FEATURED EVENTS 

Women Powered: Rebecca Minkoff

Thursday, March 12, 2026 | Cocktail Reception @ 5 pm | Fireside Chat @ 6:30pm

Reception in Dorrance Sculpture Garden, Fireside Chat presented in Whiteman Hall

$45 for the general public | $25 for Members | $15 for college students with active ID. Optional upgrades are available. 

Dinner with Rebecca Minkoff | $500

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of PhxArt’s fashion program, the Museum will host a special edition of Women Powered, featuring an inspiring conversation with the nationally renowned New York-based designer Rebecca Minkoff, led by Valley entrepreneur and fashion icon Chrissy Sayare. Minkoff will share stories of her own success, building bold ideas, navigating business, and living at the intersection of entrepreneurship and creativity. This event is welcome to all ages and industries.

Minkoff’s journey began with a fearless leap—moving to New York City at just 18 to chase a dream in fashion. With no roadmap and few resources, she turned a love for design into a global brand synonymous with accessible luxury. But what truly sets her apart isn’t just her success as a designer, it’s her unwavering commitment to uplifting others as she climbs. In 2018, she launched the Female Founder Collective, a powerful network of women-led businesses committed to advancing financial equity and opportunities for women at every level. Through her Superwomen podcast and candid speaking engagements, she shares the unfiltered side of entrepreneurship and life, like navigating setbacks, battling fear, and balancing life with ambition. 

Tickets are available here.

Women Powered: Rebecca Minkoff is made possible through the generosity of Major Sponsor To Be Continued… A Consignment Boutique, with additional support from Austin Commercial and Catherine Tuton. In-kind support provided by Fresh from the Kitchen.

SOUNDCHECK | The Hourglass Cats

Thursday, March 19 | Bar opens @ 5 pm | Doors @ 5:30 pm | Show @ 6 pm

Free for Members | General admission for the public 

On March 19, SOUNDCHECK welcomes The Hourglass Cats to PhxArt Museum.

Sonoran outfit The Hourglass Cats are a desert rock-n-roll, reggae, and hip-hop collective based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Known for their high-energy live shows, relentless gigging schedule, and recording and performing all their music in 432 Hz, The Hourglass Cats find their true uniqueness in their ability to effortlessly blend multiple genres to create a sound smoothie that is very unique to the Sonoran desert they call home.

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.

Lenhardt Lecture | Caroline Kent

Wednesday, March 25 | 6:30 pm

Presented in Whiteman Hall

Free for Members | $5 for general public 

Join us for the spring 2026 Dawn and David Lenhardt Lecture featuring Chicago-based visual artist Caroline Kent. Kent is an acclaimed artist and associate professor in the Art, Theory, and Practice Department at Northwestern University. Her work pushes the boundaries of language and translation through an expansive painting practice that spans drawing, sculpture, performance, and installation. A 2025 USA Fellow and Aspen Arts Prize recipient, Kent has earned major support from the Pollock-Krasner, McKnight, and Jerome foundations. Her work has been featured at leading institutions, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, MoMA, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Walker Art Center.

Tickets are available here.

The David and Dawn Lenhardt Lecture engages Valley audiences with some of the most acclaimed contemporary artists in the world. In 2018, the inaugural lecture presented New-York based artist Jim Hodges, and subsequent lectures have featured artists Shara Hughes, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Arcmanoro Niles, Teresita Fernández in conversation with Amalia Mesa-Bains, Derek Fordjour, Rashid Johnson, Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe in conversation with Larry Ossei-Mensah, Leonardo Drew, Charles Gaines in conversation with Thelma Golden, and Adam Pendleton in conversation with Dr. Adrianne Edwards. The Lenhardt Lecture is made possible through the generosity of The Dawn and David Lenhardt Contemporary Art Initiative. Lenhardt Lecture Series is supported in part by Prime Steak Concepts. 

ON VIEW NOW

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)

Through June 28, 2026

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light), organized by the Hood Museum of Art, is the first major solo exhibition exploring the narrative artistic practice of the Chemehuevi photographer and presents more than 50 works Romero created between 2013 and 2024. The exhibition features new and never-before-seen photographs, site-specific installations, large scale photographs, and iconic views across five thematic sections. Informed by her identity, Romero’s visceral approach to representing Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural memory—both collective history and lived experiences—results in a blending of fine art and editorial styles. Her visual storytelling brilliantly challenges dominant narratives of Indigenous decline and erasure and disrupts preconceived notions about what it means to be a Native American, showing the diversity within Indigenous nations and communities.

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, and curated by Jami Powell, PhD, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Indigenous Art at the Hood Museum of Art. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography. Its Phoenix premiere is made possible by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation, Every Page Foundation, and John and Lois Rogers. Additional support provided by Prime Steak Concepts. Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 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

Greatest Fits (Vol. 1): The Art of Archiving Fashion

Closing March 1, 2026, Greatest Fits (Vol. 1): The Art of Archiving Fashion features more than 80 garments and accessories that offer the first major investigation into the formation of the renowned PhxArt fashion collection.

The Collection: Greatest Fits (Vol. 1): The Art of Archiving Fashion is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Helen Jean, the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion at Phoenix Art Museum, with Catherine Wise, the Hirabayashi Intern in Fashion Design, and Summer Rye, intern. It is presented through the generous support of Thomas Carlton Rogers II, Arizona Costume Institute, and Bennett and Jacquie Dorrance. 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 support provided by Joan Cremin.

For a full list of exhibitions on view now at Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/.

OTHER MARCH EVENTS

Lemon Library Book Club: Never Whistle at Night

Wednesday, March 4 | 6:30 pm 

Location: The Amphitheater inside the Museum

Free event.
For more information, click here.

Storytime
Thursday, March 5 | 10:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission
For more information, click here.

Storytime is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Object of the Month: The Clown, Narcisse Virgile Diaz De La Peña 
March 5, 7, 19, 26 | 11:30 am
Free for Members | Included with general admission 

For more information, click here.

Object of the Month is made possible by CMI Gold & Silver.

Curator Talk: Ancestral Futures
Thursday, March 5 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

Registration required. Capacity is limited.

Tickets are available here.

Create Playdate

Saturday, March 7, 14, 21, 28 | 11 am – 3 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

For more information, click here.

Create Playdate is made possible by The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Films at PhxArt: Boogie Nights

Wednesday, March 11 | 6 pm 

Free for Members | $8 for general public
For more information, click here.

