New Georgia O'Keeffe Exhibition at the Heard Museum in Phoenix

Georgia O'Keeffe, "Paul's Kachina," 1931, oil on board, 8x8

Last weekend I had the priviledge of visiting the Heard Museum in downtown Phoenix to view the new exhibition of rarely seen works by Georgia O'Keeffe. The exhibition features work from her time spent in New Mexico; as both a vacationer and as a full-time resident after her husband passed. 

Unfortunately, I was completely underwhelmed by the exhibition, but I would still recommend visiting the Heard for the benefits of experiencing other aspects of Arizona's rich cultural history. 

For more information on the Heard Museum and the Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition in particular, please visit my full article, HERE.

Next week I will feature other works from the Heard - so please check back and take a look!

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Georgia O'Keeffe, "Church Steeple," 1930, oil on canvas, 30x16in

I'M BACK!

I wanted to take a quick moment to apologize for my long absence, and to thank you all for your continued support and visits to my blog. 

My little boy and I are now completely settled in to our new home in Arizona, meaning that I will be rededicating myself to my work here - with and for you. 

Please let me know if there are any events / favorite artists / art related things in AZ that you would like to have featured on the blog and on my page on the Examiner.com website. Being new to the AZ art scene, I would greatly appreciate any direction you might have for me!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Tempe Festival of the Arts is this weekend!

Tempe Festival of the Arts

April 5 - April 7

10 am - 6 pm

FREE

Located on Mill Avenue between 3rd Street and University Drive in Downtown Tempe

The Tempe Festival of the Arts consistently ranks among the Top 200 art festivals in the nation by Sunshine Artist Magazine and has received the prestigious Pinnacle Award from the International Festival and Events Association. 

As many as 400 artist booths line Mill Avenue and the surrounding streets presenting unique, and hand-made artwork that offers visitors a distinctive shopping experience. While the Tempe Festival of the Arts focuses on visual art and the artists who create it, there also is a wide variety of other activity for guests to enjoy. Live entertainment provides fun for festival-goers. Performances throughout the venue keep audiences in high spirits throughout the day. In addition to the Festival Stage, street performers, food and beverage vendors, sponsor exhibits, and entertainment booths are set up for the amusement of Festival visitors. Visit the Arizona Wine Festival for tastings and sales by the glass, bottle, or case. And, enjoy The Art of Beer featuring local microbrewery sampling and sales.

In addition to arts and entertainment, the Tempe Festival of the Arts offers support to the Tempe community. A portion of the proceeds raised at the Festival benefits local Tempe charities whose volunteers provide on-site staffing during the event.

- Excerpted from the Tempe Festival of the Arts website

Event Highlights:

400 Artist Booths

Arizona Wine Festival

The Art of Beer

Live Musical Performances

Food Vendors

Kid's Corner

For more information about this event, visit their official website, HERE.

or download a printable event program, HERE.

Featured Artist of the Day: BrokeBot

 BrokeBot

BrokeBot is a collaboration between the artists Carol Roque and Aldo Jeffrey. 

"It Just Slipped Out"

"Looking Back"

"Cherry Blossom Girl"

"It's No Big Deal"

"Mr. Duckie Never Judges"

"Untitled"

"Carrie's Crow"

"I Must Love Myself"

All images displayed in this post are the creation and property of the artist collaborating under the name, BrokeBot.

For more information about the collaborating artists, and their individual works, please visit the official BrokeBot page, HERE.