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FREE EXHIBITION!

Highlighting the finest in contemporary crafts from across the country, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum’s Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition has become a benchmark for innovation and quality. Representative of traditional craft mediums including ceramics, fibers, basketry, metals, wood, glass and jewelry.

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum is open Tue-Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Guest Juror for the 46th Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition was Carol Eckert. She is a fiber artist, curator and writer. Eckert uses a coiled fiber technique, producing works inspired by stories, mythology and animal symbols.

Image credit: “45th Annual Contemporary Crafts” exhibition. Photo by Angela Mason Photography.

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum is open Tue-Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Phoenix

United States

Arizona

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum

46th Annual Contemporary Crafts

Sundays | February 23-April 13 | 10am-3pm


Spend your Sunday Funday with us at our Patio Party at Wigwam Bar! Soak up the sunshine & perfect weather from the patio, pick up a gorgeous cut flower arrangement from Wondry, and enjoy live music by the most popular & lively local musicians!

300 E. Wigwam Blvd.

Wigwam Bar at The Wigwam

Spring Brunch Patio Party

Turn Phoenix into a giant game board with this fun scavenger hunt adventure. Combine the excitement of the Amazing Race with a three-hour city tour. Guided from any smart phone, teams make their way among well known and overlooked gems of the city, solving clues and completing challenges while learning local history.  Available 365 days a year, sunrise to sunset. Start when you want and play at your pace. Save 25%- Only $36.75 for a team of 2-5 people after Promotion Code: PHXEVENT. Sign up online at www.UrbanAdventureQuest.com [http://www.UrbanAdventureQuest.com].

333 N. Central Ave.

Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure-Phoenix

Spring Scavenger Hunt Adventure

The Grass Clippings Farmers Market starts Sunday February 16. We will do it every 2 weeks through April.  


Come by to experience the eclectic mix of vendors, listen to live music, grab a gourmet coffee, and enjoy the chill Grassy vibe we are known for. See you Sunday!


Vendor list:


 * Bad Hambres
 * Valley Baked
 * AZ Pasta Pasta
 * Bare Bakers
 * Biscotti Box
 * J&A's Food Paradise
 * Backyard Green House
 * WMP Eyewear
 * Fer á Cheval Coffee Bar
 * Phoenix Fitness and Performance / Serenity Supports
 * West Major
 * Live Music by Darryle Stevenett...and more

Grass Clippings Rolling Hills

Grass Clippings Farmers Market

Stop by The Square one Saturday a month for some free family fun! Join us on the porch of the Shop The Square museum store for fun activities and a themed craft, and then stick around for a game or two of croquet on the lawn. We'll see you there!

113 N. 6th St.

Heritage Square

Family Fun @ The Square

FREE EXHIBITION!

This exhibition highlights paintings created through direct observation (from life) over an extended period of time. This approach allows Dimitrov to explore the passage of time and explore the act of seeing in a painting. Nature’s effect on the artist is both subjective — influencing our emotional state, as well as objective — the range of light and color that our naked eye perceives is yet to be matched by a photograph.

Image credit: Martin Dimitrov, “Portrait of a Lemon Tree,” 2019–2020, Oil on canvas, 90 x 90 inches.

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum is open Tue-Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Nocturnal Gardens By Martin Dimitrov

FREE Exhibition at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum! Opening Rescheduled for Feb 7

This exhibition highlights paintings created through direct observation (from life) over an extended period of time. This approach allows Dimitrov to explore the passage of time and explore the act of seeing in a painting. Nature’s effect on the artist is both subjective — influencing our emotional state, as well as objective — the range of light and color that our naked eye perceives is yet to be matched by a photograph.

Image credit: Martin Dimitrov, “Portrait of a Lemon Tree,” 2019–2020, Oil on canvas, 90 x 90 inches.

Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum is open Tue-Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM and Sun 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Mesa Arts Center

It is not just a SHOW, it is an EXPERIENCE!


