PHOENIX, Ariz. (September 22, 2025) – On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, Phoenix Art Museum will debut Alden, a 3,862-square-foot New American restaurant that merges culinary creativity with architectural history. Named for Alden B. Dow, the visionary behind the Museum’s original 1959 building, the restaurant was created in partnership with CS Hospitality, a new hospitality group founded by the team behind Conceptually Social together with Operating Partner Monica X. Castillo

“We are thrilled to officially announce the opening date for Alden at Phoenix Art Museum,” said Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. “Inspired by the visionary spirit of the Museum’s architect, Alden B. Dow, this new restaurant invites guests to savor an artful culinary experience that echoes the creativity and innovation found throughout our campus. Beginning this October, we encourage everyone to make reservations and enjoy a day at the Museum. Explore this season’s extraordinary exhibitions, discover unique finds at The Museum Store, and now, complete your visit with a memorable meal at Alden, presented in partnership with CS Hospitality.”

Situated in Downtown Phoenix at the heart of Phoenix Art Museum and overlooking the Museum’s lush Dorrance Sculpture Garden, Alden offers guests a refined yet welcoming atmosphere where food, art, and community meet. Beginning October 1, the restaurant will be open for indoor dining Wednesday through Friday from 10 am to 9 pm, and Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm (closed Mondays and Tuesdays), serving as a destination for leisurely lunches and sumptuous dinners. Museum visitors can also enjoy a convenient grab-and-go selection with outdoor seating on Grossman Terrace in the Sculpture Garden, with full outdoor dining service launching this November in time for the holiday season.

 Alden’s menu reflects a modern American sensibility elevated by global influences and seasonal ingredients. Shareables include a range of vibrant, flavor-forward starters, such as a delicate hamachi crudo. Salads range from a crisp seasonal fattoush to hearty greens. Sandwiches like the chicken katsu bun and indulgent patty melt balance comfort with culinary flair, while entrées such as a silky squash risotto or classic steak frites bring depth and richness. A whimsical strawberry trifle—a playful riff on Alden B. Dow’s favorite strawberry shortcake dessert—anchors the dessert menu. Guests will also enjoy a full kids’ menu and a beverage program featuring crafted house and zero-proof cocktails.

For CS Hospitality, the team behind Kaizen Sushi, Conceptually Social Catering, and Silo Tempe, Alden marks a new chapter in crafting hospitality experiences that celebrate design and community. Operating Partner Monica X. Castillo, whose career spans Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, La Grande Orange Pizzeria, Chelsea’s Kitchen, Parlor Pizzeria, Upward Projects, and Happiness Plaza Concepts in Wichita, Kan., has long been known for shaping menus that balance comfort and creativity.

“Dining at Alden is about the connection between flavors, people, and art,” said Castillo. “It will be a space where guests can relax, take in the beauty of the Museum, and enjoy a meal that feels both special and approachable.”

For more information about Alden’s menu or to make a reservation, visit www.AldenPhx.com

About Alden @ PhxArt
Alden is a newly renovated 3,862-square-foot restaurant located within Phoenix Art Museum. Open five days a week for lunch, dinner, and grab-and-go service, Alden offers a modern American menu inspired by seasonal ingredients and the diverse flavors of the community. Set alongside the Museum’s stunning Dorrance Sculpture Garden, the restaurant provides a welcoming destination where food, art, and culture meet. With shareable plates, hearty entrées, sandwiches, salads, desserts, and a curated beverage program, Alden has something to satisfy every craving. For more information, visit www.AldenPhx.com or follow along on Instagram at @AldenPhx.

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 (July 2, 2025) – Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) announces the appointment of two new curators: Colin Pearson as the institution’s Curator for Asian Art and Dr. JoAnna Reyes as its new Adjunct Curator for Art of the Americas. Reyes’ role is a collaborative appointment between Phoenix Art Museum and the School of Art in Arizona State University’s (ASU) Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. In their respective roles, Pearson will develop exhibitions that draw from and highlight the Museum’s expansive Asian art collection, and Reyes will curate exhibitions across the Museum’s American, Western American, Latin American, and Spanish Colonial art collections. Both Pearson and Reyes assume their roles effective immediately. 

“We are thrilled to welcome Colin Pearson and JoAnna Reyes to the outstanding curatorial team at Phoenix Art Museum,” said Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. “Both Colin and JoAnna have deep expertise and significant experience within their respective fields and bring fresh, innovative perspectives to the presentation of the PhxArt Collection’s rich holdings. We are excited to see how their exhibitions engage and educate our audiences in new ways, reaffirming the Museum’s role as a space of belonging that reflects the breadth of experiences represented across our community.”

“I am both excited and humbled to be appointed as Phoenix Art Museum’s third curator of Asian art, and I look forward to sharing this incredibly rich collection with audiences in a variety of new ways,” said Pearson. “I feel passionately that the physical distance between Arizona and the places where these wonderful artworks originate does not need to be a barrier to the appreciation of their beauty. By approaching the collection with an open mind, I seek to help audiences discover what makes the artistic traditions of Asia distinct, highlight the intercultural exchanges that have always connected us, and make Asian art accessible and relevant for the diverse and family-oriented audiences here in the Valley of the Sun.”

“I am excited to join the curatorial team at Phoenix Art Museum and explore the Museum’s incredible collection of art from across the Americas,” said Reyes. “By taking a hemispheric approach, I hope to create exhibitions that highlight the migrations, exchanges, and shared stories that have shaped the region, with the goal of sparking new conversations and understanding of the art of the Americas.”

