Events & Activities
Phoenix Art Museum offers a rich and diverse schedule of monthly activities that enrich and entertain. Scroll below for the latest. First Fridays are free.
First Fridays
Friday, June 6, 6 – 10pm
Enjoy free admission, tours of our contemporary collection, sketching in the galleries with a live model and music by DJ William Reed. Read more about him in Get Out magazine.
VinArte First Fridays Wine Tasting Series
Every First Friday (excluding May)
The Museum’s Men’s Arts Council and Women’s Metropolitan Arts Council present the VinArte First Fridays Wine Tasting Series. Held on the first Friday of every month (excluding May), this education wine series is perfect for novices wanting to learn more about wine as well as for connoisseurs. Tickets are $25, which includes premium wine and gourmet appetizers. All wine is available for sale at well below retail prices. All proceeds benefit the PhxArtKids Gallery.
For more information, or tickets, call Kelly Whitton at (602) 307-2007
Special Events
Every year, the Museum's 11 volunteer organizations raise funds to support various aspects of the Museum and its operations, hosting road rallies to gala parties.
Murals Under The Stars: Diego Rivera, His Life and Work
Friday, May 16 at 7:30 PM
Mexico’s undisputed giant of 20th century art, also Frida Kahlo’s bad boy husband, created incredibly forceful and politically-oriented murals and art admired the world over.
Phoenix Art Museum’s advocate group, Latin American Art Alliance (LAAA), is pleased to present a spectacular evening of Rivera’s rarely seen work through a multi-media presentation and lecture to be given by world renowned art expert Gregorio Luke, former director of Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA
The presentation will be held out doors in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden with special screens and the latest digital equipment, giving guests the sensation of being in front of the original murals.
Immediately following the “Murals Under the Stars” there will be a Latino Jazz Trio featuring Kiara Duran on the terrace with appetizers and desserts, coffee and brandy, and Latin American beers and wines.
Writing about Kiara, Entertainment World writes:
"This young woman has a beautiful voice and the way she puts it to use is utterly amazing. Picturesque lyrics with some great light percussion and guitar strums on “Here With Me” make it bliss to listen to. Keep your eyes peeled for this woman, she has the talent."
Tickets for the gala evening include the lecture and reception, with prices beginning at $65.00 per person and are available now through the LAAA web site or by calling (602) 307-2080.
International Museum Day
Sunday, May 18. Regular Museum Hours.
Get two museums for the price of one! Phoenix Art Museum is teaming up with the Heard Museum Phoenix to offer an exceptional experience in the heart of downtown. Visit Phoenix Art Museum and take your receipt to the Heard for free admission, or vice versa. This offer is only valid on International Museum Day, May 18, 2008.
Become a Volunteer Docent!
Monday, May 19, 10am
Do you have an interest in art, enjoy learning and want to serve the community as a volunteer? Consider becoming a Phoenix Art Museum Docent! Docents lead tours of the Museum, present gallery talks, assist in the Museum’s library department and present outreach programs in the community. Docent training lasts 18 months; classes meet each Friday from September through May. Art history, public speaking and research are among the subjects covered. You need not have an art history background to participate. To find out more, please join us at the Docent Membership Coffee for prospective volunteer docents on Monday, May 19, 10am at the Museum.
For further information, call (480) 991-8004
Select Partner Events
Every month we work with our community partners to highlight new and exiciting events around the valley. Be sure to check back reguarly for updates!
My Fair Lady at ASU Gammage
Tuesday June 17 through Sunday June 22
Cameron Mackintosh and the National Theatre of Great Britain’s acclaimed new production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY premieres at ASU Gammage, June 17-22. The award-winning production comes to the U.S. direct from its 2001 West End run and U.K. national tour. Acclaimed British theatre actors Christopher Cazenove and Lisa O’Hare star as Professor Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle.
Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.
**Phoenix Art Museum patrons receive special discounts on tickets to all ASU Gammage shows!
Visit EventUsher and use password AZCULTURE.
Gardians of the Camargue: The French Buckaroo Tradition
Through July 31 at Burton Barr Central Library
A new exhibit opening May 9 at Burton Barr Central Library, will give visitors an inside look at a centuries-old cowboy culture in France.
“Gardians of the Camargue: The French Buckaroo Tradition” will feature 69 framed photographs and artifacts depicting the culture of the Gardians of the Camargue.
The exhibit features the black-and-white photography of Kevin Martini-Fuller, the color photography of Lorraine d’ Entremont Rawls, the interpretive paintings of Karen Foster-Wells, along with tools and clothing unique to the Camargue region.
In a small area of southern France called the Camargue, there are cowboys or “gardians” not unlike Arizona’s own. The Brotherhood of the Gardians dates back to 1512. In 1905, this culture was revived by French writer and rancher Folo de Baroncelli. He was inspired by seeing Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show in Paris.
For more information, call 602-262-4636 or visit the library website.