For almost a decade, we have been the #1 show for brunch in Texas (some say the U.S except the Miami show is crazier). Loud, proud, sometime lewd, but always over the top fun. For those who need a small break from their spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, children, boss, or the every day monotony of life, there is no other place. Each show is different. So as we say here in Texas, "LIVE LIFE LIKE SOMEBODY LEFT THE GATE OPEN!"


Expertise in bachelorette parties, divorce celebrations, just turned 50, and girls just want to have fun parties or anything else that requires no picture taking.


Seating starts at 10:00 am. Seating is first-come first-serve. We do not sit incomplete parties. Seating is determined by party size and tables available when your party arrives.


No outside food, drink or cakes are allowed in the establishment.


Guest must present a physical form of ID, drivers license, or passport (All guest must be 21+) and valid mobile ticket before entrance is permitted.


Paramour is a non-cash establishment.


Show is for a mature audience.

San Antonio

Texas

Paramour Bar & Colette at the Phipps

The Show at Paramour

Ruby City proudly presents Synthesis & Subversion Redux [https://rubycity.org/exhibitions/synthesis-subversion-redux/], an exhibition celebrating the legacy of Frances Jean Colpitt and the evolving conversation around Latinx art. This new exhibition revisits Colpitt’s groundbreaking 1996 show, Synthesis and Subversion: A Latino Direction in San Antonio Art, and its influence on contemporary art practices today.


n her original exhibition, Colpitt explored how Latinx artists could synthesize personal and cultural experiences with conceptual art practices. The artists featured in Redux honor this foundation while addressing contemporary issues like gender, migration, and bicultural identity. Their works embody hybridity and intersectionality, using materials such as textiles and clothing to weave together stories of resilience, family, and heritage. 


This new iteration also reflects a significant societal shift. In the 1990s, the art world often overlooked artists working outside mainstream contemporary discourse. Today, these historically marginalized practices are embraced as central to the broader narrative of contemporary art, celebrated for their ability to challenge conventions, elevate diverse voices, and offer fresh perspectives on identity and cultural heritage. 


Featured Artists include: Juan Carlos Escobedo, Jenelle Esparza, Bárbara Miñarro, Angeles Salinas, and José Villalobos 


The opening reception [https://rubycity.org/events/], which will feature an exhibition walkthrough with both Gonzalez and co-curator, Lopez, will take place on Saturday, February 14 from 2-3PM with a reception following from 3-5PM. The event is free and open to the public.


The exhibition will be on view from February 15, 2024 through September 28, 2025 at Studio, located inside Chris Park. Studio is open Thursday - Sunday from 10am - 6pm. It is closed Monday -Wednesday. 

Ruby City

Synthesis & Subversion Redux

Envisioning the Hindu Divine: Expanding Darshan and Manjari Sharma features forty historical objects from India and Southeast Asia and nine photographs by global contemporary artist Manjari Sharma. Bringing together the striking work of the rising contemporary art star with the historic collections of the Birmingham Museum of Art, this exhibition showcases nine of the most significant deities of the Hindu pantheon and their contemporary relevance in art and faith. These works serve as a gateway to the concept of darshan—seeing and being seen by the divine—a profound spiritual exchange of glances experienced through consecrated images of gods. The vibrant, varied, and sometimes contradictory stories of these gods—as well as their familial relationships with each other—are shared through the works in this exhibition. 


