Arizona Arts & Culture News: Immigration art exhibit; Pow Wow portraits; African American Museum of Southern Arizona; Art in algae
February 14, 2025
Three Tucson art shows reflect on border scenes; joys, anxieties of immigration / Arizona Daily Star Three independent exhibits at the Tucson Desert Art Museum, Tohono Chul and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum reflect on the constancy of immigration throughout history, with…
Arizona Arts & Culture News: Desert Botanical Garden turns 86; Rosie’s House; New performing arts center; Art on the Lake festival
January 24, 2025
The Desert Botanical Garden is turning 86. How the Papago Park preserve came to be / Arizona Republic The Desert Botanical Garden, an oasis nestled among the red rocks of Papago Park, turns 86 in February. From 1939 to this year,…
Arizona Arts & Culture News: ‘Brains and Beauty’ exhibit; Flinn pledges nearly $4M; ‘Chaos Theory’; The Nash reopens
December 13, 2024
John and Lauri Maeder craft art in ‘desert lace’ / Sedona Red Rock News John and Lauri Maeder have discovered a way to reveal unique aspects of cacti innards in their artwork and jewelry. Their process of removing the plant’s…
Flinn commits nearly $4M to Arizona arts groups
November 27, 2024
The Flinn Foundation is pledging almost $4 million to Arizona arts and culture organizations, a substantial financial commitment designed to support the groups’ long-term sustainability. The grants, which run through 2027, will directly support 18 of the state’s largest arts…
Arizona Arts & Culture News: ‘Desert lace’ cactus art; Native art history; Art from Scratch exhibit
November 22, 2024
John and Lauri Maeder craft art in ‘desert lace’ / Sedona Red Rock News John and Lauri Maeder have discovered a way to reveal unique aspects of cacti innards in their artwork and jewelry. Their process of removing the plant’s…
NEH Chair and Flinn Scholar Shelly Lowe recounts her journey
October 31, 2024
By Brian PowellFlinn Foundation Shelly Lowe laughed when she was asked to define the humanities. As chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Lowe said that’s one of the difficulties of her job. “Humanities are our creation stories,” Lowe…
Arizona Arts & Culture News: Mesa Arts Center executive director named; Tempe Arts in Schools grants; AI in botany
October 11, 2024
Tripoli named executive director of Mesa Arts Center / QueenCreekSunTimes.com | Mandy Tripoli has been with the city for 13 years in various positions within the Mesa Arts Center. As executive director, she’ll oversee programming and operations, including Performing Live, Art Studios,…