| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Giorgio di Sant'AngeloPresented by Phoenix Art Museum at Phoenix Art Museum September 17, 2011-February 12, 2012 Phoenix Art Museum presents the first ever Museum retrospective to highlight the extraordinary ingenuity of American designer Giorgio di Sant' Angelo. The winner of two Coty Awards and two Council of Fashion Designers of America honors, Sant' Angelo's notable three-decade career generated a wide array of collections, including Gypsy (1969) and Natives of the Americas (1970), all of which were innovative for their pioneering use of stretch fabrics and powerful expression of the... | Phoenix Art Museum | 09/17/11-
02/12/12 | Phoenix |
Marvelous Mud, Local Ceramic Artists at Night GalleryPresented by ASU Art Museum at ASU Art Museum February 3-February 26, 2012 "Clay is one of the oldest art materials known to humanity, used for both utilitarian purposes and creative expression. It has recorded the life of prehistoric civilizations, reconstructing the lives of ancient mankind for archeologists and historians. Pottery from Greece, Africa, Asia and the indigenous societies of the Americas inspire us with their sophistication, decoration, beauty, and the stories they unfold." Peter Held, curator of ceramics for the ASU Art Museum and Ceramic Research... | ASU Art Museum | 02/03/12-
02/26/12 | Tempe |
| Signature of American Ranching | Desert Caballeros Western Museum | 03/03/12 | Wickenburg |
Soaring Voices: Recent Ceramics by Women from JapanPresented by ASU Art Museum at ASU Art Museum January 27-March 3, 2012 For thousands of years, women have been highly active in the production of ceramics, but their names have largely been unknown. Soaring Voices demonstrates the shift in Japanese society toward individual women artists becoming recognized in an artistic realm traditionally dominated by men. This traveling exhibition features 87 works by 25 exceptional women artists who reflect Japan's rich and innovative ceramic culture.
Soaring Voices was developed by The... | ASU Art Museum | 01/27/12-
03/03/12 | Tempe |
54th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and MarketPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum March 3-March 4, 2012 Come experience one of the Southwest's largest and most prestigious events: the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair and Market, "where art meets entertainment!" This year's event will feature more than 700 top American Indian artists. Visitors get firsthand access to artists and can view and purchase handmade, authentic work by the best jewelers, sculptors, painters, potters, weavers, bead workers, katsina doll carvers and basket makers.
| Heard Museum | 03/03/12-
03/04/12 | Phoenix |
| Collecting the West: The Laura Ford Collection | Desert Caballeros Western Museum | 01/20/12-
03/04/12 | Wickenburg |
Mesa Grande Archeology Home School DayPresented by Arizona Museum of Natural History at Arizona Museum of Natural History March 8, 2012 Come learn about the Hohokam, a prehistoric culture that lived here in the Valley. You will be able to visit Mesa Grande, a prehistoric temple mound in downtown Mesa, meet archaeologists and learn how they work at a real archaeological site. This program is appropriate for multiple learning levels with a range of activities including "meet the scientist", fact sheets, games and crafts.
| Arizona Museum of Natural History | 03/08/12 | Mesa |
Overnight at the Museum: Meet the Pterosaurs!Presented by Arizona Museum of Natural History at Arizona Museum of Natural History March 16-March 17, 2012 Ever wonder what it would be like to spend a night at the museum? Well stop wondering and find out! You can spend the night at the AzMNH and meet the stars of our new exhibit Rulers of the Prehistoric Skies - the Pterosaurs!
The Meet the Pterosaurs Over-Night program is designed for children six to 12 years old and an adult chaperone over 21 years. Join the fun with special age appropriate activities, crafts, and a movie showing! Snacks are served in the evening, and... | Arizona Museum of Natural History | 03/16/12-
03/17/12 | Mesa |
Sacred Word and Image: Five World ReligionsPresented by Phoenix Art Museum at Phoenix Art Museum January 4-March 25, 2012 This exhibition explorex over 50 examples of the sacred written word and pictorial image as expressed in the cultures of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity throughout the past 1500 years.
