Art

Ballet is an art that tells a visual story that can transport and transform. This winter, Ballet Arizona returns to Symphony Hall in grand fashion with The Nutcracker, a holiday classic for all ages, followed by an impressive schedule of performanaces to look forward to in 2022. 

Arizona Citizens for the Arts has named Patrick McWhortor as the new Chief Executive Officer for the organization. McWhortor, well-known within the Arizona public policy and nonprofit communities, will focus on building the organization’s engagement with arts and community leaders as well as lead its work to grow public funding and other support for the arts sector across the State of Arizona.

Phoenix Festival of the Arts is returning to Hance Park, December 11-12, 2021, after a year of disruptions by Covid and social distancing with an arts and culture celebration for the whole family. The event presented by Phoenix Center for the Arts will feature more than 150 art vendors and cultural organizations. 

An Entertainment Pavilion will feature art demonstrations, circus performances, dance ensembles, spoken word poets, choral groups, and more. A full lineup of live music and performances will animate two stages.  The lineup will be updated 

Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West will debut a new exhibition titled The Art of Our Photography this Friday. The exhibition features the work of 10 artists selected by Arizona Highways. Each artist was given access to the magazine’s extensive photo archive and asked to select one of the thousands of photographs published in Arizona Highways since 1925, set up an easel and — taking inspiration from that image — paint their own distinctive interpretation of the photo.  The exhibition will run through January 16...