Films@PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.

Kids Day at PhxArt

Saturday, March 14 | 10 am – 2 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

Every second Saturday of the month.

Tickets are available here.

Kids Day is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

Sunday, March 15 | 1 pm 

$15 for Members | $20 for general public
Tickets are available here.

National Theatre Live screenings are made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.

Curator Talk: Breaking the Mold
Thursday, March 26 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission

Registration required. Capacity is limited.

Tickets are available here.

Workshop: Radical Mugs with Pip Coffee + Clay
Saturday, March 28 | 10 am – 12:30 pm

Members $50 | Non-Members $60

Registration required. Capacity is limited.

Age 10+. Ages 18 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets are available here.

OTHER DISCOUNTED + FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays
Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm
Voluntary-donation general admission

Free for Museum Members | $10 special exhibition

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation. 

First Friday

Friday, March 6 | 5 – 8 pm

Free general admission | $10 special exhibition

Tickets are available here.

First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.

Military Discount Active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans enjoy $5 off general admission tickets. A valid ID is required for on-site redemption.

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, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.  

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Opening February 28, Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light), organized by the Hood Museum of Art, explores the narrative artistic practice of Chemehuevi photographer Cara Romero in her first major solo exhibition, featuring new and never-before-seen photographs, site-specific installations, large scale photographs, and iconic views across five thematic sections. Additional event details and ticket links are provided below.

FEATURED EVENTS 

Family Funday

Sunday, February 1 | 10 am – 5 pm 
Free for Members and the general public
Programming from 10 am – 4 pm

Two times a year, PhxArt hosts Family Funday, an all-ages, free-access day with complimentary admission. Separate tickets are required to view special exhibition Eric Fischl: Stories Told at an additional cost. The event includes arts-engagement programming suitable for visitors of all ages, interests, and abilities. 

This February, guests will enjoy:

Live animal sketching + opportunity to learn about our local wildlife with the Phoenix Zoo.

Write a love letter to the desert using cochineal-inspired paint, where prickly pear insects were used to create natural red dyes, with the Desert Botanical Garden.

Explore the art of fashion with The Square through Victorian style garments inspired by the work of Philip C. Curtis.

Create your own unique cactus paper craft inspired by Ed Mell’s painting, Cactus Bud, 1990.

Wander into the Lemon Library to discover new perspectives. Families will create a perspective landscape by constructing their own Tunnel Book. 

View the MAC Community Project with Maryvale High School installed in the Community Art Gallery.

The Bubble House, an immersive walk-in snow globe, will be filled with balloons that blow around inside, creating a fun experience for our youngest visitors.

Families can boot, scoot n’ boogie to some good old fashion line dancing inspired by the Southwest’s cowboy culture.

Listen to If I was a Horse by Sophie Blackall performed by Childsplay Theatre during Storytime. Afterwards, visitors can create a paper crown horse to wear and take home.

+ more!

PhxArt Family Fundays are made possible in part through the generosity of Applied Materials Foundation and Desert Diamond Casino.

Valentine’s Day

Saturday, February 14 | 5 – 8 pm 

Free for Members | Included with general admission

Grab your friend, partner, or family member and join us for a special Valentine’s Day evening filled with creativity and connection in Florentine fashion. We’ve extended our hours so guests can enjoy themed arts programming, pop-up musical performances, hands-on activities, scavenger hunts, delicious food and drinks, and the chance to explore the Museum’s galleries. 

Here’s what the evening holds:  

• Get a flash Tattoo by Wyatt Howland. Commitment issues? Stop by The Museum Store for a complimentary temporary tattoo and chocolate treat with any purchase.
• Capture the moment with a hand-drawn portrait from the Fauxto Booth or a classic strip from the Snapz Photo Booths. 
• Love the wine you’re with during tastings with ARTenders.
• “I’ll have what she’s having.” Catch a screening of the romantic classic When Harry Met Sally at 6pm in Whiteman Hall.
• Test your artistic chemistry and draw your partner with Sissy Art.
• Immerse yourself in the Baroque era pop-up performances by Arizona Opera and Sweetwater Strings throughout the night. 
• Collage your heart out and make love notes with Cut+Paste. 
• Make your reservations at Alden for a curated prix fixe dining experience. 
• Love Themed Docent-Led Tours at 5:15 PM, 6:15 PM, and 7:15 PM
• + more! 

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK: Sunflower King

Thursday, February 19 | Bar opens @ 5 pm | Doors open @ 5:30 pm | 
Show 6 – 7 pm
Presented in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the public 

This February, SOUNDCHECK, welcomes Sunflower King to PhxArt. The Sunflower King (Ashton Vaughn Charles) is a Premier International Destination Event Saxophonist who is passionate about any and every form of expressive artistry. Whether he’s performing on stage in front of thousands, in intimate spaces for small groups, or creating and recording music in his studio, The Sunflower King is best known for expressing himself through multiple genres, ranging from Neo-Soul, R&B, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Afrobeat, Metal, and more.

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.

OPENING SOON

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)

February 28 – June 28, 2026

Organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) is the first major solo exhibition exploring the narrative artistic practice of the Chemehuevi photographer, presenting more than 50 works Romero created between 2013 and 2024. The exhibition features new and never-before-seen photographs, site-specific installations, large scale photographs, and iconic views across five thematic sections.

Born in Inglewood, California in 1977, Romero is known for dramatic fine art photography that examines Indigenous life in contemporary contexts. An enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Romero was raised between contrasting settings: the rural Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, California, and the urban sprawl of Houston, Texas. Informed by her identity, Romero’s visceral approach to representing Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultural memory—both collective history and lived experiences—results in a blending of fine art and editorial styles. Her visual storytelling challenges dominant narratives of Indigenous decline and erasure and disrupts preconceived notions about what it means to be a Native American, showing the diversity within Indigenous nations and communities.

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, and curated by Jami Powell, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Indigenous Art at the Hood Museum of Art. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography. Its Phoenix premiere is made possible by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation, Every Page Foundation, and John and Lois Rogers. Additional support provided by Prime Steak Concepts. Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 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.

ON VIEW NOW

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body

Through June 28, 2026

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body explores the ways in which photographers across history have represented and reckoned with the human body and its associated dimensionality, evolution, and politicization. Drawn primarily from the collection of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona in Tucson, along with select works from the PhxArt Collection, and those by Arizona-based contemporary artists, the exhibition showcases more than 80 wide-ranging works that contend with the body’s form, physicality, and limitations. The exhibition’s works are presented across four thematic sections that offer varying views on embodiment and how our bodies at once empower and limit us. 

