The milestone event will commemorate six decades of supporting fashion and the arts in Arizona while bringing together community leaders, philanthropists, fashion enthusiasts and supporters of the Phoenix Art Museum. The Holiday Luncheon has long served as a celebration of creativity, culture and philanthropy, helping advance the Museum’s fashion initiatives and educational programming.

As chairs, Love and Robertson will help guide planning and fundraising efforts for the 2026 event, which will take place on Monday, Dec. 7 at the Arizona Biltmore.

“What an honor and pleasure it is to serve as the Holiday Luncheon Co-Chair for this special year as we celebrate ACI’s 60th Anniversary. I can attest to the impact ACI has in supporting Phoenix Art Museum’s fashion initiatives through my previous service on the ACI Board and as the 2018 Holiday Luncheon Chair. I look forward to honoring this milestone year while helping bring our community together in support of fashion, art and philanthropy,” said Lynne Love, Co-Chair of the Arizona Costume Institute’s 2026 Holiday Luncheon.

“I am honored to serve as co-chair of the Arizona Costume Institute’s 2026 Holiday Luncheon and support an organization that has championed fashion and the arts for six decades. The opportunity to bring together community leaders, philanthropists and supporters in celebration of ACI’s 60th anniversary is incredibly meaningful, and I look forward to helping create a memorable event that advances the important work of Phoenix Art Museum,” said Andrea Robertson, co-chair of the Arizona Costume Institute’s 2026 Holiday Luncheon.

Joining Love and Robertson in supporting the 2026 Holiday Luncheon are Ambassadors Carolyn Jackson and Matthew Boland. Additional leadership roles and event participants will be announced in the coming months.

About the Chairs

Lynne Love is a respected philanthropist, community leader and longtime supporter of Arizona’s arts and cultural community. A dedicated volunteer and advocate for charitable causes throughout the Valley, she has held numerous leadership roles, including Phoenix Heart Ball Chair, Arizona Women’s Board President, Authors Luncheon Chair benefiting kidney health initiatives in Arizona and Phoenix Theatre Gala Co-Chair.

A longtime supporter of the Arizona Costume Institute, Love served on the ACI Board of Directors for five years and previously chaired the organization’s 2018 Holiday Luncheon featuring renowned London milliner Stephen Jones. She has also served on the Xavier College Preparatory Board of Trustees, chaired Key to the Cure benefiting the American Cancer Society and supported organizations including Phoenix Art Museum’s pARTy, Runway to Research and Honor Ball.

Love’s contributions have earned her numerous honors, including recognition as a Heart Ball Sweetheart, recipient of the Phoenix Theatre Women Who Care Award and a Trends Charitable Fund Fashionality honoree. She is passionate about mentoring emerging philanthropic leaders and supporting organizations that strengthen Arizona’s arts and nonprofit communities.

Andrea Robertson is a philanthropist, entrepreneur and community advocate dedicated to creating opportunities and resources for individuals with disabilities and their families. She is the founder of Lexie’s Voice Foundation and Lexie’s Ranch, Arizona-based nonprofit organizations inspired by her daughter, Lexie, that provide inclusive programming, advocacy and support services for individuals with special needs.

Under Robertson’s leadership, the organizations have grown into impactful community resources that foster inclusion, connection and empowerment for families across Arizona. Beyond her nonprofit work, she is an active supporter of numerous charitable and community initiatives throughout the Valley and is passionate about bringing people together to create meaningful change. Her dedication to service and philanthropy has made her a respected leader within Arizona’s nonprofit community.

Event Details

The 2026 Holiday Luncheon will take place on Monday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Arizona Biltmore.

Additional information on this year’s guest speaker, ticketing and table sponsorships, and other exciting programming details will be available later this summer.

2026 ACI Holiday Luncheon Leadership:

Chairs

Lynne Love

Andrea Roberston

Luncheon Ambassadors

Carolyn Jackson

Matthew Boland

Committee

Tanya Badyal
Sandy Becker
Ronna Beeson
Lisa Bell
Charlene Berge
Juliet Burgess
Linda Cohen
Meredith Cohen
Jenna Condas
Lee Courtney
Oscar De las salas
Nissa Dell
Shawnee Doherty
Carol Dries
Rebecca Fowler
Jay Franke
Elizabeth Garrett
Natalie Gaylord
Lisa Geyser
Laurie Goldstein
Suzi Hilton
Justine Hurry
Kimberly Jacobsen
Donna Johnson
Kelly Kolicko
Jill Krigsten
Joseph Leeds
Brooke Levy
Barbara Lytle
Ina Manaster
Philip Manghisi
Beth McRae
Jennifer Moser
Diane O’Malley
Joanne Osborne
Lory Parsons
Donna Pettigrew Hicks
Dawna Pitts
Sally Pope
Lisa Portigal
Helene Presutti
Sherri Quinn
Bea Rocklin
Chrissy Sayare
Jennifer Schuitemaker
Lisa Shapiro
Nancy Singer
Joy Sprink
Catherine Tuton
Vicki Vaughn
Teana Wagner
Pat Watts
Eileen Yeung

For more information: special.events@phxart.org or 602.307.2082.  If you are interested in setting up an interview with the chairs, please reach out to natalie@mcraeagency.com.

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PHOENIX (June 25, 2026) – On July 29, 2026, Phoenix Art Museum premieres the 2025 Arizona Artist Awards exhibitions, featuring works by 2025 Scult Family Artist Award recipient Alice Leora Briggs in a solo exhibition and works by 2025 Sally and Richard Lehmann Emerging Artists Awards recipients Chris Ignacio and Jan Talmadge Davids in a group exhibition. In NOW WHAT?, Briggs reflects on human mortality and the passage of time through an intimate display anchored by her signature sgraffito. In adjacent galleries, Ignacio premieres a new series, Everything is Ourselves, that draws from puppetry and performance traditions to consider how animated objects function as extensions of identity, while Talmadge Davids showcases work from her series repair(ian) that examines the relationship between physical landscape and emotional identity and geographies. The exhibitions are on view through January 24, 2027. Opening-day events include a public lecture at 6:30 pm by Briggs, who will discuss her process and works featured in the exhibition. Tickets to Briggs’ lecture are free for Members and $5 for the general public and can be reserved here (advance registration is recommended).

“In alignment with our mission to serve our local community and champion Arizona-based artists through our annual Artist Awards program, we are honored to present the work of Alice Leora Briggs, Chris Ignacio, and Jan Talmadge Davids this year,” said Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO at Phoenix Art Museum. “This cohort brings a wide range of artistic practices that yield engaging, evocative, and intimate reflections on difficult realities that face humanity, from mortality and shifting identities to personal and collective connections to place.”

Based in Tucson, Arizona, Alice Leora Briggs investigates human frailties and mortality through mediums spanning drawings, woodcuts, letterpress broadsides, site-specific installations, and books. Approaching her work with curiosity, compassion, and fearlessness, Briggs does not view mortality as an endpoint but rather an opportunity to consider the possibilities and changes that arise as one’s life progresses. In NOW WHAT?, visitors explore the artist’s works on paper, site-specific installation, and sgraffito compositions, which Briggs creates by coating panels with clay and acrylic medium, airbrushing the surface with black Indian ink, and then using drawing tools such as X-Acto knives, fiberglass pencils, and steel wool to cut into the surface. Visitors also encounter the words of Briggs’ 104-year-old mother on the walls and embedded into the artwork itself, prompting deeper contemplations on time, memory, and the fragility of life.

A Filipino American puppeteer, producer, educator, and interdisciplinary artist based in Phoenix, Arizona, Chris Ignacio debuts his new series, Everything is Ourselves, which features mixed-media installation and video works that explore the tradition of animating objects—from prehistoric figures carved from clay and stone to digital avatars—and how this practice reveals the human impulse to construct meaning, try on and create identities, and attain cosmological understanding.

Born in Tucson, Jan Talmadge Davids works in clay and mixed media to reinterpret the landscapes of her childhood and articulate ideas of place-making. At PhxArt, she expands on her series, repair(ian), through video and porcelain works based on her observations of flora, wild clay, and the natural landscape, which stand as elegies to honor the landscapes that shape our identities and inform our sense of belonging. Her works are imbued with lamentation and hope, fragility and strength, mirroring the geographies affected by climate crisis and agricultural abuse that have inspired the artist’s work.

