Phoenix Art Museum

We are thrilled that The New York Times just named the upcoming PhxArt exhibitions Charles Gaines: Numbers and Trees (Arizona Series) and Charles Gaines: 1992-2023, as “Art to See” in museums and galleries across the country this fall. https://lnkd.in/g6TQaD5T

💃 NOW OPEN: PhxArt‘s first major investigation into the formation of our renowned fashion collection.     The Collection: Greatest Fits (Vol.1): The Art of Archiving Fashion features more than 80 garments and accessories that illuminate the history and influence of PhxArt’s fashion collections. Presented in the Museum’s newly named Kelly Ellman Fashion Galleries, it will be the first in the Museum’s multi-part Greatest Fits series, which will exhibit the vastness of the Museum’s 9,000-object fashion collection.     On Tuesday night, there was an exclusive VIP opening celebration of The Collection: Greatest Fits (Vol.1): The Art of Archiving Fashion, with Phoenix Art Museum’s Circles of Support and Arizona Costume Institute (@azcostumeinstitute.) Then later that evening there was an additional opening just for general members.    If you are interested in learning more about the perks of becoming a PhxArt member  which gives you exclusive access to exhibition openings such as this one, visit: https://lnkd.in/g7JDR6dc The Collection: Greatest Fits (Vol. 1): The Art of Archiving Fashion is organized by Phoenix Art Museum and curated by Helen Jean, the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design at Phoenix Art Museum, with Catherine Wise, the Hirabayashi Intern in Fashion Design. It is made possible by Arizona Costume Institute and the Kelly Ellman Fashion Endowment Fund.     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.     Image credits: Installation views of The Collection: Greatest Fits (Vol. 1): The Art of Archiving Fashion, 2024. Phoenix Art Museum. Photo: Airi Katsuta.    Crowns by (@clutch_crowns)

Thank you to Danielle Lerner and the AZ Living team for stopping by PhxArt today to chat about our October events, Larry Bell: Improvisations, The Collection: Art of Asia + Chardi Kala: Rising Above Adversity, The Collection: 1960-Now and our upcoming late-night hours!

👏 It was a pleasure to host Local First Arizona's Member Appreciation Night! We we were inspired by the powerful words from Local First Arizona CEO Kimber Lanning and VP of Business Development Thomas Barr. Anthony Spinato shared Spinato's Pizzeria's famous "secret sauce". And of course remarks from our very own, Jeremy Mikolajczak. Thank you to everyone who attended and we hope you visit again soon!

Announcing the next chapter for Phoenix Art Museum!   For the first time in nearly a decade, we are excited to launch the Museum's new Strategic Plan. Over the next five years, this roadmap for the future will spark deepened engagement with our community and align every Museum division in pursuit of excellence and an audience-centered approach as we look toward our 70th anniversary at the heart of our city.   Discover how we plan to help shape the future of art in Phoenix with a renewed mission and vision statement. Read the full Strategic Plan at the link below. https://lnkd.in/gZGBxFmQ