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. The exhibition is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of 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 NOVEMBER EVENTS

OTHER DISCOUNTED + FREE ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays 

Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm 
Voluntary-donation general admission 
$10 off Memberships when purchased on-site 

SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $10 for adults | $5 for youth under 17 | FREE for Museum Members  

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support by Arizona Community Foundation. 

Military Discount  

Active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans enjoy $5 off general admission tickets to Phoenix Art Museum. A valid ID is required for on-site redemption. 

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, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.   

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FEATURED EVENTS 

LECTURE // Dr. Davide Gasparotto, Carved Splendors: Florentine Baroque Frames at the Medici Court

Wednesday, January 28 | 6 pm

Free for Members | $8 for general public

Hear from Dr. Davide Gasparotto, Senior Curator of Paintings and Chair of Curatorial Affairs at the J. Paul Getty Museum, during a special lecture, hosted in partnership with FOCUS on European Art, as he discusses the gilded frames of the Florentine Baroque, inspired by the exhibition Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection.  

Originally from Italy, Gasparotto studied at the University and the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa before beginning his curatorial career at the National Gallery of Parma. From 2012 to 2014, he served as Director of the Galleria Estense in Modena, where he oversaw significant exhibitions and collection initiatives prior to joining the J. Paul Getty Museum in 2014. An expert in Renaissance art, his scholarship focuses on painting, sculpture, and decorative arts of the period, the rediscovery of classical antiquity, and the history of collecting, with particular emphasis on the Italian Renaissance. His research and lectures—such as his work on Bertoldo di Giovanni and the revival of classical culture in the age of Lorenzo de’ Medici—reflect his deep engagement with the artistic and intellectual currents that shaped the Renaissance and its legacy.

Tickets are available here.

Phoenix Art Museum offers a special thanks to FOCUS on European Art, a charitable organization that promotes education in the arts with special emphasis on European art and art history, for their partnership in hosting this event. An evening with Dr. Davide Gasparotto and Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl is made possible through the generosity of presenting sponsor The Kasser Family, with additional support from Huntington T. Block Insurance and WealthSpire. Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection is organized by Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl with the generous support of the Haukohl Philanthropies. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections. Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection is made possible by FOCUS on European Art. Additional support is provided by Joanna and Mick Levin. 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.

SOUNDCHECK: Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra

Thursday, January 15 | Bar opens @ 5 pm | Doors open @ 5:30 pm | 
Show 6 – 7 pm
Presented in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the public 

On January 15, SOUNDCHECK welcomes Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra (PAO!) to PhxArt. PAO! proudly carries the musical and social torch first lit by the powerful duo Fela Kútì and Tony Allen, the original inventors of the Afrobeat sound in Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa. Led by funky heiress Camille Sledge, the 16-strong orchestra is composed of the most ambitious, outrageous musicians in Phoenix today. PAO! has penned an abundance of original material that melds the eclectic heritage of the ensemble with that classic Afrobeat style. The outcome is a truly powerful sound that pays homage to the masters, while maintaining a fierce individuality, acting as a loud voice-piece of solidarity and understanding for the global community. From concert halls to music festivals, fashion shows to fundraisers, PAO! has shared the stage with musical icons from George Clinton to The Roots, and many others.

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.  

OPENING SOON

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body

January 24, 2026 – June 28, 2026

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body explores the ways in which photographers across history have represented and reckoned with the human body and its associated dimensionality, evolution, and politicization. Drawn primarily from the collections of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona in Tucson and Phoenix Art Museum, the exhibition showcases more than 80 wide-ranging works that contend with the body’s form, physicality, and limits. The exhibition’s works are presented across four thematic sections and offer audiences the opportunity to consider the body’s ability to morph and bear traces of lived experiences.

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. The exhibition is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of 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.

ON VIEW NOW

Eric Fischl: Stories Told

Through June 14, 2026

Eric Fischl: Stories Told brings together 40 large-scale works by the renowned painter, who grew up in Long Island, New York, and Phoenix, Arizona. Working with figurative painting and narrative content in the late 1970s, when it was decidedly out of favor in the art world, Fischl made his subject what he knew best: memories of suburban life and the nuclear family of his childhood. Stories Told features works from the late 1970s to today, illuminating the artist’s continued exploration of the human figure in fraught, ambiguous moments where social taboos, anxieties, family secrets, masculinity, unacknowledged privilege, the collision of the public and the private, and more, bubble just below the surface. 

Eric Fischl: Stories Told is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and guest-curated by Heather Sealy Lineberry, Curator Emeritus at the Arizona State University Art Museum and faculty associate in the ASU School of Art’s Museum Studies program. The exhibition is presented by the Men’s Arts Council, with leadership support from Margaret T. Morris Foundation, and Steven Martin and Anne Stringfield. Major support provided by Michael and Nancy Gifford, James and Janet Dicke, Bruce and Suzie Kovner, and DL Withers Foundation. Additional support is provided by Rafael Jablonka, Erica Samuels, and Skarstedt Gallery. In-kind support provided by Kimpton Hotel Palomar Phoenix. Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 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. Leadership support for the exhibition publication, Eric Fischl: Late America, is provided by Skarstedt Gallery.

James K. Ballinger Wing | Art of the Americas + Europe Galleries

Opening November 28, 2025
Home to 10 gallery spaces, the newly renovated and dedicated James K. Ballinger Wing reopens after a five-month renovation, featuring outstanding examples of historical American, Western American, Viceregal Latin American, and European art from the PhxArt Collection presented in conversation with contemporary works by Amalia Mesa-Bains, Virgil Ortiz, and Federico Solmi, among other new acquisitions and significant loans. The refreshed space also features special exhibitions on Ed Mell and George Elbert Burr, the renovated Thorne Miniature Rooms, and the relocated and reimagined Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis.

