The Town of Fountain Hills may be famous for its namesake 560-foot spout and rolling landscape (ArtBeat covered artist friend Michael Schuessler at his booth during the annual Spring Art Festival in 2018), but this
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Faith Ringgold; Groundbreaking Artist, Activist and Author A few months ago at a family dinner, my then 8-year-old grandson, Titus, said he just had an art lesson about Faith Ringgold. I replied, “Cool! Who
LOCAL PHOENIX METRO: Click for tickets selling fast, a Vincent Van Gogh exhibit that will truly gobsmack you is almost here! Showing for 3 months in the Old Town Scottsdale area, this touring event is
Placemaking is a buzzword in cities all around the world as a political, socio-economic movement guided by philosophies from multi-science disciplines. Making a place is not simply giving a plaza a name or putting a
Tempe Arizona’s Grey Box Collective isn’t an ordinary dance troupe. They grapple with real-world issues, the titles of their performances including themes such as Emp_t_y: Trauma. Fatigue. Burnout. Or Structural War Zone: Body. Space. Power. GBC’s overall
Right Livelihood has many precepts but the basic tenet espouses the expression of Life Purpose through honest occupation and reverence toward fellow humans and the natural world. According to various religious and ethical articles, Right
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
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
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