Spring 2024 Scottsdale Arts Guidebook by Scottsdale Arts

Exhibitions, Workshops, Concerts, Lectures, Performances, and more

2023–24

Contents James Turrell, Knight Rise, 2001. © James Turrell

Land Acknowledgement

Welcome Letter

Scottsdale Arts ONE Membership

Performances

Springtime Concert Series

Donations & Sponsorships

On’k Akimel O’odham (Salt River Pima) and Xalychidom

25 Years of SMoCA

Piipaash (Maricopa) communities, their elders, both

Exhibitions & Gallery Tours

Civic Center LIVE

to reside here. There are 22 federally recognized tribes

Special Events

in Arizona, and we honor the many diverse Indigenous

Public Art in Scottsdale

Workshops & Lectures

history, our present, and our future.

Transforming Arts Education

We also invest in the future of contemporary tribal

Schools & Educators

The Stores at Scottsdale Arts

We have been honored to collaborate with many visual

Rentals

artists and performers, representing numerous tribes, on

Plan Your Visit

Partners & Sponsors

At-A-Glance Calendar

Board of Trustees

We are on the unceded, sacred land of the O’odham and Piipaash Peoples and their Huhugam and Piipaash Nykor ancestors. We acknowledge and celebrate the

past and present, and generations to come. They are the original stewards of this land, and we are humbled

peoples connected to this land that has sustained their people for centuries. They are an important part of our

members. As an arts and culture organization, it is our duty to uplift the artists and activists doing this work.

Scottsdale Arts events and exhibitions through the years.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale Public Art Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation Canal Convergence Civic Center LIVE Scottsdale Arts is growing rapidly, and we want to invite you to be a part of this journey. With recent reviews in such stalwart magazines as Rolling Stone and Forbes, new awards for SMoCA and Canal Convergence, and major initiatives in Learning & Innovation, there’s so much to be excited about. And with so much of our programming free to the community—including an incredible public art collection of more than 150 monumental works—it is easy to see why we believe that art and culture are in Scottsdale’s DNA. With six major departments, 185+ staff members, 30+ trustees, 75+ advisors, hundreds of volunteers, thousands of students, and hundreds of thousands of patrons each year, Scottsdale Arts is the most comprehensive arts and culture nonprofit in Arizona. We are dedicated to providing access to great arts experiences for all. This spring we will continue to introduce you to the entire Scottsdale Arts spectrum of offerings, highlighting how we are your one-stop shop for all things culture. And we want to introduce you to what makes our organization so special. Photo: Charles Darr

We Are Scottsdale Arts! Dear Scottsdale Arts Patron, Welcome to the Scottsdale Arts Spring Guide—all things Scottsdale Arts in one, colorful book. I hope you enjoyed our fresh format in the fall version of this magazine. This new edition includes fabulous added shows, as well as updates and highlights of such important events as Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s 25th Birthday Celebration! This has been an extraordinary year for Scottsdale Arts. From the opening of our new outdoor campus to new festivals and a record-breaking Canal Convergence, we have been able to bring so many new patrons and participants to the arts! Major gifts, a highly successful season, and—most importantly—your support have made us one of the most thriving arts nonprofits in the nation.

I am very proud to call Scottsdale home. It is a wonderful community and a beautiful place to be. And I feel privileged to work for this amazing organization. Our family here at Scottsdale Arts is the most professional, inspiring, and hard-working team you can imagine. Next time you’re visiting an exhibition, attending a concert, or pausing in front of a large public art piece, please think of the hard work and dedication that went into producing such wonderful arts experiences. We could not be here without your support, and we hope to continue to earn your trust and patronage. Thank you for being a part of this and for giving our work purpose. Without an audience, we would not be as inspired as we are. Bringing artists and community together is our life’s work and we love to share it with you. Here’s to a wonderful spring season—and much more to come!

Sincerely,

Dr. Gerd Wuestemann, President & CEO, Scottsdale Arts

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RE:site, Shane Allbritton and Norman Lee, Sunburst, 2020. Photo: Andrew Pielage

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Performances

Neko Case. Photo: Ebru Yildiz

American Roots

Broadway

Neko Case

An Evening with Cowboy Junkies

Friday, March 29, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.

starring Nina West

Tickets start at $59.50

Tickets start at $38

Virginia G. Piper Theater

with Seth Rudetsky as music director & host Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m.

Bending decades of pop music into new shapes, Neko Case wields her voice like a kiss and her metaphors like a baseball bat. When her voice jumps an octave, it’s almost visible, like sparks at night.

Cowboy Junkies will be performing a careerspanning show from The Trinity Session to the recent critically acclaimed album, Such Ferocious Beauty.

The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series

Tickets start at $65 Virginia G. Piper Theater No one interviews Broadway artists like Seth Rudetsky. Expect the unexpected as he is joined on stage by Nina West, an American drag queen, actor (currently starring as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray), and LGBTQIA+ activist played by Andrew Levitt. SIGNATURE PARTNER:

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Kronos Quartet. Photo: Lenny Gonzalez

Chamber Music Patti LuPone

Kronos Quartet

A Life in Notes Tuesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m.

Tickets start at $79

Virginia G. Piper Theater

Tickets start at $70

Virginia G. Piper Theater

Three-time Tony Award® winner Patti LuPone celebrates her legendary career through a “personal musical memoir.”

For nearly 50 years, Kronos Quartet has reimagined the string quartet experience and become one of the most influential groups of our era.

The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series

starring Audra McDonald with Seth Rudetsky as music director & host Saturday, March 23, 8 p.m.

Emmy®, Grammy®, and six-time Tony Award®– winning Broadway icon Audra McDonald joins SiriusXM Radio star Seth Rudetsky for a seamless mix of intimate, behind-thescenes stories and songs from McDonald’s illustrious career. SIGNATURE PARTNERS AND SPONSOR: ETHELYN COHEN

Tickets start at $40

Program selections include: Sam Green, Kronos at Fifty Gabriella Smith, Keep Going, III. Water Steve Reich, Triple Quartet *Program subject to change.

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Joshua Bell with Larisa Martínez Saturday, May 11, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $65 Virginia G. Piper Theater Program selections include: Chopin arr. Bell/Wallace, Nocturne in E-flat Major, op. 9, no. 2 Wieniawski, Scherzo-Tarantelle, op. 16 Narciso Figueroa, “Mi Rancho” Bernstein arr. Brohn/Czarnecki, West Side Story Suite

Photo: Shervin Lainez

Classical Virginia G. Piper Concert Series WORLD CLASS PARTNER:

PRESENTING PARTNER: DAYTON FOWLER GRAFMAN ENDOWMENT FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC

COLLABORATING PARTNER: DAN AND ELISE PARISH

Jonathan Biss, piano

Takács Quartet

Friday, March 1, 8 p.m.

Friday, March 22, 8 p.m.

Tickets start at $32

Tickets start at $38

Virginia G. Piper Theater

Program selections include:

Schubert, Impromptu in F Minor, D.935, no. 1

Haydn, op. 76 no. 4 “Sunrise”

Alvin Singleton, new solo work

Ngwenyama, Flow

Schubert, Sonata in A Major, D. 959

Beethoven, String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59, no. 2 *All programs subject to change.