About Colin Pearson

Colin Pearson assumes his new role as PhxArt’s Curator of Asian Art, bringing over a decade of experience curating collections of Asian artworks, ceramics, craft items, musical instruments, and ethnographic artifacts, with expertise on the effects of maritime and Silk Road trade routes on the arts of Tibet, China, and India. He previously served as the Museum’s adjunct curator of Asian art since 2024, overseeing the refresh of the Art of Asia galleries and curating exhibitions such as Chardi Kala: Rising Above Adversity, a presentation of Sikh artworks exploring the concept of unwavering optimism in the face of hardship. This year, Pearson will serve as coordinating curator for the Museum’s presentation of Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan, organized by the Art Institute of Chicago, and lead curator for the exhibition Flowers of the Punjab: Textiles of India and Beyond, both opening in September 2025.

In addition to his work at PhxArt, Pearson has collaborated on curatorial projects at Arizona State University (ASU) and catalogued a collection of nearly 200 textiles, artworks, and ethnographic objects for ASU’s Center for Asian Research. From 2020 to 2022, Pearson served as a curator for the Zayed National Museum in the United Arab Emirates, cultivating and sharing his extensive knowledge of ceramics and other export goods traded along overland and maritime routes from China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, and India. As a curator at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix from 2009 to 2020, Pearson organized special exhibitions of custom-inlaid guitars and Chinese antiquities. He also expanded the institution’s collection of instruments and artifacts from Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East, as well as instruments from Europe and North America. 

Pearson has delivered public talks and lectures on a wide range of topics relating to Asian art, including the musical and artistic cultures of Asia, connoisseurship and classification schemes, and the global legacies of cultural interactions throughout history. He earned his Bachelor of Music at California State University, Long Beach and his Master of Arts in Ethnomusicology from the University of California at Riverside. He is currently working toward his PhD in Asian Art History at Arizona State University.

About Dr. JoAnna Reyes

Dr. JoAnna Reyes’s collaborative appointment as the Adjunct Curator for Art of the Americas at Phoenix Art Museum and Assistant Professor of Art History and Museum Studies at Arizona State University (ASU) further deepens the collaboration between the leading art museum in the Southwest and one of the largest comprehensive arts programs at a public research university in the U.S. In her new role at PhxArt, Reyes will curate exhibitions across the Museum’s American, Western American, Latin American, and Spanish Colonial art collections, expanding opportunities for audiences to consider connections across borders, time periods, and cultures.

Reyes’ first curatorial project at the Museum will be a collection installation in the institution’s newly renovated Art of the Americas and Europe galleries, which are re-opening in November 2025. Drawing from the Museum’s Spanish Colonial and Latin American art collections, Reyes will highlight the traditions and innovations in the viceregal art of Latin America, and how artists of the period drew inspiration from Asian art objects and prints from Northern Europe to create innovative, sophisticated, and nuanced works imbued with traditional Indigenous techniques, Catholic devotional imagery, and new iconographies invented to honor local saints and miracles. The installation will also showcase contemporary works that exemplify how Latin American artists today reference this period in their practices. 

In addition to her curatorial work, this fall Reyes will teach an ASU art history seminar, located in the Museum’s Education building. Reyes will use the PhxArt collection and new North Wing collection galleries to focus on a period between the 15^th and 16^thcenturies often referred to as the Age of Discovery, when Europeans developed a growing fascination with collecting a wide array of antiquities, natural specimens, books, prints, drawings, paintings, and other projects, largely influenced by the exploration and colonization of the Americas. Students will examine the practices and theoretical frameworks that informed early modern collecting and how they evolved into contemporary museological contexts, particularly around topics of repatriation, restitution, and deaccessioning.

A specialist in the visual and material culture of viceregal Latin American and contemporary Chicana/o America, Reyes explores identity, art patronage, and how images and symbols, particularly from border regions, shape our understanding of place and culture. She developed the 2025 exhibition Agua es Vida at the Rio Salado Audubon Center and Samouraï: Armure du Guerrier (2011) at the musée du Quai Branly with the Barbier-Mueller Museum (Dallas), published an entry in Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500-1800 (Delmonico, 2022), and co-authored an article in Feminist Formations (John Hopkins University Press, 2022), among other ongoing writing and book projects. 

Reyes, who earned her PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles, worked at the Getty Research Institute and served as the curatorial assistant at LACMA (2013-2015) and Mellon Fellow (2016-2017). Previously, she worked at the Hispanic Society Museum and Library (NY) and the Barbier-Mueller Museum, and from 2016-2019, she served as the book review editor for Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies. 

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
Waymo Wednesdays
Through July 3, 2024, Waymo riders who use the autonomous ride-hailing service to visit PhxArt during a Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesday will enjoy a $2 discount on special exhibition tickets.* Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are offered every Wednesday from 3 – 9 pm, and tickets through July 3 include access to Barbie®: A Cultural Icon Exhibition, The Power of Pink, and Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s-1980s.

*To receive the discount, Waymo riders must present confirmation of their completed ride at the front desk. The discount will apply to all passengers who ride together.

Waymo Wednesdays are made possible through the generosity of Waymo.
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix.

LEARN // Curator Talk: A Frontline Perspective
July 24 | 6:30 – 8 pm
Free for Members and the general public
Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity.
Join us for a stimulating dialogue as guest curators from the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) and Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) discuss their involvement and process in curating Guarding the Art. 

Conceived by the BMA, Guarding the Art provided the opportunity for PhxArt frontline staff to draw from their unique insights and perspectives to create an original exhibition, including didactics, interpretation materials, object labels, and an illustrated catalogue. PhxArt followed the model developed by the BMA and presented its own exhibition, Guarding the Art: A Frontline Perspective, to Arizona audiences. Guest curators will discuss the collaborative nature of this curatorial endeavor and reflect on its profound significance, with the conversation moderated by Christian Ramírez, Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary and Community Art Initiatives. Participating guest curators include Saul Millan and Juan Jose Oliveros Saldaña from PhxArt and Dereck Mangus from the BMA. For more information, click here.

