PhxArt Summer Pass

Summers in Phoenix require the perfect indoor escape to get out of the heat. Phoenix Art Museum has you covered with its PhxArt Summer Pass. For just $75, pass holders get unlimited free general admission* from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend for two adults and all youth (17 and under) to experience great art and engagement opportunities in our air-conditioned galleries.  

Summer Pass perks include: 

• Unlimited visits from May 27–September 6, 2026 
• Free general admission for two adults and all youth (17 and under) 
• Monthly film screenings
• 10% off at the award-winning Museum Store
• Art-making activities + more

And if pass holders don’t want the fun to end after Labor Day, they can apply the cost of their Summer Access pass toward any annual Membership. Join today!

*General Admission access during regular Museum hours. Does not include special exhibition tickets during Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays and First Fridays or discounts at Alden restaurant. Valid May 27 –September 6, 2026. Cannot be combined with other offers. May be applied to annual Membership at the end of the access period. 

FEATURED EVENTS

Juneteenth

June 13 | 10 am – 5 pm

$10 for Adults + Students | $5 for Youth (6–17)

In collaboration with Black Rodeo USA Foundation, PhxArt is celebrating Juneteenth on Saturday, June 13 as a kickoff to The Valley of the Sun Juneteenth Celebration taking place later in the evening. The Museum will be open with discounted admission all day on Saturday, including additional programming and access to special-engagement exhibitions Eric Fischl: Stories Told and Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection.

The word “Juneteenth” is derived from combining the words “June” and “nineteenth,” in honor of the day in 1865 when Union soldiers landed in Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and all enslaved peoples were free. The Valley of the Sun Juneteenth Celebration has been a tradition in Phoenix for more than 20 years.

Tickets are available here.

SOUNDCHECK | The Joeys

Thursday, June 18 | Bar + Doors open @ 5 pm | Show @ 6 pm

Free for Members | General Admission for the public 

On June 18, SOUNDCHECK welcomes The Joeys, a three-piece Rock n’ Roll outfit from Phoenix, Arizona. Dean Cheney, Logan Cormany, and Hayden Lamm began performing together in 2019 and have been frequenting local music clubs and festival lineups ever since. They’ve opened for Alice Cooper, The Black Lips, 10cc, and The Meteors and were voted “Best Band” in PHOENIX Magazine’s 2025 “Best of the Valley” issue. They’ve also won the Proof is in the Pudding, one of the biggest music competitions in Arizona. With inspirations ranging from The Stray Cats, The Doors, Everly Brothers, and X, The Joeys combine classic and modern songwriting with a distinctive Southwestern flavor.  

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

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller: The Instrument of Troubled Dreams

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller: The Instrument of Troubled Dreams

Opening June 13, 2026

This summer, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) will present the acclaimed art installation The Instrument of Troubled Dreams by Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller to Arizona audiences for the first time. Internationally recognized Canadian artists Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller are known for their immersive multimedia sound installations and audio and video walking tours that invite visitor engagement and sensory engagement. Created in 2019, The Instrument of Troubled Dreams is an interactive, room-sized audio installation featuring a modified 1960s Mellotron MK II keyboard, 23 speakers, and chairs. Museum visitors are invited to sit and play the instrument, experiencing a range of music, vocal tracks, and background sounds.

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller’s The Instrument of Troubled Dreams is on loan from the Diane and Bruce Halle Collection.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.

Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection

Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection

Opening June 13, 2026

Just in time for the 100^th anniversary of Route 66, PhxArt presents Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection, featuring 15 oversized posters from approximately 1900 to 1930 that celebrate industrial innovation and the growing popularity of the automobile. Following the urbanization of Paris, industry giants such as Michelin, Dunlop, Continental, Pirelli, and Goodyear followed the footsteps of talented lithographers and recognized posters as an effective form of communication. Drawn exclusively from the Collection of Discount Tire, the posters trace both artistic innovation and industrial transformation.

Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and co-curated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections and Susan Driver, Curator, Collection of Discount Tire. Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection is made possible by Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

NEW ON VIEW

The Collection: 1960 – Now

The Collection: 1960 – Now

Ongoing

This spring, PhxArt refreshes its contemporary art galleries with works by Emily Cheng, Helen Frankenthaler, Jim Hodges, Donald Judd, Louise Nevelson, Fritz Scholder, and Pat Steir, among others. The installation also highlights recent acquisitions including paintings by Zio Ziegler, Konrad Annor, Deborah Kass, Mokha Laget, and Michi Meko, and a new large-scale mobile sculpture—Reflections Between Flashes (2023)—by Tuan Andrew Nguyen, recently acquired into the Museum’s collection through the generosity of the Men’s Arts Council.