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Jeffrey Siegel. Photo: Scottsdale Arts

Classical Community Concerts

Concerts with Commentary

Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra

SERIES SPONSOR:

Sundays, Feb. 18, March 24, May 12, 4 p.m. Tickets start at $15 Virginia G. Piper Theater The Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra was founded in 2023 to provide highly skilled musicians the opportunity to perform highcaliber live concert events that uplift, inspire, and culturally enrich its members and the community.

Keyboard Conversations®️ with Jeffrey Siegel DR. DAVID AND JOAN GOLDFARB TRUST

A passionate communicator and performer, Jeffrey Siegel presents Keyboard Conversations®, a brilliantly polished concertwith-commentary in which lively, captivating remarks precede virtuoso performances of piano masterpieces. The concert concludes with a fast-paced Q&A. New listeners discover an informal, entertaining and instantly accessible introduction to the magnificent piano repertoire. Seasoned music lovers enjoy an enriched, more focused listening experience.

A French Musical Feast Tuesday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $26 Virginia G. Piper Theater

Three Great Romantics Tuesday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $26 Virginia G. Piper Theater

*All programs subject to change.

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Heather McDonald. Photo: Courtesy of the artist

Comedy

Dance

HEATHER MCDONALD – THE JUICY SCOOP EXPERIENCE

DANCE SERIES SPONSORS: BETTY HUM & ALAN YUDELL AND KAREN & JOHN VORIS

Friday, May 3, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $29 For adult audiences 18+ Virginia G. Piper Theater

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

Heather McDonald, the acclaimed comedian known for her viral impressions and best-selling memoirs, is now captivating audiences nationwide with her tour, THE JUICY SCOOP EXPERIENCE.

Thursday, Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m.

David Sedaris

Virginia G. Piper Theater

Friday, May 10, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $29 Orpheum Theatre, Phoenix A master of satire and one of today’s most observant writers, David Sedaris is beloved for his personal essays, short stories, plays, and books, including Me Talk Pretty One Day.

Tickets start at $50 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago brings artists, art, and audiences together through its ever-evolving repertory of contemporary dance, created by today’s leading choreographic voices. The program includes Coltrane’s Favorite Things (choreography by Lar Lubovitch), Show Pony (choreography by Kyle Abraham), Aguas Que Van, Quieren Volver (choreography by Rena Butler), and Busk (choreography by Aszure Barton). RELATED EVENT: Post-Show Discussion | Friday, Feb. 2, with a local moderator

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MOMIX: ALICE. Photo: Sharen Bradford

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Saturday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $49 Gibney Company. Photo: Michael Slobodian

Virginia G. Piper Theater For its 50th Anniversary tour, the internationally beloved troupe of male dancers perform a brilliant combination of skillful pointe work and hilarious parodying of classical ballet favorites.

Gibney Company Saturday, March 16, 8 p.m.

PRESENTING PARTNER:

Tickets start at $48

RELATED EVENT: Panel Discussion with The Trocks | Saturday, Feb. 17, noon For details, see pg. 26

Virginia G. Piper Theater

MOMIX: ALICE Sunday, March 3, 7 p.m. Tickets start at $46 Virginia G. Piper Theater Seamlessly blending illusion, acrobatics, magic, and whimsy, MOMIX sends audiences flying down the rabbit hole in Moses Pendleton’s newest creation, ALICE, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice in Wonderland. RELATED EVENT: MOMIX: Public Masterclass | Sunday, March 3, 2 p.m. For details, see pg. 27

Gibney Company commissions and performs works by renowned and rising international choreographers who are committed to exploring connections between the rigorous physicality of contemporary dance alongside responsive, humanistic storytelling. The program includes the Arizona premiere of Bliss (choreography by Johan Ingar), A Measurable Existence (choreography by Yin Yue), and SARA (choreography by Sharon Eyal). RELATED EVENTS: Gibney PRO: Movement Workshop | Friday, March 15, 6 p.m. For details, see pg. 27 Post-Show Discussion | Saturday, March 16, with a local moderator

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DELFEAYO MARSALIS and the UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA. Photo: Zach Smith Photography

Alexis Janae. Photo: Courtesy of artist

SFJAZZ Collective. Photo: Courtesy of artist

Jazz DELFEAYO MARSALIS and the UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Jazz Lounge

Friday, Feb. 9, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m.

Tickets start at $45

Tickets start at $22

Virginia G. Piper Theater

Stage 2

Celebrate Mardi Gras with Delfeayo Marsalis and Uptown Jazz Orchestra as they stretch the boundaries of what is expected from big bands, offering up an extraordinary sense of joy and fun that could only come from New Orleans.

Encounter an intimate and soulful performance with singer-songwriter Alexis Janae as she explores the concept of “love and pain.”

Described as “contemporary jazz’s premier all-star band” by The New York Times, SFJAZZ Collective is celebrating its 10th season by performing a wide selection of material chosen and arranged by the members, from new compositions to timeless classics and everything in between.

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Alexis Janae | Love & Pain

SFJAZZ Collective Thursday, March 21, 7:30 p.m.

Springtime

at Scottsdale Arts Whether you’re a museum nerd, you’re a theatre person, or you love finding a cool park for a stroll with your pup, Scottdale Arts’ campus and events have a subtle magnetism that can be hard to ignore. In the spring, Scottsdale Arts performances come alive in a variety of venues, both indoors and outdoors, but the shiny new gem of a venue, Scottsdale Civic Center, is taking the spotlight. It’s the place to be for concerts and community events. Two mustsee series to put on the calendar (amongst the many) are the free concerts-in-the-park series Sun & Sounds (Sundays in March) and the newly announced Golden Hour | Spring Concert Series. Sun & Sounds events are for relaxing in the park with your friends and having a good time. The best part is it’s free, thanks to the support of generous community sponsors! Each of the four afternoon concerts features two Arizona bands, so it’s a great way to check out the thriving local music scene. Sun & Sounds’ creatively curated lineup for 2024 includes country, folk, indie, pop, rock, and blues bands from names you know to some you’ll be happy you discovered. The weekends fly by, so be sure to catch one or all four! Golden Hour is a new concert series with a concept focused on sonic explorations of Southwestern sounds and delighting in desert evenings as twilight fades to darkness. It’s an alternative to the club concert, pairing incredible weather with provocative and boundary-pushing music. Golden Hour concerts will be held at the West Bowl stage and early bird ticket discounts will be offered.

360 Stage at Scottsdale Civic Center. Photo: Scottsdale Arts

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Sun & Sounds. Photo: Scottdale Arts

Outdoor Events Navy Band Southwest 32nd Street Brass Band

Sun & Sounds

Golden Hour | Spring Concert Series

March 3, 10, 17, and 24, noon–4 p.m.

Thursdays, March 7, April 11, and May 9

Thursday, Feb. 29, 7 p.m.