WORKSHOP // Family Studio: Creative Saturday
July 27 | 9:30 am – Noon 
Free for Members | $45 for the general public | $20 for youth (ages 8-17) 
Presented in the classroom located in the Admin building. 
Limited capacity. Advance registration required. 
Join artist educator Shaunté Glover for a hands-on workshop creating polaroid portraits inspired by exhibition Guarding the Art: A Frontline Perspective. Guided by Glover’s expertise, participants will explore the relationship between people and art, capturing their own meaningful moments through portraiture. Family Studio, offered on select Creative Saturdays, is a collaborative workshop for children ages eight and older and their parents or caregivers Together, families will experience and make art together, as they learn the technical aspects of polaroid portraiture and gain insight into the artistic value of this unique medium. Registration fees include a conversation in the galleries general admission to the Museum, and a hands-on studio-art session. More information available soon at phxart.org.

Creative Saturday is made possible by Carolyn Dunkin Schulte Educational Endowment Fund, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Educational Programs, and Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.

CLOSING SOON
Barbie®: A Cultural Icon Exhibition
Closing July 7, 2024
Showcasing the Barbie brand’s 65+ year history and the doll’s global impact on pop culture and fashion through more than 250 vintage dolls, various historical objects, video interviews, and a life-sized Barbie Mirror-Pink Corvette.

Barbie®: A Cultural Icon Exhibition was created by Illusion Projects and curated by costume historian Karan Feder, in collaboration with Mattel. The exhibition’s presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Helen Jean, the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design. The Phoenix premiere of Barbie®: A Cultural Icon Exhibition is made possible through the generosity of The Opatrny Family Foundation, Arizona Costume Institute, Desert Financial Credit Union, Men’s Arts Council, My Sister’s Closet, Miriam and Yefim Sukhman, and Shamrock Farms. 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 Power of Pink
Closing July 7, 2024
Celebrating the complex history of the color pink, tracing its evolution from status symbol to gender marker to contemporary fashion statement.

The Power of Pink is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Helen Jean, the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design at Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generosity of Arizona Costume Institute, My Sister’s Closet, and the Kelly Ellman Fashion Design 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.

The Power of Pink is not licensed, sponsored by, or affiliated with Mattel, Inc or Barbie™ and associated trademarks.

NOW OPEN
The Collection: American Modern
Through November 17, 2024
American Modern broadly explores how artists of the first half of the 20th century, including artists based in the US Southwest and a significant cohort of women artists like Georgia O’Keeffe and Marguerite Zorach, 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. It 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 EVENTS
LEARN // Object of the Month: Improvisation by Konrad Cramer
July 4, 6, 18, 25 | 11:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission for the general public
For more information, click here.

FILM // PhxArt x Lisa Sette Gallery Series: Politics, People, and Society / The Great Dictator
July 14 | 1 pm
Free for Members | $8 for the general public
Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity.
Tickets are available for reservation here.

This film series is made possible by the Lisa Sette Gallery.

FILM // Now Showing: My Dinner with André
July 21 | 6 pm
Free for Members | $8 for the general public
Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity.
Tickets available for reservation here.

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

FILM // Violet Protest Documentary Screening
July 31| Reception @ 5:30 pm // Screening @ 6:30 – 8 pm
Free for Members | $8 for the general public
Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity.
More information available soon at phxart.org.

FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 3 – 9 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission
SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $10 for adults | $5 for youth under 17 | FREE for Museum Members and Maricopa County Community College students*

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix.
*The Maricopa County Community College District program at Phoenix Art Museum (MC³@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.

Free Admission for Maricopa County Community Colleges Students
All Maricopa County Community Colleges students who attend any of the 10 colleges or affiliated skill centers enjoy free general admission to PhxArt, including admission into special-engagement exhibitions. Visitors must present an active student ID at the time of admission.

The Maricopa County Community College District program at Phoenix Art Museum (MC³@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.

Blue Star Museums
From U.S. Armed Forces Day (May 18, 2024) through Labor Day (effective September 1, 2024), active-duty military personnel, including the National Guard and Reserves, and their families can enjoy free admission to Phoenix Art Museum through the Blue Star Museums program. Complimentary admission extends to special-engagement exhibitions. An active ID is required.

The Blue Star Museums program at Phoenix Art Museum is made possible through the generosity of Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Arizona.

About Phoenix Art Museum
Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum has provided millions of guests with access to world-class art and experiences in an effort to ignite imaginations, create meaningful connections, and serve as a brave space for all people who wish to experience the transformative power of art. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, the Museum is a vibrant destination for the visual arts and the largest art museum in the southwestern United States. Each year, more than 300,000 guests engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 20,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. The Museum also presents a comprehensive film program, live performances, and educational programs designed for visitors of all ages, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.

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

Temporary Café
Opening Wednesday, August 2
Located in Orientation Gallery
HOURS: Wednesday 9 am – 7 pm; Friday – Sunday 9 am – 3 pm
Open to Museum guests only

PhxArt and Conceptually Social (@conceptuallysocialcatering) have partnered to open a café experience named Temporary, located in the Museum’s Orientation Gallery. Temporary will feature coffee, sandwiches, salads, and pastries, with vegan and gluten-free options. The café will be accessible to PhxArt visitors only.

Café menu sneak peek:
-Southwestern Turkey Salad
-Chicken Club
-Buffalo Cauliflower Salad
-Caprese Sandwich
-Vietnamese Coffee Cinnamon Rolls

ON VIEW NOW
Gabriela Muñoz & Jenea Sanchez: Empowered Fronterizx Bodies and the 2023 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition
On view through May 12, 2024
Gabriela Muñoz & Jenea Sanchez: Empowered Fronterizx Bodies and the 2023 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition feature works by Arizona-based contemporary artists. The 2023 Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Awardees Jenea Sanchez and Gabriela Muñoz of Fronterizx Collective showcase their latest projects and installations that investigate issues of power, labor, and transnational feminism.

