Events - Exhibits, Scottsdale, Arizona

HOME: Native People in the Southwest

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

The world famous Heard Museum on Sunday, May 22, 2005, will unveil its new long-term signature exhibition, HOME: Native Peoples in the Southwest, with a FREE Public Grand Opening Celebration.

Around the World: The Heard Museum Collection

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

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.

Every Picture Tells a Story

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This interactive, kid-friendly exhibition explores the meanings behind the designs and symbols depicted in American Indian artwork.

Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This groundbreaking exhibition explores the controversial 1879 U.S. federal government mandate designed to “civilize,” assimilate and Americanize American Indian children by sending them to Indian boarding schools.

We Are! Arizona's First People

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

Perfect for families and school groups, this interactive gallery invites visitors to learn more about the past, present and future of Arizona’s 21 federally recognized tribal communities.

History and Collections of the Heard Museum

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

In 1929, Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard founded the Heard Museum, establishing what has become an internationally recognized center for Native cultures and art.

The Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit honors the Tuskegee Airmen and Black Aviators

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum
Phone: (480) 924-1940
Admission: $7.00 for ages 14-adult, $3.00 for ages 6 through 13

Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will open a new exhibit titled “Triumph Over Adversity.” It is dedicated to the Black pioneers of aviation and to the offers and enlisted personnel of the Tuskegee Airmen who served during WWII.

Dig It! Explore Archaeology Exhibit

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: See website for Museum hours
Location: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Phone: (602) 495-0901
Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors (55+), $3 children ages 6-17, 5 and under are free

This exhibit is hands-on that will delight visitors of all ages. Featured is a life-size replica of an excavated trench wall where hands-on elements demonstrate the science of archaeology, a photo-mural, pottery designs, video and so much more!

Bell'e Art

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: On display around the clock
Location: Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street
Phone: (480) 874-4645
Admission: FREE

With the support of the Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street, the Scottsdale Public Art program is giving artists an opportunity to alter and enhance a key entry point to the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.

Unexpected Wegmen Exhibition

July 18 - January 24
Recurring daily
Times: Mondays: Closed / Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10a-5p / Thursdays: 10a-8p / Fridays & Satursdays: 10a-5p / Sundays: Noon-5p
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Phone: 480-994-ARTS
Admission: Adults: $7 / Students: $5 / Members and Children: Free

Coming this summer, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is delighted to share Unexpected Wegman with the community, an exhibition of forty-five William Wegman works from SMoCA's collection. The majority of the show is comprised of facile prints Wegman made with the Segura Publishing Company beginning in 1985 and continuing through their most recent collaboration in 2002.

The works included in SMoCA's exhibition feature unexpected, light-hearted renderings of the artist's studio, quirky narratives and an array of animals that offer an unusual window into this important conceptual artist's playful and questioning thinking. Wegman's clever sense of word play is abundant in these pieces as well as his interest in sports and nature.

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

July 30 - November 29
Recurring daily
Times: Regular Museum Hours - Please see Web site for details
Phone: (480) 874-4666
Admission: $7 adults / $5 students / 15 and under free

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is proud to feature the large scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave titled Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. SMoCA visitors will have the opportunity to experience Cave's visionary "Soundsuits" -multi-layered mixed-media, wearable sculptures named for the sounds made when worn that explore themes of costuming, masquerading, and identity-altering power. Reminiscent of African and religious ceremonial garb as well as haute couture, they are made using scavenged ordinary materials including fabrics, beads, sequins, old bottle caps, vintage doilies, rusted iron, sticks, twigs, leaves and hair, which Cave re-contextualizes into visionary masterpieces. Mad, humorous, elaborate, grotesque, glamorous and unexpected, Cave's work explores issues of ceremony, ritual, myth and identity through a layering of concepts.

Mariposa Monarca

September 26 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: $3 plus paid Garden admission

Come surround yourself with hundreds of live monarchs at Mariposa Monarca. This engaging experience features interpretive displays about the lifecycle, migration patterns, environmental threats and conservation efforts of the monarch butterfly.

Legacy: Botanical Art Exhibition

October 15 - January 03
Recurring daily
Times: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: Included with paid Garden admission.

Twenty-six paintings and illustrations by artists from the United States, England and Scotland will be showcased.

Face to Face: 150 Years of Photographic Portraiture

September 19 - January 10
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Explore the photographic portrait - the stories portraits tell, the ways photographers convey the essence of their subjects and the relationship between photographer and subject. Prints by Dorothea Lange, Yousuf Karsh and Richard Avedon are included.

A Natural Perspective: An International Juried Exhibition of the ASBA

October 03 - January 02
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

This exhibition showcases 40 botanical paintings in a variety of media by 35 members of the American Society of Botanical Artists and includes the works of four Arizona artists.

44th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition

October 18 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

The most anticipated western fine art event in the country, this show presents a depiction of the West only the members of Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) can capture. More than 130 new works created by the 23 active members of CAA will be unveiled.

Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze

November 07 - March 07
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

A whimsical exhibition that profiles the fanciful wardrobe of one of Beene’s long-time clients, Patsy Tarr, Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze features more than 30 garments dating from the 1980s and 1990s when Beene was at a creative peak.

Walker Moore Painting in Harmony

November 01 - November 30
Recurring daily
Times: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm, Thu: 7pm-9pm, Sun: 12pm-4pm
Location: Duley Jones Gallery
Phone: (480) 945-8475
Admission: FREE

Duley-Jones Gallery is pleased to feature the work of Walker Moore throughout the month of November.

Walker Moore is a collaborative effort between the husband and wife team of John Walker and Roxanne Moore. They work together on paintings (though not always at the same time) to create their alluring, beautifully serene work of doorways, stairs, and passageways. Moore explains: The result is a third style that doesnt look like either of our individual works. Using the time-tested medium of caseina water-based medium which uses milk protein as a binderthe paintings evoke a sense of mystery and curiosity.

Photos, visuals and additional information available upon request.

Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures

August 29 - November 28
Recurring daily
Times: Tue: 11:00am - 8:00pm, Wed - Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Sun: 1:00-5:00pm, Mon: Closed
Location: ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Phone: (480) 965-2787
Admission: FREE

Organized by curator Peter Held, Native Confluence speaks to a native worldview in terms of inter-generational methods of practicing sustainability. The approach to organic materials and tools from ancestral traditions allows new doors to open. Holistic in its outlook, the idea of sustainability is consciousness about the whole - whole community, world and self.

Aug. 24-29: Postcommodity residency-installation project opens to the public Aug. 29

Sept. 21-25: Nora Naranjo Morse residency

Oct. 9: Defining Sustainability season opening reception 7-9 p.m.

Nov. 9-14: Athena & Bill Steen residency, in conjunction with the Greenbuild
International Conference (tours at museum on Friday)

Events are free and open to everyone.

HOME: Native People in the Southwest

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

The world famous Heard Museum on Sunday, May 22, 2005, will unveil its new long-term signature exhibition, HOME: Native Peoples in the Southwest, with a FREE Public Grand Opening Celebration.

