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Video adds new dimension to current show at ASU Ceramics Research Center

Featured photo: Sam Brennan, “MOIRÉ,” 2013. Still from video, image courtesy of the artist and Jack Tompkins. The expectation upon entering the Ceramics Research Center, a well-respected satellite of the Arizona State University Art Museum, is to see prized works in clay, porcelain and mixed media, and usually that is the case. But for the … Continue reading Video adds new dimension to current show at ASU Ceramics Research Center

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For kids in need of summer diversions, try art

Image: Ceramic/mixed media work by Esmeralda DeLaney, “Madonna and Kids: Omar and Angeline.” Art museums and galleries don’t usually spring to mind when families with school-age children (read: bored school-age children) are casting about for summer activities. Even water parks can get old, right? Fortunately, Phoenix is enjoying a summer of many art opportunities brimming … Continue reading For kids in need of summer diversions, try art

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Getting to know site-specific installations at ASU, SMoCA

If you are intrigued by the trend in visual art toward site-specific, mixed-media installation versus the more commonplace paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc., then you might want to check out three shows at the ASU Art Museum and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. First: “Wendy Maruyama: Executive Order 9066” at the Arizona State University Art … Continue reading Getting to know site-specific installations at ASU, SMoCA

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13 reasons to bring back Feast on the Street in 2014

From my vantage point at the information booth at First Street and Roosevelt in downtown Phoenix, I could see that the Saturday, April 13, debut of Feast on the Street — combining community dining, food trucks, a beer garden, a “community salad toss,” gardening displays, live entertainment and kids activities — was an inspired idea. … Continue reading 13 reasons to bring back Feast on the Street in 2014

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Arizona has rightful claim to inspiring, nurturing famous artists

Taking in an exhibit like “Collecting Arizona,” currently at the ASU Art Museum, is like watching an all-star game, although in this case the baseball heroes are art heroes — painters, ceramists, photographers and others with strong ties to the Grand Canyon State. Arizona State University curated the show to coincide with our state’s Centennial, … Continue reading Arizona has rightful claim to inspiring, nurturing famous artists