The 2023 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition features works by emerging artists Yaritza Flores Bustos and Alejandro Macias. Bustos uses her interdisciplinary practice to create across media and develop a new archive that venerates the multiple languages her community utilizes to survive. Macias mixes conventional, representational, and abstract approaches, a strategy that acts as a metaphor for his upbringing along the U.S.-Mexico border. His work explores themes of Mexican-American identity, assimilation, acculturation, repression, civil rights, immigration, cultural misconceptions, contemporary socio-political trepidations, and the ever-shifting American political landscape.

Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Award and the Sally and Richard Lehmann Emerging Artists Award with additional support from Cattryn Somers and Michael Cafiso.

Gabriela Muñoz & Jenea Sanchez: Empowered Fronterizx Bodies is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. The exhibition is made possible through the generosity of the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund.

The 2023 Lehmann Emerging Artist Award Recipients exhibition is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. The exhibition is made possible through the generosity of the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence 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.

Juan Francisco Elso: Por América
On view through September 17, 2023
Juan Francisco Elso: Por América explores the significant career of the late Cuban artist, whose sculptures and installations examine the complexities of contemporary Cuban, Caribbean, and Latin American identities. Fashioned from natural, organic materials, featured works draw influence from Indigenous traditions, Afro-Caribbean religious beliefs, and the traumas of colonial oppression and are placed in conversation with paintings, sculptures and more by a group of 30 multigenerational artists active in the Caribbean and throughout North, South, and Central America. Through this contextual approach, the traveling survey illuminates Elso’s legacy and articulates a more expansive idea of the Americas, free of geopolitical borders and boundaries.

Juan Francisco Elso: Por América is organized by El Museo del Barrio and guest curated by Olga Viso, curator-at-large at Phoenix Art Museum and senior advisor at Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, in collaboration with Susanna V. Temkin, curator at El Museo del Barrio. The exhibition is made possible thanks to major support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Commissions are made possible by VIA Art Fund and the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is made possible through the generosity of Partner Sponsors Sue and Bud Selig and Supporting Sponsors Men’s Arts Council, The Opatrny Family Foundation, the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Exhibition Endowment Fund, and the Joan Cremin Exhibition Endowment, with additional support from Kimpton Hotel Palomar.

FEATURED AUGUST EVENTS
Cine Cubano – Soy Cuba (I am Cuba)
Summer Film Series Sponsored by Lisa Sette Gallery
August 2 | 6 pm
Free for Members | $8 for the general public
Presented in Whiteman Hall
PhxArt presents Cine Cubano, a four-film series sponsored by Lisa Sette Gallery that complements special-engagement exhibition Juan Francisco Elso: Por América and celebrates Cuba’s rich history and culture through the medium of cinema. All films are presented in Spanish with English subtitles.

Visually absorbing and formally audacious, Soy Cuba (I Am Cuba) opens a long-buried time capsule that explores Cuba’s 1959 revolution. A young woman’s fascination with the excess of an American-owned casino leads to her downfall. A tenant farmer revolts the only way he knows how. University students gain first-hand knowledge of political upheaval. Members of a poor family are patriotically swept up into the burgeoning revolt in the hills outside the city. Tickets are available for reservation here.  

This film series is made possible by the Lisa Sette Gallery.

Educator Arts Day
August 26 | 9 – 4 pm
Complimentary admission for Arizona educators.
Limited capacity. Advanced registration required.
Arizona educators are invited to this free Educator Arts Day + Cultural Resource Fair in celebration of arts-integrated learning. Tickets include engaging professional development workshops, access to a cultural resource fair featuring more than 25 organizations, opportunities to network with educators across Arizona, a continuing education credit certificate, and much more! For more information, click here.  

Night at the Museum: Fresh Dressed
Fashion Meets Film Presented by FashFilmFete
August 30 | 6 – 8:30 pm
$5 for Members and the general public
Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity.
Fashion Meets Film Presented by FashFilmFete
August 30 | 6 – 8:30 pm
$5 for Members and the general public
Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity.

Join PhxArt and FashFilmFete for a night of fashion + film. The film screening is followed by a discussion panel with an audience Q&A.

Fresh Dressed is a captivating chronicle of hip-hop, urban fashion and the rise of oversized pants and graffiti-drenched jackets from southern cotton plantations. Hear in-depth interviews with rappers, designers, and other industry insiders, including Pharrell Williams, Damon Dash, Karl Kani, Kanye West, Nasir Jones, and André Leon Talley. The result is a passionate telling of the reach for freedom of expression and a better life by a culture that refused to be squashed and, through sheer originality and swagger, took over the mainstream. Not Rated. Estimated: 1.5 h. Tickets are available for reservation here.

OTHER EVENTS

Storytime in the Galleries
August 2 | 10:30 am
Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public
Advance registration recommended.
Designed for our youngest PhxArt visitors (ages 0-5) and their parents or caregivers, Storytime in the Galleries is a wonderful opportunity to share the joy of early literacy, art-inspired play, and hands-on learning with family and friends. The Storytime in the Galleries series is offered on the first Wednesday of each month inside the Museum. In August, join Childsplay teaching artist Ms. Nickela for an interactive Storytime where the art in the Museum and the art on the page will come to life as we move, play, and learn. This month’s story is Dress Up and Let’s Have a Party by Remy Charlip. Tickets are available for reservation here.

