Apr, 25, 2022
Special Engagement ExhibitionsMedia Alerts
Phoenix Art Museum premieres lowrider-inspired exhibition, expands free in-person programming in May 2022
PHOENIX (April 25, 2022) – Phoenix Art Museum has premiered its latest original exhibition, Desert Rider, and this May will host virtual programs and free in-person events, including a Make It! workshop, pop-up dance performances, a Desert Rider-themed First Friday with live programming, and much more.
For a full list of exhibitions on view now at Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/.
NOW OPEN
Desert Rider
Through September 18, 2022
Desert Rider explores the relationships between transportation, industry, landscape, and identity in our desert region. With a diverse display of large-scale installations, prints, sculptures, and more, the major exhibition illuminates the influence of lowrider and custom-car culture on contemporary artists working in the Southwest today, including Cara Romero, Margarita Cabrera, Justin Favela, Liz Cohen, and Douglas Miles, who examine themes of masculinity and femininity, migration and mobility, queer identity, and more.
Desert Rider is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. It is made possible through the generosity of the Arizona Office of Tourism and Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
FEATURED EVENTS
FASHFILMFETE™ Fashion Film Festival
April 30 | 10 am – 10 pm
Festival Pass: $100 for Members | $125 for the general public
Short Films Ticket: $25 for Members | $30 for the general public
FASHFILMFETE™ (FFF) will present a curated selection of popular, indie, experimental, and documentary films to showcase the significance of fashion in filmmaking. The all-day event will feature 21 films from independent filmmakers, including the Hollywood cult classic Mahogany (1975), starring the iconic Diana Ross. FFF will bring together a global community of fashion and film aficionados to explore style in cinema and its influence on pop culture, fashion design, contemporary art, and beauty standards. The event will also include a panel discussion, an award ceremony for festival pass holders, and a VIP reception for VIP pass holders. Single-film tickets and festival passes are available here. View the full film schedule here.
First Friday: Desert Rider
May 6 | 3 – 9 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission
SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $5 for adults | FREE for Museum Members and veterans/active-duty military*
On May 6, Phoenix Art Museum will host a Desert Rider-themed First Friday with various in-person programming, including:
- A display of lowriders parked outside of the Museum
A performance by Sam Frésquez (@samfresquez)
- Live airbrushing by Kevin Aviles (@kevinavilespena)
- An art installation by Antonio Salazar (@santosincara)
- An interactive workshop with Joshua Castañeda (@castanedajoshua)
- Live music by DJ AwDre (@aw.dre), DJ Cervantes (@crvnt3sphx), and Las Calakas (@lascalakas)
Visitors will also enjoy a selection of food vendors and a cash bar.
Free Admission to Desert Rider with Donation on First Friday
PhxArt is proud to collaborate with The Justa Center for First Friday in May 2022. On May 6, all visitors who attend the Desert Rider-themed evening and donate an item to help serve the growing number of seniors experiencing homelessness in Phoenix will receive complimentary admission to the newest major exhibition. Requested donated items include retail-sized bottles of SPF 50+ sunscreen and canned food, including beans, meat, vegetables, and fruit. Visitors should bring their donations to the Museum on the night of First Friday to receive complimentary admission Desert Rider.
First Fridays are supported in part through the generosity of the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
*The Military Access Program at Phoenix Art Museum (MAP@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Dr. Hong and Doris Ong, Nancy Hanley Eriksson, and Shamrock Foods Foundation.
Make It! Sketching in the Garden with Artist Jessica Palomo
May 11 | 4 – 7 pm
Free for Members and the general public
For this Make It! workshop, guests will explore and gather inspiration from the textures, shapes, and cropping techniques in Jessica Palomo’s graphite drawing Strelitzia featured in Breaking Up to create their own organic nature drawing to take home. Make It! is open to the public during Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays. Tickets are available here.
Make It! is made possible in part by Carolyn Dunkin Schulte Educational Endowment Fund, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Educational Programs.
