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July–November 2026

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Openings, workshops, deadlines, and last chances across the Valley. Dates are organized for artists first, so application deadlines sit beside the shows worth leaving the studio for.

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Thu 16 July
Free · Meet the Artists

Temporary Public Art Celebration

Meet Sawyer Boyd and Tyson Krank and hear how Scottsdale's newest temporary public artworks came together.

When
Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 5 PM
Artists
Sawyer Boyd · Tyson Krank
Where
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art · SMoCA
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June

Curator Talk · Included with Admission

Wisdom from the Future

Chief Curator Diana Pardue · Heard Museum · meet at the Info Desk

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Opening

UNLOVABLE

Vision Gallery · Chandler

Details
Supply Drive

Art One Foundation

Final day to support the student artist art-supply drive.

Donate
Workshop · $5

Botanical Prints: Gelli Plate Printing

Daniella Napolitano · Tempe Center for the Arts

Details
Painting Workshop · $50 · Supplies Included

Beetle Painting Class

Curious Nature · $50 · paint a 9-by-6-inch pre-printed beetle lamp that glows · all painting supplies provided · advance signup recommended because the class may sell out

Sign Up
Open Call

Electric Frontier

B Art · Arizona emerging and mid-career artists

Apply
Art Night · $10

Still Life & Death

Curious Nature · 4346 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix

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Juried Group Exhibition

All Eyes On You IV

Eye Lounge Gallery · Roosevelt Row · on view through July 12

Details
Participatory Fiber Art · Registration Required

Outsourced

Susan Allred · private home in North Central Phoenix · bring a palm-sized object or a few written words · no experience needed

DM to Register
Exhibition · Final Day

Nappy Roots, The Homecoming

Myja Lark · Alwun House · on view May 15–June 19

Details
Recurring Gallery Reception

First Studio

Monthly exhibitions of original work by local artists · 631 N. 1st Ave. in the Roosevelt Row Arts District. Reception times vary, so check the venue before visiting.

Updates
Recurring Indoor Market · Vendors Wanted

Superstition Sunset Market

Superstition Farm · 3440 S. Hawes Rd., Mesa · indoors, so no vendor tent is needed.

Apply Updates
Recurring Market · Vendors Wanted

EV Epic Marketplace Feastival

22301 S. Summers Pl., Queen Creek · contact the organizer for the next market date.

Apply Updates
Vendor Applications

Phoenix Zine Fest

Apply to table at the 10th annual community celebration of zines and DIY publishing.

Apply
Statewide Artist Call · Zine

Artists Commune of Arizona

Arizona artists can submit one or two pages, or send work for the organizers to format, for possible inclusion and promotion in the next issue. Open to prints, photography, music, sculpture, performance, and other handmade work. No AI work.

Submit
Community Artist Call · Chandler

Community Art Engagement Pre-Qualified List

Artists on the list may be hired for participatory art activities at community events in 2026–2027.

Apply
Public Art RFQ · Arizona

Arts Foundation Public Artist Roster

Emerging and established artists are encouraged to apply for the 2026–2028 roster. Accepted artists are automatically eligible to compete for public art projects with budgets up to $100,000 for the City of Tucson.

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Opening · CALA Alliance

Simbiosis

Group exhibition and activation at Chilte PHX featuring Elexus Lopez, Erik Carrasco, Marc Basil, Angel Robles, Villamil & Villamil, Martin Moreno, and Noelle Martinez. 765 Grand Ave., Phoenix.

Details
Artist Talk + Gathering

Works In Progress PHX: Bucky Miller

Grant Street Studios · small artist gathering for ideas, feedback, and community conversation · organized by Chris Jagmin and Safwat Saleem

RSVP
Band Submissions

Tempe Noise Takeover

Submissions close for the 4th annual Danelle Plaza festival. Proceeds benefit TAMC.

Submit
Accessible Vendor Market

DisMarket

Wasted Ink Zine Distro + Paper Jam + Print · ten disabled and/or chronically ill local vendors selling handmade jewelry, prints, stickers, and more · 323–355 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix

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Closing

Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light)

Phoenix Art Museum

Details
Five Exhibitions Closing

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum

Soundcraft · Crafting Legacy · Beyond Tradition · Hook, Line and Sinker · 47th Annual Juried Contemporary Crafts

Details
Artist Applications

The Other Art Fair

Apply to exhibit at the Phoenix fair at OnJackson, November 12–15. Applications are free.

Apply
International Residency · $7,500 Stipend · $10 Fee

Light Work Artist-in-Residence 2027

One month in Syracuse for photographers and artists working in image-based media. International applicants are welcome. Application fee: $10.