The inaugural installation of the James K. Ballinger Wing, an initiative honoring the historic collections of Phoenix Art Museum and the visionary leadership of Director Emeritus James K. Ballinger, was made possible by generous gifts from the Virginia M. Ullman Foundation and the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation. Additional support was provided by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation, Cathie Lemon, the Men’s Arts Council, and Harry and Rose Papp. The installation in the Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. It is made possible by the Virginia M. Ullman Foundation. Installations of American Art and Art of the American West in the Tooker and Wayland galleries are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. The installation in the Kemper & Ethel Marley Gallery for Art of the American West is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. It is made possible by the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation. Ed Mell: In the Studio in the Woodyard Gallery is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Olga Viso, the Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs. It is presented by the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation. George Elbert Burr: The Desert Etchings is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Olga Viso, the Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs. The installation of Viceregal Art of Latin America in the Astorga Gallery is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by JoAnna Reyes, PhD, Adjunct Curator for Art of the Americas. It is made possible by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation. Installations of European Art in the Harrington, Sukhman, and Stegall galleries are curated by Rachel Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections. 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

Through January 4, 2026

Through 70 photographs drawn primarily from the collection of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Funny Business: Photography and Humor offers a compelling view into the ways artists have utilized visual humor not only to provoke laughter and delight but also as a means of resistance 

Funny Business: Photography and Humor is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. The exhibition is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of 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.

2024 Arizona Artist Awards

Through January 25, 2026

Safwat Saleem: The Unrequited Love Institute and the 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition feature works by Arizona-based contemporary artists. The 2024 Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Awardee Safwat Saleem showcases his latest works in an installation that centers on immigrant narratives and the cultural loss that results from assimilation. In the 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition, emerging artists Elizabeth Z. Pineda and Omar Soto explores issues surrounding immigration, identity, queer joy, and escapism.

The Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Scult Family; Sally and Richard Lehmann; and the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Safwat Saleem: The Unrequited Love Institute and 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement. The exhibitions are made possible by the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Additional support provided by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 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.

OTHER JANUARY EVENTS

OTHER DISCOUNTED + FREE ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays 

Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm 
Voluntary-donation general admission 
$10 off Memberships when purchased on-site 

SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $10 for adults | $5 for youth under 17 | FREE for Museum Members  

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support by Arizona Community Foundation. 

Military Discount  

Active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans enjoy $5 off general admission tickets to Phoenix Art Museum. A valid ID is required for on-site redemption. 

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, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.   

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FEATURED EVENTS 

Special Holiday Shopping Days at The Museum Store

Every Monday + Tuesday in December

Admission to the Museum not required to shop

Join us every Monday + Tuesday in December (10 am–5 pm) for special shopping days at The Museum Store while Museum galleries are closed to the public. During these bonus days, visitors will be able to browse Store items at their leisure during an intimate shopping experience. The Museum Store’s holiday gift guide is now live here.

First Friday + Community Food Drive

Friday, December 5 | 5 – 8 pm

Free general admission | $10 special exhibition tickets

Tickets are available here.

 
First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS and Lexus, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.

Kids Day at PhxArt

Saturday, December 13 | 10 am – 2 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the public

Every second Saturday of the month, join PhxArt for Kids Day, with special family friendly programming from 10 am–2 pm! For December’s Kids Day, the following programming is inspired by the newly renovated James K. Ballinger Wing:

• Storytime featuring the book B is for Buckaroo by Louise Doak Whitney | 10:30  – 11 am + 12:30 – 1 pm 
• Create your own felt landscapes inspired by the Art of Americas galleries| 10 am – 2 pm  
• Create your own paper cactus-bud artwork inspired by Ed Mell’s Cactus Bud painting | 10 am – 2 pm
• Make your own mini-Thorne Room paper sculptures with Create Playdate | 11 am – 3 pm 
• Solve an art mystery! Join Childsplay Theatre to solve a mysterious case involving artworks in the galleries. | 11:30 am–noon + 1:30–2 pm 

Tickets are available here.

Kids Day is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Curator Talk: The Artistry of George Elbert Burr 

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Free for Members | Included with Pay-What-You-Wish admission for the public

Registration required. Capacity is limited.

Curator Talks @ PhxArt are a casual, welcoming way to engage with Museum curators in the galleries to learn exclusive information about our exhibitions and artworks on view. Each walk-and-talk also features Q & A opportunities.

This December, join Olga Viso, the Museum’s Selig Family Chief Curator and master printmaker John Armstrong for an intimate, in-gallery conversation exploring the artistry of George Elbert Burr, celebrated for his evocative etchings of the American Southwest. This close looking experience invites guests to examine Burr’s intricate prints up close with the aid of magnifying glasses and gain deeper insight into his technical mastery and creative process.  

SOUNDCHECK: The Phoenix Symphony

Thursday, December 18 | Bar opens @ 5 pm | Doors open @ 5:30 pm | 
Show 6 – 7 pm
Presented in Whiteman Hall

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the public 

On December 18, SOUNDCHECK, presented in partnership with The Phoenix Symphony, welcomes guests to experience a stirring string ensemble performance that pairs perfectly with the Museum’s newest European art exhibition, Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection.  

Attendees to this performance will also receive a special discount code to attend the Symphony’s Christmas Baroque performance at the Orpheum Theatre on December 20 and 21, 2025, creating a unique opportunity to celebrate the Baroque tradition through both visual and musical masterpieces this holiday season.

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.  

ON VIEW NOW

James K. Ballinger Wing | Art of the Americas + Europe Galleries

Opening November 28, 2025
Home to 10 gallery spaces, the newly renovated and dedicated James K. Ballinger Wing reopens after a five-month renovation, featuring outstanding examples of historical American, Western American, Viceregal Latin American, and European art from the PhxArt Collection presented in conversation with contemporary works by Amalia Mesa-Bains, Virgil Ortiz, and Federico Solmi, among other new acquisitions and significant loans. The refreshed space also features special exhibitions on Ed Mell and George Elbert Burr, the renovated Thorne Miniature Rooms, and the relocated and reimagined Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis.

The inaugural installation of the James K. Ballinger Wing, an initiative honoring the historic collections of Phoenix Art Museum and the visionary leadership of Director Emeritus James K. Ballinger, was made possible by generous gifts from the Virginia M. Ullman Foundation and the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation. Additional support was provided by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation, Cathie Lemon, the Men’s Arts Council, and Harry and Rose Papp. The installation in the Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. It is made possible by the Virginia M. Ullman Foundation. Installations of American Art and Art of the American West in the Tooker and Wayland galleries are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. The installation in the Kemper & Ethel Marley Gallery for Art of the American West is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. It is made possible by the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation. Ed Mell: In the Studio in the Woodyard Gallery is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Olga Viso, the Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs. It is presented by the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation. George Elbert Burr: The Desert Etchings is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Olga Viso, the Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs. The installation of Viceregal Art of Latin America in the Astorga Gallery is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by JoAnna Reyes, PhD, Adjunct Curator for Art of the Americas. It is made possible by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation. Installations of European Art in the Harrington, Sukhman, and Stegall galleries are curated by Rachel Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections. 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.

