Preview of upcoming exhibitions and programs that may be of interest to higher education faculty.
$18- $23 Adults / $15- $20 Seniors 65+ / $13- $18 Students w/ID / Free- $14 for Youth / Free for Museum Members and Military Families
Our admission pricing flexes based on gallery closures and special exhibitions currently on view. All admission prices include special exhibitions. See exhibition pages for detailed pricing.
General admission is reduced to a voluntary donation during the times listed below. During these times, special-engagement exhibitions are not included and require a $5 ticket for entrance.
Wednesdays, 3pm-9pm
First Fridays, 6pm-10pm
Second Sundays, 12pm-5pm
Learn about upcoming exhibitions, grab a snack, and tour the galleries with Dr. Olga Tsoudis, Residential Faculty in Sociology at Estrella Mountain Community College.
All sessions are open to all.
Please Note: Starting in July, Slow Art & Mindfulness will be free with the purchase of General Admission. Pricing reflects General Admission.
Join us as we use art and guided meditation to connect to the moment and create a deeper understanding of artworks the fourth Thursday of every month. Take a little extra time to look, listen and relax your mind with our teams of museum educators and mindfulness guides. Presented in partnership with Hospice of the Valley, each session focuses on one work of art in the Museum, blending guided mindfulness practice with a deeper reflection of an individual artwork. Each week, we will explore a different artwork on view.
Presented in collaboration with Hospice of the Valley
Tickets are FREE for Educators
Join us for Phoenix Art Museum's 4th Annual Educator Arts Day and Cultural Resource Fair. Educators enjoy a FREE day of celebrating arts integrated learning:
-Engaging professional development workshops
-Cultural Resource Fair - Discover community resources available for you and your students
-Opportunities to network with educators from across Arizona
-Raffle with many great prizes
-Catered lunch from Palette Museum Café
-Continuing education credit certificate
All Arizona educators are welcome to attend: classroom, performing, and visual arts teachers from public, private and charter schools; community educators; preschool and out-of-school-time providers.
Don't wait! This event will sell out.
Space is limited - Pre-registration required.
Click here to purchase an Educator membership!
Event is FREE. Does not include General Admission. Space is extremely limited. Participants must read the book in advance. Reserve your ticket today.
THE FOREST LOVER BY SUSAN VREELAND
The Canadian artist Emily Carr (1871-1945) could be a feminist icon. Spirited and courageous, inspired by an inner vision of "distortion for expression" and by a mission to capture on canvas the starkly fierce totem poles carved by the Indian tribes of British Columbia, Carr endured the disapproval of her family and of society at large until her belated vindication. One of the pleasures of this beguiling novel based on Carr's life is the way Vreeland (Girl in Hyacinth Blue) herself has acquired a painter's eye; her descriptions of Carr's works are faithful evocations of the artist's dazzling colors and craft. No art schools taught the techniques that Carr felt suitable to the immense, rugged landscape of British Columbia. Moreover, when she ventured into isolated tribal villages and befriended the natives, braving physical discomfort and sometimes real danger, she was accused of "unwholesome socializing with primitives." Drawing on Carr's many journals, Vreeland imagines her experiences in remote areas of B.C. as well as in Victoria, Vancouver, and France. Vreeland emphasizes Carr's relationships with her rigidly conventional siblings and with her mentors and colleagues. She vividly describes the obstacles Carr faced when she ventured into the wilderness and in her periods of near poverty and self-doubt. Much of the suspense comes through Carr's affectionate relationship with a real woman, Sophie Frank, a Squamish basket maker. Vreeland provides this historical background with the same authoritative detail that she brings to the Victorian culture that challenged Carr's pioneering efforts. --Publishers Weekly
Poetry reading with Tommy Pico and Morgan Parker.
Presented with the University of Arizona Poetry Center. Sponsored by the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, the Creative Writing Program at Arizona State University, the Literary and Prologue Society of the Southwest, Superstition Review, and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
The Whole Story returns to Phoenix Art Museum on January 5, 2018. Featured storytellers take the stage on First Friday at 7:30pm.
The Whole Story is a personal storytelling event that began in January 2016. This live show seeks to bring greater depth and breadth to our understanding of the human experience from the Black perspective. To learn how to be a part of The Whole Story, visit www.thewholestoryis.com.
Space is limited, advance purchase is recommended.
Seating is first-come, first-seated.
Doors to Whiteman Hall open at 7pm.
"THE ART OF THE SATIRE" SUMMER FILM SERIES
Academy Award Nominee for best foreign language film. A respected museum curator, Christian's next show "The Square" is an installation reminding people of their role as responsible human beings. But the museum's PR agency creates an unexpected campaign that sends Christian into an existential crisis.
Runtime: 151 min
Rated: R
Generously sponsored by Contemporary Forum and Lisa Sette Gallery
Volunteers are the heart and soul of Phoenix Art Museum. This group of dedicated and passionate volunteers provides vital support to the Museum while working with staff and visitors in an energizing and inspiring environment. Volunteering is also a great way to get a behind-the-scenes look at the premiere arts institution in the Southwest. As a new volunteer to Phoenix Art Museum, the New Volunteer Orientation will aid you in your duties in assisting visitors and staff. Follow the prompts to reserve your spot on one of the session days that is convenient for you.
FREE reservation.