Tickets: Free

Tickets start at $25

Tickets: Free, RSVP required

West Bowl, Scottsdale Civic Center

East Bowl, Scottsdale Civic Center

Experience the best music Arizona has to offer in a laid-back, family-friendly atmosphere, surrounded by unique artist vendors, cold drinks at the bar, and plenty of good company. Headliners include Nolan McKelvey Band (March 3), The Sugar Thieves (March 10), King Summer (March 17), and Treasurefruit (March 24).

Immerse yourself in the distinctive sounds of the Southwest, where artists take the stage, and audiences relax in the grass. Enjoy three nights of Golden Hour concerts as our 360 Stage transforms from dusk to night. Artist highlights include Ali A and the Agency, Harrison Fjord, Inkblot, Medio Pinto, and XIXA.

Navy Band Southwest gives audiences a taste of New Orleans with the 32nd Street Brass Band! The band's energetic performances will bring Bourbon Street to Scottsdale by incorporating the styles of traditional jazz, funk, and R&B.

SUPPORTING PARTNER:

SMALL BUSINESS COLLABORATOR PARTNERS:

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STATE FARM – ADAM GETTYS, AGENT

AGELESS WOMEN'S HEALTH

Detour Theatre Company. Photo: Betty L Hum Photography

Theatre Assisted Living: The Musical®

Detour Company Theatre

Thursday–Sunday, May 2–5, 2 and 5 p.m.

Mean Girls: The High School Version Friday, June 7, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 3 p.m.

Tickets: $37 Stage 2 The boomers are partying at Pelican Roost, the active retirement community where 70-something is the new 20-something— only with looser skin. With 18 characters, all played by the show's two stars, Assisted Living: The Musical® is a vaudeville-esque romp for everyone who is aging, and for those who hope to. Assisted Living: The Musical®. Photo: Courtesy of the artist

Tickets: pay-what-you-wish with RSVP Virginia G. Piper Theater Detour Company Theatre’s family-friendly and inspiring musical productions showcase the theatrical talent, courage, and artistry of adults with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities.

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The TEN Tenors. Photo: Courtesy of the artist

Voice The TEN Tenors — Greatest Hits Live!

The Phoenix Chorale

The Scottsdale Chorus

Saturday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m.

Mozart Requiem Saturday, March 9, 8 p.m. Sunday, March 10, 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 1, 3 p.m.

Tickets start at $23

Take a familiar melody, blend in fascinating rhythms, and multiply it by 80-plus energetic singers and performers, and you get the incomparable Scottsdale Chorus!

Tickets start at $59 Virginia G. Piper Theater Formed in 1995, The TEN Tenors are the world’s longest-running classical crossover act, having headlined more than 3,500 concerts around the world, and now they’re coming to Scottsdale.

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Virginia G. Piper Theater The Grammy®-winning Phoenix Chorale, led by artistic director Christopher Gabbitas since 2019, is regarded as one of the finest choral ensembles of the western classical tradition in North America.

Tickets start at $30 Virginia G. Piper Theater

Storm Large Wednesday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $34 For adult audiences 18+ Virginia G. Piper Theater Known for her vocal work with Pink Martini, Storm Large shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova, where she built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day.

Photo: Laura Domela

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Support the Arts!

Photo: Betty L Hum Photography

Your support brings art to life!

Leave a Lasting Impact!

Your support brings art to life! Scottsdale Arts plays a vital role in the lives of thousands every year. By giving to Scottsdale Arts, you help:

Scottsdale Arts has been the home of Scottsdale’s public, visual, and performing arts for nearly 50 years—all thanks to a group of forwardthinking residents who recognized the need to ensure arts programming was a priority for future generations of citizens. We are their legacy.

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Provide artful experiences like student matinees, masterclasses, and artist talks for students, families, and visitors alike. Champion creativity, innovation, and vitality of the visual and performing arts at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.

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Craft the unique character and identity of the city through creative place-making, signature cultural events, exhibitions, and installations.

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Create a space for artists and art lovers to interact with each other and the art that we are all passionate about!

Scottsdale Arts is more than just a museum, a performing arts center, a collection of public art pieces, and educational workshops, we are the cultural heart of Scottsdale. We are ONE arts organization.

Leave a legacy—for the arts, for your community, for generations to come. Join the Scottsdale Arts Legacy Society by naming Scottsdale Arts in your will, trust, insurance policy, or estate plan. Your financial and charitable goals are reflections of your commitment to support the future of your loved ones; charitable organizations you value, such as ours; and the greater community. Joining the Scottsdale Arts Legacy Society is a meaningful way to continue sharing your values while enjoying recognition with a network of like-minded friends today. Ways to ensure your artful legacy at Scottsdale Arts: •

Make a bequest: designate a specific dollar amount, a specific asset, a percentage of your total estate, or a portion of what is left after you have made specific bequests to your family and others.

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Gift retirement plan assets: name Scottsdale Arts a primary or secondary beneficiary on your plan’s beneficiary designation form—an extremely tax-efficient method of making a gift.

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Designate insurance beneficiary: name Scottsdale Arts the beneficiary, or even owner, of a life insurance policy.

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Name us in your will: by including Scottsdale Arts in your will, you become part of the Legacy Society!

Become a Sponsor! Do you see an upcoming performance or exhibition you’d like to be more involved with? Consider becoming a sponsor! Sponsorship levels range from $1,000 to $100,000 and cover costs like artist fees and travel, the purchase or rental of equipment, community engagement activities like masterclasses and workshops, and discounted tickets to disadvantaged groups. Make an impact and donate today by scanning the QR code with your mobile device.

With incredible foresight and generosity, Legacy Society members are critically important to sustaining our organization well into the future. If you have already added Scottsdale Arts to your will or estate planning, please let us know so that we can induct you into the Legacy Society right away! Contact Erin Krivanek, director of development, at ErinK@ScottsdaleArts.org or 480-874-4620 to learn more or if you have already included us so that we may honor your support.

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We Are Scottsdale Arts! Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scottsdale Public Art Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation Canal Convergence Civic Center LIVE

Gibney Company. Photo: Erin Baiano

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Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) is an accredited and internationally recognized institution that encourages reflections and conversations about life through art. We aspire to produce and mediate creative expressions that lead to connected curiosity and shared meaning across a wide range of publics. Locally voted Best Art Museum in 2023, plan a visit to SMoCA to see what’s new. On Friday, Feb. 9, SMoCA celebrates its 25th birthday with an all-out bash! All are invited to join us for an evening of art, performance, conversation, music, and activities with creatives from around the Valley. On view are exhibitions that highlight a range of contemporary art. Amsterdam-based artist Roelof Knol’s immersive audio-visual experience continues, and we launch an exciting exhibition of new large-scale installation works by San Francisco-based, Bolivian-born artist Carolina Aranibar-Fernández.