Splendors of East Asian Cloisonné

Through September 6, 2026

One of the most important areas of distinction in PhxArt’s Asian art department is its collection of cloisonné vessels from China and Japan. Experience spectacular and varied examples of enamel-decorated vessels from the Museum’s holdings, the majority of which were donated from the collections of Robert H. Clague and Waynor and Laurie Petrie-Rogers. 

Splendors of East Asian Cloisonne is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art. 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.

Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan

Through August 9, 2026

Drawn from the Horvitz Collection, considered one of the leading collections of Japanese contemporary ceramics outside of Japan, Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan features avant-garde works by 36 women artists who have explored sculptural expression outside the traditional field of Japanese studio ceramics since the 1970s. 

Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan is organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection and is curated by Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art, the Art Institute of Chicago. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art. The presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is made possible by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and Katharine and Nicholas J. Feduska, M.D. 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.

Flowers of the Punjab: Textiles of India and Beyond

Through August 9, 2026      

Discover traditional textiles from the Punjab region of northwestern India, the birthplace of 

Sikhism. 

Flowers of the Punjab: Textiles of India and Beyond is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art. 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.

Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection

Through July 26, 2026

The first exhibition of its kind in Arizona, Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection presents more than 30 examples of painting and sculpture drawn from the most important Florentine Baroque art collection outside of Italy, revealing Florence’s flourishing art industry and the cultural and intellectual legacy of the Medici Grand Dukes. 

Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection is organized by Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl with the generous support of the Haukohl Philanthropies. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections. Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection is made possible by FOCUS on European Art. Additional support is provided by Joanna and Mick Levin. 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.

Funny Business: Photography and Humor

Through January 4, 2026

Through 70 photographs drawn primarily from the collection of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Funny Business: Photography and Humor offers a compelling view into the ways artists have utilized visual humor not only to provoke laughter and delight but also as a means of resistance 

Funny Business: Photography and Humor is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. The exhibition is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of 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.

2024 Arizona Artist Awards

Through January 25, 2026

Safwat Saleem: The Unrequited Love Institute and the 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition feature works by Arizona-based contemporary artists. The 2024 Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Awardee Safwat Saleem showcases his latest works in an installation that centers on immigrant narratives and the cultural loss that results from assimilation. In the 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition, emerging artists Elizabeth Z. Pineda and Omar Soto explores issues surrounding immigration, identity, queer joy, and escapism.

The Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Scult Family; Sally and Richard Lehmann; and the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Safwat Saleem: The Unrequited Love Institute and 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement. The exhibitions are made possible by the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Additional support provided by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 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.

OTHER NOVEMBER EVENTS

Storytime
Thursday, December 4 | 10:30 am
Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public
Advance registration recommended.
For more information, click here.

Storytime is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs. 

Object of the Month is made possible by CMI Gold & Silver.

OTHER DISCOUNTED + FREE ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays 

Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm 
Voluntary-donation general admission 
$10 off Memberships when purchased on-site 

SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $10 for adults | $5 for youth under 17 | FREE for Museum Members  

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support by Arizona Community Foundation. 

Military Discount  

Active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans enjoy $5 off general admission tickets to Phoenix Art Museum. A valid ID is required for on-site redemption. 

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, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.   

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FEATURED EVENTS 

Stepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center

Wednesday, November 5 | 6 – 7 pm

$15 for Members | $20 for the general public

Spanning decades and musical styles, this far-ranging one-hour program of short films and videos from the Bob Dylan Archive features rare and previously unreleased clips of Dylan on stage and in the studio. Following the program, join Steven Jenkins, Bob Dylan Center Director, for a 30-minute post-screening discussion and audience Q&A.

The Bob Dylan Center gratefully acknowledges the support of Dr. Thomas Perry in making this program possible. Films at PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Film.

First Friday

Friday, November 7 | 5 – 8 pm

Free general admission | $10 special exhibition tickets

This First Friday, join PhxArt to celebrate the artistic legacy and new exhibition of work by Eric Fischl, the internationally renowned figurative painter with deep roots in the Phoenix arts community. In collaboration with Phoenix College, the Museum will offer various interactive artmaking activities, including:

A live-drawing activity with Michel Zajac (Adjunct Faculty, Art History/Visual and Performing Arts, Phoenix College) that explores and simplifies the figure with gestured lines and ambiguous shadows. No drawing experience required!

• A deep dive into chiaroscuro, the dramatic effect of light and dark that brings emotion and realism to an artwork, with Chris Vena (2021 Lehmann Emerging Artist Award recipient and Adjunct Faculty, Life Drawing/Figure Painting, Phoenix College). This activation is inspired by Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection and Eric Fischl: Stories Told.
• A live demonstration from Phoenix College digital artists who will be showcasing their cutting-edge techniques. 
• Sketching with Aileen Martinez (@look.see.draw), inspired by Eric Fischl’s experimental techniques.
• Live DJ sets with resident DJ JME-LEE (@jmelee)
• Specialty drinks from ARTenders
• Docent-led spotlight tours @ 5:30 pm + 6:30 pm

Tickets are available here.

 
First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS and Lexus, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.

Kids Day @ PhxArt

Saturday, November 8 | 10 am – 2 pm

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the public

Every second Saturday of the month, join PhxArt for Kids Day, with special family friendly programming from 10 am – 2 pm! For November’s Kids Day, programming is inspired by Funny Business: Photography and Humor and includes:

Holiday photo sessions! Gather the family for a holiday photo in our unique Museum setting. Families will receive five high-quality digital photos to share and frame. | 10 am – 2 pm

Tickets are available here.

Kids Day is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Curator Talk: Arizona Artist Awards

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm

Free for Members | Included with Pay-What-You-Wish admission for the public

Registration required. Capacity is limited.

Curator Talks @ PhxArt are a great way to engage with Museum curators in the galleries. Sessions are casual and welcoming, providing space for visitors to learn exclusive information about our exhibitions and artworks on view. Each walk-and-talk also features Q & A opportunities.