Free Docent-led Tours of SMoCA

January 01 - December 31
Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday
Times: 1:30 p.m. and by appointment.
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Phone: (480) 874-4641
Admission: Free

Tours of the Museum are led by SMoCA docents every Thursday at 1:30 pm. Meet in the Museum lobby. Tours also available by appointment: Call 480-874-4641.

Around the World: The Heard Museum Collection

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

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.

Every Picture Tells a Story

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This interactive, kid-friendly exhibition explores the meanings behind the designs and symbols depicted in American Indian artwork.

Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This groundbreaking exhibition explores the controversial 1879 U.S. federal government mandate designed to “civilize,” assimilate and Americanize American Indian children by sending them to Indian boarding schools.

We Are! Arizona's First People

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

Perfect for families and school groups, this interactive gallery invites visitors to learn more about the past, present and future of Arizona’s 21 federally recognized tribal communities.

History and Collections of the Heard Museum

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

In 1929, Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard founded the Heard Museum, establishing what has become an internationally recognized center for Native cultures and art.

Free Sunday Sculpture Tours in the Park

January 04 - December 27
Recurring weekly on Sunday
Times: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Phone: (480) 874-4666
Admission: Free

Tours of sculptures on the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall led by SMoCA docents. Sculptures like the infamous "LOVE" sculpture by Robert Indiana and "Windows to the West" by Louise Nevelson are included in this informative walking tour in the park.

Community Second Sunday at the Heard

January 11 - December 13
Recurring monthly on the 2nd Sunday
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8840
Admission: Free

As a thank you to the community for its support, Heard Museum Phoenix offers free admission on the second Sunday of every month. Check out the exhibit galleries and peruse the outstanding artwork at the Heard Museum Shop.

Community Second Sunday at the Heard

January 11 - December 13
Recurring monthly on the 2nd Sunday
Times: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum North Scottsdale
Phone: (480) 488-9817
Admission: Free

As a thank you to the community for its support, Heard Museum Phoenix offers free admission on the second Sunday of every month. Check out the exhibit galleries and peruse the outstanding artwork at the Heard Museum Shop.

The Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit honors the Tuskegee Airmen and Black Aviators

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum
Phone: (480) 924-1940
Admission: $7.00 for ages 14-adult, $3.00 for ages 6 through 13

Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will open a new exhibit titled “Triumph Over Adversity.” It is dedicated to the Black pioneers of aviation and to the offers and enlisted personnel of the Tuskegee Airmen who served during WWII.

Dig It! Explore Archaeology Exhibit

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: See website for Museum hours
Location: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Phone: (602) 495-0901
Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors (55+), $3 children ages 6-17, 5 and under are free

This exhibit is hands-on that will delight visitors of all ages. Featured is a life-size replica of an excavated trench wall where hands-on elements demonstrate the science of archaeology, a photo-mural, pottery designs, video and so much more!

Bell'e Art

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: On display around the clock
Location: Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street
Phone: (480) 874-4645
Admission: FREE

With the support of the Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street, the Scottsdale Public Art program is giving artists an opportunity to alter and enhance a key entry point to the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.

Unexpected Wegmen Exhibition

July 18 - January 24
Recurring daily
Times: Mondays: Closed / Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10a-5p / Thursdays: 10a-8p / Fridays & Satursdays: 10a-5p / Sundays: Noon-5p
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Phone: 480-994-ARTS
Admission: Adults: $7 / Students: $5 / Members and Children: Free

Coming this summer, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is delighted to share Unexpected Wegman with the community, an exhibition of forty-five William Wegman works from SMoCA's collection. The majority of the show is comprised of facile prints Wegman made with the Segura Publishing Company beginning in 1985 and continuing through their most recent collaboration in 2002.

The works included in SMoCA's exhibition feature unexpected, light-hearted renderings of the artist's studio, quirky narratives and an array of animals that offer an unusual window into this important conceptual artist's playful and questioning thinking. Wegman's clever sense of word play is abundant in these pieces as well as his interest in sports and nature.

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

July 30 - November 29
Recurring daily
Times: Regular Museum Hours - Please see Web site for details
Phone: (480) 874-4666
Admission: $7 adults / $5 students / 15 and under free

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is proud to feature the large scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave titled Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. SMoCA visitors will have the opportunity to experience Cave's visionary "Soundsuits" -multi-layered mixed-media, wearable sculptures named for the sounds made when worn that explore themes of costuming, masquerading, and identity-altering power. Reminiscent of African and religious ceremonial garb as well as haute couture, they are made using scavenged ordinary materials including fabrics, beads, sequins, old bottle caps, vintage doilies, rusted iron, sticks, twigs, leaves and hair, which Cave re-contextualizes into visionary masterpieces. Mad, humorous, elaborate, grotesque, glamorous and unexpected, Cave's work explores issues of ceremony, ritual, myth and identity through a layering of concepts.

Mariposa Monarca

September 26 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: $3 plus paid Garden admission

Come surround yourself with hundreds of live monarchs at Mariposa Monarca. This engaging experience features interpretive displays about the lifecycle, migration patterns, environmental threats and conservation efforts of the monarch butterfly.

Legacy: Botanical Art Exhibition

October 15 - January 03
Recurring daily
Times: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: Included with paid Garden admission.

Twenty-six paintings and illustrations by artists from the United States, England and Scotland will be showcased.

Face to Face: 150 Years of Photographic Portraiture

September 19 - January 10
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Explore the photographic portrait - the stories portraits tell, the ways photographers convey the essence of their subjects and the relationship between photographer and subject. Prints by Dorothea Lange, Yousuf Karsh and Richard Avedon are included.

A Natural Perspective: An International Juried Exhibition of the ASBA

October 03 - January 02
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

This exhibition showcases 40 botanical paintings in a variety of media by 35 members of the American Society of Botanical Artists and includes the works of four Arizona artists.

44th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition

October 18 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

The most anticipated western fine art event in the country, this show presents a depiction of the West only the members of Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) can capture. More than 130 new works created by the 23 active members of CAA will be unveiled.

Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze

November 07 - March 07
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

A whimsical exhibition that profiles the fanciful wardrobe of one of Beene’s long-time clients, Patsy Tarr, Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze features more than 30 garments dating from the 1980s and 1990s when Beene was at a creative peak.

Walker Moore Painting in Harmony

November 01 - November 30
Recurring daily
Times: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm, Thu: 7pm-9pm, Sun: 12pm-4pm
Location: Duley Jones Gallery
Phone: (480) 945-8475
Admission: FREE

Duley-Jones Gallery is pleased to feature the work of Walker Moore throughout the month of November.

Walker Moore is a collaborative effort between the husband and wife team of John Walker and Roxanne Moore. They work together on paintings (though not always at the same time) to create their alluring, beautifully serene work of doorways, stairs, and passageways. Moore explains: The result is a third style that doesnt look like either of our individual works. Using the time-tested medium of caseina water-based medium which uses milk protein as a binderthe paintings evoke a sense of mystery and curiosity.