Years of Contemporary Art in Scottsdale

Also opening is Dorothy Fratt: Color Mirage, the first major retrospective of work by American painter Dorothy Fratt (1923–2017). Spanning more than five decades of the artist’s career, the exhibition presents a selection of early works alongside paintings that exemplify Fratt’s vibrant and singular style of abstraction. Accompanying the exhibition is the artist’s first monograph, co-published by Radius Books, featuring essays and a conversation with contemporary artists Teresa Baker, Caroline Kent, and Rebecca Ward. Further afield, we are so proud that Arizona-based artist Saskia Jordá is representing Arizona at the National Museum of Women in the Arts New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024 exhibition in April with a work first seen in SMoCA's 2019 exhibition Counter-Landscapes: Performative Actions from the 1970s – Now. SMoCA’s impact can be seen locally and beyond. As we reflect on all that we have accomplished, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our supporters and the community for all their contributions—we would not shine as brightly without you and look forward to the next 25 years!

Dorothy Fratt, Oh My, 2000. Photo: Craig Smith

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Carolina Aranibar-Fernández, Las memorias de las huellas [The memories of thumbprints], 2022. Photo: David Michael Cortes

Exhibitions & Gallery Tours On View @SMoCA Dorothy Fratt: Color Mirage

Carolina Aranibar-Fernández: Oleaje [Groundswell]

Roelof Knol: the space in between

Organized by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and co-curated by Jennifer McCabe, director and chief curator, and Lauren R. O’Connell, curator of contemporary art.

Feb. 10–Aug. 4

TITLE PARTNERS:

WORLD CLASS PARTNER: THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS

This exhibition is part of the series PROJECT SPACE—an initiative that supports emerging and established artists in expanding their practice. Organized by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and curated by Julie Ganas, curator of engagement and digital initiatives.

TITLE PARTNER:

Feb. 3–July 21

WALTER AND KARLA GOLDSCHMIDT FOUNDATION AND THE VIRGINIA M. ULLMAN FOUNDATION

SIGNATURE PARTNER: YARES ART, NEW YORK

Organized by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and curated by Keshia Turley, assistant curator.

WALTER AND KARLA GOLDSCHMIDT FOUNDATION

Sept. 23, 2023–July 28

WALTER AND KARLA GOLDSCHMIDT FOUNDATION

SUPPORTING PARTNER: PAZO FINE ART

SUPPORTING SPONSORS: NANCY AND ROBERT KRAVETZ PHILANTHROPIC FUND, JOHN ARMSTRONG AND JOAN PRIOR, AND CHRISTY AND CHARLIE JERZ.

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Gallery Tours

Kenaim Al-Shatti: Dreams Don’t Have Time Roelof Knol: paper shapes

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) and Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation offers tours to develop skills in observation, reflection, and inquiry through dialogue, play, and collective meaning-making. Tours are available Tuesday through Thursday only. To book, visit ScottsdaleArtsLearning.org/ museum-programs.

SMoCA Discovery Tour + Public Art Experience

SMoCA Discovery Tour

Two-hour experience free for K–12, nonprofits, and higher education students with school ID. $10 per person plus admission for all other groups; maximum 45 students per tour.

Sept. 22, 2023–July 28 These exhibitions are part of _____ space, an experimental, flexible space located next to Shop@SMoCA that is always free to visit. Here, we invite you to hang out, meet up, take a break, and experience art activations. Organized by Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) and curated by Julie Ganas, curator of engagement and digital initiatives.

Upcoming @SMoCA + Exploding Native Inevitable + Aug. 10, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025

Brains and Beauty: Exploring the Intersection of Art and Neuroscience Aug. 17, 2024 – Jan. 19, 2025

Cybele Lyle: Floating Seeds Make Deep Forms Aug. 24, 2024 – Jan. 19, 2025

60-minute tour. Free for K–12, nonprofits, and higher education students with school ID. $10 per person plus admission for all other groups; maximum of 30 per tour.

Best for larger groups! Explore the Scottsdale Public Art Permanent Collection with an additional one-hour scavenger hunt located just outside SMoCA at Scottsdale Civic Center. Note: Public Art Experience is available depending on weather conditions.

SMoCA Discovery Tour + Workshop

To learn more, visit ScottsdaleArtsLearning.org or scan the QR code with your mobile device.

Hour-long Discovery Tour with an additional one-hour workshop experience that explores artistic process and materials through hands-on activities. $5 per student for K–12, nonprofits, or higher education groups. $25 plus admission for all other groups; maximum of 30 per tour.

Community-Based Exhibitions Breaking the Binary Oct. 11, 2023–April 15 ArtReach Space, located inside Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Organized by Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation and Brittany Arnold, community engagement manager in partnership with one•n•ten, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving and assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) youth.

Randy Johnson: Storytelling with Photographs Feb. 23–April 28 Center Space gallery, located inside Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Organized by Scottsdale Arts.

Flirting with the Desert: Koryn Woodward Wasson April 8–July 1 Civic Center Public Gallery, located inside Scottsdale Civic Center Library

COLORLOVE Jan. 8–March 30 Civic Center Public Gallery, located inside Scottsdale Civic Center Library Organized by Scottsdale Public Art and curated by Wendy Raisanen, curator of collections and exhibitions with juror/co-curator Tucson artist Lex Gjurasic.

Organized by Scottsdale Public Art and curated by Wendy Raisanen, curator of collections and exhibitions.

Visions ’24 May 10–Sept. 8 Center Space gallery, located inside Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Organized by Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation and Brittany Arnold, community engagement manager.

Photo: Betty L Hum Photography

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WORLD CLASS PARTNER:

Civic Center LIVE

Photo: Aero Drone Visions

Your home for outdoor experiences under the Southwest sky Only two days after the western section of the newly renovated Scottsdale Civic Center opened in January 2023, Scottsdale Arts coproduced its first event in the new Civic Center LIVE series: the Arizona Concours d’Elegance, which recently returned for its second year in the new venue. In the months between, the entire Civic Center opened to the public, including the new East Bowl amphitheater, where Wilco and The Mavericks both played to ecstatic crowds. In early November, Scottsdale Arts coproduced the inaugural Dreamy Draw Music Festival, utilizing all three stages to host Lord Huron, Midland, Margo Price, Luke Grimes, and Trampled by Turtles, among many others. Sprinkled among Scottsdale Arts events, the Civic Center has also hosted numerous rental events, including the massive lululemon 10K Tour and the Discover India Festival, alongside regular city-sponsored entertainment.

The fun continues this spring with many more productions, including a free concert in celebration of Navy Week by the Navy Band Southwest's 32nd Street Brass Band. Sun & Sounds returns with local music, artist vendors, and cold drinks from the bar, all in a laid-back, family-friendly, and pet-friendly atmosphere. While Sun & Sounds has the afternoons covered, the new Golden Hour concerts will bring a similar vibe to the evenings. Formerly known as Live & Local, Golden Hour will showcase the best local and regional music under the stars. Be sure to mark April 6 on your calendars for The ARTrageous Gala. This annual fundraiser for Scottsdale Arts made a special kind of magic in 2023 when it bloomed around the Civic Center’s 360 Stage. With its Cosmic Crescendo theme this year, the gala will transform the outdoor space into a solar wonderland of shimmering starlight, lunar accents, and celestial splendor with dance, music, and an eclipse-inspired menu.