 


Contemporary artist Manjari Sharma makes work that is rooted in portraiture and addresses issues of identity, multiculturalism, and personal mythology. Beginning as a multiyear, crowdfunded project on Kickstarter, Sharma’s Darshan series of photographs aimed to recreate the experience of encountering the nine Hindu deities. An extraordinary aspect of Sharma’s work is her commitment to creating each scene without digital manipulation. All items visible in the images were present when photographed, not digitally added later. Watch this behind-the-scenes video [https://zozfr5xab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QjMnG-_gNNW9tyLGPrBCJqLOA07CJPYQpd_wiZ9JfPIKi5A-0yauVy74WJItjAYeg_sWobZAeJbxeSZe5qHkNc-h0XO35Rr6YXFubQSxeAvOEydYL-mQp4ve-MxS3aW1IkKJBzoQwTr_6IrVxnp_jMi-0567SHPi6zgo4xFN5DM=&c=GZj1TytMWNZPsCnvF0UHxTT_flTpiulphMBLvX5W41qZiUhcbFmgxQ==&ch=T77jRQBIymK2h2uv9vxzwB8GUpiGRvFu6Pm1ybx-8pZ-zFOtQ3D5oQ==] for a sneak peek!

Credit for photo: Manjari Sharma, © Manjari Sharma

San Antonio Museum of Art

Envisioning the Hindu Divine: Expanding Darshan and Manjari Sharma

Join the Turtle Rescue Team in this limited-time event at SEA LIFE San Antonio! Discover how to find them, feed them, track them, help them through splash-tastic activities from 2/13/25 to 4/13/2025.


Here at SEA LIFE, we spend lots of our time rescuing and keeping sea turtles safe, but we need your help in this exciting experience included with your admission

SEA LIFE Aquarium San Antonio

Turtle Rescue Team Event

Get ready to race at this exclusive LEGO® F1® - themed ‘Build the Thrill Event’ only at LEGOLAND® Discovery Center San Antonio from March 6 – April 27! Grab your pit pass and drivers briefing and choose your team. Get hands-on with LEGO® bricks to create a minifigure driver and build an ultimate race car, before putting them through their paces! Will you take pole position? 


Head to the pit stop and take on the build challenges to beat the clock, before taking part in an awesome race! Plus, visit LEGO® F1® in MINILAND what scenes will you spot? 


Our Master Model Builders and Playmakers will be on hand with top tips and trackside inspiration, as you drive wheel to wheel with other guests. Complete all the challenges and celebrate your racing action… Will you take pole position? 


Rev those engines and join in the LEGO® F1® fun at LEGOLAND Discovery Center now! 

LEGOLAND Discovery Center

Build the Thrill Event

Hartford County

Connecticut

Connecticut Convention Center

Brick Fest Live | Hartford, CT 2025

Paige

Sherwood Forest Faire

Nashville

Tennessee

Tennessee Central Railway Museum

Day Out With Thomas (TM)

Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience is a multisensory experience where visitors will travel through fantastical, interactive landscapes and explore imaginary metaverses filled with unique optical illusions and stunning photo opportunities. Moving between ten uniquely themed rooms including the world’s largest bubble bath ball pit, a virtual reality room, an undersea LED room and an endless infinity experience, guests will embark on a journey created to connect with countless emotions and sensations and marvel at breath-taking concepts. The combination of colors, lasers, lights and bubbles, together with 360-degree projection technology and a soaring virtual reality interactive promises to deliver a magical experience for all and encourages guests to release their inner child.

Bubble Planet is co-produced by Exhibition Hub – curator, producer and distributor of large exhibitions and family entertainment globally – in partnership with Merlin Entertainments, a world leader in branded entertainment destinations – and Fever – the leading global live-entertainment discovery platform. This Bubble Planet sits alongside Merlin’s existing attractions of SEA LIFE Aquarium and LEGOLAND® Discovery Center in Arizona Mills.

Arizona Mills

Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience

Craving something deliciously different? Our Boozy Brunch brings together bold flavors and fresh, local produce. Available the first and last Sunday of the month, 10:30am-2pm.


Gather your brunch bunch and reserve your table on Open Table now!