These sacred objects will be presented within five thematic topics: Sacred Spaces, Language as Transmission, Otherworldly Visions and Miraculous Events, Symbols of Power, and Divine Beauty.
| Phoenix Art Museum | 01/04/12-
03/25/12 | Phoenix |
Design for a Living WorldPresented by Desert Botanical Garden at Desert Botanical Garden January 20-April 1, 2012 This winter at the Desert Botanical Garden an exhibition about design and sustainability will be on display in Dorrance Hall. The exhibit titled, Design for a Living World, connects the natural world around the globe with people, plants, and places. Developed by The Nature Conservancy the exhibit tells the story about the life-cycle of materials and the importance of considering conservation when designing new products, buildings, or landscapes. The exhibit includes works by ten... | Desert Botanical Garden | 01/20/12-
04/01/12 | Phoenix |
Bhutan: Between Heaven and Earth ? Photographs by Mary PeckPresented by Phoenix Art Museum at Phoenix Art Museum January 21-April 1, 2012 The country of Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, holds the distinction of being one of the last nations on earth to retain a native tradition of life and Buddhist faith primarily untouched by modern Western technology and influences. It is this allure that drew Mary Peck to Bhutan, where she traveled to remote parts of this tiny Himalayan kingdom mostly by foot on visits between 1999 and 2005. She was struck by the close link between Bhutanese geography and culture, as evidenced by her... | Phoenix Art Museum | 01/21/12-
04/01/12 | Phoenix |
Heard Museum Guild American Indian Student Art ShowPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum March 31-April 2, 2012 Over the years, the Heard Museum Guild American Indian Student Art Show and Sale has awarded more than $280,000 in cash prizes and 4,500 awards of excellence to young American Indian artists. View and purchase work by more than 1,000 students from the U.S. and Canada at this unique event, which celebrates the achievements of young Native artists. Proceeds benefit the students. Proceeds from the sale of student art note cards go toward scholarships and school art supplies.
| Heard Museum | 03/31/12-
04/02/12 | Phoenix |
| Cowgirls & Camaraderie | Desert Caballeros Western Museum | 04/16/12 | Wickenburg |
Indigenous Visions at the Heard Museum ShopPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum October 15, 2011-April 21, 2012 Learn more about your favorite Native artists and their work during this new series at Heard Museum Phoenix Shop! The third Saturday of each month from October 2011 through April 2012, different artists will be on hand to meet and discuss their work. Rub elbows with legends such as Jesse Monongye, Oreland Joe, Johnson Yazzie and Victor Beck. Canyon Records artists will provide a musical background for the salons.
| Heard Museum | 10/15/11-
04/21/12 | Phoenix |
Young@art Gallery - The Cutting Edge: Art and TechnologyPresented by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art February 11-April 23, 2012 Do not look for paintings or sculptures in this exhibition. Students in the ASU School of Arts, Media and Engineering mentor tech-savvy high school students, together creating the work on view that ranges from interactive videos, sound works, computational photography and art using electronic media.
| Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art | 02/11/12-
04/23/12 | Scottsdale |
| Wing It! All Things that Fly | Arizona Museum For Youth | 02/10/12-
05/06/12 | Mesa |
| Cowgirl Up! Art Exhibition and Sale | Desert Caballeros Western Museum | 03/22/12-
05/06/12 | Wickenburg |
Retha Walden Gambaro: Attitudes of Prayer Presented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum March 12, 2011-May 13, 2012 Experience the power of contemplation and meditation through the compelling sculpture of Creek artist Retha Walden Gambaro. This award-winning sculptor did not begin her stellar career until age 52, yet she has captured the hearts of collectors and institutions up and down the East Coast. This is believed to be the first exhibit for Gambaro west of the Mississippi.
| Heard Museum | 03/12/11-
05/13/12 | Phoenix |
Garden ToursPresented by Desert Botanical Garden at Desert Botanical Garden October 1, 2011-May 13, 2012 Can you drink water from a cactus? Do century plants really live 100 years? Get your burning questions answered on this docent-led tour and see why our desert plant collection is world-renowned. You will discover how plants survive, and even thrive, under the extreme conditions of the Sonoran Desert. Bring your camera and water, and wear a hat, sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes.