This November, join Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement, for an in-gallery conversation about the AZ Artist Awards exhibitions with 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Award recipients Omar Soto and Elizabeth Z. Pineda.

The Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Scult Family; Sally and Richard Lehmann; and the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Safwat Saleem: The Unrequited Love Institute and 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement. The exhibitions are made possible by the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Additional support provided by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 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.

The Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Scult Family; Sally and Richard Lehmann; and the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Safwat Saleem: The Unrequited Love Institute and 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement. The exhibitions are made possible by the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Additional support provided by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 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.

SOUNDCHECK: fearofmakingout

Thursday, November 20 | Bar opens @ 5 pm | Doors open @ 5:30 pm | 
Show 6 – 7 pm
Presented in Whiteman Hall

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the public 

On November 20, SOUNDCHECK welcomes fearofmakingout (@fearofmakingout) its monthly live-music series that brings popular local and regional acts to PhxArt for raw, unmissable performances. A Phoenix-born band, fearofmakingout pulls from emotionally resonant indie, moody alternative, and internet-era nostalgia to create music that is vulnerable and sometimes messy on purpose. Rooted in the desert but reaching far past it, the band is proudly tied to the Mexican heritage of some of its members and the city that raised them. 

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.  

OPENING SOON

Eric Fischl: Stories Told

November 7, 2025 – June 14, 2026

Eric Fischl: Stories Told brings together 40 large-scale works by the renowned painter, who grew up in Long Island, New York, and Phoenix, Arizona. Working with figurative painting and narrative content in the late 1970s, when it was decidedly out of favor in the art world, Fischl made his subject what he knew best: memories of suburban life and the nuclear family of his childhood. Stories Told features work from the late 1970s to today, illuminating the artist’s continued exploration of the human figure in fraught, ambiguous moments where social taboos, anxieties, family secrets, masculinity, unacknowledged privilege, the collision of the public and the private, and more bubble just below the surface. 

Eric Fischl: Stories Told is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and guest-curated by Heather Sealy Lineberry, Curator Emeritus at the Arizona State University Art Museum and faculty associate in the ASU School of Art’s Museum Studies program. The exhibition is presented by the Men’s Arts Council, with leadership support from Margaret T. Morris Foundation, and Steven Martin and Anne Stringfield. Major support provided by Michael and Nancy Gifford, James and Janet Dicke, Bruce and Suzie Kovner, and DL Withers Foundation. Additional support is provided by Rafael Jablonka, Erica Samuels, and Skarstedt Gallery. In-kind support provided by Kimpton Hotel Palomar Phoenix. Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 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. Leadership support for the exhibition publication, Eric Fischl: Late America, is provided by Skarstedt Gallery.

James K. Ballinger Wing | Art of the Americas + Europe Galleries

Opening November 28, 2025
Home to 10 gallery spaces, the newly renovated and dedicated James K. Ballinger Wing reopens after a five-month renovation, featuring outstanding examples of historical American, Western American, Viceregal Latin American, and European art from the PhxArt Collection presented in conversation with contemporary works by Amalia Mesa-Bains, Virgil Ortiz, and Federico Solmi, among other new acquisitions and significant loans. The refreshed space also features special exhibitions on Ed Mell and George Elbert Burr, the renovated Thorne Miniature Rooms, and the relocated and reimagined Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis.

The inaugural installation of the James K. Ballinger Wing, an initiative honoring the historic collections of Phoenix Art Museum and the visionary leadership of Director Emeritus James K. Ballinger, was made possible by generous gifts from the Virginia M. Ullman Foundation and the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation. Additional support was provided by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation, Cathie Lemon, the Men’s Arts Council, and Harry and Rose Papp. The installation in the Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. It is made possible by the Virginia M. Ullman Foundation. Installations of American Art and Art of the American West in the Tooker and Wayland galleries are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. The installation in the Kemper & Ethel Marley Gallery for Art of the American West is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO. It is made possible by the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation. Ed Mell: In the Studio in the Woodyard Gallery is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Olga Viso, the Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs. It is presented by the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation. George Elbert Burr: The Desert Etchings is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Olga Viso, the Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs. The installation of Viceregal Art of Latin America in the Astorga Gallery is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by JoAnna Reyes, PhD, Adjunct Curator for Art of the Americas. It is made possible by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Foundation. Installations of European Art in the Harrington, Sukhman, and Stegall galleries are curated by Rachel Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections. 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.

ON VIEW NOW

Splendors of East Asian Cloisonné

Through September 6, 2026

One of the most important areas of distinction in PhxArt’s Asian art department is its collection of cloisonné vessels from China and Japan. Experience spectacular and varied examples of enamel-decorated vessels from the Museum’s holdings, the majority of which were donated from the collections of Robert H. Clague and Waynor and Laurie Petrie-Rogers. 

Splendors of East Asian Cloisonne is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art. 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.

Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan

Through August 9, 2026

Drawn from the Horvitz Collection, considered one of the leading collections of Japanese contemporary ceramics outside of Japan, Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan features avant-garde works by 36 women artists who have explored sculptural expression outside the traditional field of Japanese studio ceramics since the 1970s. 

Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan is organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection and is curated by Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art, the Art Institute of Chicago. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art. The presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is made possible by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and Katharine and Nicholas J. Feduska, M.D. 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.

Flowers of the Punjab: Textiles of India and Beyond

Through August 9, 2026      

Discover traditional textiles from the Punjab region of northwestern India, the birthplace of 

Sikhism. 

Flowers of the Punjab: Textiles of India and Beyond is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art. 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.

Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection

Through July 26, 2026

The first exhibition of its kind in Arizona, Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection presents more than 30 examples of painting and sculpture drawn from the most important Florentine Baroque art collection outside of Italy, revealing Florence’s flourishing art industry and the cultural and intellectual legacy of the Medici Grand Dukes. 

Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection is organized by Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl with the generous support of the Haukohl Philanthropies. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections. Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection is made possible by FOCUS on European Art. Additional support is provided by Joanna and Mick Levin. 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.

Funny Business: Photography and Humor

Through January 4, 2026

Through 70 photographs drawn primarily from the collection of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Funny Business: Photography and Humor offers a compelling view into the ways artists have utilized visual humor not only to provoke laughter and delight but also as a means of resistance 

Funny Business: Photography and Humor is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. The exhibition is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of 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.

