Phoenix Art Museum Events Information

As the largest visual art center in the southwest, Phoenix Art Museum (PAM) boasts an extensive collection of both modern and contemporary art works from America, Europe, Latin American and other parts of the world. Besides, a delight array of events and activities are presented by the museum all year round including live performances, films, lectures, special activities and etc. To ensure you a rewarding art tour, we'd like to offer comprehensive events info of the museum.

Live Performances

Art is more than just stereotyped exhibitions, but has a life. Phoenix Art Museum is dedicated to bringing art to life via various types of live performances. Let's take a sneak preview of the performances to be presented in the first half year of 2011.

Feel Snazzy? Get Jazzy!

It's an informal performance embracing two of Ann Bonfoey Taylor's favorite musical styles: Big Band and jazz. If you fell snazzy and lose your heart to jazz like Mrs. Taylor, why not get jazzy with Tommy Eggleston Band in the exhibition? Music starts at 2:00 pm, April 26.

Art Inspires Art

The blossom of art industry can't be achieved without the musical creativity and innovation contributed by numerous art lovers. To celebrate their great works, student composers from ASU School of Music will present string quartet to the accompaniment of Peter Wegner's Guillotine of Shade and Guillotine of Sunlight. It will be presented at 1:30 pm, April 30.

Guide to an Exhibitionist

This is a multimedia dance-theatre work considered highly as "the reigning queen of site-specific performance" by L.A. Times. It expresses the mysteries of the nude, still life and color-field painting through the body movement of live performers in an oversized frame. This award-winning performance has brought its artistic excellence to audiences throughout the world. Good news is that this show will be staged at Phoenix Art Museum in the night of May 7.

Performances to be held in the rest months of 2011 have not been posted yet. For up-to-date info on live performances, please keep an eye on the official site of Phoenix Art Museum:

Performances

http://www.phxart.org/events/index.php

Films

Films presented by Phoenix Art Museum are either thought-provoking art films or the ones that are relevant to the museum's collection and exhibitions. The films are free to watch on a first-come, first-seated basis. A discussion about the film will be conducted as a conclusion. As far as we know, quite a few classic artistic films will be screened at Phoenix Art Museum. Here is the schedule:

Beauty and the Beast: March 27, 1pm

Frankenstein: April 3, 2pm - 4:15pm

Great Expectations: April 10, 1pm

Out of Africa: April 17, 1pm

The Red Violin: May 1, 1pm

The Queen: May 15, 1pm

Louvre City: May 29, 1pm

The Importance of Being Earnest: June 12, 2pm - 5pm

For detailed info on those films, please visit:

Films Info

http://www.phxart.org/events/index.php

Lectures & Talks

While strolling through Phoenix Art Museum, does it ever occur to you that there might be some illuminating stories behind the art work? To let you know more about art themes in exhibitions, lectures and talks are given at the museum now and then. Hope you'll get enlightened by the expert talks.

Insights into the Theatre de la Mode

Theatre de la Mode is the masterpiece made by some first-rate French fashion designers and artists of the 20th century. Since its debuts in Paris, this small mannequins has toured around Europe, Japan, Spain and remained in Phoenix now. On April 6, Betty Long-Schleif would like to share his insights about these historic fashion ambassadors. He has been courier of the collection for over 20 years. Keep the time of the lecture in mind: April 6, 7:00 pm.

An Evening with Eric Fischl and Andres Serrano

Artist Eric Fischl was graduated from Phoenix College. To award the College's outstanding art students, Artist Eric Fischl returns to Phoenix once a year. This year, Eric Fischl will invite an important guest, Andres Serrano. His artistic works dealing with the boundaries between beauty and disgust are quite provocative and remarkable. The two artists will appear at Phoenix Art Museum at 7:00 pm of April 13.

Some other notable talks to be presented are:

Fifty Works for Fifty States: March 30, 7pm

Echoes of Eden: April 2, 2pm

Celebrating the Golden Age of Dutch Art: April 20, 7pm

Photography's Changing Media: April 27, 7pm

The Look and Feel of Luxury: May 4, 7pm

Contemporary Forum Grant Winners: May 11, 7pm

The Art of Couture: May 21, 2pm

Bowles on Balenciaga: May 25, 7pm

For further info, please check them out at:

Lectures & Talks

http://www.phxart.org/events/lectures.php

Demos & Discussions

Want to learn some hands-on experience in art working? How about stealing some innovative tricks from artists? Well, the museum's workshops are just such great places to learn, discuss and create!

The Low Down Dirty Guide to Public Art

Presented by local artists, this guide is broken down to three parts: Presentations and Proposals, Collaborations and The Design Process. During the process, you will learn some practical tricks such as how to make a presentation sing, how to achieve the best team work and the steps of design process. The three sessions will be held respectively at:

March 30, 6pm - 7:15pm

April 27, 6pm - 7:15pm

May 25, 6pm - 7:15pm

Temples to the Muses

This is a five-part workshop. It's meant to get visitors to know more about the museums. By exploring the history of museums, participants will appreciate the hard work of curators and educators. A visit to the newly reinstalled North Wing of Phoenix Art Museum will be part of the program. This special event will last from February 17 to April 14.

For more info on Demos and Discussions, please visit:

Demos & Discussions

http://www.phxart.org/events/workshops.php

Special

Art can be fun as well. To enrich and entertain guests, Phoenix Art Museum will offer a rich diversity of special activities in 2011. Check for some upcoming fun events.

Arts & Flowers 2011

Arts & Flowers is an annual event of the museum held in every spring. During the time, the galleries will be filled with spectacular floral arrangements and scents of flowers. There will be over 60 floral designers and garden-club member interpreting the artworks. This year, this spectacular event is divided into 4 sessions and they will be presented at respectively:

March 31, 2pm - 5pm

April 1, 10am - 5pm

April 2, 10am - 5pm

April 3, Noon - 5pm

First Friday: Fringe Festival

Phoenix Fringe Festival will be held on each Friday of 2011. For April First Friday, the performance is titled as Unreal City: Remixes of the Arizona Landscape. Through somatic, visual art and theatrical collage, this three-hour durational performance will reveal the unique beauty of the desert and the mundane. This multi-media performance is directed by Rachel Bowditch, Verbobala and SonicAnta. For detailed info or info on May First Friday program, keep a eye on the updated info at:

Special Events

http://www.phxart.org/events/programs.php

Notes: Some events presented by the museum are open to members only. To cater to tastes of all ages, some events are specially designed for kids and teens under 21. Plus, the museum can offer you a unique setting for your private meeting, wedding and etc. Interested? Dig out more info from:

Host Your Event

http://www.phxart.org/events/hostevent.php