‘Lost a giant’: Remembering Ben Tyler, powerhouse player in Phoenix theater / Arizona Republic
Ben Tyler, powerhouse player in the Phoenix theater community and beyond, has died after a yearlong battle with cancer. Tyler was an actor, director, playwright, producer, artistic director and a founder of the Mill Avenue Theatre in Tempe.
Arts funding dispersed in Tucson just before NEA tried to rescind it / Arizona Daily Star
The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona doled out more than $850,000 in grants in April just weeks before the National Endowment for the Arts attempted to rescind the funding.
Phoenix Art Museum’s new curator is rediscovering Western art — and you’re invited / Arizona Republic
From ranch-town Amarillo, Texas, to Phoenix-based art devotee, JoAnna Reyes’ role as a curator for the Art of the Americas at the Phoenix Art Museum is much more than a career milestone for her — it’s a time of renaissance.
‘A Great collaboration’: Tohono Chul Park and Children’s Museum Oro Valley provide unity in the Sonoran Desert / Tucson Weekly
Youngsters visiting Children’s Museum Oro Valley, within Tohono Chul Park, get to play in nature. That’s one of the mutual benefits described by leaders of both institutions about their 2-1/2-year union.
Phoenix Symphony members tour Valley providing music therapy / Daily Independent
The Phoenix Symphony is counting down to its new season, which opens in October. While a recent gig was smaller than those they’ll soon encounter at Symphony Hall, the connection proved just as deep.
Upcoming events:
Aug. 9: Arizona Got Talent, Tempe Center for the Arts
Aug. 23-24: 14th annual Hopi Arts & Cultural Festival, Flagstaff
Through Aug. 29: Stay Cool Free Summer Concert Series, Chandler
Sept. 18 – 27: Ballet Under the Stars, Ballet Arizona, Multiple Locations
Through Sept. 28: The World of Anna Sui, Phoenix Art Museum
Through Oct. 27: Poetry Maps • Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff
Through December 2025: Art of Achievement: Celebrating 40 Years of Flinn Scholars, Flinn Foundation, Phoenix (by appointment)