This iteration of The Collection: 1960 – Now is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Christian Ramírez, the Cohn Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Engagement, Olga Viso, Selig Family Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Art, and Rachel Sadvary 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

Eric Fischl: Stories Told

Eric Fischl: Stories Told

Closing 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.

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)

Closing 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.

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. It is generously supported by leadership gifts from Claire Foerster and Daniel S. Bernstein, Thomas A. and Georgina T. Russo, and support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, the Charles Gilman Family Endowment, and a gift from Karen Miller Nearburg and Charles Nearburg. The exhibition’s 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.

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body

Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body

Closing 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. The exhibition showcases more than 80 wide-ranging works that contend with the body’s form, physicality, and limitations. 

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 JUNE EVENTS

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.

Military Discount

Active-duty U.S. military personnel and their families enjoy free admission from Armed Forces Day (May 16, 2026) through Labor Day (September 7, 2026) as part of the Blue Star Museums program.

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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PHOENIX (March 16, 2026) – Phoenix Art Museum announces the summer 2026 lineup for SOUNDCHECK, a live-music series that activates the Museum each third Thursday of the month from 6 – 7 pm. The monthly event, 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, brings popular local and regional acts to the Museum for unplugged, can’t-miss performances.

Tickets to SOUNDCHECK performances from April through June 2026 are now live on phxart.org and include all-day access to the Museum’s galleries.

Pariah Pete
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Bar opens 5 pm | Doors open 5:30 pm | Show at 6 – 7 pm
In collaboration with VIVA PHX, the April performer will be Pariah Pete. Pariah Pete, aka “Pariah Like Mariah with a P” is an indie hip-hop artist from Phoenix redefining the sound of the Southwest with what he calls “desert jazz rap”, blending rap, jazz, neo-soul, and pop. Backed by his band, The Mercuries, he transforms vulnerability into groove, pairing sharp lyricism with warm, melodic instrumentation that moves crowds as much as it moves hearts. Raised by a single Polish immigrant mother, Pete began writing music at just nine years old. One of his earliest memories is of his older sister playing 50 Cent’s “In Da Club”, a stark contrast to the jazz often played by his Mom, a duality that would later shape his own signature sound. Drawing inspiration from artists like Kendrick Lamar, MF DOOM, Erykah Badu, and Gil Scott-Heron, Pete channels both classic soul and contemporary rap into music that feels timeless yet distinctly his own.

About VIVA PHX
Downtown Phoenix comes together for VIVA PHX 2026, April 15-20. Six days of mostly FREE concerts, art, talks, culinary experiences, and community. Whether you’re local or visiting from beyond, this is your invitation to connect with everything that makes Arizona special. Culture happens when we’re together.

Tickets to Pariah Pete’s SOUNDCHECK performance are available here.

Dirt Rhodes
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Bar opens 5 pm | Doors open 5:30 pm | Show at 6 – 7 pm
Dirt Rhodes is a Diné band fronted by Ryan Alison from Fort Defiance, Arizona, located on the Navajo Nation. His first release “Navajo Country Music” was released in September of 2020. Since, he and his band have graced stages of the southwest with Rez Country sounds. With influences from Texas, Nashville, and The Navajo Nation, Dirt Rhodes aims to highlight Indigenous peoples’ long history with Country and Western music.

Tickets to Dirt Rhodes’s SOUNDCHECK performance are available here.

The Joeys
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Bar opens 5 pm | Doors open 5:30 pm | Show at 6 – 7 pm
The Joeys are a 3 piece Rock n’ Roll outfit from Phoenix, Arizona. Dean Cheney, Logan Cormany, and Hayden Lamm began performing together in 2019 and have been frequenting local music clubs and festival lineups ever since, having opened for such acts as The Black Lips, 10cc, and The Meteors. They were voted “Best Band” in Phoenix Magazines’ 2025 “Best of the Valley” issue. The Joeys also won the Proof is in the Pudding in 2019, one of the biggest music competitions in Arizona, and opened for Alice Cooper at his annual Christmas show. With inspirations ranging from The Stray Cats, The Doors, Everly Brothers, and X, The Joeys combine classic and modern songwriting with a distinctive Southwestern flavor. Their live shows are explosive and exciting, always offering a crowd good variety, whether it’s a fast paced rocker, a slow heartfelt ballad, and anything in between. During the summer of 2024, The Joeys collaborated with local legend Bob Hoag for their newest collection of songs, “Sonoran Dreams,” which was released in January of 2025.

