Phoenix Art Museum to present virtual ASU student showcase and other virtual, outdoor events for the public in April 2021

Mar, 18, 2021

Special Events and Programs

Phoenix Art Museum to present virtual ASU student showcase and other virtual, outdoor events for the public in April 2021

PHOENIX (March 18, 2021) – This April, Phoenix Art Museum will present a number of virtual and outdoor events to provide socially distanced art-engagement opportunities for the community. Indoor, on-site programming, tours, and events remain suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For information on the Museum’s COVID-19 visitor policies and procedures, click here. For a full list of exhibitions on view now, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/.

FEATURED APRIL 2021 EVENTS
WHAT IS LIVENESS?
April 21 | 6 pm
This virtual event is free for PhxArt Members and open to the public with a suggested donation.
In the wake of COVID-19, student artists from Arizona State University examine the role of liveness in a post pandemic world. What will the future hold for live experience? Will we embrace the glitch or choose another strategy to engage this moment of digital disidentification? Curated and facilitated by ASU professors Max Bernstein and Robert Farid Karimi, this virtual showcase will present media performance hybrids, site-specific works, and a reclamation of broadcast practices and aesthetics as a surrogate for togetherness, as student artists imagine, construct, collage, and create unique worlds through mediation, gamification, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Tickets are available here.

This virtual event is made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.

ADDITIONAL APRIL 2021 EVENTS
Weekly Virtual Mindfulness Sessions
April 1, 8, 15, 29 | Noon
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 on Zoom, a video-conference platform. For more information, click here.

PhxArt + FilmBar Present Films in the Garden: Black Orpheus
April 8, 9, 10 | 7:30 pm
$12 for PhxArt Members and FilmBar Unlimited-ish Members | $15 for the general public
Presented in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden with limited capacity. Face masks required at all times. Food and drink, with the exception of water bottles, are prohibited.
Winner of both the Academy Award for best foreign-language film and the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus (Orfeu negro) brings the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the 20th-century madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its eye-popping photography and ravishing, epochal soundtrack, Black Orpheus was an international cultural event that kicked off the bossa nova craze across the Americas. Tickets are available here.

PhxArt + FilmBar Present Films in the Garden is made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.

Virtual Slow Art at Home | Guided Meditation with Phoenix Art Museum
April 22 | Noon
Guided by a Museum educator, this pay-what-you-wish #PhxArtatHome art-based meditation session provides an opportunity to connect with the present moment and create a deeper understanding of a work of art from the Museum’s collection. April’s Slow Art will be presented through Zoom, a video-conference platform. For more information and to RSVP, click here.

PhxArt + FilmBar Present Films in the Garden: La Strada
April 29, 30 | 7:30 pm
May 1 | 7:30 pm
$12 for PhxArt Members and FilmBar Unlimited-ish Members | $15 for the general public
Presented in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden with limited capacity. Face masks required at all times. Food and drink, with the exception of water bottles, are prohibited.
Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) is sold by her mother into the employ of Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), a brutal strongman in a traveling circus. When Zampanò encounters an old rival in highwire artist the Fool (Richard Basehart), his fury is provoked to its breaking point. A poetic fable of love and cruelty, La Strada is the film that launched Masina and her husband, director Federico Fellini, to international stardom. Tickets are available here.

PhxArt + FilmBar Present Films in the Garden is made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.

VIRTUAL SCHOOL AND ADULT TOURS
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and as in-person, on-site tours for schools and the public remain suspended until further notice, Phoenix Art Museum now offers live Virtual Classroom Visits and 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 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 biweekly 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, many of whom have been deeply impacted by the economic effects of COVID-19. Twice a 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 Shaunté Glover and Lora Barnhiser, 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.