Phoenix Art Museum

OPENING THIS WEDNESDAY ✨ Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion Step into 60 years of color, craft, and couture. In celebration of the Phoenix Art Museum’s fashion collection anniversary, this vibrant exhibition brings together iconic designs by Hubert de Givenchy, Olivier Lapidus, Tina Leser, and Giorgio di Sant’Angelo. From sparkling Judith Leiber pillbox bags to psychedelic prints and statement gowns, experience fashion history in full spectrum. Tickets at the link in bio. ________________________ Image Credit: The Son of Picasso, Bustier, Hoop skirt, Hot pants, Headpiece, 2024. Repurposed denim. Museum purchase with funds provided by The Kelly Ellman Fashion Endowment Fund.

Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion is making waves— featured in The New York Times spring museum guide. Now on view. Step into the spectrum 🌈 🔗 Link in bio

Join us on May 21 for an intimate live set with Dirt Rhodes (@dirtrhodes_ )—bringing powerful Rez Country sounds rooted in the Navajo Nation and shaped by influences from Texas to Nashville. 🎸 Thursday, May 21 | Doors open at 5:30 pm | Show starts at 6 pm ✨ FREE for Members (reserve your spot!) 🎟️ Tickets at link in bio + include general admission to the galleries Come early, wander the galleries, and stay for a raw, unmissable performance. _____________ SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.

On View June 13 | Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection Drawn exclusively from the Collection of Discount Tire, the exhibition presents 15 oversized posters from approximately 1900 to 1930 celebrating industrial innovation and the growing popularity of the automobile. The collecttion traces both artistic innovation and industrial transformation through bold graphics, luminous color, and striking advertising imagery from companies including Michelin, Dunlop, Continental, Pirelli, and Goodyear. Exploring themes of mobility, modernity, industry, and reform, the posters reveal how artists helped shape the imagery and ideals of a rapidly changing world. ___________________ Image Credits: Yvonne Brudo, Pneus Gallus (Gallus Tires), c 1900. Color lithograph on paper. Collection of Discount Tire; Bordio, Goodyear, c. 1930. Color lithograph on paper. Collection of Discount Tire; Achille Butteri, Le Roi de la Souplesse (The King of Suppleness), c. 1910. Color lithograph on paper. Collection of Discount Tire. Exhibition Sponsors: Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and co-curated by Rachel Sadvary Zebro, Associate Curator of Collections and Susan Driver, Curator, Collection of Discount Tire. Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection is made possible by Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council (logo). All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

Join us on May 21 for an intimate live set with Dirt Rhodes (@dirtrhodes_ )—bringing powerful Rez Country sounds rooted in the Navajo Nation and shaped by influences from Texas to Nashville. 🎸 Thursday, May 21 | Doors open at 5:30 pm | Show starts at 6 pm ✨ FREE for Members (reserve your spot!) 🎟️ Tickets at link in bio + include general admission to the galleries Come early, wander the galleries, and stay for a raw, unmissable performance. _____________ SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from Desert Financial Credit Union and the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.

Join us for a special screening of the silent-era masterpiece The Passion of Joan of Arc, one of cinema’s most transcendent and emotionally powerful works, directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. Spiritual rapture and institutional hypocrisy come to stark, vivid life in one of the most transcendent masterpieces of the silent era. Chronicling the trial of Joan of Arc in the hours leading up to her execution, Danish master Carl Theodor Dreyer depicts her torment with startling immediacy, employing an array of techniques—expressionistic lighting, interconnected sets, painfully intimate close-ups—to immerse viewers in her subjective experience. Anchoring Dreyer’s audacious formal experimentation is a legendary performance by Renée Falconetti, whose haunted face channels both the agony and the ecstasy of martyrdom. 🍿 We're thrilled to now offer concessions! Grab your favorite movie snacks, including popcorn, soda, and candy, to enjoy during the film.⁠ 📅 Date: Wednesday, May 20 🕛 Time: 6 pm⁠ 📍 Location: Whiteman Hall at Phoenix Art Museum⁠ 🎟️ FREE for Members | $8 for non-Members⁠ Get tickets at the link in bio. ☝️⁠ ________________ Films@PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films (@fitviavifilm ).

Join Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography Emilia Mickevicius for a dynamic conversation with artists Claire A. Warden (@claireawarden ), Marcus Xavier Chormicle (@chormicle ), and Mehrdad Mirzaie (@mrdadmirzaie ) as they explore how photography can capture gesture, vulnerability, migration, spirituality, and the stories carried within the body over time. From experimental image-making and alternative photographic processes to deeply personal reflections on place, history, and representation, this discussion offers a closer look at the ideas shaping each artist’s practice and the broader themes of the exhibition. 📅 Wednesday, May 13, 2026 🕡 6:30–7:30 pm 📍Great Hall South 🎟 Free with RSVP at link in bio

This Mother’s Day, step into the romance and richness of 17th-century Italy. Whether you’re celebrating Mom, bringing the whole family, or carving out a morning for yourself, consider this your passport to something special. From 10 am–1 pm on Sunday, your ticket includes a curated experience of art and creativity. Included with your admission: 🎻 Live music by @sweetwaterstrings 🍷 Complimentary wine and spirits tasting by RNDC and Maverick 📸 Professional family portraits and prints by @kenzierichphotography 🎨 Design a personalized tote bag with birth-month flowers 🔑 Craft a macramé keychain with custom Shrinky Dink charms 🖼️ Decorate a custom frame for your favorite people 🎬 1 pm special screening of Mamma Mia! in Whiteman Hall Available for purchase: 🥂 Bellini and spritz bar by ARTenders 🍦 Authentic gelato by @fabioonfirellc 🧀 Charcuterie bar by @charcutemobile ☕️ Espresso bar by @_fioredellavita_ 🛍️ Enjoy 10% off at The Museum Store for all moms 🎟️ Reserve your tickets at link in bio 👆