Storytime in the Galleries is made possible in part 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: American, White Girl 1970 by Dennis Feldman
August 3, 5, 17, 24, 31 | 11:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission for the general public
“Just be yourself, you don’t have to smile,” said street photographer Dennis Feldman. Feldman roamed Hollywood Boulevard’s gritty, grubby stretch in the early 1970s, documenting those attracted to the Hollywood myth. Join Museum Docent David Dupree to consider dialogues between fashion, self-expression, and photography in the exhibition Fashioning Self: The Photography of Everyday Expression. For more information, click here.

Weekly Virtual Mindfulness Sessions
August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 | Noon
Free for Members | $5 suggested donation for the general public
Scientific studies show the art of mindfulness can relieve anxiety, depression, pain, and stress and actually change the way we feel, think, work, and play by opening new pathways in the brain. Presented in collaboration with Hospice of the Valley, this free, 30-minute, at-home mindfulness session promotes living in the present. This session is hosted live on Zoom, a video-conference platform. For more information, click here.

Lemon Library Lecture:  Fashion Resources
August 9 | 6 pm
Free for Members and the general public
Presented in the Lemon Art Research Library
The Gene and Cathie Lemon Art Research Library has a wide and unique variety of fashion resources available, including the Astaire Library of Costume and Fashion, which houses a near full run of iconic fashion magazines like Vogue, Vogue France, Harper’s BAZAAR, and GQ. The Lemon Library also collects counterculture fashion publications like Japanese street fashion magazine FRUiTS. Additionally, researchers can freely access online databases including the Vogue Archive and Women’s Wear Daily. Join librarian Jesse Lopez to learn how to use these amazing resources. For more information, click here.

Lemon Art Research Library Book Club: Santería Healing by Johan Wedel
August 19 | 1:30 pm
Free for Members and the general public
Presented in the Lemon Art Research Library
Join librarian Jesse Lopez for the next installment of the Lemon Art Research Library Book Club, featuring Santería Healing by Johan Wedel. The selection of this book is inspired by special-engagement exhibition Juan Francisco Elso: Por América. Discover how the late Cuban artist’s spiritual works reflect his devotion to the African diasporic religion. For more information, click here.

FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 3 – 9 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission
SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $6 for adults | FREE for Museum Members, Maricopa County Community College students*, ASU students**, and active-duty military personnel***
From 3 – 9 pm every Wednesday, the Museum offers voluntary-donation general admission and reduced rates to view special-engagement exhibitions.

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix.
*The Maricopa County Community College District program at Phoenix Art Museum (MC³@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.
**Arizona State University Students will enjoy free general admission to PhxArt from May 6 through September 17, 2023, including admission into special-engagement exhibitions. Visitors must present an active student ID at the time of admission.
***Active-duty military personnel, including the National Guard and Reserves, and their families will enjoy free admission to PhxArt from May 20 through September 3, 2023, including admission into special-engagement exhibitions. Visitors must present an active ID at the time of admission.

Blue Star Museums Program
From U.S. Armed Forces Day (May 20, 2023) through Labor Day (September 3, 2023), active-duty military personnel, including the National Guard and Reserves, and their families can enjoy free admission to Phoenix Art Museum through the Blue Star Museums program. Complimentary admission extends to special-engagement exhibitions. An active ID is required.

The Blue Star Museums program at Phoenix Art Museum is made possible through the generosity of Supporting Sponsor Shamrock Foods Foundation.

PhxArt AfterHours
September 1 /// December 1, 2023
5 – 9 pmComplimentary admission | Free-access eventAt select times throughout the year, Phoenix Art Museum opens for free after dark for PhxArt AfterHours, activated by live music, art-making workshops, specialty food and drink experiences, and other performances and entertainment. Visit the Museum during an AfterHours event to expand the way you interact with art.

PhxArt AfterHours are made possible through the generosity of Partner Sponsor APS.

PhxArt Family Fundays
October 29
10 am – 5 pmComplimentary admission | Free-access dayAt select times throughout the year, Phoenix Art Museum hosts PhxArt Family Fundays, an all-ages, free-access day with complimentary admission to every gallery and exhibition and arts-engagement programming suitable for visitors of all ages, interests, and abilities.

PhxArt Family Fundays are made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.

Free Admission for Maricopa County Community Colleges Students
Through the MC³@PAM program at PhxArt, all Maricopa County Community Colleges students who attend any of the 10 colleges or affiliated skill centers will enjoy free general admission to PhxArt, including admission into special-engagement exhibitions. Visitors must present an active student ID at the time of admission.

The Maricopa County Community College District program at Phoenix Art Museum (MC³@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.

SCHOOL AND ADULT TOURS
On-site school and adult tours have returned to Phoenix Art Museum. To learn more about school-tour offerings and planning a school visit, click here. For adult and college group tour requests, click here.

In addition, Phoenix Art Museum offers live virtual presentations for school classrooms and community organizations. For more information on Virtual Classroom Visits, click here. For more information on Virtual Presentations for Adults, click here.

School Tours and Virtual Classroom Visits are made possible in part by Carolyn Dunkin Schulte Educational Endowment Fund, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs the and William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

PHXARTIST SPOTLIGHTS
Presented by Phoenix Art Museum, PhxArtist Spotlight is a monthly series that explores what inspires and motivates Valley creatives, while leveraging the Museum’s reach in its community to support and expand awareness of working artists. Each month, the Museum highlights a different artist working in Arizona, posting a Q&A with the artist and images of their work on the Museum’s Instagram and Facebook channels and on the Museum’s bilingual blog. The artist is also highlighted in a monthly email sent to Museum Members, Circles of Support donors, and a subscriber list of more than 65,000 followers.For more information on the series, click here. For recent spotlights on Armida Kielty and Blaise Danio, click here.