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Special Events Member Preview Hour @SMoCA

Member Preview Hour @SMoCA

Saturday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m. – noon

Saturday, Feb. 10, 11 a.m. – noon

Tickets: Free for Scottsdale Arts ONE Members

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

ONE Members have exclusive access to Dorothy Fratt: Color Mirage before the exhibition opens to the public.

ONE Members have exclusive access to Carolina Aranibar-Fernández: Oleaje [Groundswell] before the exhibition opens to the public. A perfect opportunity for those who were unable to attend the SMoCA opening celebration the previous evening.

SMoCA’s 25th Birthday Celebration + Opening Friday, Feb. 9, 7–9 p.m. Tickets: Free

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Exhibition Opening Celebration Randy Johnson: Storytelling with Photographs Friday, Feb. 23, 6–8 p.m. Tickets: Free Center Space gallery, located inside Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Party like it’s 1999! Join us to celebrate SMoCA’s 25th birthday with special drinks, tasty treats, music, performances, and activities with artists and creatives from around the Valley. TITLE PARTNER: VIRGINIA M. ULLMAN FOUNDATION

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Outspoken: Poetry Readings in Celebration of International Women’s Day Saturday, March 9, 1–3 p.m. Tickets: Free with Museum Admission Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Mystery in the Museum Friday, March 22, 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $45 couple, $30 individual Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Scottsdale Family ArtsFest Friday, March 22, 5–9 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tickets: Free SkySong, 1365 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale Scottsdale Family ArtsFest at SkySong will be a free, two-day festival of creativity that includes performances, interactive demonstrations, creative interventions, and culinary delights from local food trucks throughout SkySong. Photo: Scottsdale Arts

Scottsdale Arts’ The ARTrageous Gala Cosmic Crescendo

Saturday, April 6, 6 p.m. Scottsdale Civic Center Join us for a transcendent experience as Scottsdale Civic Center transforms into a solar wonderland! Experience a harmonious symphony of art forms where dance, music, and contemporary art merge into a captivating spectacle with interactive art stations and upscale cosmic-inspired dishes and drinks. Tickets are available online at Gala.ScottsdaleArts.org or by phone at 480-874-4662. Proceeds support the dynamic arts and innovative programs at Scottsdale Arts. Scottsdale Arts is a proud champion of creativity with our major operating branches—Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale Public Art, Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation— and iconic, community-enriching events, such as Canal Convergence and Civic Center LIVE.

Thank you to our 2024 ARTrageous Gala Sponsors!

RICH AND MELODY SIMONCIC OF

Premier-level sponsorship and partnership opportunities are available. For more information, DeniseW@ScottsdaleArts.org or MarcusP@ScottsdaleArts.org.

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Swimming Dream by Laurie Lundquist and Studio MA, Cycle the Arts 2019. Photo: Scottsdale Arts

Exhibition Opening Celebration Flirting with the Desert: Koryn Woodward Wasson

The 2024 Scottsdale Jazz Fest: Jazz, Blues, & Brews

AJ’s The Art of Wine and Tastes of the Season

Saturday, April 27, 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 18

Thursday, April 11, 4–5:30 p.m.

East Bowl, Scottsdale Civic Center

VIP Hour: noon–1 p.m. General Admission: 1–3 p.m.

Tickets: Free Civic Center Public Gallery, located inside Scottsdale Civic Center Library

Save the Date! The Original Taste Saturday, April 13 Scottsdale Civic Center

Cycle the Arts Sunday, April 21 Registration: 7:30 a.m. Event Starts: 8 a.m. Tickets: TBA

Visions 25th Anniversary Opening Celebration Visions ’24 Friday, May 10, 5–7 p.m.

Tickets: TBA Dayton Fowler Grafman Atrium

Tickets: Free

Mystery in the Museum: Encore Presentation

Center Space gallery, located inside Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

Friday, May 31, 6:30 p.m.

Dorothy Fratt Serigraph Demonstration with artist John Armstrong

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Saturday, May 11, 1 p.m. Tickets: $10 Off-site, address provided upon registration

Scottsdale Civic Center and Surrounding Area

Tickets: $45 couple, $30 individual

Glow Up @SMoCA: Sound Bath at Sunset Thursday, June 20, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Glow Up @SMoCA: Gentle Yoga Thursday, April 25, 7 p.m. Tickets: $20 Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Mark your calendars for Canal Convergence 2024! Scottsdale Arts’ Canal Convergence November 8–17 Nightly at the Scottsdale Waterfront Tickets: Free Scottsdale Arts presents 10 days of large-scale, light-based public artworks, workshops, tours, music and dance performances, a selection of beer, wine, and canned cocktails, food truck options, and much more! Join us this fall as we return with new and exciting programming, performances, and artwork that tell the story of the 2024 event’s featured theme. Visit CanalConvergence.com to discover this year’s theme!

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Two Spectacular Public Art Projects Set to Transform Scottsdale Streets in Spring 2024 Scottsdale is expanding its dynamic tapestry of public art this spring with two new projects, spearheaded by internationally acclaimed artists Barbara Grygutis and Philip K. Smith III. These installations, Breakaway and Tri/ Hex/Circ, are poised to transform ordinary streetscape settings into immersive, thoughtprovoking experiences. Barbara Grygutis’ Breakaway is meant to reference the continuum from the historic western roots of the city to a contemporary vision of a city firmly rooted in moving into the future. Nestled beneath Scottsdale Civic Center, along the walls of the Drinkwater Underpass, Breakaway will transform the space with a monumental, cast-aluminum rope sculpture with complicated knots, painted walls, and lighting. Grygutis, known for large-scale sculptures that engage with the surrounding environment, aims to create a harmonious integration of art and infrastructure. Drinkwater Underpass will serve as a testament to the transformative power of public art, turning a neglected space into a captivating experience that reflects the art taking place overhead.

Philip K. Smith III, celebrated for innovative light-based installations, introduces Tri/Hex/ Circ, a project that will redefine the streetscape at the roundabout intersection of Raintree Drive and Hayden Road. Twisting 90 degrees and transforming geometrically from a triangle at the top to a hexagon to a circle at the base, the light-and-shadow surface of Tri/Hex/ Circ dynamically changes as the sun moves from east to west. Composed of 36 unique shapes, cut at 30 degrees, the ever-increasing gap between each shape invites the sky itself to become an integral element within the sculpture. Smith’s work often blurs the lines between art, architecture, and the natural world, and Tri/Hex/Circ promises to be a testament to his ability to evoke emotions through the interplay of light and public space. As we eagerly await the unveiling of Breakaway and Tri/Hex/Circ in 2024, these public art installations stand poised to redefine pieces of the urban landscape, inviting us to see our surroundings in a new and inspiring light.

Photo (top): Breakaway by Barbara Grygutis, artist rendering. Photo: Courtesy of artist Photo (right): Tri/Hex/Circ by Philip K. Smith III, artist rendering. Photo: Courtesy of artist

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Workshops & Lectures Artist Talks

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Dance, Advocacy & Entrepreneurship Virtual Talk with Gina Gibney & Gilbert Small II

Earth Connections: Artist Conversation and Workshop

Monday, Feb. 26, 2 p.m.

