Colorado muralist and fabricator Tom Ward is transitioning at the moment. Two decades spent illustrating for newsprint after college and 15 more turning the mundane into something awe inspiring has led Ward to “an experimental phase
United States historian and presidential descendent Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918) once said, “Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where their influence stops.” This is why ArtBeat Magazine is pleased to introduce ceramics instructor Christy
Today I am sitting in my gallery looking at the work of artist Joel Van Patten and thinking about the title of his show, “Calm in the Chaos”. This pandemic is like nothing we have
Quiet your mind. That’s the precedent when entering into the showroom of Dorothy Tanner, where the setting means everything. We all know what it is like to prepare your home or dining room for a
Don’t be fooled by the light-hearted viewpoint of artist Ed Heck. He is extremely serious, even if ironically so. Deeply in touch with his inner child, Heck will never be out of the stuff that gives you
The word catacomb brings forth imagery of mysterious underground passageways and otherworldly dwelling places for the dead, joined with the word ‘saints’ and you have an entirely new level of spiritual communion. Artist Michael Charron
Just about all eastern spiritual belief systems pertain to how personal energy and well-being can be transmuted through mindful practices such as mediation, yoga, tai chi, feng shui, etcetera. Other healing arts like massage, acupuncture, reiki, color/sound/aroma therapies, and chakra balancing use
Without a voice or a supportive environment, human potential is seldom realized to its fullest. Thanks to the Rising Youth Theatre non-profit organization and their esteemed group of supporters in Phoenix, every person who walks through the door is offered a platform from which to
According to Wikipedia, totem poles are, among other things, “stylistic representations of objects in nature” and hundreds of cultures besides the well-known Native Alaskan tribes produce them for a variety of reasons. Denver born John Crandall was called to
Mural Mural on the Wall 
The Artistic World of High School Teacher Christy Weiser – Tempe, AZ 
EXPOSED – Secrets of an Art Rep – Suzanne Schultz – Calm in the Chaos 
Worth the Wait – An Interview with Dorothy Tanner – 2016 – In Remembrance of Legendary Light Artist 
Smells Like Creativity – Ed Heck NYC