Press RoomPhoenix Art Museum hosts summer PhxArt AfterHours and PhxArt Family Funday; offers discount admission days in June
Phoenix Art Museum hosts summer PhxArt AfterHours and PhxArt Family Funday; offers discount admission days in June
May, 29, 2024
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Phoenix Art Museum hosts summer PhxArt AfterHours and PhxArt Family Funday; offers discount admission days in June
PHOENIX (May 29, 2024) – This June, Phoenix Art Museum will present The Collection: American Modern, featuring artists of the first half of the 20th century who used abstraction and experimentation to spark new perceptions of modernity and novel modes of expression. The Museum will host the next PhxArt AfterHours celebrating Pride Month and featuring complimentary general admission, live music, art-making workshops, and food and drink experiences. PhxArt will also offer discounted admission on 602 Day and Waymo Wednesdays. Additional programming includes PhxArt Family Funday, art talks, film screenings, and more.
*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.
PhxArt AfterHours June 7 | 5 – 9 pm Complimentary general admission SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $10 for Adults | $5 for Youth (6-17) PhxArt AfterHours returns, activated by free general admission, live music, art-making workshops, and specialty food and drink experiences celebrating Pride Month. Programming includes:
Presentation of Queer Arizona History with Marshall Shore (@hip_historian)
Fashion show featuring five thrifted looks by Phoenix College (@phoenixcollege) students that will be donated to Dress for Success Phoenix (@dressforsuccessphoenix)
Drag show with Mia Inez Adams, Aurelio Sanchez, and Sandra Xtasy hosted by The Funky Latina (@thefunkylatina)
Button collage-making workshop led by THEMS, inspired by fashion exhibition The Power of Pink (@thems.phx)
PhxArt AfterHours are made possible through the generosity of APS and Lexus.
602 Day June 2 | 10 am – 5 pm Discounted youth admission PhxArt will offer discounted youth admission all day on June 2 in celebration of 602 Day, organized by the City of Phoenix. Youth general admission tickets will be $6.02 in honor of Phoenix’s area code and will include access to Barbie®: A Cultural Icon Exhibition, The Power of Pink, and Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s-1980s.
Juneteenth June 19 | 10 am – 9 pm Pay-What-You-Wish General Admission SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $10 for Adults | $5 for Youth (6-17) PhxArt is proud to offer Pay-What-You-Wish general admission all day long on Juneteenth. The Museum will also be activated by special programming including:
Specialty food and beverage experiences with Trash Panda Vegan (@trashpandavegan), Southern Made (@southernmadeaz), and a pop-up by Harlem Coffee (@drinkharlem)
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.
PhxArt Family Fundays are made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.
EXHIBITION OPENINGS The Collection: American Modern June 12 – 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. 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.
NOW OPEN Larry Bell: Improvisations Through January 5, 2025 Larry Bell: Improvisations explores the progression of Bell’s process from the 1960s through the present day, featuring a wide range of glass cubes, sculptures, large-scale standing walls, and mixed-media collages Bell created using a cutting-edge vacuum deposition technique. The exhibition also premieres one newly commissioned large-scale work—a cubic form representing the mercurial sun, surrounded by clouded glass evocative of the fog of Venice Beach, California.
Larry Bell: Improvisations is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, associate curator of collections at Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generosity of Lee and Mike Cohn and Meredith and Charles von Arentschildt. 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 Modern + Contemporary Gallery Closures Closing June 3, 2024 Beginning June 3, 2024, the Museum’s modern + contemporary art galleries will be closed to undergo renovations. The space will reopen this fall with a new, exciting rotation that features beloved PhxArt Collection favorites and immersive installations. More information on the upcoming artwork rotation will be available soon at phxart.org.
KIDS // Storytime June 6| 10:30 am Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public Advance registration recommended. For more information, click here.
Storytime in the Garden is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs. and Legacy Traditional Schools.
This film series is made possible by the Lisa Sette Gallery.
FILM // R.M.N. June 12 | 6 pm Free for Members | $8 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Film series inspired by Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s–1980s. Tickets available for reservation here.
Films@PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.
FILM // Wings of Desire June 19 | 6 pm Free for Members | $8 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Film series inspired by Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s–1980s. Tickets available for reservation here.
Films@PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.
FILM // Now Showing: Moonlight June 26 | 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.
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.
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.