“It has been a pleasure to work with Alice, Chris, and Jan over this last year,” said Christian Ramírez, Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement. “These artist have built multifaceted practices with a detailed eye towards craftsmanship. Their work stands as a testament to the strength of the artistic community here in Arizona.”

If you would like high-resolution photography related to the exhibitions, or if you would like to interview any of the Scult and Lehmann Award recipients, contact the Communications Office at kaylee.weyrauch@phxart.org or press@phxart.org.

About the Exhibition

The Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Scult Family Artist Award; Sally and Richard Lehmann; and the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. 

NOW WHAT? and the 2025 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards exhibitions are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement. Their Phoenix premiere is made possible by the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence.

Additional support is provided by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 

All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin. 

Admission is free for Museum Members and youth aged 5 and younger. Entrance into the exhibition is included in general admission for the public. Visitors may also enjoy reduced admission to the exhibition during voluntary-donation times on Wednesdays from 3 – 8 pm, made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation, and First Fridays from 5 – 8 pm, made possible by APS with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation. For a full breakdown of general admission prices and hours, see phxart.org/visit/.

About the Scult Family Artist Award

Each year, Phoenix Art Museum recognizes a mid-career Arizona-based artist with the Scult Family Artist Award. Eligible candidates must have resided in Arizona for a minimum of four consecutive years and are nominated by a group of curators, museum directors, and other arts professionals from across the state. Their candidacy is evaluated based on their demonstration of artistic excellence, active creation and exhibition of new work, and career-spanning evolution. Following a robust review process, a jury of curators, art scholars, artists, and other experts and professionals in the field from across the country selects the recipient. The Scult Family Artist Award includes monetary support of $20,000 and an invitation to present a solo exhibition of new and past work at the Museum. The 2025 Scult Artist Award jury included Lana Meador, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, San Antonio Museum of Art; Olivia Miller, Executive Director, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon; Ann Morton, 2019 Scult Family Artist Award recipient; Christian Ramírez, Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement, Phoenix Art Museum; and Jeff Scult.

About the Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards

The Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards foster the creative practices and careers of emerging Arizona-based artists. Candidates must have resided in Arizona for a minimum of one year and are invited to apply through an annual open call hosted by Artlink, a non-profit organization that has supported and amplified Arizona artists and community-based art events and initiatives for more than 30 years. Recipients receive $10,000 in monetary support and the opportunity to present a joint exhibition at the Museum with fellow Lehmann awardees. The 2025 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards jury was also assembled by Ramírez and included Ramírez; Lana Meador, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, San Antonio Museum of Art; Olivia Miller, Executive Director, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon; Ann Morton, 2019 Scult Family Artist Award recipient; and Sally Lehmann.

About Phoenix Art Museum

Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art and fashion of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and art experiences. Each year, more than 250,000 guests engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions, as well as the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion. The Museum also presents vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson and is home to The Gene and Cathy Lemon Art Research Library, The Thorne Miniature Rooms, The Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis, and Arizona Costume Institute (ACI). For the community, PhxArt hosts lectures, live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education workshops, family-focused programs, and more. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880. 

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FEATURED EVENTS

2025 Arizona Artist Awards Exhibition Opening + Artist Lecture with Alice Leora Briggs

Wednesday, July 29, 2026 

5 pm | Artist Reception

6:30 pm | Artist Talk with 2025 Scult Family Artist Award Recipient Alice Leora Briggs

Free for Members + Summer Pass holders | $5 for the General Public 

Join Phoenix Art Museum to celebrate the opening of the 2025 Arizona Artist Awards exhibitions, honoring the latest recipients of the Scult Family Artist Award and the Sally and Richard Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards: Alice Leora Briggs, Jan Talmadge Davids, and Chris Ignacio. The evening begins with a community reception, followed by an artist talk in the Museum’s Whiteman Hall featuring 2025 Scult Award recipient Alice Leora Briggs, who will discuss her technical process, recent work, and creative practice.

Tickets are available here.

The Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Scult Family; Sally and Richard Lehmann; and the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund.

Kids Day at PhxArt

Sunday, July 12 | Noon – 5 pm

Free for Members + Summer Pass holders | Included with general admission

Every second Sunday of the month, bring the whole family to Phoenix Art Museum for a day of hands-on creativity and play! Designed for visitors of all ages, Kids Day at PhxArt features interactive, in-gallery art-making and Storytime programming that connect you with PhxArt’s collection and special exhibitions.

This July, Kids Day is inspired by the vibrant worlds of music and sound to celebrate the Museum’s newest installation, The Instrument of Troubled Dreams (2018) by Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, and dive into a symphony of fun:

• Noon-5 pm | Compose a paper craft inspired by music and sound
• Noon-5 pm | Construct a noise maker made of everyday objects
• 1:30-2 pm | A live reading of ZIn Zin Zin a Violin by Lloyd Moss 
• 2-2:45 pm | Performance by The Phoenix Symphony

Tickets are available here. All art-engagement programming is included free with general admission.

Kids Day is made possible by Desert Financial Credit Union, the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Films at PhxArt: Silence of the Lambs with Brian Raftery

Saturday, July 18 | 1 pm

Free for Members | Included in General Admission
Featuring a live introduction by Hannibal Lecter: A Life author Brian Raftery and a post-screening book signing

As Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee who enlists the help of the infamous Hannibal “the Cannibal” Lecter to gain insight into the mind of another killer, Jodie Foster subverts classic gender dynamics and gives one of the most memorable performances of her career. Anthony Hopkins plays the archetypal antihero—cultured, quick-witted, and savagely murderous—delivering a harrowing portrait of humanity gone terribly wrong.

About Hannibal Lecter: A Life

Drawing from exclusive interviews and previously unseen archival materials, this one-of-its-kind biography of Hannibal Lecter documents the cannibal’s journey from terrifying villain to unexpectedly adored antihero.

About Brian Raftery

Brian Raftery is a journalist, podcaster, and author. His works include the books Hannibal Lecter: A Life (2026) and Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen (2019). He also wrote and hosted the narrative podcasts Mission Accomplished, The Hollywood Hack, Do We Get to Win this Time?, and Gene & Roger, all produced by Spotify and The Ringer. A former senior writer for Wired, Brian’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, GQ, The Ringer, and New York Magazine, among several other publications.

Tickets are available here.

The book Hannibal Lecter: A Life will be available to purchase at the Museum Store.

Films at PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.

Summer with Sissy Art

Free for Members + Summer Pass holders |
Included with general admission

In July and August, join local art + social collective Sissy Art (@sissyart) for art-making in the galleries! Sissy Art offers an exciting and relaxing way to craft and unleash your inner artist with unique hands-on creative activities.

• Friday, July 3 | 5 – 8 pm* – Drawing Club with Live Clown Model
• Friday, July 24 | 5 – 8 pm – Picasso Collage Self Portraits
• Wednesday, August 5* | 5 – 8 pm – Drawing Club with Live Model
• Saturday, August 22 | 1 – 4 pm – DIY Sock Puppets

*Free-access times

Art-making activities are included with general admission.
Purchase tickets here.

Summer Symphony Series

Free for Members + Summer Pass holders | Included with general admission

The Phoenix Symphony is coming to PhxArt for six performances this summer. Catch them on select Sundays during Kids Day (July 12, August 9, and September 13, from 2–2:45 pm) and on select Wednesday evenings throughout the season (July 22, August 19, and September 16, from 5–5:30 pm*). Save the dates and come experience the Museum in a whole new way.

*Free-access times

Performances are included with general admission.

Purchase tickets here.

OPENING SOON

2025 Arizona Artist Awards

2025 Arizona Artist Awards

Opening July 29, 2026

In NOW WHAT?, 2025 Scult Family Artist Award recipient Alice Leora Briggs reflects on human mortality and the passage of time through an intimate display anchored by her signature sgraffito works and a site-specific installation. In adjacent galleries, 2025 Lehmann Emerging Artists Awards recipient Chris Ignacio premieres a new series, Everything is Ourselves, that draws from puppetry and performance traditions to consider how animated objects function as extensions of identity, while fellow Lehmann Award recipient Jan Talmadge Davids showcases repair(ian), a series that examines the relationship among physical landscape, emotional identity, and geographies.

The Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Scult Family Artist Award; Sally and Richard Lehmann; and the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Alice Leora Briggs: NOW WHAT? and the 2025 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards exhibitions are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement. Their Phoenix premiere is made possible by the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence. Additional support is provided by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

Ecstatic Time: The Alchemy of Photography

Ecstatic Time: The Alchemy of Photography

Opening July 29, 2026

Ecstatic Time: The Alchemy of Photography features nearly 100 works from the collection of the University of Arizona’s Center for Creative Photography (CCP) in Tucson that demonstrate the transformative, experimental, and whimsical nature of the medium. Featured works span nearly the entire history of the medium, presenting everything from still lifes to time-lapse and astronomical imagery. The exhibition celebrates the 20-year anniversary of the landmark partnership between Phoenix Art Museum and CCP.

Ecstatic Time: The Alchemy of Photography is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. The exhibition is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

NEW ON VIEW

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller: The Instrument of Troubled Dreams

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller: The Instrument of Troubled Dreams

On view through 2027

The Instrument of Troubled Dreams by Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller is now on view to Arizona audiences for the first time. Internationally recognized Canadian artists Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller are known for their immersive multimedia sound installations and audio and video walking tours that invite visitor engagement and sensory engagement. The Instrument of Troubled Dreams is an interactive, room-sized audio installation featuring a replica of a 1960s Mellotron, 23 speakers encircling the listener/performer, and chairs. Museum visitors are invited to sit and play the instrument, experiencing a range of music, vocal tracks, and background sounds played back in full spherical surround.

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller’s The Instrument of Troubled Dreams is on loan from the Diane and Bruce Halle Collection.Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection

Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection

On view through January 3, 2027

Following the urbanization of Paris, industry giants such as Michelin, Dunlop, Continental, Pirelli, and Goodyear followed in the footsteps of talented lithographers and recognized posters as an effective form of communication.

Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection features 15 oversized posters from approximately 1900 to 1930 that celebrate industrial innovation and the growing popularity of the automobile. Drawn exclusively from the Collection of Discount Tire, the posters trace both artistic innovation and industrial transformation.

Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and co-curated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections and Susan Driver, Curator, Collection of Discount Tire. Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection is made possible by Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

CLOSING SOON

Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection

Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection

Closing July 26, 2026

Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection presents more than 30 examples of painting, sculpture, and decorative arts drawn from the most important Florentine Baroque art collection outside of Italy.

Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection is organized by Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl with the generous support of the Haukohl Philanthropies. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections. Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection is made possible by FOCUS on European Art.Additional support is provided by Joanna and Mick Levin.All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

For a full list of exhibitions on view now at Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/.

OTHER JULY EVENTS

Storytime
Thursday, July 2 | 10:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission

For more information, click here.

Storytime is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Object of the Month: Black and White Checked Suit
July 2, 4, 16, 23, 30 | 11:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission

For more information, click here.

Object of the Month is made possible by CMI Gold & Silver.

First Friday

Friday, July 3 | 5 – 8 pm

Free general admission | $10 special exhibition

Tickets are available here.

First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.

Create Playdate

Saturday, July 4, 11, 18, 25 | 11 am – 3 pm 

Free for Members | Included with general admission

For more information, click here.

Create Playdate is made possible by The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Films at PhxArt: Network

Wednesday, July 8 | 6 pm

Free for Members | $8 for general public
Tickets are available here.

Films at PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

Sunday, July 19 | 1 pm

$15 for Members | $20 for General Public 
Tickets are available here.

OTHER DISCOUNTED + FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission

Free for Museum Members | $10 special exhibition

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.

Military Discount

Active-duty U.S. military personnel and their families enjoy free admission from Armed Forces Day (May 16, 2026) through Labor Day (September 7, 2026) as part of the Blue Star Museums program.

Summer Pass

From Memorial Day through Labor Day, get out of the heat and into our air-conditioned galleries with the PhxArt Summer Pass.

For just $75, pass holders get:

• Unlimited visits from May 27–September 6, 2026 
• Free general admission for two adults and all youth (17 and under) 

• Free monthly film screenings 
• Free access to Create Playdate + Sissy Art art-making activations in the galleries
• Free access to artist lectures
• 10% off at the award-winning Museum Store 
• And more!

For more information, click here.

About Phoenix Art Museum

Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. Each year, 300,000 guests on average engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion design, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. PhxArt also presents live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education programs and workshops, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880. 

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PhxArt Summer Pass

Summers in Phoenix require the perfect indoor escape to get out of the heat. Phoenix Art Museum has you covered with its PhxArt Summer Pass. For just $75, pass holders get unlimited free general admission* from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend for two adults and all youth (17 and under) to experience great art and engagement opportunities in our air-conditioned galleries.  

Summer Pass perks include: 

• Unlimited visits from May 27–September 6, 2026 
• Free general admission for two adults and all youth (17 and under) 
• Monthly film screenings
• 10% off at the award-winning Museum Store
• Art-making activities + more

And if pass holders don’t want the fun to end after Labor Day, they can apply the cost of their Summer Access pass toward any annual Membership. Join today!

*General Admission access during regular Museum hours. Does not include special exhibition tickets during Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays and First Fridays or discounts at Alden restaurant. Valid May 27 –September 6, 2026. Cannot be combined with other offers. May be applied to annual Membership at the end of the access period. 

FEATURED EVENTS

Juneteenth

June 13 | 10 am – 5 pm

$10 for Adults + Students | $5 for Youth (6–17)

In collaboration with Black Rodeo USA Foundation, PhxArt is celebrating Juneteenth on Saturday, June 13 as a kickoff to The Valley of the Sun Juneteenth Celebration taking place later in the evening. The Museum will be open with discounted admission all day on Saturday, including additional programming and access to special-engagement exhibitions Eric Fischl: Stories Told and Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection.

The word “Juneteenth” is derived from combining the words “June” and “nineteenth,” in honor of the day in 1865 when Union soldiers landed in Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and all enslaved peoples were free. The Valley of the Sun Juneteenth Celebration has been a tradition in Phoenix for more than 20 years.

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK | The Joeys

Thursday, June 18 | Bar + Doors open @ 5 pm | Show @ 6 pm

Free for Members | General Admission for the public 

On June 18, SOUNDCHECK welcomes The Joeys, a three-piece Rock n’ Roll outfit from Phoenix, Arizona. Dean Cheney, Logan Cormany, and Hayden Lamm began performing together in 2019 and have been frequenting local music clubs and festival lineups ever since. They’ve opened for Alice Cooper, The Black Lips, 10cc, and The Meteors and were voted “Best Band” in PHOENIX Magazine’s 2025 “Best of the Valley” issue. They’ve also won the Proof is in the Pudding, one of the biggest music competitions in Arizona. With inspirations ranging from The Stray Cats, The Doors, Everly Brothers, and X, The Joeys combine classic and modern songwriting with a distinctive Southwestern flavor.  

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.

OPENING SOON

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller: The Instrument of Troubled Dreams

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller: The Instrument of Troubled Dreams

Opening June 13, 2026

This summer, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) will present the acclaimed art installation The Instrument of Troubled Dreams by Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller to Arizona audiences for the first time. Internationally recognized Canadian artists Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller are known for their immersive multimedia sound installations and audio and video walking tours that invite visitor engagement and sensory engagement. Created in 2019, The Instrument of Troubled Dreams is an interactive, room-sized audio installation featuring a modified 1960s Mellotron MK II keyboard, 23 speakers, and chairs. Museum visitors are invited to sit and play the instrument, experiencing a range of music, vocal tracks, and background sounds.

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller’s The Instrument of Troubled Dreams is on loan from the Diane and Bruce Halle Collection.Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection

Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection

Opening June 13, 2026

Just in time for the 100^th anniversary of Route 66, PhxArt presents Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection, featuring 15 oversized posters from approximately 1900 to 1930 that celebrate industrial innovation and the growing popularity of the automobile. Following the urbanization of Paris, industry giants such as Michelin, Dunlop, Continental, Pirelli, and Goodyear followed the footsteps of talented lithographers and recognized posters as an effective form of communication. Drawn exclusively from the Collection of Discount Tire, the posters trace both artistic innovation and industrial transformation.

Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and co-curated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections and Susan Driver, Curator, Collection of Discount Tire. Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection is made possible by Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

NEW ON VIEW

The Collection: 1960 – Now

The Collection: 1960 – Now

Ongoing

This spring, PhxArt refreshes its contemporary art galleries with works by Emily Cheng, Helen Frankenthaler, Jim Hodges, Donald Judd, Louise Nevelson, Fritz Scholder, and Pat Steir, among others. The installation also highlights recent acquisitions including paintings by Zio Ziegler, Konrad Annor, Deborah Kass, Mokha Laget, and Michi Meko, and a new large-scale mobile sculpture—Reflections Between Flashes (2023)—by Tuan Andrew Nguyen, recently acquired into the Museum’s collection through the generosity of the Men’s Arts Council.

This iteration of The Collection: 1960 – Now is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement, Olga Viso, Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art, and Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

CLOSING SOON

Eric Fischl: Stories Told

Eric Fischl: Stories Told

Closing June 14, 2026

Eric Fischl: Stories Told brings together 40 large-scale works by the renowned painter, who grew up in Long Island, New York, and Phoenix, Arizona. Working with figurative painting and narrative content in the late 1970s, when it was decidedly out of favor in the art world, Fischl made his subject what he knew best: memories of suburban life and the nuclear family of his childhood. Stories Told features work from the late 1970s to today, illuminating the artist’s continued exploration of the human figure in fraught, ambiguous moments where social taboos, anxieties, family secrets, masculinity, unacknowledged privilege, the collision of the public and the private, and more bubble just below the surface.

Eric Fischl: Stories Told is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and guest-curated by Heather Sealy Lineberry, Curator Emeritus at the Arizona State University Art Museum and faculty associate in the ASU School of Art’s Museum Studies program. The exhibition is presented by the Men’s Arts Council, with leadership support from Margaret T. Morris Foundation, and Steven Martin and Anne Stringfield. Major support provided by Michael and Nancy Gifford, James and Janet Dicke, Bruce and Suzie Kovner, and DL Withers Foundation. Additional support is provided by Rafael Jablonka, Erica Samuels, and Skarstedt Gallery. In-kind support provided by Kimpton Hotel Palomar Phoenix. Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation, with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin. Leadership support for the exhibition publication, Eric Fischl: Late America, is provided by Skarstedt Gallery.

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)

Closing June 28, 2026

Organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) is the first major solo exhibition exploring the narrative artistic practice of the Chemehuevi photographer, presenting more than 50 works Romero created between 2013 and 2024. The exhibition features new and never-before-seen photographs, site-specific installations, large scale photographs, and iconic views across five thematic sections.

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, and curated by Jami Powell, PhD, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Indigenous Art at the Hood Museum of Art. It is generously supported by leadership gifts from Claire Foerster and Daniel S. Bernstein, Thomas A. and Georgina T. Russo, and support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Charles Gilman Family Endowment, and a gift from Karen Miller Nearburg and Charles Nearburg. The exhibition’s presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography. Its Phoenix premiere is made possible by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation, Every Page Foundation, and John and Lois Rogers. Additional support provided by Prime Steak Concepts. Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body

Closing June 28, 2026

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body explores the ways in which photographers across history have represented and reckoned with the human body and its associated dimensionality, evolution, and politicization. The exhibition showcases more than 80 wide-ranging works that contend with the body’s form, physicality, and limitations. 

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. The exhibition is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

For a full list of exhibitions on view now at Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/.

OTHER JUNE EVENTS

OTHER DISCOUNTED + FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission

Free for Museum Members | $10 special exhibition

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.

Military Discount

Active-duty U.S. military personnel and their families enjoy free admission from Armed Forces Day (May 16, 2026) through Labor Day (September 7, 2026) as part of the Blue Star Museums program.

About Phoenix Art Museum

Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. Each year, 300,000 guests on average engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion design, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. PhxArt also presents live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education programs and workshops, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880. 

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PHOENIX (May 8, 2026) — Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) celebrated a historic evening at its 2026 pARTy in the Garden gala and afterpARTy on April 10. Chaired by Catherine and Jim Tuton and Matthew Boland and Christopher Greulich, the event featured the presentation of the inaugural PhxArt Luminary Award to Lee and Mike Cohn, longtime supporters of the institution’s exhibition, collection, and educational programs. More than 400 community leaders, philanthropists, and arts advocates also enjoyed a cocktail reception, seated dinner, and exclusive viewing of the special-engagement exhibition Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection. The 2026 pARTy in the Garden raised $1.3 million in support of the Museum’s exhibitions, arts-education programs, free-access initiatives, and vital operations.

“We are deeply grateful to our chairs, supporters, and community for making this year’s pARTy in the Garden such a tremendous success,” said Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. “We were especially honored to celebrate Mike and Lee Cohn as the inaugural recipients of the PhxArt Luminary Award, in recognition of their extraordinary generosity and leadership, and to announce publicly for the first time their landmark gift to the Museum’s endowment. As the largest single contribution in the institution’s history, this transformative support will significantly strengthen our ability to grow and care for our contemporary art collection for generations to come. Over the past two decades, the Cohns’ unwavering support has expanded educational programs, championed Arizona artists, and enriched the cultural vitality of our state in lasting and meaningful ways.”

The PhxArt Luminary Award is a new annual honor recognizing individuals and organizations whose leadership, vision, and profound support have helped shape the Museum’s evolution into the global institution it is today. As the inaugural recipients, Lee and Mike Cohn were celebrated for both their enduring impact and their latest transformative gift. Over the years, their support has included foundational and sustained investment in the Museum’s Arizona Artists Awards program, the establishment of a dedicated curatorial position advancing contemporary and community-based art initiatives, and support for the Museum’s first ASU–LACMA Fellow.

Building on this legacy, the Cohns’ most recent major gift establishes the PhxArt Cohn Care of Collection & Acquisition Funds, Gift from Cohn Fund for Arts & Culture at The Arizona Community Foundation, Inc. These new endowment funds will directly support the care, conservation, and expansion of the Museum’s contemporary art collection, ensuring its continued vitality for future generations. In recognition of this auspicious gift, the Museum also unveiled the newly named Cohn Family Patio, located in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden, during the gala festivities.

The pARTy in the Garden ended with a surprise performance by award-winning singer Carolina Rial. Rial’s powerhouse performance was the perfect segue to The afterpARTy, which featured exclusive access to Florentine Baroque, custom craft cocktails, live music and entertainment, and late-night bites.

The success of the evening was made possible in part by the generosity of the event’s sponsors, whose support continues to advance the Museum’s mission.

2026 pARTy in the Garden Sponsors

About Phoenix Art Museum
Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. Each year, 300,000 guests on average engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion design, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. PhxArt also presents live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education programs and workshops, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880. 

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FEATURED EVENTS 

Small Symposium

Saturday and Sunday, May 2-3, 2026

Are you captivated by the excruciating detail of a dollhouse, or the strange charm of a mini-Heinz ketchup bottle? Join us for the Small Symposium at PhxArt, hosted by the Lemon Art Research Library and featuring world-class artists, academics, and authors who reveal the massive impact of the miniature.

Tickets and information are available here.

Small Symposium is made possible by Cathie Lemon.

Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 10 | 10 am – 1pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the public

Have you ever imagined whisking Mom away for an Italian escape? Or perhaps you’re a mom yourself, dreaming of a Florentine getaway sans kids? 

Join Phoenix Art Museum this Mother’s Day for a morning of Florentine frivolity. Experience all the charm of 17th century Italy—no passport or time machine required.

Programming + Experiences:

• Live Music by Sweetwater Strings
• Mimosa Bar by ARTenders
• Authentic Gelato by Fabio on Fire | Panini & Gelateria
• Charcuterie by Charcute Mobile Charcuterie Bar
• Professional Family Photos by Kenzie Rich Photography
• Design a personalized tote bag with birth-month flowers that celebrate your family
• Craft a macramé keychain and add custom Shrinky Dink charms
• Decorate a special frame to hold a snapshot of you and your favorite people
• Enjoy 10% off at the Museum Store for all moms
• Stick around for a 1 pm special Mother’s Day screening of Mamma Mia! in Whiteman Hall

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK | Dirt Rhodes

Thursday, May 21 | Bar + Doors open @ 5 pm | Show @ 6 pm

Free for Members | General Admission for the public 

On May 21, SOUNDCHECK welcomes Dirt Rhodes, a Diné band fronted by Ryan Alison from Fort Defiance, Arizona, located on the Navajo Nation. Dirt Rhodes’ first release “Navajo Country Music” dropped in September 2020, and ever since, he and his band have graced stages of the southwest with Rez Country sounds. With influences from Texas, Nashville, and The Navajo Nation, Dirt Rhodes aims to highlight Indigenous peoples’ long history with country and western music.

