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,…

Have you ever wondered what the retinal images of your eyes would look like printed on cotton? Perhaps a watercolor version of a breast cancer cell? Or DNA on fused glass?These are three of the 29 works of art on…

Tucson's 'Somos Uno' initiative unveils first State of Culture report / AZPM | The Somos Uno initiative, which aims to preserve and grow Tucson’s cultural heritage through arts, history, and community engagement, released its first major report that found a desire…

Rare ocelot caught on camera in Arizona, the first sighting in its area for 50 years / Smithsonian Magazine | A wildlife camera captured a rare sighting of an endangered ocelot in Arizona this summer. The video marks the first ocelot…

Sculpture at Scottsdale roundabout joins city's public art collection / KTAR | The city of Scottsdale has unveiled a 50-foot steel sculpture at a roundabout in north Scottsdale that geometrically transforms from a circle at its base to a hexagon…

Scottsdale Arts announces 2024 Canal Convergence festival details / Phoenix New Times | Canal Convergence, the annual festival produced by Scottsdale Arts, will be held Nov. 8-17 at the Scottsdale Waterfront. The free, 10-night event features large-scale public artworks created by artists…

Arizona Opera director leaving after eight seasons / Tucson.com | Joseph Specter will leave the Arizona Opera at the end of the upcoming season. Specter has been the company’s president and general director since 2016. The Opera was founded in 1971…