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Upcoming Event · Scottsdale Public Art
Temporary Public Art Celebration
Meet artists Sawyer Boyd and Tyson Krank as they share the inspiration, design, and technical process behind Scottsdale's newest temporary public artworks. Light bites and drinks will be available, and guests are welcome to explore the exhibitions at SMoCA.
- When
- Thursday, July 16, 2026 · starts at 5 PM
- Where
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art · SMoCA
- Artists
- Sawyer Boyd · Tyson Krank
- Admission
- Free
Third Friday · Upcoming Exhibition
WTFOLK
More than 60 local artists ask what folk art is—and what it can become now. The exhibition brings together 2D and 3D works across a wide range of mediums, exploring the objects, symbols, patterns, and stories that carry meaning across generations.
- Where
- FOUND:RE Contemporary · FOUND:RE Phoenix Hotel
- Opening
- Friday, July 17, 2026 · 6–8 PM · free
- On View
- July 17, 2026 – January 10, 2027
- Address
- 1100 N Central Ave · Phoenix
All works will be available to purchase in person and online.
Third Friday · Two Exhibitions
Compression + Orientations
Eye Lounge opens two solo exhibitions together at Modified Arts: Compression by Memo Gutierrez and Orientations by Kiel Posner.
- Opening
- Friday, July 17, 2026 · 6–9 PM
- Where
- Modified Arts · 407 E Roosevelt St · Phoenix
- Compression
- Memo Gutierrez · July 17 – August 18
- Orientations
- Kiel Posner · July 17 – August 18
Third Friday · Tempe Exhibition
Pools of Confusion
A two-person exhibition featuring artists Bruce Boyd and Ruby Tooth at Rocket Space Gallery in Tempe. The week-long show opens on Third Friday and concludes with a closing party.
- Opening Reception
- Friday, July 17, 2026 · 6–9 PM
- Closing Party
- Friday, July 24, 2026 · 5–10 PM
- Where
- Rocket Space Gallery · 37 W Southern Ave · Tempe
- Admission
- Free · all welcome
Saturday Opening · Downtown Phoenix
BIGPRINT
Sam Kee Photo Gallery presents a group photography exhibition at Arizona Center, continuing a packed weekend of downtown Phoenix art openings.
- When
- Saturday, July 18, 2026 · 5–10 PM
- Where
- Sam Kee Photo Gallery · Arizona Center
- Address
- 455 N 3rd St · Suite 1100 · Phoenix
International Zine Month · Shop Local
Wasted Ink Distro Appreciation Day
Celebrate Phoenix’s volunteer-run zine shop by visiting the distro in person or browsing the online store. Every purchase supports Wasted Ink and the independent artists and writers whose work fills its shelves.
- When
- Saturday, July 18, 2026 · in-person hours 11 AM–6 PM
- Where
- Wasted Ink Zine Distro · 323 W McDowell Rd · Phoenix
- Discount Code
ilovezines· valid online and in person
ilovezines.
Saturday Screening · Palabra
ASCO: Without Permission
Palabra presents a screening of Travis Gutiérrez Senger’s documentary about ASCO, the revolutionary Chicano art collective that transformed 1970s Los Angeles through radical performance, photography, film, and public intervention.
- When
- Saturday, July 18, 2026
- Schedule
- Reception 7 PM · screening 8 PM
- Where
- Palabra · 909 N 1st St · Phoenix
- Admission
- $10
Upcoming Exhibition · Roosevelt Row
AXIOM
A solo exhibition of new work by Alison Auditore, Modified Arts Gallery's resident artist member. Through delicate line work and stippling, Auditore considers what it means to hold world-altering knowledge in the palms of our hands—and to move between joy and despair with the swipe of a finger.
- Where
- Modified Arts · 407 E Roosevelt St · Phoenix
- When
- August 21 – September 13, 2026
- Opening
- Friday, August 21 · 6–9 PM · free and open to the public
- Gallery Hours
- Fri 6–9 PM · Sat 1–5 PM · Sun 11 AM–3 PM
Now On View · Phoenix Art Museum
The Instrument of Troubled Dreams
On view in Arizona for the first time, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller's interactive audio installation invites visitors to sit at a replica of a 1960s Mellotron and play the keyboard. Each of its 72 keys activates a different sound effect, vocal track, or musical passage. Those sounds move through 23 speakers surrounding the listener, turning every performance into a distinct, immersive cinematic experience.