Tickets: pay-what-you-wish

Tickets: pay-what-you-wish; RSVP required

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

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Virtual

Members of Les Ballets de Trockadero’s artistic leadership team and company members discuss the company’s history following its inception in the wake of the Stonewall riots, using archival videos to illustrate the Trocks’ approach to ballet, gender, and drag performance. This discussion will be moderated by Phoenix-based dance artist Sam Arrow.

Tune in to this virtual event for an engaging talk with Gibney Company’s artistic director, Gina Gibney, and company director, Gilbert Small II, on the intersection of dance, advocacy, and entrepreneurship.

Rebels en Pointe: A Panel Discussion with the Trocks Saturday, Feb. 17, noon

Saturday, April 20, 12:30 p.m.

Knight Rise at Sunset Feb. 6 and 21, March 6 and 20 Tickets: $45 Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art James Turrell is an internationally renowned, Arizonabased conceptual artist who is integral to the Light and Space art movement. In this illuminating SMoCA tour and workshop, you will experience the sunset inside Knight Rise, one of Turrell’s Skyspaces, as you capture the sunset’s glow with watercolors. To learn more about this program, dates and times, visit ScottsdaleArtsLearning.org or scan the QR code with your mobile device. Photo: Sean Deckert

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AZ Dance Meetups

All Things Color!

Pre-show Hubbard Street Dance Company

Tickets: Free

Friday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m. Tickets: free; RSVP

Thursday, Feb. 22, 4:30–6:30 p.m. Loft Studio Programming Area, Scottsdale Civic Center Library

Masterclasses MOMIX ALICE: Public Masterclass Sunday, March 3, 2–3:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 Scottsdale Community College, 9000 E Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale

Join enthusiastic members of the dance community prior to select dance performances for a casual meet-up and industry mixer! This is a free opportunity for dance artists, teachers, schools, fitness professionals, and those involved in the dance community to convene, get inspired, talk dance, network, and hopefully make new friends! RSVP to Diandra Adamczyk, at DiandraA@ScottsdaleArts.org.

We all know that red and blue make purple, but how on earth do we accomplish the bright hues of sunsets or the dark shadows of mountains? In this hands-on workshop, create a fun desert landscape painting with Arizona-based artist Jackson Kloog. In line with the COLORLOVE exhibition at the Civic Center Public Gallery, we will learn some basics of color theory to apply to our masterpieces. All materials provided! Please bring one color image and one blackand-white image of an inspirational landscape.

Balancing Acts

Natural Pigment Workshop

Ballet Arizona, 2835 E Washington St, Phoenix

Thursday, March 28, 4:30–6:30 p.m.

Dive into the repertoire of Gibney Company in an intimate workshop setting led by Gibney Company’s artistic associates. In this workshop designed for emerging artists, you will get a glimpse into Gibney Company’s ethos and daily practices, starting with a class that will prepare you to take on the choreography of worldrenowned artists, such as Johan Inger, Sonya Tayeh, and Yue Yin. Limited availability.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

Tuesdays, Feb. 27–April 16 Tickets: $150 Virtual Even at its most rewarding, caregiving can be a lonely job. Join others who spend their days and nights looking after young children, aging parents, and anyone in between as we learn from one another and build community through writing and workshopping true stories. This program is offered virtually.

Library Creatives

Tickets: Free Loft Studio Programming Area, Scottsdale Civic Center Library Let’s play in the dirt! Sometimes the gorgeous earthen colors can only be replicated by using the very material they are based on. Learn how to find rocks and soil that work well for natural pigments and experience processing them into watercolor paint. You won’t want to miss this free hands-on workshop with Arizona-based artist Lara Plecas! All materials provided.

Library Creatives is a partnership between Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation and Scottsdale Public Library that provides all-ages, hands-on workshops related to Scottsdale Public Art exhibitions on view at Scottsdale Civic Center Library.

Join company dancers for an exclusive public masterclass with MOMIX. This class will be designed for advanced dancers, focusing on movement and repertoire from MOMIX’s fulllength production ALICE.

Gibney PRO: Movement Workshop Friday, March 15, 6–7:30 p.m. Tickets: $20

To learn more about this program, dates, and times, visit ScottsdaleArtsLearning.org or scan the QR code with your mobile device.

Memory Lounge

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First and third Fridays of the month, 1–2:30 p.m. Tickets: $20 per couple Center Space gallery, located inside Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Memory Lounge is a high-quality arts program for people living with mild to moderate stages of dementia-related illness and their care partners. It is an enjoyable social outing that helps couples live in the moment as they engage in the arts.

To learn more about this program, dates, and times, visit ScottsdaleArtsLearning.org or scan the QR code with your mobile device. SIGNATURE PARTNERS:

“ Trying new ways to create has helped me relax, and spending time with my mother in an atmosphere free of daily stressors (where she lives, why she can’t drive, having difficulty expressing herself in words) – continues to be a joy for both of us.” – Memory Lounge participant 480-499-TKTS (8587)

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Transforming Learning Through the Arts

Scottsdale Arts is more than just performances and exhibitions. The Learning & Innovation department also brings artsintegrated programs to classrooms across the city. Arts integration is an approach to teaching where students demonstrate understanding through an art form such as movement, music, or visual art to another subject matter, such as math, science, social studies, or language arts. Among these arts integration programs is an in-classroom residency called Composer in the Classroom. Offered for grades 3–10, Composer in the Classroom explores the intersection of literacy and music, empowering students to tell stories through sound. Scottsdale Arts contracts with professional artists to take this program to local students. Dian D’Avanzo, assistant concertmaster and violinist at The Phoenix Symphony, is one of those artists. D’Avanzo spends the first day of the residency exploring the differences between sound and music, challenging students with things like the theatrical show STOMP, which uses unconventional methods of creating percussive music, to Beethoven. “They eventually come up with: ‘music is organized sound,’” she says. Next, with D’Avanzo playing pieces for the students on her violin, they explore how a composer turns sound into music using things like melody, harmony, rhythm, and tempo. “At the end, they get them to come up and read their story, and I’m basically the soundtrack to their story,” D’Avanzo says. After the students compose the music with D’Avanzo’s help, they perform it together for their classmates. Alison Bunde, a former 4th grade teacher at Hopi Elementary School who had the program in her classroom, said many students are unsure about whether they will be able to compose anything. “By the end of the week, they are confident in performing the composed piece in front of their peers,” Bunde says. “This happens because they are learning so much and so well with Dian.” Among D’Avanzo’s most rewarding experiences was a conversation with a student who speaks English as a second language. He told her that he struggles to communicate through words, but the program had taught him there are other ways to communicate. “I love that I’m able to communicate through music,” he told her, adding that he had even made new friends through the composition project.