Dance Performance—Torrents and Cascades of Pasts and Futures by Metropolitan Arts Institute Dancers
May 14 | Noon and 1 pm
Free for Members and included in general admission
Art and movement collide in this live dance performance inspired by Pat Steir’s Turbulent Mountain Waterfall and created by Metro Arts Dancers, under the directorship of Nicole L. Olson, from Metropolitan Arts Institute.Tickets are available here.
This performance is supported in part through the generosity of the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
Pop-Up, In-Gallery Performances by Movement Source Dance Company
May 25 | 6:30 pm and 7 pm
Free for Members and the general public
Visitors to PhxArt will enjoy live performances in the galleries by Movement Source Dance Company. Founded in 1988, Movement Source is a nonprofit, multimedia modern dance company whose mission is to expand the audience for dance in Arizona by creating accessible dance performances, education programs, and events. These performances are open to the public during Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays. Tickets are available here.
These performances are supported in part through the generosity of the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
ADDITIONAL MAY 2022 EVENTS
Storytime in the Garden
May 4 | 10:30 am
Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public
Limited capacity. Advance registration required.
Designed for our youngest PhxArt visitors (ages 0-5) and their parents or caregivers, storytime in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden is a wonderful opportunity to share the joy of early literacy, art-inspired play, and hands-on learning with family and friends. Attendees must bring their own blankets.
The Storytime in the Garden series will be offered on the first Wednesday of each month. Tickets are available for reservation here.
Storytime in the Garden is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Education Programs.
Object of the Month: Caftan by Candy Wrappers
May 5, 7, 19, 26 | 11:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission
Whimsical paper dresses of the 1960s enjoyed only a short lifespan, but more than a fad, these bright, colorful garments were a testing ground and marketing tool showcasing the latest in paper and disposable-material technology. Join Museum Docent Lisa Corridan to learn more about paper garments of the era and how they continue to inform fashion today. More information available soon at phxart.org.
Weekly Virtual Mindfulness Sessions
May 5, 12, 19, 26| 11 am
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.
FREE-ACCESS TIMES
First Friday
May 6 | 3 – 9 pmVoluntary-donation general admissionSPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $5 for adults | FREE for Museum Members and veterans/active-duty military*
Every First Friday from 3 – 9 pm, Phoenix Art Museum offers voluntary-donation general admission and reduced rates to view special-engagement exhibitions.
*The Military Access Program at Phoenix Art Museum (MAP@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Dr. Hong and Doris Ong, Nancy Hanley Eriksson, and Shamrock Foods Foundation.
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 3 – 9 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission
SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $5 for Adults | FREE for Museum Members and veterans/active-duty military*
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 supported in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, with additional support from the Museum’s Circles of Support and Museum Members.
*The Military Access Program at Phoenix Art Museum (MAP@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Dr. Hong and Doris Ong, Nancy Hanley Eriksson, and Shamrock Foods Foundation.
VIRTUAL SCHOOL AND ADULT TOURS
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and as in-person, on-site tours for schools remain suspended until further notice, Phoenix Art Museum now offers live PhxArt Virtual Classroom Visits. The Museum also offers PhxArt Virtual Presentations for Adults to bring art-engagement opportunities to the community.
PhxArt Virtual Classroom Visits
Led by Museum Docents, the institution’s corps of volunteer educators, PhxArt Virtual Classroom Visits engage students with various art-related topics that complement classroom curriculum. These live, virtual art presentations can be presented on a range of video platforms for a fee of $25 per presentation, with free or reduced-cost PhxArt Virtual Classroom Visits available for Title-I schools. For more information, click here.
PhxArt Virtual Presentations for Adults
PhxArt Virtual Presentations for Adults are available for both community-serving institutions and private groups of 10 adults or more. Led by Museum Docents, these live, image-based presentations explore various themes related to the Museum’s collection of more than 20,000 artworks from around the world, creating opportunities for meaningful peer interaction and engagement. For more information, click here.
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 Hugo Medina and Daniel Mariotti, 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.