- Where
- Phoenix Art Museum · Lower Level Katz Wing
- When
- On view through May 2028
Now On View
Tender Alchemy
A mother-daughter artist duo with distinct practices: Beth Ames Swartz works through layered, luminous painting and spiritual inquiry; Julianne Swartz builds with sound, light, sculpture, and presence. Both are devoted to transformation, healing, and alchemy.
- Where
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art · SMoCA
- When
- March 21 – August 23, 2026
Opening Night Archive · June 19, 2026
All Eyes On You IV
A look back at opening night for Eye Lounge Gallery’s juried group exhibition on Roosevelt Row. The exhibition concluded July 12, 2026.
- Where
- Eye Lounge Gallery · 407 E Roosevelt St · Downtown Phoenix
- Exhibition Dates
- June 19 – July 12, 2026
- Hours
- Fri 6–9 PM · Sat 1–5 PM · Sun 11 AM–3 PM
Now On View · Midtown Phoenix
Summer Groove
A summer group exhibition at Lisa Sette Gallery inspired by rhythm, repetition, movement, color, pattern, and the pulse of the season. Works span painting, sculpture, and mixed media by Rachel Bess, Andy Burgess, Claudio Dicochea, Carlos Estévez, Mayme Kratz, Marie Navarre, Hunt Rettig, Ato Ribeiro, Julianne Swartz, Xawery Wolski, and others.
- Where
- Lisa Sette Gallery · 210 East Catalina Drive · Phoenix
- When
- June 6 – September 26, 2026
- Opening
- Saturday, June 6 · 1–3 PM
Now On View · Downtown Tempe
Everything That Grows Here
A group exhibition at the Gallery at TCA's Satellite Gallery featuring work by Sawyer Boyd, Goolam Saber, Kelsey Phillips, and Ryan Greene.
- Where
- Satellite Gallery · Tempe Post Office · 500 S. Mill Ave.
- When
- On view through September 22, 2026
Now On View · Grand Avenue
Simbiosis
Organized by CALA Alliance and curated by Saúl Gabriel Millan, Simbiosis places work by seven local artists inside Chilte, a Mexican restaurant on Grand Avenue. The exhibition continues CALA's exploration of the relationship between artists, local commerce, and nontraditional art spaces.
- Where
- Chilte · 765 Grand Ave. · Phoenix
- When
- On view through September 2026
- Artists
- Elexus Lopez, Erik Carrasco, Noelle Martinez, Marc Basil, Villamil & Villamil, Angel Robles, and Martin Moreno
Field Note · Past Installation
Forever Unfolding
Local artist Celleste Caraway suspended nine painted plywood panels, each measuring eight feet wide, throughout the patio at Arizona Wilderness in downtown Phoenix. The temporary installation brought contemporary art into an everyday gathering space and marked the first in what is hoped to become an ongoing rotating installation series.
- Artist
- Celleste Caraway
- Where
- Arizona Wilderness · Downtown Phoenix
- When
- May 16 – June 28, 2026
Happenings
This week’s heat
What everyone’s talking about, and what you haven’t heard yet.