7200 N. Scottsdale Rd.

The Scottsdale Plaza Resort & Villas

Boozy Brunch

Branson

Missouri

The Light House Gallery

Branson - Immersive Disney Animation

“Chicano/a/x Prints and Graphics: Selections from the Hispanic Research Center’s Collection, 1980–2010” showcases a partnership between ASU’s Hispanic Research Center (HRC) and ASU Art Museum and brings together works from the 1980s into the 2010s drawn from the HRC’s dynamic collection. Featuring over 30 artists who each offer a kaleidoscope of perspectives on the Mexican American experience, this year-long exhibition pays homage to the ideals of the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 70s and expands upon them through the widely disseminated medium of prints. Presented in two parts, this unique exhibition underscores how Chicano/a/x artists have employed prints and graphics to build community, engage with social concerns, and interrogate shifting notions of political and cultural identity over time.


Artists in the first rotation include: Celia Alvarez Muñoz (United States, b. 1937), Alfredo Arreguín (United States, 1935–2023), Samuel Baray (United States, b. 1938), Candace Briceño (United States, b. 1971), Rolando Briseño (United States, b.1952), Vibiana Chamberlin (United States, b. 1942), Sam Coronado (United States, 1946–2013), Margarita “Mita” Cuarón (United States, b. 1952), Gaspar Enriquez (United States, b. 1942), Dolores Guerrero-Cruz (United States, b. 1948), Ester Hernández (United States, b. 1944), Yolanda Lopez (United States, 1942–2021), César Martinez (United States, b. 1944), Salvador Roberto Torres (United States, b. 1936), D. Rose, Annette Maria Sexton-Ruiz (United States, b. 1958), Patssi Valdez (United States, b. 1951) and Larry Yáñez (United States, b. 1949).


“Chicano/a/x Prints and Graphics: Selections from the Hispanic Research Center’s Collection, 1980–2010” is organized by ASUAM Senior Curator Alana Hernandez and ASUAM Curator Brittany Corrales and is made possible by funding provided by the Evelyn Smith Exhibition Fund. Additional funding is provided by ASU’s Hispanic Research Center and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with a Community of Practice composed of Carla Chavarria, Community Building Director, Iconico, and Carla León Celaya, PhD candidate in the Spanish Department at the School of International Letters and Cultures, ASU.

51 E. 10th St.

ASU Art Museum

Chicano/a/x Prints and Graphics: Selections from the Hispanic Research Center’s Collection

Enjoy live music, an iced coffee or mimosa flight, or one of our delicious breakfast/brunch items at JOJO Coffeehouse.

Live music every weekend from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Events

46th Annual Contemporary Crafts

Spring Brunch Patio Party

46th Annual Contemporary Crafts

Spring Scavenger Hunt Adventure

Grass Clippings Farmers Market

Family Fun @ The Square

Spring Scavenger Hunt Adventure

Family Fun @ The Square

Nocturnal Gardens By Martin Dimitrov

Nocturnal Gardens By Martin Dimitrov

The Show at Paramour

Synthesis & Subversion Redux

Envisioning the Hindu Divine: Expanding Darshan and Manjari Sharma

Turtle Rescue Team Event

Synthesis & Subversion Redux

Turtle Rescue Team Event

Build the Thrill Event

The Show at Paramour

Synthesis & Subversion Redux

Build the Thrill Event

Envisioning the Hindu Divine: Expanding Darshan and Manjari Sharma

Brick Fest Live | Hartford, CT 2025

Brick Fest Live | Hartford, CT 2025

Sherwood Forest Faire

Day Out With Thomas (TM)

Sherwood Forest Faire

Brick Fest Live | Hartford, CT 2025

Day Out With Thomas (TM)

Brick Fest Live | Hartford, CT 2025

Sherwood Forest Faire

Day Out With Thomas (TM)

Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience

Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience

Boozy Brunch

Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience

Branson - Immersive Disney Animation

Branson - Immersive Disney Animation

Branson - Immersive Disney Animation

Chicano/a/x Prints and Graphics: Selections from the Hispanic Research Center’s Collection

Live Music at JOJO Coffeehouse