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RAW:Phoenix to “Incite” an Artistic Riot

Associate Editor — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:54:45 +0000

(Phoenix, AZ) RAW:Phoenix announces its next showcase themed “Incite” on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at the Hotel San Carlos Ghost Lounge beginning at 7:00pm. RAW hand-picks and spotlights local artistic talent in film, fashion, music, visual art, hair & makeup artistry, and performance art. “Incite” is a collaborative one night pop-up showcase featuring local artists [...]

Tibetan Buddhist Monks Create Mandala Sand Painting

Editor — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:54:01 +0000

(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery will be in residence March 3–6 at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, creating a mandala sand painting and presenting a variety of free lectures and discussions throughout the week. The monks will create the mandala using millions of grains of colored sand. Extraordinarily beautiful, [...]

Award-Winning Scottsdale Arts Festival Shines

Associate Editor — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:35:20 +0000

(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the 41st annual Scottsdale Arts Festival on March 11–13, 2011, in the beautiful downtown park at Scottsdale Civic Center. The Festival is made possible by 99.9 KEZ and Mix 96.9, SRP Earthwise Energy and Cuties Clementine. Recently named one of the country’s favorite arts [...]

Design Mesa’s 2011 Artwork for Bike Month

Editor — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:41:09 +0000

Calling all Mesa artists! Mesa wants you to design the artwork we’ll use to promote Valley Bike Month events in Mesa during the month of April. The winning design will be used on posters, flyers, t-shirts and on the Web. The winning artist will get a beach cruiser! The contest begins Feb. 7, 2011 and [...]

Free Art Friday Celebrates New Year’s Traditions

Associate Editor — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:32:39 +0000

TEMPE, Ariz. - Create art and learn about New Year’s traditions at Free Art Friday from 9 -11 a.m. on Jan. 21 at the Edna Vihel Activity Center, 3340 S. Rural Road. Free Art Friday is a free, family interactive art series that offers preschoolers and parents a wide range of art disciplines in a [...]

Annual Rockin’ ArtWalk Returns Jan. 15

Editor — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:57:59 +0000

You’ve Gotta Walk – ArtWalk – Before You Can Run! SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The 7th annual Rockin’ ArtWalk is returning to the Scottsdale Arts District on Saturday, Jan. 15, from 1-4pm, hosted by the Scottsdale Gallery Association and the City of Scottsdale. They say you’ve gotta walk – ArtWalk – before you can run! Just [...]

Scottsdale Artist Receives the Art Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award

Associate Editor — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:01:06 +0000

(Scottsdale, AZ) – The big awards for Kenneth M. Freeman chronicle the importance of this Scottsdale, AZ-based artist. For artist the cowboy hat and boots was not a gimmick or shtick. Neither was his Arizona attitude. Ken Freeman may have grown up in a traditional Jewish home in Chicago, Illinois but make no mistake … [...]

Western ArtWalk Strides into Scottsdale Oct. 14

Editor — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:28:35 +0000

Everyone Welcome to “ArtWalk the Line” at Downtown Scottsdale Event SCOTTSDALE – If yer boots were made for walkin’, here’s yer big break. The 21st annual Western ArtWalk strides back into town on Thursday, Oct. 14 from 7-9pm, turning back the cultural clock to when Scottsdale was “the West’s most Western town.” Each year, the [...]

Southwestern College Sponsors Grand Canyon State Games Art Contest

Editor — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:59:06 +0000

Grand Canyon State Games Art Contest Winners to Receive Southwestern College Scholarships PHOENIX, Ariz. – Southwestern College, title sponsor of the Grand Canyon State Games, announced today that it will offer tuition scholarships to winners in the 2010 Grand Canyon State Games Art Contest. The Art Contest promotes creativity through art as an effective method [...]

Art Institute of Phoenix Seeks Artists for Save the Chimps Exhibit

Editor — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:15:36 +0000

Save the Chimps Exhibit and Silent Auction to Benefit Save The Chimps Organization Phoenix, Arizona – The Art Institute of Phoenix is seeking artists to contribute original work for their exhibit and silent auction benefiting the Save The Chimps organization. Artwork should be inspired by the faces of the rescued chimpanzees on the Save The [...]