Photos, visuals and additional information available upon request.

Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures

August 29 - November 28
Recurring daily
Times: Tue: 11:00am - 8:00pm, Wed - Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Sun: 1:00-5:00pm, Mon: Closed
Location: ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Phone: (480) 965-2787
Admission: FREE

Organized by curator Peter Held, Native Confluence speaks to a native worldview in terms of inter-generational methods of practicing sustainability. The approach to organic materials and tools from ancestral traditions allows new doors to open. Holistic in its outlook, the idea of sustainability is consciousness about the whole - whole community, world and self.

Aug. 24-29: Postcommodity residency-installation project opens to the public Aug. 29

Sept. 21-25: Nora Naranjo Morse residency

Oct. 9: Defining Sustainability season opening reception 7-9 p.m.

Nov. 9-14: Athena & Bill Steen residency, in conjunction with the Greenbuild
International Conference (tours at museum on Friday)

Events are free and open to everyone.

HOME: Native People in the Southwest

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

The world famous Heard Museum on Sunday, May 22, 2005, will unveil its new long-term signature exhibition, HOME: Native Peoples in the Southwest, with a FREE Public Grand Opening Celebration.

Around the World: The Heard Museum Collection

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

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.

Every Picture Tells a Story

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This interactive, kid-friendly exhibition explores the meanings behind the designs and symbols depicted in American Indian artwork.

Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This groundbreaking exhibition explores the controversial 1879 U.S. federal government mandate designed to “civilize,” assimilate and Americanize American Indian children by sending them to Indian boarding schools.

We Are! Arizona's First People

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

Perfect for families and school groups, this interactive gallery invites visitors to learn more about the past, present and future of Arizona’s 21 federally recognized tribal communities.

History and Collections of the Heard Museum

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

In 1929, Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard founded the Heard Museum, establishing what has become an internationally recognized center for Native cultures and art.

Nelson Garcia-Miranda

January 01 - December 31
Recurring every week day
Times: Call for times
Location: Deseo
Phone: (480) 624-1030

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa’s signature restaurant, deseo, has transformed into an art gallery, showcasing the work of Cuban artist and resort associate, Nelson Garcia-Miranda.

The Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit honors the Tuskegee Airmen and Black Aviators

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum
Phone: (480) 924-1940
Admission: $7.00 for ages 14-adult, $3.00 for ages 6 through 13

Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will open a new exhibit titled “Triumph Over Adversity.” It is dedicated to the Black pioneers of aviation and to the offers and enlisted personnel of the Tuskegee Airmen who served during WWII.

Dig It! Explore Archaeology Exhibit

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: See website for Museum hours
Location: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Phone: (602) 495-0901
Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors (55+), $3 children ages 6-17, 5 and under are free

This exhibit is hands-on that will delight visitors of all ages. Featured is a life-size replica of an excavated trench wall where hands-on elements demonstrate the science of archaeology, a photo-mural, pottery designs, video and so much more!

Bell'e Art

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: On display around the clock
Location: Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street
Phone: (480) 874-4645
Admission: FREE

With the support of the Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street, the Scottsdale Public Art program is giving artists an opportunity to alter and enhance a key entry point to the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.

Unexpected Wegmen Exhibition

July 18 - January 24
Recurring daily
Times: Mondays: Closed / Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10a-5p / Thursdays: 10a-8p / Fridays & Satursdays: 10a-5p / Sundays: Noon-5p
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Phone: 480-994-ARTS
Admission: Adults: $7 / Students: $5 / Members and Children: Free

Coming this summer, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is delighted to share Unexpected Wegman with the community, an exhibition of forty-five William Wegman works from SMoCA's collection. The majority of the show is comprised of facile prints Wegman made with the Segura Publishing Company beginning in 1985 and continuing through their most recent collaboration in 2002.

The works included in SMoCA's exhibition feature unexpected, light-hearted renderings of the artist's studio, quirky narratives and an array of animals that offer an unusual window into this important conceptual artist's playful and questioning thinking. Wegman's clever sense of word play is abundant in these pieces as well as his interest in sports and nature.

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

July 30 - November 29
Recurring daily
Times: Regular Museum Hours - Please see Web site for details
Phone: (480) 874-4666
Admission: $7 adults / $5 students / 15 and under free

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is proud to feature the large scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave titled Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. SMoCA visitors will have the opportunity to experience Cave's visionary "Soundsuits" -multi-layered mixed-media, wearable sculptures named for the sounds made when worn that explore themes of costuming, masquerading, and identity-altering power. Reminiscent of African and religious ceremonial garb as well as haute couture, they are made using scavenged ordinary materials including fabrics, beads, sequins, old bottle caps, vintage doilies, rusted iron, sticks, twigs, leaves and hair, which Cave re-contextualizes into visionary masterpieces. Mad, humorous, elaborate, grotesque, glamorous and unexpected, Cave's work explores issues of ceremony, ritual, myth and identity through a layering of concepts.

Mariposa Monarca

September 26 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: $3 plus paid Garden admission

Come surround yourself with hundreds of live monarchs at Mariposa Monarca. This engaging experience features interpretive displays about the lifecycle, migration patterns, environmental threats and conservation efforts of the monarch butterfly.

Legacy: Botanical Art Exhibition

October 15 - January 03
Recurring daily
Times: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: Included with paid Garden admission.

Twenty-six paintings and illustrations by artists from the United States, England and Scotland will be showcased.

Face to Face: 150 Years of Photographic Portraiture

September 19 - January 10
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Explore the photographic portrait - the stories portraits tell, the ways photographers convey the essence of their subjects and the relationship between photographer and subject. Prints by Dorothea Lange, Yousuf Karsh and Richard Avedon are included.

A Natural Perspective: An International Juried Exhibition of the ASBA

October 03 - January 02
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

This exhibition showcases 40 botanical paintings in a variety of media by 35 members of the American Society of Botanical Artists and includes the works of four Arizona artists.

44th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition

October 18 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

The most anticipated western fine art event in the country, this show presents a depiction of the West only the members of Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) can capture. More than 130 new works created by the 23 active members of CAA will be unveiled.

Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze

November 07 - March 07
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

A whimsical exhibition that profiles the fanciful wardrobe of one of Beene’s long-time clients, Patsy Tarr, Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze features more than 30 garments dating from the 1980s and 1990s when Beene was at a creative peak.

Walker Moore Painting in Harmony

November 01 - November 30
Recurring daily
Times: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm, Thu: 7pm-9pm, Sun: 12pm-4pm
Location: Duley Jones Gallery
Phone: (480) 945-8475
Admission: FREE

Duley-Jones Gallery is pleased to feature the work of Walker Moore throughout the month of November.

Walker Moore is a collaborative effort between the husband and wife team of John Walker and Roxanne Moore. They work together on paintings (though not always at the same time) to create their alluring, beautifully serene work of doorways, stairs, and passageways. Moore explains: The result is a third style that doesnt look like either of our individual works. Using the time-tested medium of caseina water-based medium which uses milk protein as a binderthe paintings evoke a sense of mystery and curiosity.