Join Emilia Mickevicius, Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography at the Phoenix Art Museum, for an intimate Curator Tour exploring Dynamic Stillness. During this in-gallery conversation, Mickevicius will guide visitors through Muscle Memory: Lens On The Body, examining how photographers across generations have captured the vitality, tension, and movement of the human form. From moments of strength to quiet vulnerability, the works on view reveal the body as both subject and storyteller—alive with motion, even in stillness. Through selected highlights, the tour invites a closer look at how artists use the camera to translate physical experience into visual language, offering new ways to see ourselves and one another. 📅 Thursday, May 7, 2026 🕡 6:30–7:30 pm 📍 Norton Gallery, Phoenix Art Museum 🎟️ Free with General Admission | Space is limited | Tickets at the link in bio _________________________ Muscle Memory: Lens on the Body is co-organized by Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. The exhibition is curated by Emilia Mickevicius, PhD, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation, with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

Every First Friday, PhxArt offers FREE general admission to the public from 5–8 pm.   This May, step into an evening of bold looks, playful expression, and larger-than-life style inspired by Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion.   📅 Date: Friday, May 1, 2026 🕙 Time: 5 – 8 pm 📍 Location: Phoenix Art Museum   Activities throughout the evening include:   👗 Small Talk, Big Style | 5:15–6 pm Join legendary designer Barbara Hulanicki and curator Helen Jean for an intimate conversation on the details that make a major impact—from fashion history to dressing with attitude.   🎤 Mic Check: Open Mic | 6–7 pm Hosted by Rashaad Thomas @blackeyedwitness , this open mic invites bold voices, personal stories, and creative expression to take center stage. Sign up is at link in bio.   ✨ Serve Your Look | 7–7:45 pm Bring the drama. Step onto the runway and compete in a high-energy fashion “serve off.” Judging the night: Barbara Hulanicki and Joey Jay @joeyjayisgay   🎨 Fashion Vision Boards Create mini collages with Cut + Paste @cut.paste.phx , mixing silhouettes, textures, and trends inspired by Colorwear.   ✏️ Sketch the Runway Draw live models with Sketchclub Cafe @sketchclubcafe and capture every intricate detail.   📸 Strike a Pose Learn how to own the camera with Orlando Pelagio @orlandopelagio   📚 Little Free Library Design your own tiny book—because every great story deserves a stylish beginning.   🧵 Meet + Greet: Arizona Costume Institute @azcostumeinstitute Connect with ACI members and learn how they support and celebrate the Museum’s fashion collection.   🎶🍸 Music + Bites Live sets by DJ JME LEE @jmelee , plus drinks by ARTenders and a Charcuterie by Charcute Mobile AZ @charcutemobile   💫 Come dressed to express.   Reserve your spot at the link in bio. 👆   First Fridays are made possible through the generosity of APS (@apsfyi ), with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation (@theazfoundation ).

Join us at Phoenix Art Museum for the Lemon Art Research Library’s first-ever Small Symposium—a two-day deep dive into the intricate, expansive world of miniatures. From craft and design history to true crime and pop culture, artists, scholars, and makers come together to explore how tiny objects hold massive cultural impact. Saturday, May 2, 2026 🎟️ Tickets include general admission. 🔍 Miniature Model Making 101 with Jorge Ruiz @jrminiatures (10 am) A live lecture demo blending Ruiz’s personal journey with practical “pro tips” to help you start building your own miniature worlds. 🏛️ Narcissa Niblack Thorne: Modern Miniaturist of the Thorne Rooms (11 am) Dr. Christopher “Kit” Maxwell examines Thorne’s impact on interwar design—revealing how her intricate interiors reflect evolving ideas around taste, gender, and the cultural use of history. 💬 Thorne Rooms + Miniatures Panel (1 pm) A lively, cross-disciplinary discussion on the legacy of the Thorne Rooms and the evolving role of miniatures across art, design, and contemporary culture. Sunday, May 3, 2026 🎟️ Tickets include general admission. 🛠️ WORKSHOP: DIY Weathering Effects with Jorge Ruiz (10 am–12 pm) [SOLD OUT] A hands-on session exploring techniques to create realistic, “lived-in” surfaces—complete with materials and a miniature you’ll take home. 🛠️ Workshop ticket sold separately. 🔎 The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death (1 pm) Author Corinne Botz @corinnebotz unpacks the hauntingly detailed crime scene dioramas by Frances Glessner Lee, and how these miniature worlds revolutionized forensic science and continue to captivate today. 🎨 David Gonzalez and the Homies (2 pm) Discover how David Gonzalez @homies.artist transformed lived experience into an iconic visual universe that helped define Chicano art and pop culture. Learn more at the link in bio. 👆 Small Symposium is made possible by Cathie Lemon.

Join us for an evening with Hayashi Kaku, a leading figure in contemporary Japanese ceramics and featured artist in Radical Clay. In conversation with Colin Pearson, Kaku will reflect on her creative process, material innovation, and the philosophical forces that shape her work. 📍 Singer Hall, Phoenix Art Museum 🗓 Wednesday, April 29 | 6:30–7:30 PM 🎟 Free admission Tickets available at the link in bio👆