About Phoenix Art Museum
Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum has provided millions of guests with access to world-class art and experiences in an effort to ignite imaginations, create meaningful connections, and serve as a brave space for all people who wish to experience the transformative power of art. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, the Museum is a vibrant destination for the visual arts and the largest art museum in the southwestern United States. Each year, more than 300,000 guests engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 20,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. The Museum also presents a comprehensive film program, live performances, and educational programs designed for visitors of all ages, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.

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PHOENIX (October 25, 2022) – Phoenix Art Museum has selected Christian Ramírez to serve as the Museum’s inaugural assistant curator of contemporary and community art initiatives. Ramírez will officially begin in the role on November 28, 2022.

“We are thrilled to welcome Christian Ramírez to the curatorial team at Phoenix Art Museum,” said Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. “As our assistant curator of contemporary and community art initiatives—the first curatorial role in the Museum’s history dedicated exclusively to artists working in Arizona today—Christian will create dynamic and meaningful exhibitions and public programs that transform the Museum’s role in elevating the work of our regional artists. With her knowledge, creativity, and passion for working with emerging and established artists, we are confident Christian will help us achieve our vision of a community-first Phoenix Art Museum that plays a pivotal role in strengthening the art ecosystem of the Southwest.”

As the Museum’s assistant curator of contemporary and community art initiatives, Ramírez will develop and lead a comprehensive institutional program designed to advance local, regional, and community art initiatives and foster appreciation for art of the 21st century. Her portfolio of responsibilities includes the creation of exhibitions, installations, public programs, and incubation programs that elevate Arizona-based artists and their work locally and nationally. She will also oversee the Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Award program, the Sally and Richard Lehmann Emerging Artist Award program, the Eric Fischl Lecture Series (presented in collaboration with Phoenix College), and the annual Dawn and David Lenhardt Lecture series. Ramírez will additionally be responsible for growing the presence of Arizona-based artists in the Museum’s exhibitions and collection, with a specific focus on works by artists historically excluded from museum collections in the United States.

Ramírez comes to Phoenix Art Museum from Artpace in San Antonio, Texas, where she served as the artist-residency and exhibition manager. From 2018–2021, she served as the public-programs manager and, later, the interim head of education and engagement at Phoenix Art Museum. At PhxArt, she programmed a series of sold-out lectures to complement the special-engagement exhibition Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire. The series included the Museum’s first Spanish-language lecture in its 63-year history. Over the past decade, Ramírez has also curated exhibitions in Phoenix, Chicago, and Tucson through Everybody, a curatorial and gallery project she co-founded in 2016.

“I am very excited to have been selected as the assistant curator of contemporary and community art initiatives at Phoenix Art Museum,” said Ramírez. “I’m thrilled at the opportunity to collaborate with, support, and strengthen ties to Arizona and Southwest artists, building upon the foundation created by the Museum over its history, particularly through curatorial initiatives, arts-engagement programming, and education efforts.”

Ramírez is the newest addition to the Museum’s curatorial team, which is composed of Helen Jean, the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design; Janet Baker, PhD, curator of Asian art; Betsy Fahlman, PhD, adjunct curator of American art; and Rebecca A. Senf, PhD, the interim Norton Family Curator of Photography. The Museum will commence a search in the coming months to replace Gilbert Vicario, the former curator of modern and contemporary art, who concluded his service at the Museum earlier this month following his appointment as the chief curator of Pérez Art Museum Miami.
For more information, contact the Museum’s Communications Office at samantha.andreacchi@phxart.org or 602.257.2105.

About Phoenix Art Museum
Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum has provided millions of guests with access to world-class art and experiences in an effort to ignite imaginations, create meaningful connections, and serve as a brave space for all people who wish to experience the transformative power of art. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, the Museum is a vibrant destination for the visual arts and the largest art museum in the southwestern United States. Each year, more than 300,000 guests engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 19,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. The Museum also presents a comprehensive film program, live performances, and educational programs designed for visitors of all ages, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.

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PHOENIX (September 6, 2019) – Phoenix Art Museum will begin an international search for the Shawn and Joe Lampe Curator of Latin American Art in late-September following the announced departure of Vanessa Davidson, PhD, who concludes nearly eight years in associate curatorial and curatorial roles on September 13. Davidson joined the Museum on October 3, 2011 as the Lampe Associate and advanced to the Lampe Curator of Latin American Art in 2013. Davidson will assume the role of Curator of Latin American Art at the Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin in October 2019.

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PHOENIX (August, 19 2019) – From September 21, 2019 through January 5, 2020, Phoenix Art Museum will present Antonio: The Fine Art of Fashion Illustration, a three-decade survey of works by renowned fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez and art director Juan Ramos. Spanning the 1960s through the 1980s, the exhibition showcases more than 100 original drawings, photographs, and magazines featuring work that Lopez and Ramos created under ANTONIO, the signature representing the Puerto Rican duo’s collaborative creations. Antonio explores how Lopez and Ramos brought a fresh perspective to an industry that was quickly prioritizing photography over illustration, and how their vibrant designs expanded and transformed fashion’s view of beauty, ethnicity, and sexuality.

“We are excited to present Antonio: The Fine Art of Fashion Illustration to our audiences in Arizona,” said Gilbert Vicario, the Museum’s Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and the Selig Family Chief Curator. “Through their unique aesthetic and diverse body of work, Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos redefined the fashion illustration industry, and we are proud to pay homage to their contributions through this exhibition at Phoenix Art Museum.”

