Press Room

Press Room

Phoenix Art Museum has served its community for sixty years, a brave space at the heart of its city, offering a diverse range of exhibitions and programs, along with a collection of more than 20,000 artworks held in the public trust. For more information about upcoming and past exhibitions, as well as leadership appointments, major gifts, and additions to the collection, the Museum’s Press Room provides access to helpful information for national and local journalists.

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Phoenix Art Museum hosts special holiday shopping days, First Friday programming, community food drive, kid-friendly programming, live musical performances, films, and more throughout December 

PHOENIX (November 18, 2025) – This December, Phoenix Art Museum is packed with events that celebrate the visual and performing arts while supporting community, including free First Friday activations and a holiday food drive, Kids Day programming inspired by the newly renovated James K. Ballinger Wing, and the n...

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Phoenix Art Museum premieres major Eric Fischl exhibition and renovated Art of the Americas + Europe galleries; hosts First Friday, kid-friendly programming, live musical performances, films, and more throughout November  

PHOENIX (October 29, 2025) – This November, Phoenix Art Museum premieres major exhibition Eric Fischl: Stories Told and reopens its Art of the Americas + Europe galleries in the newly dedicated James K. Ballinger Wing after a five-month renovation. The...

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Phoenix Art Museum to present new exhibition of desert-landscape etchings by American painter and printmaker George Elbert Burr 

Opening November 2025 with the premiere of the Museum's renovated James K. Ballinger Wing, George Elbert Burr: The Desert Etchings illuminates the prolific artist's career, technical mastery, and under-recognized impact PHOENIX (October 27, 2025) – On November 28, 2025, Phoenix Art Museu...

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Phoenix Art Museum names newest class of appointments to its Board of Trustees

New Board members bring deep expertise in finance, marketing, hospitality, the arts, and non-profit leadership PHOENIX (October 21, 2025) – Phoenix Art Museum announces the election of Oliver Badgio, Alexander Bradley, and Jennifer Condas to its Board of Trustees. Chaired by Donald C....

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Please note: News releases for exhibitions prior to January 2018 may be requested from the Museum’s Press Office.

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