Photos, visuals and additional information available upon request.

Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures

August 29 - November 28
Recurring daily
Times: Tue: 11:00am - 8:00pm, Wed - Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Sun: 1:00-5:00pm, Mon: Closed
Location: ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Phone: (480) 965-2787
Admission: FREE

Organized by curator Peter Held, Native Confluence speaks to a native worldview in terms of inter-generational methods of practicing sustainability. The approach to organic materials and tools from ancestral traditions allows new doors to open. Holistic in its outlook, the idea of sustainability is consciousness about the whole - whole community, world and self.

Aug. 24-29: Postcommodity residency-installation project opens to the public Aug. 29

Sept. 21-25: Nora Naranjo Morse residency

Oct. 9: Defining Sustainability season opening reception 7-9 p.m.

Nov. 9-14: Athena & Bill Steen residency, in conjunction with the Greenbuild
International Conference (tours at museum on Friday)

Events are free and open to everyone.

Fritz Scholder (1937-2005) A Review

October 19 - December 31
Recurring every week day
Times: 10p.m. - 5p.m. and By Appointment
Location: Larsen Gallery
Contact: Polly Larsen
Phone: (480) 941-0900

FRITZ SCHOLDER (1937-2005) A REVIEW opening OCTOBER 17TH - DECEMBER 31ST, 2009

OPENING RECEPTION will be held on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2-5PM

HOME: Native People in the Southwest

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

The world famous Heard Museum on Sunday, May 22, 2005, will unveil its new long-term signature exhibition, HOME: Native Peoples in the Southwest, with a FREE Public Grand Opening Celebration.

Around the World: The Heard Museum Collection

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

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.

Every Picture Tells a Story

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This interactive, kid-friendly exhibition explores the meanings behind the designs and symbols depicted in American Indian artwork.

Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This groundbreaking exhibition explores the controversial 1879 U.S. federal government mandate designed to “civilize,” assimilate and Americanize American Indian children by sending them to Indian boarding schools.

We Are! Arizona's First People

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

Perfect for families and school groups, this interactive gallery invites visitors to learn more about the past, present and future of Arizona’s 21 federally recognized tribal communities.

History and Collections of the Heard Museum

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

In 1929, Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard founded the Heard Museum, establishing what has become an internationally recognized center for Native cultures and art.

Sedona Artist to exhibit in Scottsdale Gallery

January 06 - December 29
Recurring weekly on Tuesday
Times: Daily gallery hours
Phone: (928) 282-3686
Admission: Free

Robert Michael Siracusa of Arte-Misia Gallery in Hillside Sedona who is well known for his neo-classical bronze figure sculpture will be exhibiting his sculpture at the HeddenArt Gallery on Main Street in the Old Town Art District of Scottsdale.

Nelson Garcia-Miranda

January 01 - December 31
Recurring every week day
Times: Call for times
Location: Deseo
Phone: (480) 624-1030

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa’s signature restaurant, deseo, has transformed into an art gallery, showcasing the work of Cuban artist and resort associate, Nelson Garcia-Miranda.

The Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit honors the Tuskegee Airmen and Black Aviators

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum
Phone: (480) 924-1940
Admission: $7.00 for ages 14-adult, $3.00 for ages 6 through 13

Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will open a new exhibit titled “Triumph Over Adversity.” It is dedicated to the Black pioneers of aviation and to the offers and enlisted personnel of the Tuskegee Airmen who served during WWII.

Dig It! Explore Archaeology Exhibit

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: See website for Museum hours
Location: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Phone: (602) 495-0901
Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors (55+), $3 children ages 6-17, 5 and under are free

This exhibit is hands-on that will delight visitors of all ages. Featured is a life-size replica of an excavated trench wall where hands-on elements demonstrate the science of archaeology, a photo-mural, pottery designs, video and so much more!

Bell'e Art

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: On display around the clock
Location: Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street
Phone: (480) 874-4645
Admission: FREE

With the support of the Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street, the Scottsdale Public Art program is giving artists an opportunity to alter and enhance a key entry point to the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.

Unexpected Wegmen Exhibition

July 18 - January 24
Recurring daily
Times: Mondays: Closed / Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10a-5p / Thursdays: 10a-8p / Fridays & Satursdays: 10a-5p / Sundays: Noon-5p
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Phone: 480-994-ARTS
Admission: Adults: $7 / Students: $5 / Members and Children: Free

Coming this summer, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is delighted to share Unexpected Wegman with the community, an exhibition of forty-five William Wegman works from SMoCA's collection. The majority of the show is comprised of facile prints Wegman made with the Segura Publishing Company beginning in 1985 and continuing through their most recent collaboration in 2002.

The works included in SMoCA's exhibition feature unexpected, light-hearted renderings of the artist's studio, quirky narratives and an array of animals that offer an unusual window into this important conceptual artist's playful and questioning thinking. Wegman's clever sense of word play is abundant in these pieces as well as his interest in sports and nature.

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

July 30 - November 29
Recurring daily
Times: Regular Museum Hours - Please see Web site for details
Phone: (480) 874-4666
Admission: $7 adults / $5 students / 15 and under free

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is proud to feature the large scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave titled Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. SMoCA visitors will have the opportunity to experience Cave's visionary "Soundsuits" -multi-layered mixed-media, wearable sculptures named for the sounds made when worn that explore themes of costuming, masquerading, and identity-altering power. Reminiscent of African and religious ceremonial garb as well as haute couture, they are made using scavenged ordinary materials including fabrics, beads, sequins, old bottle caps, vintage doilies, rusted iron, sticks, twigs, leaves and hair, which Cave re-contextualizes into visionary masterpieces. Mad, humorous, elaborate, grotesque, glamorous and unexpected, Cave's work explores issues of ceremony, ritual, myth and identity through a layering of concepts.

Mariposa Monarca

September 26 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: $3 plus paid Garden admission

Come surround yourself with hundreds of live monarchs at Mariposa Monarca. This engaging experience features interpretive displays about the lifecycle, migration patterns, environmental threats and conservation efforts of the monarch butterfly.

Legacy: Botanical Art Exhibition

October 15 - January 03
Recurring daily
Times: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: Included with paid Garden admission.

Twenty-six paintings and illustrations by artists from the United States, England and Scotland will be showcased.

Face to Face: 150 Years of Photographic Portraiture

September 19 - January 10
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Explore the photographic portrait - the stories portraits tell, the ways photographers convey the essence of their subjects and the relationship between photographer and subject. Prints by Dorothea Lange, Yousuf Karsh and Richard Avedon are included.

A Natural Perspective: An International Juried Exhibition of the ASBA

October 03 - January 02
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

This exhibition showcases 40 botanical paintings in a variety of media by 35 members of the American Society of Botanical Artists and includes the works of four Arizona artists.