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.

Kids Day at PhxArt

Saturday, May 9 | 10 am – 2 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

This May, Kids Day at PhxArt celebrates all things miniature. Join us for a day of family-friendly programming designed to engage visitors of all ages with the Museum’s collection and special exhibitions:

• 10 am – 2 pm | Small shapes create big pictures, design a custom puzzle to take home and share
• 10 am – 2 pm | Create a unique, miniature keychain charm using the magic of shrink film
• 11 am – 3 pm | Drop by to curate your own miniature portrait gallery, inspired by the masterpieces in Florentine Baroque
• 11:30 am – Noon | Join us for a special reading of Tiny, Perfect Things by M.H. Clark and Madeline Kloepper
• 12:30 pm – 1 pm | Head to the Ellman Fashion galleries to join Childsplay Theatre performers in search of tiny treasures

Tickets are available here.

Kids Day is made possible by Desert Financial Credit Union, the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

First Friday

Friday, May 1 | 5 – 8 pm

Free general admission | $10 special exhibition

Fashion meets fantasy at First Friday: Fashion Night Out. Celebrate the newest exhibition Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion, come dressed to impress, and discover a world of bold looks, artistic flair, and larger-than-life inspiration. Come dressed to express!

Timed programming:

• 5:15 – 6 pm | Hear from legendary fashion designer Barbara Hulanicki and Helen Jean, Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion, about creativity, fashion history, and the art of dressing with attitude.
• 6 – 7 pm | Mic Check: Open Mic. An open invitation for voices, stories, and expressions, big or small, hosted by Rashaad Thomas.
• 7 – 7:45pm | Be bold + step onto the runway in a fast-paced fashion “serve off.” Winner gets the evening’s top honors!

Ongoing programming throughout the evening:

• Fashion vision boards with Cut + Paste. Create mini collages inspired by Colorwear
• Sketch the runway. Draw the intricate details of live models alongside Sketchclub Cafe 
• Strike a pose. Master the art of the perfect pose with Orlando Pelagio
• Little Free Library. Every great story deserves a little adventure. Come make your own mini book with us! 
• Meet + Greet: Arizona Costume Institute.  Meet members of ACI and learn about their mission to preserve, support, and celebrate the fashion collection at Phoenix Art Museum. 
• Soundtrack Your Style. Live sets by DJ JME LEE all evening 
• Charcuterie by Charcute Mobile AZ 
• Drinks by ARTenders

Tickets are available here.

First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.

OPENING SOON

The Collection: 1960 – Now

Opening May 13, 2026

This spring, PhxArt refreshes its contemporary art galleries. Featured artists from the PhxArt Collection include Emily Cheng, Helen Frankenthaler, Jim Hodges, Donald Judd, Louise Nevelson, Fritz Scholder, and Pat Steir, among others. The installation also highlights recent acquisitions including paintings by Zio Ziegler, Konrad Annor, Deborah Kass, Mokha Laget, and Michi Meko, and a new large-scale mobile sculpture—Reflections Between Flashes (2023)—by Tuan Andrew Nguyen, recently acquired into the Museum’s collection through the generosity of the Men’s Arts Council.

This iteration of The Collection: 1960 – Now is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement, Olga Viso, Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art, and Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

ON VIEW

Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion

Through August 15, 2027

Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion commemorates the 60th anniversary of the PhxArt Fashion Collection, presenting a chromatic celebration of colorful ensembles and whimsical accessories. Arranged according to hue, featured works reveal how North American and European designers, including Hubert de Givenchy, Olivier Lapidus, Tina Leser and Giorgio di Sant’Angelo, have used color as inspiration. In addition, the exhibition features Judith Leiber pillboxes encased in multihued crystals, psychedelic scarves, and shoes that evoke the golden tones of an Egyptian burial. The exhibition also presents for the first time new acquisitions by contemporary designers such as The Son of Picasso, a Native American artist of Kiowa, Taos Pueblo, Diné (Navajo), and Delaware descent.

Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Helen Jean, the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion and Summer Rye, Fashion Curatorial Assistant & ACI Liaison. The exhibition is made possible through the generosity of Jacquie and Bennett Dorrance and Arizona Costume Institute. All fashion exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by The Kelly Ellman Fashion Endowment Fund and The Thomas Carlton Rogers II Fashion Exhibition Fund. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

CLOSING SOON

The Collection: American Modern

Closing May 10, 2026
Discover how artists from the first half of the 20th century used abstraction and experimentation to spark new perceptions of modernity and novel modes of expression.

The Collection: American Modern is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Betsy Fahlman, PhD, adjunct curator of American art. The Collection: American Modern is made possible through the generosity of Men’s Arts Council. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

For a full list of exhibitions on view now at Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/.

OTHER MAY EVENTS

OTHER DISCOUNTED + FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission

Free for Museum Members | $10 special exhibition

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.

Military Discount Active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans enjoy $5 off general admission tickets. A valid ID is required for on-site redemption.

About Phoenix Art Museum

Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. Each year, 300,000 guests on average engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion design, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. PhxArt also presents live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education programs and workshops, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880. 

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FEATURED EVENTS 

You’re Invited to The afterpARTy!

Friday, April 10, 2026 | 9 pm – midnight

Individuals | $165 (or two for $300)

Museum Members | $125

Circles + ACI + MAC Members | $100

Step into an unforgettable evening at The afterpARTy, an exclusive, late-night “party in the Museum” experience that supports free admission and education programs for young people. This year’s afterpARTy celebrates the artistry and cultural legacy of Florence, Italy, during the opulent and dramatic Baroque era. Guests will be immersed in special exhibition Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection—the largest collection of Florentine Baroque art outside of Italy—featuring radiant paintings and stunning sculpture. Indulge in Italian flavors and sweet treats, dance under the stars in our opulently decorated garden, and explore artful experiences at the Museum like never before. This event is for guests 21 years of age and older.

Tickets are available here. Email specialevents@phxart.org for more information.

Eric Fischl Lecture Series: Marilyn Minter

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Reception and Award Ceremony @ 5 pm | Lecture @ 6:30 pm

Free for Members + Phoenix College students | $5 for the general public 

On March 19, SOUNDCHECK welcomes The Hourglass Cats to PhxArt Museum.

Sonoran outfit The Hourglass Cats are a desert rock-n-roll, reggae, and hip-hop collective based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Known for their high-energy live shows, relentless gigging schedule, and recording and performing all their music in 432 Hz, The Hourglass Cats find their true uniqueness in their ability to effortlessly blend multiple genres to create a sound smoothie that is very unique to the Sonoran desert they call home.

Tickets are available here. 

Pretty Dirty: The Life and Times of Marilyn Minter + Q&A 

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 

Film Screening @ 6 pm | Q&A with Marilyn Minter @ 7:30 pm 

Free for Members | $8 for general public

Join us for an exclusive screening of Pretty Dirty: The Life and Times of Marilyn Minter, followed by a special 20-minute Q&A with the artist herself, moderated by one of the film’s producers, Debi Wisch. Known for transforming forbidden subjects—sex, shame, and aging—into hypnotic, larger-than-life masterpieces, Marilyn Minter blurs the lines between glamour and grit. As she nears 80 years of age, she remains an “unapologetic provocateuse,” creating massive paintings of cultural icons like Lizzo, Jane Fonda, Pamela Anderson, and Monica Lewinsky. 

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK | Pariah Pete

Thursday, April 16 | Bar + Doors open @ 5 pm | Show @ 6 pm

Free for Members | General Admission for the public

On April 16, SOUNDCHECK, in collaboration with VIVA PHX, welcomes Pariah Pete to PhxArt. Pariah Pete is an indie hip-hop artist from Phoenix who is redefining the sound of the Southwest with his self-described ‘desert jazz rap,’ a genre-bending fusion of rap, jazz, neo-soul and pop. Backed by his band, The Mercuries, he transforms vulnerability into groove, pairing sharp lyricism with warm, melodic instrumentation that moves crowds as much as it moves hearts. Downtown Phoenix comes together for VIVA PHX 2026 from April 15-20—six days of mostly FREE concerts, art, talks, culinary experiences, and community. This is your invitation to connect with everything that makes Arizona special. 

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.