2024 Arizona Artist Awards

Through January 25, 2026

Safwat Saleem: The Unrequited Love Institute and the 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition feature works by Arizona-based contemporary artists. The 2024 Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Awardee Safwat Saleem showcases his latest works in an installation that centers on immigrant narratives and the cultural loss that results from assimilation. In the 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition, emerging artists Elizabeth Z. Pineda and Omar Soto explores issues surrounding immigration, identity, queer joy, and escapism.

The Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Scult Family; Sally and Richard Lehmann; and the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Safwat Saleem: The Unrequited Love Institute and 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards are organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement. The exhibitions are made possible by the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Additional support provided by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 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.

Scrollathon at Phoenix Art Museum

Ongoing

Scrollathon was founded in 2006 by artist-brothers Steven and William Ladd. In September 2025, the Ladds launched the Arizona chapter of Scrollathon at PhxArt, welcoming 171 participants from across the 48th state to create individual artworks expressing their personal stories. For more information on Scrollathon at Phoenix Art Museum, including a list of contributing community groups, click here.

Scrollathon at Phoenix Art Museum is organized by Phoenix Art Museum in partnership with Steven and William Ladd. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Jessica Jacobson, Director of Education, and Christian Ramírez, Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement. It is made possible by Alice and Jim Bazlen, with additional support from the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts. Contemporary art exhibitions and projects are made possible in part by the Rob Walton, Jordan Rose, and Rose Law Group Fund for Contemporary Art. 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 NOVEMBER EVENTS

KIDS // Storytime
Thursday, November 6 | 10:30 am
Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public
Advance registration recommended.
For more information, click here.

Storytime is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs. 

OTHER DISCOUNTED + FREE ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays 

Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm 
Voluntary-donation general admission 
$10 off Memberships when purchased on-site 

SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $10 for adults | $5 for youth under 17 | FREE for Museum Members  

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support by Arizona Community Foundation. 

Military Discount  

Active-duty U.S. military personnel and veterans enjoy $5 off general admission tickets to Phoenix Art Museum. A valid ID is required for on-site redemption. 

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, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.   

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On September 5 from 5 – 8 pm, PhxArt presents a fashion-themed First Friday in celebration of The World of Anna Sui, closing September 28. On Sunday, September 14, the Museum opens for free for Family Funday, with ABC-themed activities. On Saturday, September 20 from 10 am – 7 pm, the Museum hosts MARS: Revisited, a free one-day symposium that explores the history and impact of El Movimiento Artístico del Río Salado (MARS) on the Valley’s contemporary arts ecosystem and the broader Chicano Arts movement. Additional September programming includes artist lectures, film screenings, Storytime, and more. 

FEATURED EVENTS 

First Friday 

Friday, September 5 | 5 – 8 pm  

Free general admission | $10 special exhibition tickets 

Immerse yourself in The World of Anna Sui during a fashion-themed First Friday. Tickets are available here. Featured programming includes: 

• A DIY zine workshop with Wasted Ink Distro 

• Create your own accessory workshop with There Space 

• Outfit inspo consultations with fashion designer and artist Leonor Aispuro 

• Pop-up shops with zines and accessories by Wasted Ink Distro and Artdillo Eclectic 

• Make your own bag charm with Artdillo Eclectic 

• DIY ‘90s slap-bracelet activity 

• Posing + photoshoot with Kenzie Rich from Afternoon Studios 

• In-gallery sketching with Aileen Martinez 

• Nostalgic ‘80s and ‘90s hits with resident DJ JME-LEE 

• Drinks with ARTenders 

• Docent-led spotlight tours @ 5:30 pm + 6:30 pm 

First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS and Lexus, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation. 

Family Funday

Sunday, September 14 | 10 am – 5 pm

Free for Members and the general public

Programming from 10 am – 4 pm

Two times a year, PhxArt hosts Family Fundays, an all-ages, free-access day with complimentary admission to every gallery and exhibition and arts-engagement programming suitable for visitors of all ages, interests, and abilities. September Family Funday programming draws inspiration from the Museum’s new children’s book—Southwest ABC—which features works from the PhxArt Collection and playful rhymes that help kids learn their letters!  

Family Funday participants will enjoy:  

• A create-your-own ABC book workshop with First Things First 

• Stencils and sketching activities with Sketch Club Café  

• Build-your-own block installations with Arizona Science Center 

• Snake-skin print activities with Arizona Science Center  

• Weaving stations and weaving demonstrations with Calandra Cook (Diné) and the Heard Museum 

• DIY animal bookmarks + personalize your back-to-school notebook stations  

• Access to the Phoenix Public Library Bookmobile 

• Storytime + hands-on, early-learners (0-5 years old) activities 

• Soft play spaces + watercolor painting with The Playhouse  

• An immersive ABC Bubble House experience  

• A dinosaur exploration station with the Arizona Museum of Natural History 

• Free Little Library live-painting demonstrations with Giovannie Dixon 

• Ice cream treats + delicious fare from Snowy Churro and El Fógon de Joy 

• Docent-led spotlight tours from 2:30 – 4 pm 

• And more! 

For event reservation, click here. The last day to register is Monday, August 18. 

 
PhxArt Family Fundays are made possible in part through the generosity of Applied Materials Foundation and Desert Diamond Casino.   

National Scrollathon: Artist Lecture with Steven and William Ladd

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the general public

Scrollathon was founded in 2006 by artist-brothers Steven and William Ladd. Partnering with hundreds of stakeholders and institutions, Scrollathon has engaged more than 10,000 participants nationwide, resulting in large-scale collaborative installations of handmade scrolls.  

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Ladds have worked with art organizations across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and five U.S. territories. In September 2025, they launch the Arizona chapter of National Scrollathon at Phoenix Art Museum, inviting 250 participants from across the 48th state to create individual artworks expressing their personal stories. Hear from the Ladd brothers, in dialogue with Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Museum’s Sybil Harrington Director and CEO, to learn about the National Scrollathon project in Arizona. For more information and tickets, click here.  

MARS Symposium

MARS: Revisited  

Saturday, September 20 | 10 am – 7 pm  

Free for Members and the general public 

El Movimiento Artístico del Río Salado (MARS), a Phoenix-based arts collective and gallery, was established in 1978 by and for local Chicano artists. MARS: Revisited is a one-day symposium at Phoenix Art Museum that explores the cultural history, artistic development, and community impact of MARS on the Valley’s contemporary arts ecosystem and the broader Chicano Arts movement.  