44th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition

October 18 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

The most anticipated western fine art event in the country, this show presents a depiction of the West only the members of Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) can capture. More than 130 new works created by the 23 active members of CAA will be unveiled.

Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze

November 07 - March 07
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

A whimsical exhibition that profiles the fanciful wardrobe of one of Beene’s long-time clients, Patsy Tarr, Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze features more than 30 garments dating from the 1980s and 1990s when Beene was at a creative peak.

Walker Moore Painting in Harmony

November 01 - November 30
Recurring daily
Times: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm, Thu: 7pm-9pm, Sun: 12pm-4pm
Location: Duley Jones Gallery
Phone: (480) 945-8475
Admission: FREE

Duley-Jones Gallery is pleased to feature the work of Walker Moore throughout the month of November.

Walker Moore is a collaborative effort between the husband and wife team of John Walker and Roxanne Moore. They work together on paintings (though not always at the same time) to create their alluring, beautifully serene work of doorways, stairs, and passageways. Moore explains: The result is a third style that doesnt look like either of our individual works. Using the time-tested medium of caseina water-based medium which uses milk protein as a binderthe paintings evoke a sense of mystery and curiosity.

Photos, visuals and additional information available upon request.

Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures

August 29 - November 28
Recurring daily
Times: Tue: 11:00am - 8:00pm, Wed - Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Sun: 1:00-5:00pm, Mon: Closed
Location: ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Phone: (480) 965-2787
Admission: FREE

Organized by curator Peter Held, Native Confluence speaks to a native worldview in terms of inter-generational methods of practicing sustainability. The approach to organic materials and tools from ancestral traditions allows new doors to open. Holistic in its outlook, the idea of sustainability is consciousness about the whole - whole community, world and self.

Aug. 24-29: Postcommodity residency-installation project opens to the public Aug. 29

Sept. 21-25: Nora Naranjo Morse residency

Oct. 9: Defining Sustainability season opening reception 7-9 p.m.

Nov. 9-14: Athena & Bill Steen residency, in conjunction with the Greenbuild
International Conference (tours at museum on Friday)

Events are free and open to everyone.

Fritz Scholder (1937-2005) A Review

October 19 - December 31
Recurring every week day
Times: 10p.m. - 5p.m. and By Appointment
Location: Larsen Gallery
Contact: Polly Larsen
Phone: (480) 941-0900

FRITZ SCHOLDER (1937-2005) A REVIEW opening OCTOBER 17TH - DECEMBER 31ST, 2009

OPENING RECEPTION will be held on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2-5PM

HOME: Native People in the Southwest

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

The world famous Heard Museum on Sunday, May 22, 2005, will unveil its new long-term signature exhibition, HOME: Native Peoples in the Southwest, with a FREE Public Grand Opening Celebration.

Around the World: The Heard Museum Collection

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

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.

Every Picture Tells a Story

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This interactive, kid-friendly exhibition explores the meanings behind the designs and symbols depicted in American Indian artwork.

Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This groundbreaking exhibition explores the controversial 1879 U.S. federal government mandate designed to “civilize,” assimilate and Americanize American Indian children by sending them to Indian boarding schools.

We Are! Arizona's First People

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

Perfect for families and school groups, this interactive gallery invites visitors to learn more about the past, present and future of Arizona’s 21 federally recognized tribal communities.

History and Collections of the Heard Museum

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

In 1929, Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard founded the Heard Museum, establishing what has become an internationally recognized center for Native cultures and art.

Nelson Garcia-Miranda

January 01 - December 31
Recurring every week day
Times: Call for times
Location: Deseo
Phone: (480) 624-1030

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa’s signature restaurant, deseo, has transformed into an art gallery, showcasing the work of Cuban artist and resort associate, Nelson Garcia-Miranda.

The Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit honors the Tuskegee Airmen and Black Aviators

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum
Phone: (480) 924-1940
Admission: $7.00 for ages 14-adult, $3.00 for ages 6 through 13

Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will open a new exhibit titled “Triumph Over Adversity.” It is dedicated to the Black pioneers of aviation and to the offers and enlisted personnel of the Tuskegee Airmen who served during WWII.

Dig It! Explore Archaeology Exhibit

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: See website for Museum hours
Location: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Phone: (602) 495-0901
Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors (55+), $3 children ages 6-17, 5 and under are free

This exhibit is hands-on that will delight visitors of all ages. Featured is a life-size replica of an excavated trench wall where hands-on elements demonstrate the science of archaeology, a photo-mural, pottery designs, video and so much more!

Bell'e Art

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: On display around the clock
Location: Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street
Phone: (480) 874-4645
Admission: FREE

With the support of the Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street, the Scottsdale Public Art program is giving artists an opportunity to alter and enhance a key entry point to the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.

Unexpected Wegmen Exhibition

July 18 - January 24
Recurring daily
Times: Mondays: Closed / Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10a-5p / Thursdays: 10a-8p / Fridays & Satursdays: 10a-5p / Sundays: Noon-5p
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Phone: 480-994-ARTS
Admission: Adults: $7 / Students: $5 / Members and Children: Free

Coming this summer, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is delighted to share Unexpected Wegman with the community, an exhibition of forty-five William Wegman works from SMoCA's collection. The majority of the show is comprised of facile prints Wegman made with the Segura Publishing Company beginning in 1985 and continuing through their most recent collaboration in 2002.

The works included in SMoCA's exhibition feature unexpected, light-hearted renderings of the artist's studio, quirky narratives and an array of animals that offer an unusual window into this important conceptual artist's playful and questioning thinking. Wegman's clever sense of word play is abundant in these pieces as well as his interest in sports and nature.

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

July 30 - November 29
Recurring daily
Times: Regular Museum Hours - Please see Web site for details
Phone: (480) 874-4666
Admission: $7 adults / $5 students / 15 and under free

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is proud to feature the large scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave titled Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. SMoCA visitors will have the opportunity to experience Cave's visionary "Soundsuits" -multi-layered mixed-media, wearable sculptures named for the sounds made when worn that explore themes of costuming, masquerading, and identity-altering power. Reminiscent of African and religious ceremonial garb as well as haute couture, they are made using scavenged ordinary materials including fabrics, beads, sequins, old bottle caps, vintage doilies, rusted iron, sticks, twigs, leaves and hair, which Cave re-contextualizes into visionary masterpieces. Mad, humorous, elaborate, grotesque, glamorous and unexpected, Cave's work explores issues of ceremony, ritual, myth and identity through a layering of concepts.

Mariposa Monarca

September 26 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: $3 plus paid Garden admission

Come surround yourself with hundreds of live monarchs at Mariposa Monarca. This engaging experience features interpretive displays about the lifecycle, migration patterns, environmental threats and conservation efforts of the monarch butterfly.

Legacy: Botanical Art Exhibition

October 15 - January 03
Recurring daily
Times: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: Included with paid Garden admission.

Twenty-six paintings and illustrations by artists from the United States, England and Scotland will be showcased.