The World’s of Wes Anderson

Step into a world of pastel colors, perfect symmetry, and endearingly eccentric characters. Wes Anderson’s films aren’t just movies; they are meticulously crafted storybooks brought to life. Whether it’s a high-stakes heist in a European hotel or a summer of young love on a New England island, Anderson’s signature style turns every frame into a piece of art. Join us at the Museum to celebrate the wit, the charm, and the visual magic of one of modern cinema’s most beloved storytellers.

The Worlds of Wes Anderson: Rushmore

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 @ 6 pm

Free for Members | $8 for general public

Tickets are available here. 

The Worlds of Wes Anderson: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Sunday, April 26, 2025 @ 1 pm

Free for Members | Included with General Admission

Tickets are available here. 

The Worlds of Wes Anderson: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Saturday, April 25, 2026 @ 1 pm

Free for Members | Included with General AdmissionTickets are available here. 

The Worlds of Wes Anderson: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 @ 6 pm

Free for Members | $8 for general publicTickets are available here. 

Films at PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.

OPENING SOON

Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion

Opening April 15, 2026

Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion commemorates the 60th anniversary of Phoenix Art Museum’s fashion collection by presenting a chromatic celebration of colorful ensembles and whimsical accessories. Arranged across a runway of vibrant hues, this exhibition reveals how North American and European designers, including Hubert de Givenchy, Olivier Lapidus, Tina Leser and Giorgio di Sant’Angelo, have used color as a source of inspiration. In addition to luscious gowns and sparkling dresses, the exhibition features some of the smallest and most extraordinary objects in the Museum’s fashion holdings, such as Judith Leiber pillboxes encased in multihued crystals, psychedelic scarves, and shoes that evoke the golden tones of an Egyptian burial or the bold explosion of graffiti paint. From couture to ready-to-wear, Colorwear immerses you in the power of color as storytelling, mood, and creative expression. 

The PhxArt fashion collection is home to four special archives, including Paper Dress, the Geoffrey Beene Archive, the Emphatics Archive, and the Ann Bonfoey Taylor Archive. Alongside the kaleidoscopic array of Colorwear, visitors will discover objects that tell the history of fashion at PhxArt, from historic accessories to rare and avant-garde examples from the archival collections, and new acquisitions by contemporary designers such as The Son of Picasso, a Native American artist of Kiowa, Taos Pueblo, Diné (Navajo), and Delaware descent.

Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Helen Jean, the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion and Summer Rye, Fashion Curatorial Assistant & ACI Liaison. The exhibition is made possible through the generosity of Jacquie and Bennett Dorrance and Arizona Costume Institute. All fashion exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by The Kelly Ellman Fashion Endowment Fund and The Thomas Carlton Rogers II Fashion Exhibition Fund. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

The Collection: 1960 – Now

Opening April 25, 2026

A rotation of new artwork will be on view throughout April and May, featuring select works from the museum’s collection of contemporary art, including the 2025 MAC Art Pick, a new acquisition made possible by the Men’s Arts Council. Reflections Between Flashes (2023) is a large-scale sculpture by Vietnamese American artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen, recipient of the MacArthur Foundation “genius award” in 2025, inspired by Alexander Calder’s mobiles. The kinetic work was created through the “material reincarnation” of metal salvaged from an unexploded ordnance in Vietnam, which Nguyen then cast into a group of plate gongs tuned to a sequence of healing musical frequencies. It moves with the air currents surrounding it, creating a shifting matrix of tranquil beauty crafted from the detritus of war. Reflections Between Flashes will be tuned and activated periodically by staff at scheduled times.

This iteration of The Collection: 1960 – Now is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement, Olga Viso, Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art, and Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

CLOSING SOON

James K. Ballinger Wing | Art of the Americas + Europe Galleries

Closing April 16, 2026

The James K. Ballinger Wing will be closed to the public beginning April 16, 2026, for reinstallations. The galleries will reopen this fall with exciting displays of renowned PhxArt Collection favorites presented in new contexts. More information will be available soon on phxart.org.

For a full list of exhibitions on view now at Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/.

OTHER APRIL EVENTS

Lemon Library Book Club: White

Wednesday, April 1| 6:30 pm 

Location: The Amphitheater inside the Museum

Free event
For more information, click here.

Object of the Month
April 2, 4, 16, 23, 30 | 11:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission 

For more information, click here.

Object of the Month is made possible by CMI Gold & Silver.

Storytime
Thursday, April 2 | 10:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission

For more information, click here.

Storytime is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Curator Tour: Artistry Across Asia
Thursday, April 2 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

Registration required. Capacity is limited. | Tickets are available here.

Book Box Workshop

Friday, April 3 | 5 pm 

Location: Gene and Cathie Lemon Art Research Library

Free event | For more information, click here.

Create Playdate

Saturday, April 4, 11, 18, 25 | 11 am – 3 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission | For more information, click here.

Create Playdate is made possible by The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Curator Tour: Oceans of Influence in Viceregal Art
Thursday, April 9 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

Registration required. Capacity is limited. | Tickets are available here.

Kids Day at PhxArt

Saturday, April 11 | 10 am – 2 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

Every second Saturday of the month. | Tickets are available here.

Kids Day is made possible by Desert Financial Credit Union, the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Ed Mell: A Closer Look with Dr. Mark Sublette
Wednesday, April 15 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Included with Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesday

Registration required. Capacity is limited. | Tickets are available here.

OTHER DISCOUNTED + FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission

Free for Museum Members | $10 special exhibition

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation. 

First Friday

Friday, March 6 | 5 – 8 pm

Free general admission | $10 special exhibition

Tickets are available here.

First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.

Military Discount Active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans enjoy $5 off general admission tickets. A valid ID is required for on-site redemption.

About Phoenix Art Museum

Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. Each year, 300,000 guests on average engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion design, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. PhxArt also presents live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education programs and workshops, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.  

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PHOENIX (March 16, 2026) – Phoenix Art Museum announces the summer 2026 lineup for SOUNDCHECK, a live-music series that activates the Museum each third Thursday of the month from 6 – 7 pm. The monthly event, made possible through the generosity of presenting sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts, brings popular local and regional acts to the Museum for unplugged, can’t-miss performances.

Tickets to SOUNDCHECK performances from April through June 2026 are now live on phxart.org and include all-day access to the Museum’s galleries.

Pariah Pete
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Bar opens 5 pm | Doors open 5:30 pm | Show at 6 – 7 pm
In collaboration with VIVA PHX, the April performer will be Pariah Pete. Pariah Pete, aka “Pariah Like Mariah with a P” is an indie hip-hop artist from Phoenix redefining the sound of the Southwest with what he calls “desert jazz rap”, blending rap, jazz, neo-soul, and pop. Backed by his band, The Mercuries, he transforms vulnerability into groove, pairing sharp lyricism with warm, melodic instrumentation that moves crowds as much as it moves hearts. Raised by a single Polish immigrant mother, Pete began writing music at just nine years old. One of his earliest memories is of his older sister playing 50 Cent’s “In Da Club”, a stark contrast to the jazz often played by his Mom, a duality that would later shape his own signature sound. Drawing inspiration from artists like Kendrick Lamar, MF DOOM, Erykah Badu, and Gil Scott-Heron, Pete channels both classic soul and contemporary rap into music that feels timeless yet distinctly his own.

About VIVA PHX
Downtown Phoenix comes together for VIVA PHX 2026, April 15-20. Six days of mostly FREE concerts, art, talks, culinary experiences, and community. Whether you’re local or visiting from beyond, this is your invitation to connect with everything that makes Arizona special. Culture happens when we’re together.

Tickets to Pariah Pete’s SOUNDCHECK performance are available here.

Dirt Rhodes
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Bar opens 5 pm | Doors open 5:30 pm | Show at 6 – 7 pm
Dirt Rhodes is a Diné band fronted by Ryan Alison from Fort Defiance, Arizona, located on the Navajo Nation. His first release “Navajo Country Music” was released in September of 2020. Since, he and his band have graced stages of the southwest with Rez Country sounds. With influences from Texas, Nashville, and The Navajo Nation, Dirt Rhodes aims to highlight Indigenous peoples’ long history with Country and Western music.

Tickets to Dirt Rhodes’s SOUNDCHECK performance are available here.