First Friday: Carving with James Johnson
Heard Museum · free admission from 4–8 PM · live Tlingit carving demonstration from 4:30–7:30 PM
Simbiosis
CALA Alliance group exhibition opening · Chilte PHX on Grand Avenue · Elexus Lopez, Erik Carrasco, Marc Basil, Angel Robles, Villamil & Villamil, Martin Moreno, and Noelle Martinez · 6–9 PM
Works In Progress PHX: Bucky Miller
Grant Street Studios · casual artist gathering and feedback talk · organized by Chris Jagmin and Safwat Saleem · 1:30 PM
Earth Maker Gallery
New downtown gallery owned and operated by local O'odham artist Thomas "Breeze" Marcus · inaugural exhibition featuring Dwayne Manuel and Douglas Miles
Meet Breeze MarcusFirst Studio Gallery Receptions
Roosevelt Row Arts District · 631 N. 1st Ave. · monthly local artist exhibitions organized by Kris Kollasch and Ellen Nemetz
The Instrument of Troubled Dreams
Phoenix Art Museum · interactive sound installation by Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller · Lower Level Katz Wing
Simbiosis
CALA Alliance group exhibition at Chilte on Grand Avenue · curated by Saúl Gabriel Millan · seven local artists
Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)
Phoenix Art Museum · Katz Wing · Indigenous fine art photography
Tender Alchemy: Beth Ames Swartz and Julianne Swartz
SMoCA · Scottsdale · mother-daughter duo devoted to transformation and alchemy
Nappy Roots, The Homecoming
Myja Lark · Alwun House · 1204 E. Roosevelt St. · final day Friday
Indige Nite Market
Cahokia PHX at Arizona Center · Indigenous artists and vendors · 7–11 PM nightly
Temporary Public Art Celebration
Meet Sawyer Boyd and Tyson Krank · Scottsdale Public Art · SMoCA · starts at 5 PM · free
WTFOLK Opening Reception
60+ local artists · FOUND:RE Contemporary · Third Friday · 6–8 PM · free
Compression + Orientations
Memo Gutierrez + Kiel Posner · Eye Lounge at Modified Arts · Third Friday · 6–9 PM
Pools of Confusion
Bruce Boyd + Ruby Tooth · Rocket Space Gallery · free opening Friday 6–9 PM · closing party July 24
BIGPRINT Group Exhibition
Sam Kee Photo Gallery · Arizona Center · Suite 1100 · 5–10 PM
Wasted Ink Distro Appreciation Day
Visit 11 AM–6 PM or shop online · use code “ilovezines” for a discount
ASCO: Without Permission
Palabra · reception 7 PM · screening 8 PM · admission $10
AXIOM Opening Reception
Alison Auditore · Modified Arts · free opening reception · 6–9 PM · on view through September 13
Indige Nite Market
Cahokia PHX at Arizona Center · second summer weekend · 7–11 PM nightly
Monsters Menagerie
Alwun House · juried haunted gallery exhibition · opening First Friday, October 2, 6–10 PM · Monsters Ball closing bash October 30
Summer Groove Opening Reception
Lisa Sette Gallery · Midtown Phoenix · 1–3 PM
Botanical Prints: Gelli Plate Printing
Tempe Center for the Arts · Daniella Napolitano · 12–4 PM · $5
Beetle Painting Class
Curious Nature · 1–3 PM · $50 · includes a 9-by-6-inch pre-printed glowing beetle lamp and painting supplies · advance signup recommended in case it sells out
Still Life & Death: An Art Night
Curious Nature · 7–8:30 PM · $10 · 4346 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix
Outsourced with Susan Allred
Participatory fiber-art workshop · 1–3:30 PM · private home in North Central Phoenix · no experience needed · DM Susan to register
DisMarket
Wasted Ink Zine Distro + Paper Jam + Print · 6–9 PM · accessible market featuring ten disabled and/or chronically ill local vendors
Sun Prints on Fabric: Cyanotype Bandanas
Tempe Center for the Arts · Daniel Mariotti · 12–4 PM · $5
Outsourced with Susan Allred
Visions Gallery · Chandler · 10 AM–1:30 PM · participatory fiber-art workshop · no experience needed
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Temporary Public Art
Nostalgia of the Inspired One
Sawyer Boyd's welded steel sculpture brings automotive pinstriping into three dimensions, blending childhood imagination, Venezuelan heritage, and mythological visual language. Installed March 25, 2026 through Spring 2028.
Scottsdale Arts temporary artwork
Temporary Public Art
Proof of Process
Tyson Krank's sculpture sits at Scottsdale Road and Oak Street as a record of slow, deliberate making. Built entirely by hand, the work centers persistence, patience, discipline, and the quiet transformation that happens when an artist stays with the process. Installed March 25, 2026 through Spring 2028.
Scottsdale Arts temporary artwork
Public Art · Downtown Phoenix
Glass Saguaro at Arizona Center
Mikey Butzine's 10-foot-tall saguaro combines blown glass, metal, and neon at Arizona Center. Visit in the evening to fully experience the blue and green light moving through the sculpture.
Public Art · Tempe
Sun Garden
Created by Joseph O'Connell and Creative Machines, Sun Garden brings 15 nature-inspired sculptures to the Mill Avenue underpass just north of Broadway. The translucent, reflective forms cast shifting color and shadows throughout the day and illuminate the west side of the underpass at night.
Images courtesy of Tempe City Arts.