Tickets to The Joeys’ SOUNDCHECK performance are available here.

To request interviews or high-res images, contact the Communications Office of Phoenix Art Museum at press@phxart.org. For more information on the Men’s Arts Council, contact Lindsay Hansen at 480.205.6195 or lindsay@ldhconsulting.net.

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.

About Men’s Arts Council
The Men’s Arts Council (MAC) of Phoenix Art Museum, founded in 1967, is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization that supports the Museum’s programs and activities through its unique events such as the Copperstate 1000 and the Copperstate Overland, a vintage off-road rally. The Men’s Arts Council’s efforts enable the organization to make annual contributions to Phoenix Art Museum’s operating budget and financially sponsor exhibitions. For more information, visit https://mensartscouncil.com/.

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PHOENIX (December 1, 2025) – Phoenix Art Museum announces the Spring 2026 lineup for SOUNDCHECK, a new live-music series that activates the Museum each Third Thursday of the month from 6 – 7 pm. The monthly event, 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, brings popular local and regional acts to the Museum for unplugged, can’t-miss performances. Spring performances will be presented in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden, offering a stunning setting for live music with an outdoor backdrop.

Tickets to SOUNDCHECK performances for January through March 2026 are now live on phxart.organd include all-day access to the Museum’s galleries.  

SOUNDECHECK Lineup | January – March 2026

PHOENIX AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA
Thursday, January 15, 2026 
Bar opens 5 pm | Doors open 5:30 pm | Show at 6 – 7 pm

Dorrance Sculpture Garden

PHOENIX AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA (PAO!) proudly carries the musical and social torch that was first lit by the powerful duo of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen, 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 and outrageous musicians in Phoenix today. Beginning with a strict repertoire of classic Afrobeat music, PAO! has now penned an abundance of original material that melds the eclectic heritage of the ensemble with that classic Afrobeat style. From concert halls to music festivals, fashion shows to fundraisers, PAO! has shared the stage with George Clinton and The Roots, as well as Bombino, Vieux Farka Touré, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Orgone, Dengue Fever, Turkuaz, Sudan Archives, The Dip, and Los Esplifs, and more.

Tickets to PAO!’s SOUNDCHECK performance are available here.

The Sunflower King
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Bar opens 5 pm | Doors open 5:30 pm | Show at 6 – 7 pm 

Dorrance Sculpture Garden

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/recording music in his studio, The Sunflower King is known best for expressing himself through multiple genres of music, ranging from Neo-Soul, R&B, and Jazz, to Hip-Hop, Afrobeat, Metal, and more. 

Tickets to The Sunflower King’s SOUNDCHECK performance are available here.

The Hourglass Cats
Thursday, March 19, 2026 
Bar opens 5 pm | Doors open 5:30 pm | Show at 6 – 7 pm

Dorrance Sculpture Garden

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 to The Hourglass Cats’ SOUNDCHECK performance are available here.

High-resolution photography with image credits can be downloaded here. To request interviews, contact the Communications Office of Phoenix Art Museum at press@phxart.org. For more information on the Men’s Arts Council, contact Lindsay Hansen at 480.205.6195 or lindsay@ldhconsulting.net.   

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.

About Men’s Arts Council

The Men’s Arts Council (MAC) of Phoenix Art Museum, founded in 1967, is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization that supports the Museum’s programs and activities through its unique events such as the Copperstate 1000 and the Copperstate Overland, a vintage off-road rally. The Men’s Arts Council’s efforts enable the organization to make annual contributions to Phoenix Art Museum’s operating budget and financially sponsor exhibitions. For more information, visit https://mensartscouncil.com/. 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Ernesto Chavezvaldivia, Marketing and Digital Content Manager

602.307.2080 | Ernesto.Chavezvaldivia@phxart.org

Lindsay Hansen, Men’s Arts Council

480.205.6195 | lindsay@ldhconsulting.net

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