The Joeys
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Bar opens 5 pm | Doors open 5:30 pm | Show at 6 – 7 pm
The Joeys are a 3 piece Rock n’ Roll outfit from Phoenix, Arizona. Dean Cheney, Logan Cormany, and Hayden Lamm began performing together in 2019 and have been frequenting local music clubs and festival lineups ever since, having opened for such acts as The Black Lips, 10cc, and The Meteors. They were voted “Best Band” in Phoenix Magazines’ 2025 “Best of the Valley” issue. The Joeys also won the Proof is in the Pudding in 2019, one of the biggest music competitions in Arizona, and opened for Alice Cooper at his annual Christmas show. With inspirations ranging from The Stray Cats, The Doors, Everly Brothers, and X, The Joeys combine classic and modern songwriting with a distinctive Southwestern flavor. Their live shows are explosive and exciting, always offering a crowd good variety, whether it’s a fast paced rocker, a slow heartfelt ballad, and anything in between. During the summer of 2024, The Joeys collaborated with local legend Bob Hoag for their newest collection of songs, “Sonoran Dreams,” which was released in January of 2025.

Tickets to The Joeys’ SOUNDCHECK performance are available here.

To request interviews or high-res images, contact the Communications Office of Phoenix Art Museum at press@phxart.org. For more information on the Men’s Arts Council, contact Lindsay Hansen at 480.205.6195 or lindsay@ldhconsulting.net.

About Phoenix Art Museum
Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. Each year, 300,000 guests on average engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion design, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. PhxArt also presents live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education programs and workshops, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.

About Men’s Arts Council
The Men’s Arts Council (MAC) of Phoenix Art Museum, founded in 1967, is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization that supports the Museum’s programs and activities through its unique events such as the Copperstate 1000 and the Copperstate Overland, a vintage off-road rally. The Men’s Arts Council’s efforts enable the organization to make annual contributions to Phoenix Art Museum’s operating budget and financially sponsor exhibitions. For more information, visit https://mensartscouncil.com/.

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PHOENIX (March 4, 2026) – This spring, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) hosts the 2026 Eric Fischl Series in partnership with Phoenix College (PC) celebrating 21 years of the Eric Fischl Lecture Series. The 2026 lecture features Eric Fischl—the event’s namesake—in conversation with contemporary artist Marilyn Minter. Known for her distinguished hyper-realistic style, Minter explores themes of beauty and desire through compositions that offer a close-up, visceral view of the body. Join us for a dynamic conversation between the two artists as they discuss Minter’s studio practice, her evolution as an artist, and the boundaries of contemporary art. The 2026 Eric Fischl series will be hosted on Wednesday, April 8, 2025 from 5 – 7:30 pm. Tickets are $5 for the public and free for Museum Members and are available here. Tickets are free for Phoenix College students with an active ID.

“As we mark the program’s 21st anniversary, Phoenix Art Museum, in partnership with Phoenix College, is proud to spotlight this year’s featured artist, Marilyn Minter, in conversation with Eric Fischl,” said Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. “Minter has transformed the language of contemporary art through work that is fearless, visually electric and deeply attuned to how images shape power, desire and identity. We’re honored to welcome her for an evening that places her ideas at the center of the conversation and offer a rare opportunity for visitors to engage directly with an artist whose work continues to shape how we see and talk about images.”

Each year, the Eric Fischl series hosted by Phoenix College and held at Phoenix Art Museum draws students, artists, and community members for engaging conversations about art. The 2026 Eric Fischl guest artist is New-York based American visual artist Marilyn Minter. Known as one of the most provocative and influential contemporary artists of our time, Minter is recognized for her raw, hyperreal explorations of beauty, power, and desire across a variety of mediums.

Working across painting, photography and video, she challenges conventional aesthetics by fusing glamour with grit and seduction with subversion. Drawing from fashion, advertising, pornography and art history, Minter’s work examines how pleasure, femininity and consumer culture collide. Her signature style—lush, high-gloss surfaces layered with sweat, glitter and condensation—blurs the boundaries between attraction and repulsion, reality and fantasy. Since the 1970s, Minter has been a fearless disruptor, using her art to critique the idealized images promoted by mass media and the ways women’s bodies are consumed. From her early “bush paintings” to billboard interventions and video works, she continually pushes against cultural taboos surrounding sexuality, feminism and representation. Her work has been exhibited nationally, including at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Brooklyn Museum. Her 2016 retrospective, Pretty/Dirty, cemented her legacy as a pioneering artist who amplifies what others shy away from.

The event on April 8 will begin with an exhibition of artwork by Phoenix College students on view in the Museum’s Cummings Great Hall South. As part of the 2026 Eric Fischl Series, Fischl will also present the prestigious Vanguard Awards to students whose works are selected as “Best in Show” from pieces submitted to the annual exhibition. Fischl created the Vanguard Award in 2005 to recognize emerging student talent in the fine arts, establish Phoenix College as a center for the arts in downtown Phoenix, and create life-changing opportunities for students. Recipients of the award receive $2,500. To date, the Vanguard Award has been presented to 69 students, including some who have received the award more than once. The evening will close with an engaging conversation between Fischl and Minter in Whiteman Hall.

In addition to the annual Eric Fischl Series, PhxArt will be showing an exclusive film screening of PRETTY DIRTY: The Life and Times of Marilyn Minter on April 7. Directed by Jennifer Ash Rudick and Amanda Benchley, this unfiltered exposé strips away the glittering facade of one of the art world’s most provocative icons. PRETTY DIRTY traces Minter’s improbable journey from a Southern childhood and New York’s raw underground to today’s billion-dollar art market. Known for transforming forbidden subjects—sex, shame, and aging—into hypnotic, larger-than-life masterpieces, Minter blurs the lines between glamour and grit. As she nears 80, she remains an “unapologetic provocateuse,” creating massive paintings of cultural icons like Lizzo, Jane Fonda, Pamela Anderson, and Monica Lewinsky. Featuring rare archival footage and powerful testimonies from art world luminaries and pop culture figures including Glenn Ligon and Padma Lakshmi, the film asks a lingering question: Will the art establishment finally embrace an artist who dares to think differently? The film will be followed by a special 20-minute Q&A with the artist herself, Marilyn Minter, moderated by one of the film’s producers, Debi Wisch, (The Art of Making It, The Price of Everything) as they discuss the making of the documentary and Minter’s lifelong pursuit of an authentic, fearless aesthetic. The screening of Pretty Dirty: The Life and Times of Marilyn Minter will be hosted on Tuesday, April 7, 2025 at 6 pm with the Q&A at 7:30pm. Tickets are $8 for the public and free for Museum Members and are available here.

For more information contact the Communications Office at press@phxart.org or kaylee.weyrauch@phxart.org.

About Phoenix Art Museum

Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. Each year, 300,000 guests on average engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion design, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. PhxArt also presents live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education programs and workshops, an art+music festival, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.

About Eric Fischl

Born in New York City in 1948, Eric Fischl grew up in the suburbs of Long Island. He began his art education in Phoenix and attended Phoenix College, later earning his B.F.A. from the California Institute for the Arts in 1972. After spending time in Chicago, where he worked as a guard at the Museum of Contemporary Art, he moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, to teach painting at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Fischl had his first solo exhibition there before relocating to New York City in 1978. Fischl’s suburban upbringing provided him with a backdrop of alcoholism and a country club culture obsessed with image over content. His early work thus became focused on the rift between what was experienced and what could not be said. His first New York City solo exhibition was at Edward Thorp Gallery in 1979, during a time when suburbia was not considered a legitimate genre for art. He received critical attention for depicting the dark, disturbing undercurrents of mainstream American life. An internationally acclaimed American painter and sculptor, Fischl’s artwork is represented in many distinguished museums throughout the world and has been featured in over 1,000 publications. His extraordinary achievements throughout his career have made him one of the most influential figurative painters of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He is a Fellow at both the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Science. He lives and works in Sag Harbor, NY, with his wife, the painter April Gornik.

About Marilyn Minter

Marilyn Minter (b. 1948, U.S.) is one of the most influential contemporary artists of her generation, known for her unflinching, hyperreal examinations of beauty, power and desire. Working across painting, photography and video, she challenges conventional aesthetics by fusing glamour with grit and seduction with subversion. Drawing from fashion, advertising, pornography and art history, Minter’s work explores the intersections of pleasure, femininity and consumer culture. Her signature style—lush, high-gloss surfaces layered with sweat, glitter and condensation—collapses the boundaries between attraction and repulsion, reality and fantasy. Since the 1970s, Minter has consistently used her practice to interrogate the idealized images produced by mass media. From her early “bush paintings” to large-scale billboard projects and video works, she confronts cultural taboos surrounding sexuality, gender and feminism. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Brooklyn Museum. Her 2016 retrospective, Pretty/Dirty, further established her as a pioneering artist whose work brings visibility to subjects often pushed to the margins.