For Artists
Calls, cash, workshops, and doors cracked open by artists
Arts Foundation Public Artist Roster
The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona extended the deadline for its 2026–2028 Public Artist Roster RFQ. Emerging and established artists are encouraged to apply. Artists accepted into the roster are automatically eligible to compete for public art projects with budgets up to $100,000 for the City of Tucson. Deadline: Thursday, June 25, 2026.
The Other Art Fair
Independent artists can apply to exhibit and sell work directly, meet visitors and collectors in person, and join an accessible fair built around emerging art, installations, performances, and unexpected encounters. Applications are free. Deadline: June 30. Fair: November 12–15, 2026 at OnJackson.
Apply for PhoenixLight Work Artist-in-Residence 2027
Photographers and artists working in image-based media can apply for a one-month residency in Syracuse, New York. International applicants are welcome, and the selected artist receives a $7,500 stipend. Application fee: $10. Deadline: June 30, 2026.
Design the 2026 Grand Ave Festival Poster
Historic Grand Avenue is calling for artists to design the 2026 Grand Ave Festival poster. Submission deadline: July 6, 2026.
Apply at bit.ly/grandave2026Grand Ave Festival 2026
Artisans and vendors should watch for Grand Ave Festival applications and FAQs in mid-July. The festival takes place Saturday, November 7, 2026 on historic Grand Avenue.
Follow Grand Ave FestivalB.O.L.D Collective
B.O.L.D Collective is raising support to help build out Phoenix's next artist hub downtown, with studios, tools, workshops, events, and community programming. The vision: a space for local artists to create, connect, and thrive.
Rocking S Art Ranch
Artists, writers, choreographers, composers, and other creative practitioners can apply for a Phoenix residency lasting from two weeks to three months. The ranch provides a studio and onsite accommodation, plus access to shared tools and equipment. Residents cover travel, food, living expenses, and art supplies. Deadline: July 15, 2026.
Community Arts Grant Program
Scottsdale Arts is accepting applications for community arts grants supporting Scottsdale-based and Valley arts and culture organizations. The program funds a wide range of programs and events while supporting long-term growth and sustainability across Scottsdale's arts and cultural landscape. Deadline: July 27, 2026.
Community Art Engagement Pre-Qualified List
Community-based artists are encouraged to apply for a roster of artists who may be hired to create participatory art activities at Chandler community events during 2026–2027. Deadline: June 22, 2026.
Artists Commune of Arizona Zine
Open to artists anywhere in Arizona. Submit one or two pages, or send work for the organizers to format, for possible promotion in the next issue. Prints, photography, music, sculpture, performance, and other handmade creative work are welcome. No AI work. No deadline is listed.
Submit by emailArt One Foundation
Nonprofit support for high school and college-level student artists, including art supplies, tuition assistance, grants, and space to create. Students can apply for grants and assistance through the foundation.
Student artist resources
Tempe Center for the Arts
Watch TCA for group exhibition calls, temporary public art displays, artist residencies, and low-cost resident-led workshops.
Show at First Studio
First Studio presents monthly exhibitions by local artists. Artists interested in being included in a future show can contact curator Kris Kollasch directly.
Email First Studio GallerySuperstition Sunset Market
Tuesday-night indoor market from 5–8 PM at Superstition Farm, 3440 S. Hawes Rd., Mesa. Vendors do not need to bring a tent.
EV Epic Marketplace Feastival
Monthly Saturday-morning market from 7–11 AM at 22301 S. Summers Pl., Queen Creek. Contact Romy for upcoming dates and vendor availability.
Central Arts Market at Roosevelt Row Apartments
First Friday returns July 3 from 6–11 PM with live music, performances, artists, vendors, and more. Vendor spaces are $60, with registration linked in the Central Arts Market Instagram bio.
Central Arts Market InstagramWork With Cahokia
Indigenous and BIPOC artists can sign up for consideration for gallery exhibitions, retail showcases, vending spaces, pop-ups, community events, and other opportunities. Cahokia also offers mentorship and resources in marketing, brand development, and project management.
Flyer Wall
Receipts from the scene
Flyers are not decoration. They are proof that something happened, somewhere, with somebody making it happen.
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Send us an open call, exhibition, workshop, flyer, artist-run space, public artwork, or community project. Tell us what you’re making, what you need, and what others should know about. Help us build a more connected and visible Arizona art community together.