Poetry reading with Charles Simic.
Presented with the University of Arizona Poetry Center. Sponsored by the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, the Creative Writing Program at Arizona State University, the Literary and Prologue Society of the Southwest, Superstition Review, and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
Tickets are $5 / FREE for Members and Military Families during Voluntary Donation Times. Included with General Admission all other times.
Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire is a major traveling exhibition organized by the de Young Museum in San Francisco in collaboration with the National Institute of Anthropology and History of Mexico. With more than 250 outstanding objects from the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City, as well as important objects borrowed from North American institutions, Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire will provide a comprehensive insight into the art, everyday life, and religion of Teotihuacan, and its influence on other regions of Mexico.
The exhibition will explore the archaeological history of the city through sculptures, friezes and murals; domestic objects including vessels and figures, stone carvings, masks, statues of gods and representations of animals; and extraordinary objects crafted out of precious materials including jade, obsidian, greenstone, and onyx.
Over the course of the exhibition, Phoenix Art Museum will partner with Arizona State University and its world-class archaeology faculty to create community-wide, all-ages programs to enhance visitors’ experience of these World Heritage archaeological treasures, on view for the first time in the state of Arizona.
This exhibition is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Secretaría de Cultura through the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia de México.
BUILDING YOUR COLLECTION, HOW TO COLLECT LIKE A PRO
The 5th annual seminar in the Art & Legacy Planning Series will embrace how to effectively build a collection through research and art-selection techniques. The seminar is approved for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit.
Keynote Speakers:
- Amada Cruz, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO, Phoenix Art Museum
- Allison Gee, M.A., A.S.A., Allison Gee Fine Art Appraisals
Sponsored by Bonhams, Sacks Tierney P.A., Versant Capital Management
In partnership with The Loft Cinema we will be screening the documentary, Faces Places, at 7pm in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden. Outside food and beverages are not permitted. The film screening will take place outdoors.
Synopsis:
89 year-old Agnes Varda, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave, and acclaimed 33 year-old French photographer and muralist JR teamed up to co-direct this enchanting documentary/road movie. Kindred spirits, Varda and JR share a lifelong passion for images and how they are created, displayed and shared. Together they travel around the villages of France in JR's photo truck meeting locals, learning their stories and producing epic-size portraits of them. The photos are prominently displayed on houses, barns, storefronts and trains revealing the humanity in their subjects, and themselves. Faces Places documents these heart-warming encounters as well as the unlikely, tender friendship they formed along the way.
Directed by Agnes Varda, JR
Starring Agnes Varda, JR
Theatrical Release Date: October 6, 2017
Runtime: 90 min
This screening is part of the Loft Film Fest on the Road, made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts with support from Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment.
$1000 - Ruby Individual Ticket (per person)
Please contact specialevents@phxart org to secure a table of 10.
This fall, Phoenix Art Museum begins a full year of celebrations leading up to the Museum's 60th anniversary with this year's fall gala, The pARTy in the Garden on Saturday, November 3, 2018. Phoenix Art Museum's official 60th anniversary is November 18, 2019. The kick-off this fall revives the beloved pARTy, an annual Museum gala held from 2007-2015, to honor the past, present, and future of art and community in the heart of downtown Phoenix. Featuring an exclusive inside look at an anniversary-themed fashion installation alongside cutting edge contemporary installations, fine food, drinks, dancing, and the gala's first ever guest of honor, Arizona State University President Michael Crow, The pARTY in the Garden will play an essential role in supporting Phoenix Art Museum. Benefit galas in support of the Museum have raised more than $10.5 million dollars in vital funds supporting exhibition and arts education programs since The pARTy gala began in 2007.
The evening's festivities will begin in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden, areas of which will be transformed into elegant lounges, with custom cocktails courtesy of Arizona Distilling Co. and Codigo 1530. Over the course of the evening, The pARTy will move throughout the Museum featuring iconic fashion ensembles from the Museum's collection from 1959 and 1960, the first years the Museum opened its doors.
Additionally, guests will receive an exclusive viewing of the upcoming exhibition, Ragnar Kjartansson: Scandinavian Pain and Other Myths. Guests will also be able to view the Museum's recent acquisition of Kjartansson's work, The Visitors (2012), a highly acclaimed 9-screen video installation that features musicians and singers performing a song written by Asdis Sif Gunnarsdottir, Kjartansson's ex-wife.
A festive dinner will take places served at seated tables in Cummings Great Hall, featuring remarks honoring the commencement of the Museum's 60th anniversary season, and honoring Dr. Michael Crow for his influence in the thriving City of Phoenix and Central Corridor. Following dinner, guests will move back into the Dorrance Sculpture Garden for dessert, drinks, and dancing.
All proceeds from the event will support Phoenix Art Museum, enabling the Museum to open its doors to the community. Black and white cocktail attire is requested. Complimentary valet parking will be provided. Individual tickets begin at $750, with additional benefactor table and underwriter opportunities available at $50,000, $25,000, and $10,000.
For more information, or to purchase tickets or sponsorships, contact specialevents@phxart.org.
University of Arizona Poetry Series reading with Naomi Shihab Nye
Presented with the University of Arizona Poetry Center. Sponsored by the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing, the Creative Writing Program at Arizona State University, the Literary and Prologue Society of the Southwest, Superstition Review, and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.