About Phoenix College

Founded in 1920, Phoenix College is the flagship institution of the Maricopa County Community College District, one of the largest community college systems in the nation. Serving more than 17,000 students each year, the college offers over 200 degree and certificate programs, including associate degrees, university transfer pathways, workforce training, and select bachelor’s degrees aligned with Arizona’s evolving workforce needs. Committed to access, academic excellence, and student success, Phoenix College helps students build skills, advance their careers, and create better futures for themselves and their families.

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FEATURED EVENTS 

Women Powered: Rebecca Minkoff

Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Cocktail Reception @ 5 pm | Fireside Chat @ 6:30pm

Reception in Dorrance Sculpture Garden, Fireside Chat presented in Whiteman Hall

$45 for the general public | $25 for Members | $15 for college students with active ID. Optional upgrades are available. 

Dinner with Rebecca Minkoff | $500

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of PhxArt’s fashion program, the Museum will host a special edition of Women Powered, featuring an inspiring conversation with the nationally renowned New York-based designer Rebecca Minkoff, led by Valley entrepreneur and fashion icon Chrissy Sayare. Minkoff will share stories of her own success, building bold ideas, navigating business, and living at the intersection of entrepreneurship and creativity. This event is welcome to all ages and industries.

Minkoff’s journey began with a fearless leap—moving to New York City at just 18 to chase a dream in fashion. With no roadmap and few resources, she turned a love for design into a global brand synonymous with accessible luxury. But what truly sets her apart isn’t just her success as a designer, it’s her unwavering commitment to uplifting others as she climbs. In 2018, she launched the Female Founder Collective, a powerful network of women-led businesses committed to advancing financial equity and opportunities for women at every level. Through her Superwomen podcast and candid speaking engagements, she shares the unfiltered side of entrepreneurship and life, like navigating setbacks, battling fear, and balancing life with ambition. 

Tickets are available here.

Women Powered: Rebecca Minkoff is made possible through the generosity of Major Sponsor To Be Continued… A Consignment Boutique, with additional support from Austin Commercial and Catherine Tuton. In-kind support provided by Fresh from the Kitchen.

SOUNDCHECK | The Hourglass Cats

Thursday, March 19 | Bar opens @ 5 pm | Doors @ 5:30 pm | Show @ 6 pm

Free for Members | General admission for the public 

On March 19, SOUNDCHECK welcomes The Hourglass Cats to PhxArt Museum.

Sonoran outfit The Hourglass Cats are a desert rock-n-roll, reggae, and hip-hop collective based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Known for their high-energy live shows, relentless gigging schedule, and recording and performing all their music in 432 Hz, The Hourglass Cats find their true uniqueness in their ability to effortlessly blend multiple genres to create a sound smoothie that is very unique to the Sonoran desert they call home.

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.

Lenhardt Lecture | Caroline Kent

Wednesday, March 25 | 6:30 pm

Presented in Whiteman Hall

Free for Members | $5 for general public 

Join us for the spring 2026 Dawn and David Lenhardt Lecture featuring Chicago-based visual artist Caroline Kent. Kent is an acclaimed artist and associate professor in the Art, Theory, and Practice Department at Northwestern University. Her work pushes the boundaries of language and translation through an expansive painting practice that spans drawing, sculpture, performance, and installation. A 2025 USA Fellow and Aspen Arts Prize recipient, Kent has earned major support from the Pollock-Krasner, McKnight, and Jerome foundations. Her work has been featured at leading institutions, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Walker Art Center.

Tickets are available here.

The David and Dawn Lenhardt Lecture engages Valley audiences with some of the most acclaimed contemporary artists in the world. In 2018, the inaugural lecture presented New-York based artist Jim Hodges, and subsequent lectures have featured artists Shara Hughes, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Arcmanoro Niles, Teresita Fernández in conversation with Amalia Mesa-Bains, Derek Fordjour, Rashid Johnson, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe in conversation with Larry Ossei-Mensah, Leonardo Drew, Charles Gaines in conversation with Thelma Golden, and Adam Pendleton in conversation with Dr. Adrianne Edwards. The Lenhardt Lecture is made possible through the generosity of The Dawn and David Lenhardt Contemporary Art Initiative. Lenhardt Lecture Series is supported in part by Prime Steak Concepts. 

ON VIEW NOW

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)

Through June 28, 2026

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light), organized by the Hood Museum of Art, is the first major solo exhibition exploring the narrative artistic practice of the Chemehuevi photographer and presents more than 50 works Romero created between 2013 and 2024. The exhibition features new and never-before-seen photographs, site-specific installations, large scale photographs, and iconic views across five thematic sections. Informed by her identity, Romero’s visceral approach to representing Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural memory—both collective history and lived experiences—results in a blending of fine art and editorial styles. Her visual storytelling brilliantly challenges dominant narratives of Indigenous decline and erasure and disrupts preconceived notions about what it means to be a Native American, showing the diversity within Indigenous nations and communities.

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, and curated by Jami Powell, PhD, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Indigenous Art at the Hood Museum of Art. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography. Its Phoenix premiere is made possible by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation, Every Page Foundation, and John and Lois Rogers. Additional support provided by Prime Steak Concepts. Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

CLOSING SOON

Greatest Fits (Vol. 1): The Art of Archiving Fashion

Closing March 1, 2026, Greatest Fits (Vol. 1): The Art of Archiving Fashion features more than 80 garments and accessories that offer the first major investigation into the formation of the renowned PhxArt fashion collection.

The Collection: Greatest Fits (Vol. 1): The Art of Archiving Fashion is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Helen Jean, the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion at Phoenix Art Museum, with Catherine Wise, the Hirabayashi Intern in Fashion Design, and Summer Rye, intern. It is presented through the generous support of Thomas Carlton Rogers II, Arizona Costume Institute, and Bennett and Jacquie Dorrance. Fashion exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by The Kelly Ellman Fashion Endowment Fund. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

For a full list of exhibitions on view now at Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/.

OTHER MARCH EVENTS

Lemon Library Book Club: Never Whistle at Night

Wednesday, March 4 | 6:30 pm 

Location: The Amphitheater inside the Museum

Free event.
For more information, click here.

Storytime
Thursday, March 5 | 10:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission
For more information, click here.

Storytime is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Object of the Month: The Clown, Narcisse Virgile Diaz De La Peña 
March 5, 7, 19, 26 | 11:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission 

For more information, click here.

Object of the Month is made possible by CMI Gold & Silver.

Curator Talk: Ancestral Futures
Thursday, March 5 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

Registration required. Capacity is limited.

Tickets are available here.

Create Playdate

Saturday, March 7, 14, 21, 28 | 11 am – 3 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

For more information, click here.

Create Playdate is made possible by The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Films at PhxArt: Boogie Nights

Wednesday, March 11 | 6 pm 

Free for Members | $8 for general public
For more information, click here.

Films@PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.

Kids Day at PhxArt

Saturday, March 14 | 10 am – 2 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

Every second Saturday of the month.

Tickets are available here.

Kids Day is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

Sunday, March 15 | 1 pm 

$15 for Members | $20 for general public
Tickets are available here.

National Theatre Live screenings are made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.

Curator Talk: Breaking the Mold
Thursday, March 26 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

Registration required. Capacity is limited.

Tickets are available here.

Workshop: Radical Mugs with Pip Coffee + Clay
Saturday, March 28 | 10 am – 12:30 pm

Members $50 | Non-Members $60

Registration required. Capacity is limited.

Age 10+. Ages 18 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets are available here.

OTHER DISCOUNTED + FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission

Free for Museum Members | $10 special exhibition

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation. 

First Friday

Friday, March 6 | 5 – 8 pm

Free general admission | $10 special exhibition

Tickets are available here.

First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.

Military Discount Active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans enjoy $5 off general admission tickets. A valid ID is required for on-site redemption.

About Phoenix Art Museum

Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. Each year, 300,000 guests on average engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion design, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. PhxArt also presents live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education programs and workshops, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.  

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