Panel discussions will feature former MARS artists, Chicano and visual art scholars and curators, and leaders from local arts organizations, including keynote speaker Amalia Mesa-Bains; Sam Gomez, founder of Sagrado Galeria; artist Annie Lopez; Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement at Phoenix Art Museum; and Dr. Mathew Sandoval, Associate Professor and Dean’s Fellow for Access and Inclusive Excellence at ASU Barrett the Honors College.  

For a full panel timeline, speaker bios, and tickets, click here. 

 
MARS: Revisited is organized by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement at Phoenix Art Museum, and Dr. Mathew Sandoval, Associate Professor and Dean’s Fellow for Access and Inclusive Excellence at ASU Barrett the Honors College, with assistance from former MARS artist Annie Lopez and Dr. Anita Huizar-Hernandez, Associate Professor of Border Studies at ASU and Associate Director of the Hispanic Research Center. Project partners include ASU’s Hispanic Research Center, Cultural Coalition, and Xico Inc. MARS: Revisited is made possible through the generosity of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Terra Foundation for American Art. 

OPENING SOON

Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan

September 24, 2025 – August 9, 2026 

Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan celebrates the originality and virtuosity of 36 women artists who have explored sculptural expression outside the traditional field of Japanese studio ceramics since the 1970s. The exhibition’s 40 avant-garde works are drawn from the Horvitz Collection, considered one of the leading collections of Japanese contemporary ceramics outside of Japan, and explore wide-ranging content and motifs, including the human body, geology, flora, and fantastical abstract forms.  

Radical Clay: Contemporary Women Artists from Japan is organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and is curated by Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art, the Art Institute of Chicago. Its presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art. The presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is made possible by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and Katharine and Nicholas J. Feduska, M.D. 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. 

Flowers of the Punjab: Textiles of India and Beyond

September 24, 2025 – August 9, 2026  

Discover traditional textiles from the Punjab region of northwestern India, the birthplace of  

Sikhism. At the heart of the display is the Phulkari, a richly embroidered garment created by a girl’s female family members starting from her birth and completed by her marriage.  

Flowers of the Punjab: Textiles of India and Beyond is organized by Phoenix Art Museum. It is curated by Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art, and made possible through the generosity of The Sikh Heritage 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 support provided by Joan Cremin. 

ON VIEW NOW

2024 Arizona Artist Awards  

Through January 25, 2026 

Safwat Saleem: The Unrequited Love Institute and the 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition feature works by Arizona-based contemporary artists. The 2024 Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Awardee Safwat Saleem showcases his latest works in an installation that centers on immigrant narratives and the cultural loss that results from assimilation. In the 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards Exhibition, emerging artists Elizabeth Z. Pineda and Omar Soto explores issues surrounding immigration, identity, queer joy, and escapism. 

The Arizona Artist Awards are made possible by the Arlene and Morton Scult Artist Award; Sally and Richard Lehmann; and the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. Safwat Saleem’s exhibition is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary and Community Art Initiatives. The exhibition is made possible through the generosity of the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence Fund. The 2024 Lehmann Emerging Artist Awards is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary and Community Art Initiatives. The exhibition is made possible through the generosity of the Cohn Fund for Arts and Culture, a founding gift of the Phoenix Art Museum Education and Engagement Excellence 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 support provided by Joan Cremin. 

Funny Business: Photography and Humor  

Through January 4, 2026 

Through 70 photographs drawn primarily from the collection of the Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Funny Business: Photography and Humor offers a compelling view into the ways artists have utilized visual humor not only to provoke laughter and delight but also as a means of resistance  

Funny Business: Photography and Humor is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. The exhibition is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of 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. 

ON VIEW NOW

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. The World of Anna Sui features approximately 80 ensembles from the renowned designer’s archive, presenting a roll call of 12 archetypes that are staples of the Sui universe. Featuring everything from garments to accessories, hair styles to makeup, scent to sound, the exhibition explores in detail the materials, cultural obsessions, and global styles that have inspired the designer for decades.  

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. The World of Anna Sui is presented by Thomas Carlton Rogers II, Arizona Costume Institute, and Bennett and Jacquie Dorrance. Additional support provided by Tran Tran, Founder Axis Employment Services. In-kind support provided by Kimpton Hotel Palomar Phoenix and KJZZ. 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 support provided by Joan Cremin. 

GALLERY RENOVATIONS // Art of the Americas + Europe Galleries 

The Art of the Americas + Europe galleries and the Thorne Miniature Rooms are currently closed for renovation and conservation work. The refreshed spaces and installations will open again to the public on November 26, 2025, featuring visitor favorites and recent acquisitions to the Museum’s American, Western American, Latin American, and European art collections. 

For a full list of exhibitions on view now at Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/.  

OTHER AUGUST EVENTS

LEARN // Lemon Library Book Club: Gods and Kings  

September 3 | 6:30 pm  

Location: The Amphitheater inside Phoenix Art Museum 

Free event. Please reserve your ticket and check in at the Guest Services Desk. 
For more information, click here. 

KIDS // Storytime  
September 4 | 10:30 am 
Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public 
Advance registration recommended. 
For more information, click here.  

Storytime 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 First Things First. 

LEARN // Object of the Month: United States Naval Reserve WAVES Summer Uniform (Women Accepted for Volunteer Service), Mainbocher  
September 4, 6, 18, 25 | 11:30 am 
Free for Members | Included with general admission for the general public 

For more information, click here.  

KIDS // Create Playdate 

September 6, 13, 20, 27 | 11 am – 3 pm 

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the general public 

For more information, click here. 

Create Playdate is made possible by First Things First, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs. 

FILM // National Theatre Live: Inter Alia 

September 28 | 1 pm 
Free for Members | $8 for the general public   
Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Tickets are available for reservation here.  

National Theatre Live screenings are made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.  

OTHER AUGUST EVENTS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays 

Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm 
Voluntary-donation general admission 
$10 off Memberships when purchased on-site 

SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $10 for adults | $5 for youth under 17 | FREE for Museum Members  

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix, with additional support by Arizona Community Foundation. 

Military Discount  

Active-duty U.S. military personnel and their families enjoy free admission from Armed Forces Day (May 17, 2025) through Labor Day (September 1, 2025) as part of the Blue Star Museums program. The Museum will also extend the benefit to veterans with a valid ID. 

The Blue Star Museums program at Phoenix Art Museum is made possible through the generosity of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and Shamrock Foods Foundation.

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, a monthly live-music series, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.   

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