Face to Face: 150 Years of Photographic Portraiture

September 19 - January 10
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Explore the photographic portrait - the stories portraits tell, the ways photographers convey the essence of their subjects and the relationship between photographer and subject. Prints by Dorothea Lange, Yousuf Karsh and Richard Avedon are included.

A Natural Perspective: An International Juried Exhibition of the ASBA

October 03 - January 02
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

This exhibition showcases 40 botanical paintings in a variety of media by 35 members of the American Society of Botanical Artists and includes the works of four Arizona artists.

44th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition

October 18 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

The most anticipated western fine art event in the country, this show presents a depiction of the West only the members of Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) can capture. More than 130 new works created by the 23 active members of CAA will be unveiled.

Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze

November 07 - March 07
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

A whimsical exhibition that profiles the fanciful wardrobe of one of Beene’s long-time clients, Patsy Tarr, Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze features more than 30 garments dating from the 1980s and 1990s when Beene was at a creative peak.

Walker Moore Painting in Harmony

November 01 - November 30
Recurring daily
Times: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm, Thu: 7pm-9pm, Sun: 12pm-4pm
Location: Duley Jones Gallery
Phone: (480) 945-8475
Admission: FREE

Duley-Jones Gallery is pleased to feature the work of Walker Moore throughout the month of November.

Walker Moore is a collaborative effort between the husband and wife team of John Walker and Roxanne Moore. They work together on paintings (though not always at the same time) to create their alluring, beautifully serene work of doorways, stairs, and passageways. Moore explains: The result is a third style that doesnt look like either of our individual works. Using the time-tested medium of caseina water-based medium which uses milk protein as a binderthe paintings evoke a sense of mystery and curiosity.

Photos, visuals and additional information available upon request.

Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures

August 29 - November 28
Recurring daily
Times: Tue: 11:00am - 8:00pm, Wed - Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Sun: 1:00-5:00pm, Mon: Closed
Location: ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Phone: (480) 965-2787
Admission: FREE

Organized by curator Peter Held, Native Confluence speaks to a native worldview in terms of inter-generational methods of practicing sustainability. The approach to organic materials and tools from ancestral traditions allows new doors to open. Holistic in its outlook, the idea of sustainability is consciousness about the whole - whole community, world and self.

Aug. 24-29: Postcommodity residency-installation project opens to the public Aug. 29

Sept. 21-25: Nora Naranjo Morse residency

Oct. 9: Defining Sustainability season opening reception 7-9 p.m.

Nov. 9-14: Athena & Bill Steen residency, in conjunction with the Greenbuild
International Conference (tours at museum on Friday)

Events are free and open to everyone.

Glassblowing Demonstrations

October 21 - April 28
Recurring every 2 weeks on Wednesday
Times: 6:00PM-9:00PM
Location: Newt Glass of Scottsdale
Contact: Lee Grover
Phone: (480) 948-3185
Admission: Free but gratuity greatly appreciated.

Glassblowing demonstrations at the studio of Artist Newt Grover EVERY 1ST AND 3RD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. All attendees receive 25% off in-stock artwork. PLEASE CALL TO RESERVE A SEAT AND OBTAIN ADDRESS.

Fritz Scholder (1937-2005) A Review

October 19 - December 31
Recurring every week day
Times: 10p.m. - 5p.m. and By Appointment
Location: Larsen Gallery
Contact: Polly Larsen
Phone: (480) 941-0900

FRITZ SCHOLDER (1937-2005) A REVIEW opening OCTOBER 17TH - DECEMBER 31ST, 2009

OPENING RECEPTION will be held on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2-5PM

Scottsdale ArtWalk

January 01 - December 31
Recurring weekly on Thursday
Times: Every Thursday, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Scottsdale Gallery Association
Phone: (480) 945-8475
Admission: Free

Scottsdale ArtWalk is perfect for a casual evening with friends and family or for those searching for that special piece. Many special exhibitions, demonstrations and entertainment are offered each Thursday night from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

HOME: Native People in the Southwest

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

The world famous Heard Museum on Sunday, May 22, 2005, will unveil its new long-term signature exhibition, HOME: Native Peoples in the Southwest, with a FREE Public Grand Opening Celebration.

Free Docent-led Tours of SMoCA

January 01 - December 31
Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday
Times: 1:30 p.m. and by appointment.
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Phone: (480) 874-4641
Admission: Free

Tours of the Museum are led by SMoCA docents every Thursday at 1:30 pm. Meet in the Museum lobby. Tours also available by appointment: Call 480-874-4641.

Around the World: The Heard Museum Collection

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

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.

Every Picture Tells a Story

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This interactive, kid-friendly exhibition explores the meanings behind the designs and symbols depicted in American Indian artwork.

Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This groundbreaking exhibition explores the controversial 1879 U.S. federal government mandate designed to “civilize,” assimilate and Americanize American Indian children by sending them to Indian boarding schools.

We Are! Arizona's First People

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

Perfect for families and school groups, this interactive gallery invites visitors to learn more about the past, present and future of Arizona’s 21 federally recognized tribal communities.

History and Collections of the Heard Museum

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

In 1929, Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard founded the Heard Museum, establishing what has become an internationally recognized center for Native cultures and art.

Nelson Garcia-Miranda

January 01 - December 31
Recurring every week day
Times: Call for times
Location: Deseo
Phone: (480) 624-1030

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa’s signature restaurant, deseo, has transformed into an art gallery, showcasing the work of Cuban artist and resort associate, Nelson Garcia-Miranda.

The Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit honors the Tuskegee Airmen and Black Aviators

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum
Phone: (480) 924-1940
Admission: $7.00 for ages 14-adult, $3.00 for ages 6 through 13

Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will open a new exhibit titled “Triumph Over Adversity.” It is dedicated to the Black pioneers of aviation and to the offers and enlisted personnel of the Tuskegee Airmen who served during WWII.

Dig It! Explore Archaeology Exhibit

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: See website for Museum hours
Location: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Phone: (602) 495-0901
Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors (55+), $3 children ages 6-17, 5 and under are free

This exhibit is hands-on that will delight visitors of all ages. Featured is a life-size replica of an excavated trench wall where hands-on elements demonstrate the science of archaeology, a photo-mural, pottery designs, video and so much more!

Bell'e Art

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: On display around the clock
Location: Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street
Phone: (480) 874-4645
Admission: FREE

With the support of the Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street, the Scottsdale Public Art program is giving artists an opportunity to alter and enhance a key entry point to the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.

Unexpected Wegmen Exhibition

July 18 - January 24
Recurring daily
Times: Mondays: Closed / Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10a-5p / Thursdays: 10a-8p / Fridays & Satursdays: 10a-5p / Sundays: Noon-5p
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Phone: 480-994-ARTS
Admission: Adults: $7 / Students: $5 / Members and Children: Free

Coming this summer, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is delighted to share Unexpected Wegman with the community, an exhibition of forty-five William Wegman works from SMoCA's collection. The majority of the show is comprised of facile prints Wegman made with the Segura Publishing Company beginning in 1985 and continuing through their most recent collaboration in 2002.