Apply

Looking Ahead

July–November

Free First Friday · Live Demonstration

Carving with James Johnson

Heard Museum · live Tlingit carving demonstration from 4:30–7:30 PM

Details
First Friday · Market + Performances

Central Arts Market at Roosevelt Row Apartments

Live music, performances, artists, vendors, and more · vendor spaces $60

Vendor Info
Call for Artists · Poster Design

Grand Ave Festival Poster Call

Design the 2026 Grand Ave Festival poster · deadline July 6

Apply
Artist Residency · No Application Fee

Rocking S Art Ranch

Studio and onsite accommodation provided · residencies from two weeks to three months

Apply
Vendor Applications · Watch For Details

Grand Ave Festival 2026

Artisan and vendor applications and FAQs are expected in mid-July.

Updates
Free · Meet the Artists

Temporary Public Art Celebration

Sawyer Boyd + Tyson Krank · Scottsdale Public Art · SMoCA

Details
Third Friday · Free Opening Reception

WTFOLK

60+ local artists · FOUND:RE Contemporary · on view through January 10

RSVP
Third Friday · Two Solo Exhibitions

Compression + Orientations

Memo Gutierrez + Kiel Posner · Eye Lounge at Modified Arts

Details
Third Friday · Free Opening Reception

Pools of Confusion

Bruce Boyd + Ruby Tooth · Rocket Space Gallery · all welcome

Flyer
Saturday Opening · Group Photography Exhibition

BIGPRINT

Sam Kee Photo Gallery · Arizona Center · Suite 1100

Details
International Zine Month · In Person + Online

Wasted Ink Distro Appreciation Day

Support the distro · use code ilovezines for a discount

Shop
Film Screening · $10 Admission

ASCO: Without Permission

Directed by Travis Gutiérrez Senger · screening begins at 8 PM · Palabra

Tickets
Free Closing Party · All Welcome

Pools of Confusion

Bruce Boyd + Ruby Tooth · Rocket Space Gallery

Flyer
Indigenous Night Market

Indige Nite Market

Cahokia PHX · Arizona Center · Downtown Phoenix

Details
Indigenous Night Market

Indige Nite Market

Cahokia PHX · Arizona Center · Downtown Phoenix

Details
Grant Deadline · Arts Organizations

Community Arts Grant Program

Scottsdale Arts · funding for arts and culture programs, events, and organizational sustainability

Apply
Workshop · $5

Sun Prints on Fabric

Daniel Mariotti · Tempe Center for the Arts

Details
Participatory Fiber Art · Registration Required

Outsourced

Susan Allred · Visions Gallery, Chandler · bring a palm-sized object or a few written words · no experience needed

DM to Register
Closing

Off the Clock

Gallery at CCA · Chandler

Venue
Exhibition

Electric Frontier

B Art · on view August 7–22

Details
Closing

UNLOVABLE

Vision Gallery · Chandler

Details
Opening Reception · Free

AXIOM

Alison Auditore · Modified Arts · on view through September 13

Details
Indigenous Night Market

Indige Nite Market

Cahokia PHX · Arizona Center · Downtown Phoenix

Details
Indigenous Night Market

Indige Nite Market

Cahokia PHX · Arizona Center · Downtown Phoenix

Details
Closing

Tender Alchemy

SMoCA · Scottsdale

Details
Closing · 11 AM–3 PM

AXIOM

Alison Auditore · Modified Arts

Details
Closing

Everything That Grows Here

Satellite Gallery · Tempe

Details
Music Festival · 4th Annual

Tempe Noise Takeover

Danelle Plaza · Yucca Tap Room and Time Out Lounge are 21+ · Rocket Space is all ages. Festival proceeds benefit the Tempe Arts and Music Coalition.

Updates
Closing

Summer Groove

Lisa Sette Gallery · Phoenix

Details
First Friday Opening · Juried Exhibition

Monsters Menagerie

Alwun House · haunted gallery experience · on view through October 30

Details
Closing Bash · Costumes + Dancing

The Monsters Ball

Alwun House · closing night for Monsters Menagerie · ending time not listed

Details
Festival · Historic Grand Avenue

Grand Ave Festival 2026

Save the date · artisan and vendor applications expected mid-July

Updates
Independent Artist Fair

The Other Art Fair

Meet artists in person and explore affordable work, immersive installations, and performances at OnJackson, 245 E. Jackson St., Phoenix.

Details
Phoenix Zine Fest 2026 save the date flyer.

Free · 10th Annual

Phoenix Zine Fest

Two days of zines, indie comics, perzines, political pamphlets, art, and DIY small press culture, organized by Wasted Ink Zine Distro. Admission is free.

When
September 26–27, 2026
Where
Rocket Space Gallery · Danelle Plaza
Address
37 W. Southern Ave., Tempe
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