Phoenix Art Museum hosts storytellers from Arizona Regents’ Cup during First Friday; Richard Avedon photography exhibition to close in May

Apr, 30, 2025

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Phoenix Art Museum hosts storytellers from Arizona Regents’ Cup during First Friday; Richard Avedon photography exhibition to close in May

PHOENIX (April 30, 2025) – In May, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) will feature a powerful selection of student voices from across Arizona’s three public universities, ASU, NAU, and the U of A, at the Regents’ Cup Showcase during First Friday. They will offer a compelling view into the students’ lived and learned experiences, and deliver powerful storytelling that sparks constructive debate, inspires civil discourse, and builds bridges toward collaboration. The free event, held on May 2, will also include music by resident DJ J-M Lee, in-gallery sketching, and specialty food and drink experiences.

Photography exhibition Richard Avedon: Among Creatives will close to the public on May 25. Special-engagement fashion exhibition The World of Anna Sui is now on view through September 28. Additional programming includes film screenings, Date Night, and more.

FEATURED FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS

FEATURED EVENTS

First Friday
May 2 | 5 – 8 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission
SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $7 for Adults | $5 for Youth (6-17)
Join us for First Friday, featuring free general admission and programming, including:

• Music by DJ J-M Lee (@jmelee)
• In-gallery sketching with Sketch Club Cafe Phx (@sketchclubcafe)
• A selection of winning storytellers from Arizona Regents’ Cup sharing thought-provoking perspectives on this year’s theme: “The Government and the People: The Social Contract.” (@azregents)
• Specialty food and beverage experiences with ARTenders, Trash Panda Vegan (@trashpandavegan), and El Fogón de Joy (@elfogondejoy)
• Docent guided tours at: 5:30 + 6:30 pm (in English) 6 + 7 pm (in Spanish with bilingual Docents)
• $10 off any Membership (on-site offer only)
• + more!

First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS and Lexus.

NOW OPEN

The World of Anna Sui
Through September 28, 2025
Blending rock and roll with romanticism, Anna Sui taps into the timeless nostalgia of fashion’s earlier days and pairs it with her rocker aesthetic. Through head to toe looks, she has created a graphic, imaginative universe inhabited by alter-egos that draw inspiration from the worlds of cowgirls, grunge girls, hippie chicks, hula girls, Mods, pirate rock stars, Pre-Raphaelite maidens, and surfer nomads. The World of Anna Sui features more than 80 ensembles from the renowned designer’s archive, presenting a roll call of 12 archetypes that are staples of the Sui aesthetic. As a special addition to the exhibition, PhxArt will present looks from Sui’s recent collection, highlighting her work with experimental paper-like fabrics. Garments from the PhxArt fashion collection will be paired alongside Sui’s body of work, demonstrating the designer’s inspiration from the delicacies and details of former fashion trends.  

The World of Anna Sui is organized by the Fashion and Textile Museum, London, and curated by Dennis Nothdruft, Head of Exhibitions at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Helen Jean, The Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion, with Catherine Wise, the Hirabayashi Intern in Fashion.Its Phoenix premiere is made possible by presenting sponsor Thomas Carlton Rogers II, with support provided by Arizona Costume Institute, and Bennett and Jacquie Dorrance. Additional support provided by Tran Tran, Founder, Axis Employment Services. In-kind support provided by KJZZ and Kimpton Hotel Palomar Phoenix. All 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 supportprovided by Joan Cremin.

CLOSING SOON

Richard Avedon: Among Creatives
Closing May 25, 2025
Highlighting Richard Avedon’s distinctive photographic portraits of fellow artists, actors, writers, in addition to his contributions to fashion photography.

Richard Avedon: Among Creatives is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography, and is drawn from the larger traveling exhibition, Richard Avedon: Relationships, curated by Rebecca Senf, PhD, Chief Curator at the Center for Creative 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 EVENTS

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.