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,…
Flinn and SAACA partner on bioscience-themed art exhibition
October 01, 2024
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…
Arizona Arts & Culture News: Somos Uno initiative; “Building for All Ages” groundbreaking; Navajo Astronomy; Flinn Spotlight
September 13, 2024
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…
Arizona Arts & Culture News: Rare ocelot sighting; National Lion Day; “iHola! West Valley”; Tucson Vogue
August 23, 2024
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…
Arizona Arts & Culture News: TRI-HEX-CIRC sculpture; Tempe funds arts; 130 years of Phoenix skyline; Heard’s “Art & Sole” exhibit
August 12, 2024
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…
Arizona Arts & Culture News: Canal Convergence; Chandler Youth Theatre; ¡Sombra! public art project
July 22, 2024
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 Arts & Culture News: Arizona Opera director; Cave Creek Museum; Navajo Code Talkers
July 12, 2024
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…