| Desert Botanical Garden | 10/01/11-
05/13/12 | Phoenix |
Spring Butterfly ExhibitPresented by Desert Botanical Garden at Desert Botanical Garden March 3-May 13, 2012 Take a stroll through the beautiful Marshall Butterfly Pavilion and find yourself surrounded with hundreds of fluttering butterflies. Watch as butterflies sip nectar from plants, perch in the sun and if you are lucky, maybe even land on you. Special displays feature butterfly host plants and an activity tent where you can see these scaly-winged friends up close.
| Desert Botanical Garden | 03/03/12-
05/13/12 | Phoenix |
International Museum DayPresented by Desert Caballeros Western Museum at Desert Caballeros Western Museum May 18, 2012 Central Arizona is home to nearly 100 diverse museums in the Gila, Maricopa, Pinal and Yavapai county area. Each year, the Central Arizona Museum Association and Valley Museums celebrate International Museum Day with special promotions, programs and discounts. International Museum Day aims at raising public awareness about the vital role museums play in their communities.
Desert Caballeros Western Museum is offering a 'buy one, get a second free' deal on the Cowgirl... | Desert Caballeros Western Museum | 05/18/12 | Wickenburg |
National Theatre Live SeriesPresented by Phoenix Art Museum at Phoenix Art Museum October 2, 2011-May 27, 2012 Thanks to an exclusive partnership between Arizona Theatre Company, Phoenix Art Museum and National Theatre Live, Valley residents are able to experience performances from the National Theatre in London - right here in Phoenix, Arizona.
National Theatre Live brings the best of British theater to over 300 cinemas around the world via high-definition satellite broadcasts. This season, the third since the program began, includes four diverse productions and launches with... | Phoenix Art Museum | 10/02/11-
05/27/12 | Phoenix |
| Cowgirls with a Camera | Desert Caballeros Western Museum | 03/09/12-
05/27/12 | Wickenburg |
Miracle Report: Julianne Swartz and Ken Landauer, Social Studies 8Presented by ASU Art Museum at ASU Art Museum January 21-June 2, 2012 Julianne Swartz and Ken Landauer spent their Social Studies residency at the ASU Art Museum looking for miracles. The artists explored the miraculous through people's perceptions of it in their lives, interviewing students, school children and community members of all ages and backgrounds. They combined their findings in an installation of fleeting vignettes playing on all of the available sound and video equipment in the museum's possession. In the words of the artists, "Our installation will... | ASU Art Museum | 01/21/12-
06/02/12 | Tempe |
W. Eugene SmithPresented by Phoenix Art Museum at Phoenix Art Museum March 10-June 17, 2012 W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978), a compassionate and intense photojournalist, was tremendously prolific from the Second World War through the midpoint of the 20th century. He produced a series of essays for Life magazine which made an impact on American culture then and have continued to be poignant testaments from this period of rich cultural transition. The power of the photographs and the success of his essays were a result of Smith's intimate involvement with his subjects.
| Phoenix Art Museum | 03/10/12-
06/17/12 | Phoenix |
| Salon Style: Selections from the Permanent Art Collection | Desert Caballeros Western Museum | 01/14/12-
07/29/12 | Wickenburg |
Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and ContemporaryPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum November 19, 2011-September 3, 2012 This exhibit explores Arizona's state neckwear - the bolo tie. The distinctive tie originated in the state, and its popularity spread throughout the West and in many other parts of the country. The distinguishing necktie has been made even more distinctive by contemporary American Indian artists in Arizona, who make bolo ties that are distinguished by individuality and ingenuity.
| Heard Museum | 11/19/11-
09/03/12 | Phoenix |
Young@art Gallery - Visions: Worth a Thousand WordsPresented by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art May 10-September 9, 2012 Visions is SMoCA's teen group that involves 40+ high school art students and their teachers. Students meet with local, national and internationally known artists for workshops, gallery talks and studio visits. The resulting artwork reflects the enthusiasm and inspiration gleaned from these monthly conversations. In this exhibition, students explore the theme of narrative, spinning their own visual stories with canvas, photography and sculpture.
| Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art | 05/10/12-
09/09/12 | Scottsdale |
| Pets | Arizona Museum For Youth | 05/25/12-
09/09/12 | Mesa |
| "100 Years, 100 Ranchers" Centennial Exhibition | Desert Caballeros Western Museum | 03/17/12-
10/07/12 | Wickenburg |
The Pictures Tell the Story: Continuity and Change in TempePresented by Tempe History Museum at Tempe History Museum January 7-December 31, 2012 Visit the Tempe History Museum's Arizona Statehood Centennial photo exhibit hanging in the Museum's community room. Guest curated by local photographer Dick George, this photo-story tells of the ordinary people, events, and trends that have shaped Tempe over the last 100 years.
