Luckily for Neil Gillingham, artists get a free pass when it comes to having pretend pals at any age. After... More >> |
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| "Gardians of the Camargue: The French Buckaroo Tradition" Burton Barr Central Library | Daily from Fri., May 9 until Thu., July 31 | Central Phoenix | |
Think cowboy and yall will most likely imagine vast expanses of the old American West. But as long ago as the first nomads got footsore and became farmers, human, horse, and bull forged a triumvirate that emerged around the world. For example, the Camargue region of France is... More >> |
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| The Grid II: Documenting Phoenix Through the Lens Trunk Space |
Fri., July 4, 6:00pm-10:00pm more dates/times |
Central Phoenix | |
As most people either love Phoenix or loathe it, so it is with Phoenixs gridlike nature. Oh, sure, there are a couple of roads that shamble drunkenly outside the lines Galvin Parkway and the Squaw Peak Parkway, or whatever its now politically correctly called but for... More >> |
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| "Masters of Illusion: Unveiling the Mystery of Trompe l'Oeil" Tempe Center for the Arts | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., May 3 until Sat., August 2 | Tempe | |
The greatest fakers in the art world arent forgers, wanna-bes, or even drones churning out 20 Mona Lisas a day for oil-painting stores. Theyre practitioners of trompe loeil. French for fool the eye, the art style was first used in ancient Greece, where landscape... More >> |
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| "Framed by Appearance: New Prints by Kathryn Maxwell" Mesa Contemporary Arts | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Fri., April 25 until Sun., August 3 | Mesa | |
After a night of ego-tronic drinking, you wake up in a foreign bed, locking eyes with an unfamiliar woman. The beauty you followed home yesterday night was real cream, but this basement doppelgänger arouses nothing but your gag reflexes. Nevertheless, you suppress the urge to shit-n-bail... More >> |
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| "ZAP! Vintage Video Games" McCullough-Price House | Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Sat., June 14 until Sat., September 6, 9:00am-5:00pm | Chandler | |
Video games have saturated our culture for 30-something years, so if you haven't waxed nostalgic about them yet, you're way behind the curve. Catch up at "ZAP! Vintage Video Games."
"It'll be an interesting cross-generational experience
a great opportunity to show a time period that has... More >> |
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| Conspires Handmade Art Market Conspire | Third Saturday of every month, 11:00am-3:00pm | Central Phoenix | |
Think of all those scientists who wear tube socks, own the complete Babylon 5 series on DVD, and scream out the Pythagorean theorem when they bust their load. Were afraid that if they dont find some creative outlet, theyre doomed for some wicked shit. Dont believe us?... More >> |
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| More Events | |||
| Ghost Gallery Roosevelt 11 | Fri., July 4, 6:00pm-10:00pm | Central Phoenix | |
| Jason Hill Polaroids Show Red Door Gallery | Fri., July 4, 7:00pm-11:00pm | Central Phoenix | |
| FirstMondays Art Salon: Marlys Kubicek Burton Barr Central Library | Mon., July 7, 7:00pm | Central Phoenix | |
| Cary Ennis Bonner David Galleries | Thu., July 10, 7:00pm-9:00pm | Central Scottsdale | |
| Summer Spectacular ArtWalk Scottsdale Arts District | Thu., July 10, 7:00pm-9:00pm | Central Scottsdale | |
| Cave Creek Film & Arts Festival "Coyote Awards" Ceremony Harold's Cave Creek Corral | Sat., July 19, 6:00pm-9:00pm | Cave Creek | |
| Lighting Up the Past: More Art About Buildings, Roads and Maps Modified Arts | Fri., July 4, 7:00pm-10:00pm | Central Phoenix | |
| Lewis Crawford Modified Arts | Fri., July 4, 7:00pm-10:00pm | Central Phoenix | |
| Artlink’s Saturday After Artlink | First Saturday of every month, 12:00pm-5:00pm | Central Phoenix | |
| "Dry Heat" @Central Gallery | Daily from Tue., July 1 until Tue., July 29 | Central Phoenix | |
| "Inspired: Re-interpretations of a Nampeyo Jar" King Galleries of Scottsdale | Every week Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from Thu., July 10 until Thu., July 24 | Central Scottsdale | |
| Prescott Indian Art Market Sharlot Hall Museum |
Sat., July 12, 9:00am-5:00pm more dates/times |
Outside the Valley | |
| "The Scherer Collection of Glass Art" Phoenix Airport Museum, Terminal 2 | Daily from Sat., January 19 until Sun., July 20 | Central Phoenix | |