The works included in SMoCA's exhibition feature unexpected, light-hearted renderings of the artist's studio, quirky narratives and an array of animals that offer an unusual window into this important conceptual artist's playful and questioning thinking. Wegman's clever sense of word play is abundant in these pieces as well as his interest in sports and nature.

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

July 30 - November 29
Recurring daily
Times: Regular Museum Hours - Please see Web site for details
Phone: (480) 874-4666
Admission: $7 adults / $5 students / 15 and under free

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is proud to feature the large scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave titled Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. SMoCA visitors will have the opportunity to experience Cave's visionary "Soundsuits" -multi-layered mixed-media, wearable sculptures named for the sounds made when worn that explore themes of costuming, masquerading, and identity-altering power. Reminiscent of African and religious ceremonial garb as well as haute couture, they are made using scavenged ordinary materials including fabrics, beads, sequins, old bottle caps, vintage doilies, rusted iron, sticks, twigs, leaves and hair, which Cave re-contextualizes into visionary masterpieces. Mad, humorous, elaborate, grotesque, glamorous and unexpected, Cave's work explores issues of ceremony, ritual, myth and identity through a layering of concepts.

Mariposa Monarca

September 26 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: $3 plus paid Garden admission

Come surround yourself with hundreds of live monarchs at Mariposa Monarca. This engaging experience features interpretive displays about the lifecycle, migration patterns, environmental threats and conservation efforts of the monarch butterfly.

Legacy: Botanical Art Exhibition

October 15 - January 03
Recurring daily
Times: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: Included with paid Garden admission.

Twenty-six paintings and illustrations by artists from the United States, England and Scotland will be showcased.

Green Street Scottsdale

November 12 (One Day Only)
Times: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Location: Scottsdale Waterfront
Phone: (800) 782-1117
Admission: FREE

Part celebration, part art exhibit, part music and beer festival, and all environmentally friendly, Green Street Scottsdale will celebrate the city's sustainability efforts. This free event will kick off with a special ArtWalk in the Scottsdale Arts District at 7 p.m. along Main Street and Marshall Way in downtown Scottsdale. The event continues at the SouthBridge and Scottsdale Waterfront districts with a live Latin Jazz concert, servings by green breweries, eco-friendly public art installations and interactive exhibits that highlight Scottsdale's green projects.

Face to Face: 150 Years of Photographic Portraiture

September 19 - January 10
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Explore the photographic portrait - the stories portraits tell, the ways photographers convey the essence of their subjects and the relationship between photographer and subject. Prints by Dorothea Lange, Yousuf Karsh and Richard Avedon are included.

A Natural Perspective: An International Juried Exhibition of the ASBA

October 03 - January 02
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

This exhibition showcases 40 botanical paintings in a variety of media by 35 members of the American Society of Botanical Artists and includes the works of four Arizona artists.

44th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition

October 18 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

The most anticipated western fine art event in the country, this show presents a depiction of the West only the members of Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) can capture. More than 130 new works created by the 23 active members of CAA will be unveiled.

Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze

November 07 - March 07
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

A whimsical exhibition that profiles the fanciful wardrobe of one of Beene’s long-time clients, Patsy Tarr, Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze features more than 30 garments dating from the 1980s and 1990s when Beene was at a creative peak.

Walker Moore Painting in Harmony

November 01 - November 30
Recurring daily
Times: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm, Thu: 7pm-9pm, Sun: 12pm-4pm
Location: Duley Jones Gallery
Phone: (480) 945-8475
Admission: FREE

Duley-Jones Gallery is pleased to feature the work of Walker Moore throughout the month of November.

Walker Moore is a collaborative effort between the husband and wife team of John Walker and Roxanne Moore. They work together on paintings (though not always at the same time) to create their alluring, beautifully serene work of doorways, stairs, and passageways. Moore explains: The result is a third style that doesnt look like either of our individual works. Using the time-tested medium of caseina water-based medium which uses milk protein as a binderthe paintings evoke a sense of mystery and curiosity.

Photos, visuals and additional information available upon request.

Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures

August 29 - November 28
Recurring daily
Times: Tue: 11:00am - 8:00pm, Wed - Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Sun: 1:00-5:00pm, Mon: Closed
Location: ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Phone: (480) 965-2787
Admission: FREE

Organized by curator Peter Held, Native Confluence speaks to a native worldview in terms of inter-generational methods of practicing sustainability. The approach to organic materials and tools from ancestral traditions allows new doors to open. Holistic in its outlook, the idea of sustainability is consciousness about the whole - whole community, world and self.

Aug. 24-29: Postcommodity residency-installation project opens to the public Aug. 29

Sept. 21-25: Nora Naranjo Morse residency

Oct. 9: Defining Sustainability season opening reception 7-9 p.m.

Nov. 9-14: Athena & Bill Steen residency, in conjunction with the Greenbuild
International Conference (tours at museum on Friday)

Events are free and open to everyone.

Fritz Scholder (1937-2005) A Review

October 19 - December 31
Recurring every week day
Times: 10p.m. - 5p.m. and By Appointment
Location: Larsen Gallery
Contact: Polly Larsen
Phone: (480) 941-0900

FRITZ SCHOLDER (1937-2005) A REVIEW opening OCTOBER 17TH - DECEMBER 31ST, 2009

OPENING RECEPTION will be held on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2-5PM

HOME: Native People in the Southwest

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

The world famous Heard Museum on Sunday, May 22, 2005, will unveil its new long-term signature exhibition, HOME: Native Peoples in the Southwest, with a FREE Public Grand Opening Celebration.

Around the World: The Heard Museum Collection

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

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.

Every Picture Tells a Story

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This interactive, kid-friendly exhibition explores the meanings behind the designs and symbols depicted in American Indian artwork.

Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

This groundbreaking exhibition explores the controversial 1879 U.S. federal government mandate designed to “civilize,” assimilate and Americanize American Indian children by sending them to Indian boarding schools.

We Are! Arizona's First People

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

Perfect for families and school groups, this interactive gallery invites visitors to learn more about the past, present and future of Arizona’s 21 federally recognized tribal communities.

History and Collections of the Heard Museum

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Heard Museum
Phone: (602) 252-8848
Admission: Adults $10, seniors $9, students $5, children (6-12) $3, children under 6, museum members and Native Americans free

In 1929, Dwight and Maie Bartlett Heard founded the Heard Museum, establishing what has become an internationally recognized center for Native cultures and art.

Nelson Garcia-Miranda

January 01 - December 31
Recurring every week day
Times: Call for times
Location: Deseo
Phone: (480) 624-1030

The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa’s signature restaurant, deseo, has transformed into an art gallery, showcasing the work of Cuban artist and resort associate, Nelson Garcia-Miranda.

The Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit honors the Tuskegee Airmen and Black Aviators

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum
Phone: (480) 924-1940
Admission: $7.00 for ages 14-adult, $3.00 for ages 6 through 13

Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum will open a new exhibit titled “Triumph Over Adversity.” It is dedicated to the Black pioneers of aviation and to the offers and enlisted personnel of the Tuskegee Airmen who served during WWII.