Public Opening: Saturday, January 7, open at 10:00am, Dick George will give a short presentation at 11:00am.
| Tempe History Museum | 01/07/12-
12/31/12 | Tempe |
| Show Me the Money | Arizona Museum For Youth | 09/28/12-
01/20/13 | Mesa |
| Playball - The Cactus League Experience Exhibit | Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park | 02/11/11-
03/31/13 | Tempe |
| Dragons and Fairies: Exploring Vietnam through Folktales | Arizona Museum For Youth | 02/08/13-
05/05/13 | Mesa |
Rulers of the Prehistoric SkiesPresented by Arizona Museum of Natural History at Arizona Museum of Natural History February 4, 2012-July 4, 2013 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's a Pterosaur!
From the size of a sparrow to the size of an airplane meet the flying reptiles from Earth's distant past as they soar into the Arizona Museum of Natural History. Pterosaurs were the coolest
things that were ever in the air; and they were the first vertebrates to fly. They did it long before birds and bats. And in terms of size, they pushed the envelope with Quetzalcoatlus. AzMNH is in the process of purchasing a... | Arizona Museum of Natural History | 02/04/12-
07/04/13 | Mesa |
| Around the World (Art About Travel) | Arizona Museum For Youth | 05/24/13-
09/08/13 | Mesa |
| Good to Grow! Food, Health and Art | Arizona Museum For Youth | 09/27/13-
01/05/14 | Mesa |
UnderwildernessPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum May 24, 2008 - Ongoing Visitors can explore the monumental black and white drawings and installations of Navajo artist Tony Abeyta in this experimental contemporary art installation. | Heard Museum | 05/24/08-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Wells Fargo History MuseumPresented by Wells Fargo History Museum at Wells Fargo History Museum July 1, 2004 - Ongoing From 1858 on the stagecoaches of the Butterfield Line, through wild days at Tombstone, to extensive railroad service to the mines, Wells Fargo's history in Arizona is classic western history. The museum includes an art gallery with the largest public display of illustrator N.C. Wyeth's western paintings.
Exhibits include a baseball-size gold nugget, an authentic Wells Fargo stagecoach and reproductions of a gold mine, railroad depot and express office will bring the Old... | Wells Fargo History Museum | 07/01/04-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Berlin Agave Yucca ForestPresented by Desert Botanical Garden at Desert Botanical Garden November 21, 2009 - Ongoing This new exhibit, made possible by a generous Tending the Garden Campaign gift from Howard and Joy Berlin, will showcase the diversity of the agave and nolina families.
Local landscape architect Bob Thompson of e group led the exhibit team through hardscape and planting concepts and design. The 11,000 square foot exhibit, located south of the Sybil B. Harrington Succulent Gallery, will bring dramatic new elements to the Garden. A large Yucca filifera, which was... | Desert Botanical Garden | 11/21/09-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Desert Walk TourPresented by Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at Taliesin West November 1, 2007 - Ongoing A guided desert nature walk at Taliesin West allows you to explore rugged desert trails on the site, and experience the beauty Wright discovered 70 years ago. You will explore the beautiful foothills of the McDowell Mountains, with knowledgeable guides providing an in-depth, and entertaining explanation about the native materials found on the site. See firsthand the desert vegetation, and landforms that were translated into design elements by Wright. Evidence of desert wildlife (javelina,... | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | 11/01/07-
Ongoing | Scottsdale |
| Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art - Exhibition Tours | Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art | 07/08/07-
Ongoing | Scottsdale |
Arizona Doll & Toy MuseumPresented by Arizona Doll & Toy Museum at Arizona Doll and Toy Museum January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Visit the Arizona Doll & Toy Museum, located in the Stevens House at Historic Heritage Square in downtown Phoenix. There are a variety of dolls and toys from yester-year, as well as familiar modern play-things. The scenario is constantly changing as Arizona collectors share their favorites. You will love the authentic schoolroom of 1912 featuring antique dolls as students. A fully stocked Gift Shop makes available unique gift items for children and adults who are young at... | Arizona Doll & Toy Museum | 01/01/06-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Phoenix Police MuseumPresented by Phoenix Police Museum at Phoenix Police Museum January 1, 2006 - Ongoing In October 1993, the Phoenix Police Museum started as a small exhibit at the Historic City Hall. With the assistance of Cindy Myers from the Phoenix Museum of History, a temporary six-month display was created. The event was enthusiastically received.