Born in 1943 in Utuado, Puerto Rico, Lopez and his family moved to New York when he was 7. He attended the Traphagen School of Fashion and the High School of Art and Design (formerly High School of Industrial Arts) before being accepted to the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). Through a work-study program at FIT, Lopez was offered a job at Women’s Wear Daily. He accepted the position with the fashion trade paper and left FIT before graduating. Lopez would go on to illustrate for the world’s preeminent fashion publications and retailers before moving to Paris in the 1970s, where he worked with Karl Lagerfield and Yves Saint Laurent, among other significant designers. He moved back to New York in the 1980s, during which time his work was heavily influenced by athletic wear and street and break-dancing style. Throughout his career, he also discovered some of fashion’s most successful models, including Pat Cleveland, Tina Chow, Jerry Hall, Grace Jones, and Jessica Lange. He championed these diverse women, and through his illustrations, he re-envisioned what fashion illustration was and could be.

Lopez’s work was heavily influenced by his creative partner Juan Ramos, who he met at FIT. A fellow New-York transplant from Puerto Rico, Ramos brought significant knowledge of pop culture and art and fashion history to Lopez’s drawings. Antonio: The Fine Art of Fashion Illustration showcases the work the collaborators produced for publications and retailers such as Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, French Elle, Harper’s Bazaar Italia, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Bloomingdales. Additionally, more than 20 lavish drawings from Lopez’s Tales from the Thousand and One Nights, an illustrated book of stories from The Arabian Nights, are also featured, alongside 12 never-before-exhibited, large-scale drawings from 1973 that feature models Pat Cleveland and Amina Warsuma and were commissioned by former Vogue editor Carrie Donovan. Antonio also includes a continuous screening of the documentary Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion and Disco (2017) by director James Crump. The film explores the impact of Lopez and Ramos on the fashion industry.

“Antonio’s work has inspired me for decades,” said Dennita Sewell, the exhibition’s curator who served as the Museum’s Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design from 2000 to August 2019. “Antonio added a sensuality to his illustrations that wasn’t allowed to be explored in the cultural climate until the 1960s and 1970s. His work was about more than just making an image. He styled and fostered unique identities for the women he drew, and he was at the forefront of the movement toward diversity and inclusion in the fashion image.”

For interviews and high-resolution photography, contact the Museum’s Press Office at 602.257.2015 or margaree.bigler@phxart.org. For more information about Phoenix Art Museum and its collections, exhibitions, and education programs, visit phxart.org.

About the Exhibition

Antonio: The Fine Art of Fashion Illustration is on view from September 21, 2019 through January 5, 2020. It is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and made possible through the generosity of Arizona Costume Institute, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.

About Phoenix Art Museum

Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum has provided millions of guests with access to world-class art and experiences in an effort to ignite imaginations, create meaningful connections, and serve as a brave space for all people who wish to experience the transformative power of art. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, the Museum is a vibrant destination for the visual arts and the largest art museum in the southwestern United States. Each year, more than 350,000 guests engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 19,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. The Museum also presents a comprehensive film program, live performances, and educational programs designed for visitors of all ages, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.

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PHOENIX (January 16, 2019) –Phoenix Art Museum announces the appointment of three community leaders to the Museum’s Board of Trustees: Ruben Alvarez, co-founder and managing partner, Molera Alvarez; Maria Harper-Marinick, PhD, chancellor, Maricopa County Community College District; and Donald Opatrny, former partner and managing director, Goldman Sachs. The new appointees join the additional 35 members of the Board of Trustees, which serves as the Museum’s governing body and plays a key role in setting strategic goals and ensuring fiduciary responsibility in collaboration with Amada Cruz, the Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. The appointments of Alvarez, Harper-Marinick, and Opatrny support the Museum’s strategic priority to leverage the professional leadership experience of its board through the recruitment of corporate and community leaders and aligns with its continued initiative to ensure the Museum’s board, staff, and collections reflect the diversity of its surrounding community. Alvarez and Harper-Marinick were elected to the Board, effective December 20, 2018; Opatrny was elected to the Board, effective October 25, 2018.

“We are privileged to welcome Ruben Alvarez, Maria Harper-Marinick, and Donald Opatrny to the Board of Trustees of Phoenix Art Museum,” said Cruz. “Each of our new Trustees brings with them a diversity of experiences in finance, law, government, higher education, and non-profit leadership, and they will play an integral role in guiding the Museum as we celebrate the milestone of our 60th year and prepare for future success. In addition to their professional expertise, each shares the same passion as our current board members and staff—to increase access to the arts and arts education for people of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds in our city, state, and region.”

As the Museum celebrates its 60th anniversary in November 2019, the milestone offers a period of reflection and planning for the next decade to come. Since transitioning to its first chief executive officer following the retirement of museum director James K. Ballinger after more than three decades of leadership, the Museum has continued to collaborate with its Trustees and staff to professionalize internal processes and expand long-range strategic and financial planning. This focus has informed the recruitment and selection of the three new Trustees. Donald Opatrny, retired managing director of Goldman Sachs, brings a wealth of insights from the financial sector. Through their expertise in governmental relations, non-profit leadership, and higher education, Ruben Alvarez, co-founder and managing partner of Molera Alvarez, a Valley business development and consulting firm specializing in lobbying and governmental advocacy; and Maria Harper-Marinick, PhD, the first woman to serve as chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District, bring an added dimension to board leadership in these key areas that will help shape the future of the Museum.

Along with their professional experiences, Alvarez and Harper-Marinick bring shared experience as advocates and leaders within Arizona’s Latino community. Along with his extensive work locally, Alvarez currently serves as treasurer on the national board of the Latino Leaders Network, based in Washington, DC. Along with her community advocacy, Harper-Marinick helms the Maricopa County Community College District, designated a Hispanic-Serving System/District with six of 10 colleges designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions, defined by Title-V as districts and colleges that serve student bodies whose total enrollment is at least 25% Latino. Their membership on the board aligns with the Museum’s ongoing commitment to ensuring the diversity of its staff, board, collections, and exhibition programming.

