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Loraxing with 3rd graders on Arbor Day | AZGREENDAY
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A slightly skewed look at the environment from the only eco blog named for a punk band. Loraxing with 3rd graders on Arbor Day. April 29, 2011. Had a great time today reading Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax to a bunch of third graders at Lincoln Elementary to commemorate Arbor Day. 8220;Out through the night and the whispering breezes, to the place where they keep the imaginary diseases…”. Oh wait. That’s Zappa. The Lorax is a perfect complement to that movement because, in the book, the character’s refrain i...
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Soggy notes from First Friday, June 5, 2015 – Explore Art: Phoenix
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Art Spaces: The List. Phoenix Finds: Local Businesses. Art All Around Us. June 8, 2015. June 8, 2015. Soggy notes from First Friday, June 5, 2015. Scroll down to see more content. Featured photo: “Goodnight Sweetheart,” by Scott Wolf. It rained. In June. My notebook got soggy, and I had to stuff my camera under my shirt. OK, just had to get that out of the way, because we longtime Phoenicians get excited about rain. In June. On to the art: There is a show inside Bokeh Gallery. Next door in monOrchid.
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Requesting permission to be an Ai Weiwei groupie – Explore Art: Phoenix
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Art Spaces: The List. Phoenix Finds: Local Businesses. Art All Around Us. April 16, 2015. April 16, 2015. Requesting permission to be an Ai Weiwei groupie. Scroll down to see more content. Of course, the irony of my headline is that I don’t need to ask permission from anyone to be a groupie, and unlike my favorite Chinese dissident artist, I freely exercise my First Amendment rights, and no one is keeping me from leaving my country. I was privileged in 2010 to see the Tate Modern show. 8220;With WindR...
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First Friday, Dec. 5: It was a little tense out there – Explore Art: Phoenix
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Art Spaces: The List. Phoenix Finds: Local Businesses. Art All Around Us. December 9, 2014. August 18, 2015. First Friday, Dec. 5: It was a little tense out there. Scroll down to see more content. Featured photo: A tribute to the late Keith Haring, by Hugo Medina. From the HIV/AIDS-themed show at Olney Gallery. I unsteadily took my photo of the protest and moved on. Fortunately, it was a great night for art, and I had a chance to step into a few newer galleries, the New Kids on the Block, so to speak...
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Photo highlights: Scottsdale ArtWalk, April 30 – Explore Art: Phoenix
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Art Spaces: The List. Phoenix Finds: Local Businesses. Art All Around Us. May 2, 2015. May 2, 2015. Photo highlights: Scottsdale ArtWalk, April 30. Scroll down to see more content. If crowds for the Scottsdale ArtWalk. I enjoyed visiting several of my go-to galleries, and kept tabs on a few recent changes: the former LewAllen Galleries space on Main Street now houses Art of Merlot. Was dark and the door had a note about it being closed for the summer, which makes me worry about its future. PAM gallery is...
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PAM gallery is the place to see emerging AZ artists – Explore Art: Phoenix
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Art Spaces: The List. Phoenix Finds: Local Businesses. Art All Around Us. May 25, 2015. PAM gallery is the place to see emerging AZ artists. Scroll down to see more content. Thanks to the Contemporary Forum of the Phoenix Art Museum. Here’s a glimpse into the winners, provided through the artist statements as displayed next to their works, followed by the titles of the works that are on display. Photos in the slideshow come from the Phoenix Art Museum:. The Body Remembers What We Forget. 2014, mixed medi...
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Art and walking — mostly walking — in LA – Explore Art: Phoenix
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Art Spaces: The List. Phoenix Finds: Local Businesses. Art All Around Us. June 2, 2015. June 2, 2015. Art and walking — mostly walking — in LA. Scroll down to see more content. So my first stop on my whirlwind self-guided art walk in downtown Los Angeles (I was way too ambitious for a four-hour window — DTLA is huge! Maintained by the USC Libraries. My main museum stop was at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Art in Los Angeles. Public art in Los Angeles. Phoenix Finds:...
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A dynamic duo at Sette: Mayme Kratz and Alan Bur Johnson – Explore Art: Phoenix
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Art Spaces: The List. Phoenix Finds: Local Businesses. Art All Around Us. February 13, 2015. April 14, 2015. A dynamic duo at Sette: Mayme Kratz and Alan Bur Johnson. Scroll down to see more content. Two of Arizona’s favorite artists, Mayme Kratz and Alan Bur Johnson, are sharing space at Lisa Sette Gallery. This month. And although they didn’t exactly collaborate on their works, they did have a few conversations prior to the show, says gallery associate director Ashley Rice. I think I grow tensions.
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Straying off the beaten path to see the Southwestern Invitational – Explore Art: Phoenix
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Art Spaces: The List. Phoenix Finds: Local Businesses. Art All Around Us. July 16, 2015. Straying off the beaten path to see the Southwestern Invitational. Scroll down to see more content. Featured photo: “Cyclical Patterns 02,” mixed media animation by Chris Johnson. Taken at West Valley Arts HQ. And offering work by 100 artists, with a good portion of the work traveling to a handful of galleries around the state in the next two years. The Invitational’s second stop is the West Valley Arts HQ. Knowing t...
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Random acts of art-hopping – Explore Art: Phoenix
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Art Spaces: The List. Phoenix Finds: Local Businesses. Art All Around Us. October 20, 2014. August 18, 2015. Random acts of art-hopping. Scroll down to see more content. Featured photo: Judith Kruger’s Lapis Pond Minutia (2014), 59.75 x 89.75 x 2, mineral pigments, sumi, gold, silver on Kumohada paper on panels. Courtesy of Bentley Gallery and CLUTCH Photo. John Tuomisto-Bell with “Falling Man #11” at R. Pela Contemporary. Monica Robles with her wall art made from salvaged materials. Although Bentley, wh...