Here’s a quick look at art news related to the Phoenix subway so you can keep up with the creative side of the city. Modified Arts Reopens The Modified Arts creative space on Roosevelt Row reopened after a pandemic hiatus that they used as an opportunity to display window installations by several artists. The gallery is currently showing the “Homeland (In) Security” exhibition, which features works in a variety of media including drawing, printmaking, mixed media, and more. Participating artists are Gloria Martinez-Granados, Karen Nazario, Elizabeth Pineda and Yvette Serrano. The exhibition lasts until November 13th. Click to enlarge Entwined Meadow is part of the Scottsdale Canal Convergence 2021 program. Scottsdale Arts Canal Convergence Lineup Scottsdale Arts has announced the Art Lineup for its Canal Convergence 2021 event, November 5–14. Here are the works created by Phoenix-based artists: AeroGels by Roy Wasson Valle / Fireweather Studios, Floom by Walter Productions, and Time Stream by Casey Farina. Other works of art are The DOOR (S) by Paul Magnuson / Big Art, Entwined Meadow by Charles Gadeken, Light Falls by Vigas, Mini Nova by Abram Santa Cruz / Liquid PXL, Arc ZERO-Oculus by James Tapscott, The Planets by PITAYA, Mirage by Nancy Baker Cahill Studio and Say What You Will by MASARY Studios. Arizona Nominees President Joe Biden has announced who he will nominate to head the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities. If confirmed, Shelly Lowe will become the first Native American to serve as chair of the NEH, and Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson will become the first African American and Mexican American to serve as Chair of the NEA. Both art guides have significant Arizona connections. Related Stories I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Phoenix and help keep the future of the New Times clear. click to enlarge Jimmy Fike transforms plant photos into art. Jimmy Fike Artist Book Release Phoenix-based photographer Jimmy Fike will be releasing a book in February 2022 showing photos of plants he took while traveling the country. The book is titled Edible Plants: A Photographic Survey of the Wild Edible Botanicals of North America. Originally from Alabama, Fike earned his MFA in Photography from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He currently teaches art at Estrella Mountain Community College. The book is published by Red Lightning Books and is available for pre-order now. New Public Art Map The Department of Arts and Culture of the City of Phoenix has released a new map with more than 200 works of art in public spaces and information on where to find them. The resource comes as Ed Lebow, director of the public arts program, prepares for retirement. You can use the card for self-guided tours of urban artifacts found in a variety of settings such as freeway underpasses, municipal waterways, pedestrian bridges, street landscapes, and the airport. The map is available on the web and on your mobile device. Museum opens Gallery Phoenix Art Museum will reopen the Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis in its original location on the first floor of the museum on October 23. Curtis was the founder of the Phoenix Federal Art Center, the first iteration of the museum. Opened in 2001, the gallery will show Curtis’ works that have been seen in other parts of the museum in recent years. Click to enlarge View an existing Jane Goat mural in Park Central Mall. Park Central Mural Finalists Four murals were selected as finalists following a public call for a mural project in the Park Central Mall. The mural will be painted on the west entrance of the mall on Third Avenue and Earll Drive and will feature a design that honors “the spirit and identity of Phoenix’s Hispanic heritage”. The four finalists considered for the project are Darrin Armijo-Wardle, Laura Thurbon and the artistic team of Estevan Curiel and Jesse Gallo. click to enlarge Danielle Hacche with works from a previous exhibition at Modified Arts. Lynn Trimble Gallery Representation Phoenix-based artists Merryn Omotayo Alaka and Sam Fresquez, who often create collaborative works, are now represented by Lisa Sette Gallery. Several other artists represented by the gallery are based in Phoenix, including Rachel Bess, Angela Ellsworth, Mark Klett, and Ann Morton. Artists Danielle Hacche and Jessica Palomo are now represented by Bentley Gallery, which also represents several other Phoenix-based artists, including Denise Yaghmourian and Mark Pomilio. click to enlarge CaZo Dance Company will soon be performing at the Phoenix Center for the Arts. CaZo Dance Company Fall Dance Season Several dance performances will take place on Metro Phoenix this fall, including the Arizona Dance Festival on October 22nd and 23rd at the Tempe Center for the Arts, Nightmare: Dreaming Reality on October 22nd and 23rd at the Phoenix Center for the Arts, Contemporary Moves from October 29th to 31st and November 5th to 7th at the Dorrance Theater of Ballet Arizona and Healing Wars from November 5th to 7th and November 12th to 14th at the ASU’s Galvin Theater Playhouse. click to enlarge Review of a performance by the Rising Youth Theater. Johnny Castro Art Teaching Scholarships The Arizona Commission on the Arts has awarded art teaching scholarships to 25 organizations. Youth Arts Engagement Scholarship recipients in the Phoenix area include the Keystone Montessori Charter School, Re: Frame Youth Arts Center, Ballet Arizona, Harmony Project, Gray Box Collective, Kids in Focus, U-Turn Foundation, and the GEM Charter School. Five Phoenix Metropolitan Groups have received Lifelong Learning Grants: Civitan Foundation, Creative Drill Sergeants | Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona, Rising Youth Theater, Chicanos Por La Causa, and MAA Global Group. click to enlarge Look for Fermi’s Paradox in James Angel’s solo exhibition at The Gallery at Mountain Shadows. James Angel New / Upcoming Exhibitions Several new exhibitions are currently on view on Metro Phoenix, including “Gina DeGideo: What is Left” at the Eye Lounge, “Instinct” at the Bentley Gallery, “A Peculiar Nature: Artwork by Christy Puetz and Rebecca Blume Rothman “in the Vision Gallery,” Color “in the Gallery in the Tempe Center for the Arts,” Light Sensitive “in the Art Intersection and” James Angel: Logical Constructs “in Mountain Shadows. Western Spirit: Scottsdales Museum of the West opens “Light and Legacy: The Art and Techniques of Edward C. Curtis” on October 19. Heard Museum opens “Remembering the Future: 100 Years of Inspiring Art” on October 24. click to enlarge Ryan Shea’s Two-Sided Heart at Tempe Beach Park is part of an earlier IN FLUX cycle. Public Art in Tempe IN FLUX Cycle 10 Several cities are participating in the next cycle for the IN FLUX public art project, including Avondale, Chandler, Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale and Tempe Artists have until November 15 to submit proposals, and selected projects will be awarded $ 5,000-10,000. In the course of 2022 you will see selected works around the valley.
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