“Through Amada’s leadership, we have seen a tremendous increase in the diversity of the Museum’s staff and executive leadership, as well as in the types of exhibitions and programs the Museum offers to deepen engagement with people in our communities of all backgrounds and identities,” said Jon Hulburd, chair of the Board of Trustees of Phoenix Art Museum. “But it was important to Amada, my fellow Trustees, and myself to ensure the makeup of our Board of Trustees also reflects the diversity of our community, with dimensional voices that will help guide us in our decision-making as we continue to become a museum for all people. The appointment of leaders such as Ruben and Maria is a step forward in realizing those goals, especially as representative leaders of more than 2 million Latinos in our state. We look to continue recruiting and appointing new leaders who will amplify the voices of underrepresented individuals and populations within our community, and by doing so, make us stronger.”

With Alvarez, Harper-Marinick, and Opatrny, the Museum’s Board of Trustees now consists of 38 members, who represent the top tier of civic and business leadership in the Valley. Board members may serve a maximum of three 3-year terms before rolling off the board for one year, as stated in the Museum’s governing bylaws. For more information about Phoenix Art Museum and its Board of Trustees, contact the Marketing and Communications Office of Phoenix Art Museum at 602.257.2105 or margaree.bigler@phxart.org.

About Ruben E. Alvarez

Ruben E. Alvarez is co-founder and managing partner at Molera Alvarez. Applying his extensive political experience and strategic business expertise, he has led a wide range of Fortune 500 companies, non-profit groups, and governmental entities in pursuit of their business development and legislative goals. Prior to forming Molera Alvarez in 2003, Alvarez worked in the State of Arizona’s Executive branch for 12 years. Notable is his role as the Governor’s Policy Advisor for Mexico and Hispanic Affairs. In this role, he managed the state’s relationship with Mexican federal, state, and local government officials and provided leadership direction on key bi-national issues, cross-border trade activities, and initiatives targeting the needs of the Hispanic community.

In addition, before becoming policy advisor, Alvarez served as the Governor’s Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, where he was responsible for implementing and overseeing outreach efforts to develop greater communication links between state agencies and underrepresented communities to disseminate information on contracting and employment opportunities.

Given his extensive understanding of how government operates, Alvarez’s expertise is in formulating strategies that impact policy-making decisions, resolving bureaucratic challenges, and creating business development opportunities for clients. He also has vast experience establishing partnerships between corporate entities and community-based organizations to align shared values and mutual interests in the enhancement and development of local communities.

Alvarez graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Arizona State University, where he received ASU’s Hispanic Convocation’s Undergraduate of the Year Award. Among his many involvements, he currently serves on the Arizona Commission on the Arts; is chairman of CALA Alliance (Celebración Artística de las Américas – Artistic Celebration of the Americas); is a board member and treasurer of Latino Leaders Network based in Washington, DC; is a board member of Valley of the Sun United Way; is chair of Phoenix Community Alliance’s Public Affairs Committee; serves on ASU President’s Advisory Council on Inclusion and Success; is the past chairman of the Arizona Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; and is the past chairman of the Arizona Chapter of the American Lung Association.

About Maria Harper-Marinick, PhD

Maria Harper-Marinick, PhD, is chancellor of the Maricopa County Community College District, the largest community college district in Arizona and one of the largest community college systems in the nation, serving more than 200,000 students with the support of 10,000 faculty and staff members across 10 colleges. A national leader in higher education and a strong advocate for access, equity, and student success, she serves on the national and local boards for various organizations and institutions, including the American Council on Education, American Association of Community Colleges, Excelencia in Education, League for Innovation in the Community College, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, and Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She is also chair-elect of the Board of Valley of the Sun United Way. Throughout her career, Harper-Marinick has received numerous awards and recognitions. She was named one of the 2017 Most Admired Leaders in the Valley by Phoenix Business Journal and was the recipient of the 2017 Valley Leadership Woman of the Year award, the 2016 Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce ATHENA Award—Public Sector, and the 2015 Woman of the Year award from the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Originally from the Dominican Republic, Harper-Marinick moved to Arizona in 1982 as a Fulbright Scholar to complete graduate work at Arizona State University, where she earned a master’s degree and a doctorate in education.

About Donald Opatrny

Donald Opatrny is a former partner and managing director of Goldman Sachs. He serves as vice chairman of Cornell University and is on the Advisory Committee of the Johnson Museum, the National Committee of The Whitney Museum, the Investment Funds Committee of the State of Wyoming, and the Multi-Asset Board of BlackRock. Previously, Opatrny served on the investment committee of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the boards of Artstor, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum (chair), and the Center for the Arts (chair) in Jackson, Wyoming. He and his wife, Judy, collect contemporary art and Czech and European Avant-Garde photography, and through The Opatrny Family Foundation, they support various arts organizations. Opatrny received his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and his MBA from The University of Chicago.

About Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix Art Museum has provided access to visual arts and educational programs in Arizona for nearly 60 years and is the largest art museum in the southwestern United States. Critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions are shown alongside the Museum’s permanent collection of more than 19,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. The Museum also presents festivals, a comprehensive film program, live performances, and educational programs designed to enlighten, entertain, and stimulate visitors of all ages. Visitors also enjoy vibrant photography exhibitions through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visitphxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.

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PHOENIX (May 31, 2018) – During 2018 and 2019, Phoenix Art Museum will work in collaboration with the City of Phoenix to execute a series of renovations to the Museum’s emergency fire sprinkler systems. In light of the flood damage suffered by Burton Barr Library in 2017 due to malfunctioning systems, the City has prioritized the undertaking of sweeping efforts to ensure that major public and private institutions city-wide maintain up-to-date emergency technologies. Closures of Museum spaces to accommodate the renovations will take place on a staggered schedule over approximately 12 months, allowing the Museum to keep a maximum number of gallery spaces open at all times and ensure a positive and enriching guest experience.

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