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AXIS Dance. Photo: Betty L Hum Photography

Schools & Educators Scottsdale Arts offers a broad range of visual and performing arts experiences for students and teachers from pre-K through post-secondary. For more information on how to bring these programs to your school, please visit ScottsdaleArtsLearning.org, call us at 480-499-TKTS (8587), email us at Learning@ScottsdaleArts.org, or scan the QR code with your mobile device.

Arizona Wolf Trap Collaborating with early childhood educators, professional teaching artists model artsintegrated lessons that infuse music, movement, storytelling, puppetry, and creative drama with curriculum topics to engage children in meaningful learning experiences.

Cultural Connections Cultural Connections Through the Arts is a classroom-based, arts-integrated residency program. Hands-on experiences allow students to creatively explore their world, collaboratively ideate, and imagine solutions to current and future problems. Residencies explore topics including music composition, spoken word, and visual literacy.

Kennedy Center Arts Integration Professional Development for Teachers These evidence-based workshops led by national teaching artists provide the tools for teachers to creatively engage students using arts integration strategies in their classrooms.

Gallery Tours For more details, see pg. 20.

Photo: Betty L Hum Photography

Cultural Connections Dance For more than three decades, Cultural Connections Dance has provided high school and post-secondary dance students with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with touring professional companies and their dancers through masterclasses, performances, and workshops.

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“ Having programs such as this is a resource that cannot be measured. Students are exposed to literature they would normally not read, discussions at a deeper level, and different viewpoints, as well as gaining such insight into WWII. Programs like the Hope Chest allow for growth in different styles of learning for students.” – Teacher who participated in Hope Chest, an education resource kit about the Holocaust told through the story of a local Holocaust survivor Oskar Knoblauch, 2023

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Hope Chest: Remembering the Holocaust Hope Chest is a comprehensive curriculum and kit of teaching resources designed to immerse students in Holocaust survivor Oskar Knoblauch’s memoir, A Boy’s Story, A Man’s Memory: Surviving the Holocaust 1933–1945. Oskar’s story of survival and relevant themes of hope, respect, and giving 110% will inspire and connect directly to students’ lives while supporting academic standards.

Visions Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Visions is a year-long visual arts program provided to Valley teens. In collaboration with six high schools, advanced art students visit SMoCA for disciplinebased, contemporary, and civically involved art workshops with professional teaching artists.

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“ I just wanted to say that I'm really thankful for all the help and opportunities you've given me. Being in the Visions program was truly a moment I won't forget.” – Visions student, Shadow Mountain High School

Learning & Innovation Supporters of our Schools & Educator Programs are: BETTY HUM AND ALAN YUDELL

ETHELYN COHEN

KELLENBERGER + TOLLEFSON CENTER FOR LGBTQ PHILANTHROPY

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The Stores at Scottsdale Arts

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At the retail stores of Scottsdale Arts, The Shop@SMoCA and The Store @ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, we take pride in offering unique and inspiring products created by talented Arizona, regional, and international artists. We have a vast array of upscale decor, jewelry, sculptures, and other one-of-a-kind items; from our carefully curated selection of home decor to our exquisite pieces of wearable art, there’s something here for everyone. By supporting our retail stores, you are supporting our organization’s mission to contribute to the growth of the arts. The profit from your purchase goes directly towards funding our mission of promoting the arts and enriching the cultural community. The Shop@SMoCA is open during regular museum hours. The Store @ Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts is open Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and during more performances. Call us at 480-874-4644, stop by either of our retail locations, or visit us online at Stores.ScottsdaleArts.org

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Rentals Host Your Event at Scottsdale Arts! The Scottsdale Arts rental program provides opportunities for businesses, community organizations, and individuals to host special events—from large trade shows, festivals, concerts, and theatrical productions to private meetings and wedding receptions—using the facilities and resources of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), and Scottsdale Civic Center. Proceeds support the nonprofit Scottsdale Arts and the many arts programs it presents for the Scottsdale community.

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Phoenix Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 event, 2023, Photo: Phoenix Business Journal

Learn more at ScottsdaleArts.org or scan the QR code with your mobile device.

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Plan Your Visit Visit Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Scan the QR code with your mobile device to learn more about Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA). Hours Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and major holidays. Wednesday, 11 a.m.—5 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m.—7 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.—5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.—5 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m.—5 p.m. Admission Scottsdale Arts ONE Members: Free Non-members: $10 online, $12 walk-up. Students, seniors (65+), veterans, active duty-military, and teachers: $7 online, $9 walk-up. Pay-What-You-Wish admission every Thursday and second Saturday of the month.

The Scottsdale Arts Campus Located in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale, we have convenient, free parking available at the following locations: Wells Fargo Ave Garage 3888 N Wells Fargo Ave Civic Center Library Garage 3803 N Drinkwater Blvd Rideshare drop-off and pick-up at: 7380 E 2nd St Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Visit Civic Center LIVE Scan the QR code with your mobile device to learn more about Civic Center LIVE:

Visit Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts Scan the QR code with your mobile device to learn more about Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Seating Maps To view all seating charts and views from seats, visit: Seatmaps.ScottsdaleArts.org Fees, Terms and Conditions To learn more, scan the QR code with your mobile device:

Accessibility The Scottsdale Arts team strives to make every visit and experience inspiring, enjoyable, and accessible. If you have any questions, concerns, or if you simply need additional information, do not hesitate to give us a call at 480-499-8587. Those with hearing or speech disability may call 7-1-1 for assistance in connecting with our box office. Wheelchair-Accessible Seating When purchasing your tickets online, over the phone or in person, please request the accommodation you may need at the time of purchase. Please note requests for chairs and other preferences. For online orders, seating accommodation is asked at the checkout page. Assistive-Listening Devices • FM system • Loop necklace compatibility

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American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation ASL interpretation can be requested for any show in the season. Please request this service at least two weeks prior to the event date. Live Audio Description and Cart Captioning Please request at least two weeks in advance. Braille and Large-Print Programs To ensure quantities are available, please request at least two weeks in advance. Sensory Kits Limited quantities of sensory kits designed for patrons with autism or sensory-processing disorders are available to be checked out. Please request the kit on site at the box office or through event staff.

To guarantee accommodation is available in time for the event you’re attending, please notify our Box Office staff when purchasing your tickets, no less than two weeks prior to your performance date. If less than two weeks’ notice is provided, we cannot guarantee the availability of all accommodation, however, we will make every effort to do so! Phone Relay Service Persons with varying levels of hearing or a speech challenges, for relay service, please call 7-1-1.

We’d love to hear from you about your experiences at our venue and your needs for having an enjoyable performing arts experience. Please call or email our events director, Jamie Prins, at 480-874-4697 or JPrins@ScottsdaleArts.org for more information on our accessibility offerings or to let us know of any needs you may have. More information on accessibility at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts including details on accessible parking can be found online at ScottsdaleArts.org/accessibility or scan the QR code with your mobile device.