Dig It! Explore Archaeology Exhibit

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: See website for Museum hours
Location: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Phone: (602) 495-0901
Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for seniors (55+), $3 children ages 6-17, 5 and under are free

This exhibit is hands-on that will delight visitors of all ages. Featured is a life-size replica of an excavated trench wall where hands-on elements demonstrate the science of archaeology, a photo-mural, pottery designs, video and so much more!

Bell'e Art

January 01 - December 31
Recurring daily
Times: On display around the clock
Location: Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street
Phone: (480) 874-4645
Admission: FREE

With the support of the Scottsdale Mall, 7373 E. 2nd Street, the Scottsdale Public Art program is giving artists an opportunity to alter and enhance a key entry point to the Scottsdale Civic Center Mall.

Unexpected Wegmen Exhibition

July 18 - January 24
Recurring daily
Times: Mondays: Closed / Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10a-5p / Thursdays: 10a-8p / Fridays & Satursdays: 10a-5p / Sundays: Noon-5p
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Phone: 480-994-ARTS
Admission: Adults: $7 / Students: $5 / Members and Children: Free

Coming this summer, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is delighted to share Unexpected Wegman with the community, an exhibition of forty-five William Wegman works from SMoCA's collection. The majority of the show is comprised of facile prints Wegman made with the Segura Publishing Company beginning in 1985 and continuing through their most recent collaboration in 2002.

The works included in SMoCA's exhibition feature unexpected, light-hearted renderings of the artist's studio, quirky narratives and an array of animals that offer an unusual window into this important conceptual artist's playful and questioning thinking. Wegman's clever sense of word play is abundant in these pieces as well as his interest in sports and nature.

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

July 30 - November 29
Recurring daily
Times: Regular Museum Hours - Please see Web site for details
Phone: (480) 874-4666
Admission: $7 adults / $5 students / 15 and under free

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is proud to feature the large scale presentation of work by Chicago-based artist Nick Cave titled Meet Me at the Center of the Earth. SMoCA visitors will have the opportunity to experience Cave's visionary "Soundsuits" -multi-layered mixed-media, wearable sculptures named for the sounds made when worn that explore themes of costuming, masquerading, and identity-altering power. Reminiscent of African and religious ceremonial garb as well as haute couture, they are made using scavenged ordinary materials including fabrics, beads, sequins, old bottle caps, vintage doilies, rusted iron, sticks, twigs, leaves and hair, which Cave re-contextualizes into visionary masterpieces. Mad, humorous, elaborate, grotesque, glamorous and unexpected, Cave's work explores issues of ceremony, ritual, myth and identity through a layering of concepts.

Mariposa Monarca

September 26 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: $3 plus paid Garden admission

Come surround yourself with hundreds of live monarchs at Mariposa Monarca. This engaging experience features interpretive displays about the lifecycle, migration patterns, environmental threats and conservation efforts of the monarch butterfly.

Legacy: Botanical Art Exhibition

October 15 - January 03
Recurring daily
Times: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Location: Desert Botanical Garden
Phone: (480) 941-1225
Admission: Included with paid Garden admission.

Twenty-six paintings and illustrations by artists from the United States, England and Scotland will be showcased.

Face to Face: 150 Years of Photographic Portraiture

September 19 - January 10
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

Explore the photographic portrait - the stories portraits tell, the ways photographers convey the essence of their subjects and the relationship between photographer and subject. Prints by Dorothea Lange, Yousuf Karsh and Richard Avedon are included.

A Natural Perspective: An International Juried Exhibition of the ASBA

October 03 - January 02
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

This exhibition showcases 40 botanical paintings in a variety of media by 35 members of the American Society of Botanical Artists and includes the works of four Arizona artists.

44th Annual Cowboy Artists of America Exhibition

October 18 - November 15
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

The most anticipated western fine art event in the country, this show presents a depiction of the West only the members of Cowboy Artists of America (CAA) can capture. More than 130 new works created by the 23 active members of CAA will be unveiled.

Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze

November 07 - March 07
Recurring daily
Times: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Thursday thru Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, Noon – 5:00 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays, Tuesdays and major holidays.
Location: Phoenix Art Museum
Phone: (602) 257-1222
Admission: $10 adults; $8 senior citizens (65+) and full-time students with ID; $4 children ages 6 to 17; Child

A whimsical exhibition that profiles the fanciful wardrobe of one of Beene’s long-time clients, Patsy Tarr, Geoffrey Beene: Trapeze features more than 30 garments dating from the 1980s and 1990s when Beene was at a creative peak.

Walker Moore Painting in Harmony

November 01 - November 30
Recurring daily
Times: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm, Thu: 7pm-9pm, Sun: 12pm-4pm
Location: Duley Jones Gallery
Phone: (480) 945-8475
Admission: FREE

Duley-Jones Gallery is pleased to feature the work of Walker Moore throughout the month of November.

Walker Moore is a collaborative effort between the husband and wife team of John Walker and Roxanne Moore. They work together on paintings (though not always at the same time) to create their alluring, beautifully serene work of doorways, stairs, and passageways. Moore explains: The result is a third style that doesnt look like either of our individual works. Using the time-tested medium of caseina water-based medium which uses milk protein as a binderthe paintings evoke a sense of mystery and curiosity.

Photos, visuals and additional information available upon request.

Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures

August 29 - November 28
Recurring daily
Times: Tue: 11:00am - 8:00pm, Wed - Sat: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Sun: 1:00-5:00pm, Mon: Closed
Location: ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
Phone: (480) 965-2787
Admission: FREE

Organized by curator Peter Held, Native Confluence speaks to a native worldview in terms of inter-generational methods of practicing sustainability. The approach to organic materials and tools from ancestral traditions allows new doors to open. Holistic in its outlook, the idea of sustainability is consciousness about the whole - whole community, world and self.

Aug. 24-29: Postcommodity residency-installation project opens to the public Aug. 29

Sept. 21-25: Nora Naranjo Morse residency

Oct. 9: Defining Sustainability season opening reception 7-9 p.m.

Nov. 9-14: Athena & Bill Steen residency, in conjunction with the Greenbuild
International Conference (tours at museum on Friday)

Events are free and open to everyone.

Fritz Scholder (1937-2005) A Review

October 19 - December 31
Recurring every week day
Times: 10p.m. - 5p.m. and By Appointment
Location: Larsen Gallery
Contact: Polly Larsen
Phone: (480) 941-0900

FRITZ SCHOLDER (1937-2005) A REVIEW opening OCTOBER 17TH - DECEMBER 31ST, 2009

OPENING RECEPTION will be held on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 2-5PM

Events - Exhibits

Events for 11/07/2009 - 11/13/2009

7 November

8 November

9 November

10 November

11 November

12 November

13 November

Events - Exhibits

Events for 11/07/2009 - 11/13/2009

7 November

8 November

9 November

10 November

11 November

12 November

13 November

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