The Arizona Humanities Council funded a study of the artifacts to determine if enough material existed to open a small museum and it was determined that there was. Barrister Place was selected as the permanent site of the... | Phoenix Police Museum | 01/01/06-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Rosson House MuseumPresented by Rosson House Museum at Rosson House Museum January 1, 2006 - Ongoing Rosson House Museum is a beautifully restored 1895 historic home open for public tours in downtown Phoenix. This 2,800 sq. foot beautiful Eastlake architectural style Victorian home built in 1895 features ten rooms and five fireplaces. View what life was like for Rosson House residents of Block 14, owners and tenants both, in early Phoenix during Arizona's late territorial times all in its original location. Docent guided tours are held on the half hour and last approximately 30 minutes. ... | Rosson House Museum | 01/01/06-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
80th Anniversary Historical ToursPresented by Arizona Biltmore Country Club Resort at Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa March 12, 2009 - Ongoing Throughout the entire year, the Arizona Biltmore will be offering events and activities designed to celebrate it's 80th Anniversary.
Arizona Biltmore Historical Tours - Historical tours are offered to the public every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 10am. The tours last approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes and are led by a Biltmore Certified Historian. Tour charge is $10 per person. | Arizona Biltmore Country Club Resort | 03/12/09-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art From The Albrecht CollectionPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum January 21, 2010 - Ongoing The Heard Museum welcomes home Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection, a traveling exhibit of the Canadian Inuit's rich artistic history. Chosen from a Heard Museum collection donated by Daniel Albrecht, the sculptures, textiles and graphics offers a rare opportunity to view Inuit artwork. The Inuits, or Eskimos, are a society of natives who live mainly in Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and the Canadian Arctic. Although many consider these various groups to be homogenous,... | Heard Museum | 01/21/10-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
First Saturdays for FamiliesPresented by ASU Art Museum at ASU Art Museum September 5, 2009 - Ongoing First Saturdays for Families is a program at the ASU Art Museum that helps teach children about art and encourages them to be creative. Stop by on the first Saturday of each month (excluding holidays) to learn about one artist whose work is in the museum, and then make your own project based on what that artist does.
| ASU Art Museum | 09/05/09-
Ongoing | Tempe |
Pioneer Living History VillagePresented by Pioneer Living History Village at Pioneer Living History Village December 20, 2005 - Ongoing Located 30 minutes north of downtown Phoenix, the Pioneer Living History Village has over 90 acres of an old 1800s village, with no cars or smog - just original buildings and historically accurate reproductions.
See the Opera House where Lilly Langtry sang; look through a rifle port in the actual cabin that survived Arizona's bloodiest range war; or browse through an 1890s dress shop and much more! All of this, plus a working blacksmith shop, critter corral, sheriff's office and jail,... | Pioneer Living History Village | 12/20/05-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
Around The World: The Heard Museum CollectionPresented by Heard Museum at Heard Museum November 18, 2006 - Ongoing Tour the global span of the Heard Museum's permanent collection. This exhibit will focus on more than 75 years of collecting and preserving Native art and cultures in the Southwest and beyond. Starting with examples of work collected by museum founders, Dwight and Maie Heard, and including donations by artists and collectors such as Byron Harvey and Richard Faletti, the exhibit features objects and artwork from indigenous peoples of North and South America as well as Oceania.
| Heard Museum | 11/18/06-
Ongoing | Phoenix |
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