Phoenix Art Museum

WORLD CLASS MUSEUM- SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FULL MISSION.PHOENIX ART MUSEUM IS A VIBRANT DESTINATION CONNECTING PEOPLE TO GREAT ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO ENRICH THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES.

COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS: PHOENIX ART MUSEUM IS A NONPROFIT MUSEUM INCORPORATED IN MAY 1949 AS AN ARIZONA NONPROFIT CORPORATION. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MUSEUM IS TO EXPOSE AND EDUCATE THE BROADEST SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION TO THE HISTORICAL AND AESTHETIC ATTRIBUTES OF THE VISUAL AND ASSOCIATED PERFORMING ARTS. OUR FINE ARTS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 21,0000 PURCHASED AND DONATED WORKS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE MUSEUM WAS CLOSED FOR THREE MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT STILL WELCOMED MORE THAN 81,000 VISITORS TO THE NUMEROUS EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS DURING THE YEAR. EXHIBITIONS HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE STORIES OF ABSTRACTION: CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN ART IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT, PRESENTED RARELY SEEN EXAMPLES OF LATIN AMERICAN ABSTRACTION ALONGSIDE WORKS BY AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN MODERNISTS AND PHOENIX-BASED CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. COLLECTIVE INSPIRATION WHICH DREW FROM ACROSS THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION, SHOWCASED EIGHT FASHION ENSEMBLES AND ACCESSORIES SPANNING THE 20TH CENTURY THAT WERE PAIRED WITH PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE AND PRINTS TO ILLUMINATE HOW FORMAL ARTISTIC AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES CAN BE APPLIED EQUALLY ACROSS FASHION OBJECTS AND TRADITIONALLY RECOGNIZED FORMS OF ART; TERESITA FERNANDEZ: ELEMENTAL, A MID-CAREER SURVEY OF WORKS BY THE EPONYMOUS ARTIST. THE MUSEUM ALSO PREMIERED THE FINAL SHORT FILMS IN A SERIES OF THREE FILMS, DESIGNED TO CELEBRATE THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUSEUM. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH NECESSITATED AN UNPRECEDENTED SEVEN-MONTH CLOSURE, PHOENIX ART MUSEUM SHIFTED ITS ONSITE AND IN-PERSON OFFERINGS TO NEW VIRTUAL SPACES, AND DEVELOPED MULTIPLE NEW OFFERINGS TO KEEP VISITORS ENGAGED WITH ARTS AND CULTURE DURING THE CLOSURE. THE MUSEUM INTRODUCED NEW WEEKLY ART-ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS KNOWN AS VIRTUAL VISITS, WHICH PROVIDED ACCESS OVER EMAIL TO WORKS IN THE COLLECTION, GUIDED DEEP-LOOKING EXERCISES, RECOMMENDED READING AND WATCHING LISTS, AND MORE. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM BEGAN A NEW PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTING ARIZONA ARTISTS AND OFFERING VIRTUAL ACCESS TO THEIR STUDIOS AND CREATIVE SPACES AS PART OF ITS WEEKLY (NOW MONTHLY) ARTIST SPOTLIGHT SERIES, VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL, AND OUR BILINGUAL ONLINE BLOG. THE MUSEUM ALSO CREATED UNIQUE ONLINE PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING LIVE LECTURES, GUIDED ART-INSPIRED MEDITATIONS, VIRTUAL "COFFEE SOCIALS" FOR VISITORS AGED 65 AND OLDER, AND EVEN RELEASED NOT ONE BUT FOUR ORIGINAL FILMS ONLINE HIGHLIGHTING ASPECTS OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AND OFFERINGS.

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH DEVELOPS, IMPLEMENTS AND OVERSEES EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INTERPRETATIVE MATERIALS AND PUBLICATIONS FOR A VARIETY OF MUSEUM AUDIENCES. THE MUSEUM'S LIBRARY PRESERVES AND DEVELOPS AND EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ART RELATED SCHOLARLY AND RARE PUBLICATIONS. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN TO THE STAFF AND PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH AND ENJOYMENT. IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH NECESSITATED THE MUSEUM'S CLOSURE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2020, PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ALONG WITH ACCESS TO ITS COLLECTION NUMBERING MORE THAN 21,000 OBJECTS, PIVOTED TO A FULLY ONLINE, DIGITAL SPACE. MUSEUM STAFF TRANSITIONED EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT NORMALLY HELD IN PERSON TO A VIDEO-MESSAGING PLATFORM. THE MUSEUM INSTITUTED A NEW PROGRAM FOCUSED ON HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL ARTISTS IN ARIZONA AS A MEANS TO HELP DRIVE AWARENESS TO WORKING ARTISTS WHO WERE STRUGGLING UNDER THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC. THE MUSEUM ALSO INSTITUTED A NEW ONLINE DELIVERY PROGRAM THAT WOULD FEATURE WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION EACH WEEK, ENTITLED VIRTUAL VISITS. THESE WEEKLY AND BIWEEKLY PROGRAMS PROVIDED BOTH VISUAL ARTS CONTENT AND 'DEEP LOOKING' GUIDES TO INDIVIDUAL WORKS IN THE COLLECTION AND WAS THE MUSEUM'S PRIMARY WAY TO ENSURE FREE ACCESS TO ITS COLLECTIONS DURING THE CLOSURE. PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, THE MUSEUMS WELCOMED MORE THAN 12,000 CHILDREN TO OUR CAMPUS FOR EDUCATIONAL TOURS TIED TO IN-SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

MUSEUM STORE: THE MUSEUM STORE EXTENDS THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE BY OFFERING PRODUCTS RELATED TO, ENHANCING AND EXPANDING THE EXHIBITIONS AND ART CONTAINED IN THE MUSEUM.