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2023–24 Partners & Sponsors Scottsdale Arts is pleased to recognize the following individuals, corporations, foundations, government agencies, and in-kind donors for their support of the arts in our community this season. For more information on participating as a sponsor or partner, please contact Denise Wisdom, corporate and foundations manager, at 480-874-4669 or DeniseW@ScottsdaleArts.org or Marcus Pittaluga, individual giving manager, at 480-425-5353 or MarcusP@ScottsdaleArts.org.

World Class ALISON LEWIS AND CRAIG KRUMWIEDE

JOHN AND KAREN VORIS

Title BETTY HUM AND ALAN YUDELL MARK AND AMANDA BOSCO WALTER AND KARLA GOLDSCHMIDT FOUNDATION

VIRGINIA M. ULLMAN FOUNDATION

Presenting

DR. DAVID AND JOAN GOLDFARB TRUST

KELLENBERGER + TOLLEFSON CENTER FOR LGBTQ

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CHRISTINE AND RICHARD KOVACH

CYNTHIA SHEVLIN

Signature

Collaborating

APS Arizona Catering Co. Arizona Informant Arizona Republic's Season for Sharing Atlasta Catering Astral BMO Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix Center for Jewish Philanthropy Youth Board Ethelyn Cohen and Raymond Lazar Galbut Beabeau HonorHealth Hotel Adeline Hotel Valley Ho Hoverlay Joan Prior and John Armstrong Ketel One Lincoln Property Company Nelson Art Northern Trust Overture Arcadia Sacks Tierney Seedlip Sirius Structures Sonder the Monarch Straight to the Plate Catering The Theodore R. Stephan Endowment for Student Matinees Thunderbirds Charities Tito’s Handmade Vodka Urban Design Associates, Ltd. Yares Art, New York

A Better Way Experience Scottsdale McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Milagro Tequila Overture North Scottsdale whiteLAVA creative and metal art

Supporting Advise & Curate Airpark Signs & Graphics Christy and Charles Jerz Dollar Radio Rentals Jamie and Peggy Kapner Lisherness Foundation Merle and Steve Rosskam Nancy and Robert Kravetz Philanthropic Fund Peggy Sharp Chamberlain Pazo Fine Art Renewal by Andersen Republic National Distributing Company Rhonda and Gary Andersen ScanSource Charitable Foundation Scottsdale Charros Scottsdale Leadership Scottsdale Unified School District SO Scottsdale! SGPS Showrig Total Shade Walter Station Brewery Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) Women’s Collective Run

Small Business Collaborator Partner State Farm – Adam Gettys, Agent Ageless Women’s Health

Spirit of the Community Partners (promotional products support) Blick Art Materials Chompie’s Restaurant, Deli, and Bakery Pink Sky Photobooth Vibe Spot Westin Kierland Resort & Spa Ziegler Fiesta Bowl Museum

Legacy Society In recognition and memory of Michael & Ellen G. Ziegler and their contributions to Scottsdale Arts. The Legacy Society honors those who have included Scottsdale Arts in their will, trust, insurance policy, or estate plans. Joining The Legacy Society is a meaningful and generous way to continue sharing your values with future generations while enjoying recognition with a network of like-minded friends today. We proudly recognize the following Scottsdale Arts Legacy Society members: Anonymous Arleen Lorrance and Diane Kennedy Pike Chet and Ann Goldberg Estate Chris and Bob Irish Cynthia Muss Lawrence Diane Rejman Ellie and Michael Ziegler Eric Jungermann and Family Fred J. English and Sara M. English Charitable Trust J. Patrick McCarthy Estate Joan Mills Miller Estate Linda and Sherman Saperstein Lou Jekel Patricia Aloe-Stauber Richard Herman Estate Sara and David Lieberman Sue and Robert Karatz The Theodore R Stephan Trust for Student Matinees Wendy Sternberg 480-499-TKTS (8587)

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Calendar At-A-Glance February Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Feb. 1–2 AZ Dance Meetup Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Feb. 2 Memory Lounge The Human Heart Feb. 2 Exhibition Opens (SMoCA) Dorothy Fratt: Color Mirage Feb. 3 Member Preview Hour @SMoCA Feb. 3 Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel A French Musical Feast Feb. 6

March Memory Lounge Mindful Rhythms Feb. 16 Rebels en Pointe: Panel Discussion with The Trocks Feb. 17 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Feb. 17 Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra Feb. 18 Knight Rise at Sunset Feb. 21 Library Creatives: All Things Color! (Civic Center Library) Feb. 22

Knight Rise at Sunset Feb. 7

Kronos Quartet Feb. 23

SMoCA’s 25th Birthday Celebration + Opening Feb. 9

Exhibition Opens (Center Space gallery) Randy Johnson: Storytelling with Photographs Feb. 23

DELFEAYO MARSALIS and the UPTOWN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Feb. 9 Exhibition Opens (SMoCA) Carolina Aranibar-Fernández: Oleaje [Groundswell] Feb. 10 The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series starring Nina West with Seth Rudetsky as music director & host Feb. 10 Jazz Lounge: Alexis Janae Love & Pain Feb. 10 Member Preview Hour @SMoCA Feb. 10

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Exhibition Opening Celebration Randy Johnson: Storytelling with Photographs Feb. 23 The TEN Tenors — Greatest Hits Live! Feb. 24 Dance, Advocacy & Entrepreneurship Virtual Talk with Gina Gibney & Gilbert Small II Feb. 26

Jonathan Biss March 1

Gibney Company March 16

Memory Lounge Socks for Spring March 1

Sun & Sounds Joey Gutos & King Summer March 17

Sun & Sounds Taylor Glasheen & Nolan McKelvey Band March 3

Knight Rise at Sunset March 20

MOMIX: ALICE March 3 MOMIX: Public Masterclass (Scottsdale Community College) March 3 Keyboard Conversations® with Jeffrey Siegel Three Great Romantics March 5 Knight Rise at Sunset March 6 Golden Hour | Spring Concert Series Harrison Fjord (opener) & Ali A and the Agency March 7 Outspoken: Poetry Readings in Celebration of International Women’s Day March 9 The Phoenix Chorale Mozart Requiem March 9–10 Sun & Sounds AJ Odneal & The Sugar Thieves March 10

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Gibney PRO: Movement Workshop (Ballet Arizona) March 15

Navy Band Southwest – 32nd Street Brass Band Feb. 29

Memory Lounge Acrylic Pouring March 15

Storm Large

SFJAZZ Collective March 21 Mystery in the Museum March 22 Takács Quartet March 22 Scottsdale Family ArtsFest March 22–23 The Seth Rudetsky Concert Series starring Audra McDonald with Seth Rudetsky as music director and host March 23 Sun & Sounds Faun Flora & Treasurefruit March 24 Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra March 24 Library Creatives: Natural Pigment Workshop (Civic Center Library) March 28 Neko Case March 29 Exhibition Closes (Civic Center Library) COLORLOVE March 30

April

May

June

Memory Lounge Drawing for Relaxation April 5

Assisted Living: The Musical® May 2–5

The Scottsdale Chorus June 1

HEATHER MCDONALD

ARTrageous Gala Cosmic Crescendo April 6

May 3

Detour Company Theatre presents Mean Girls: The High School Version June 7–9

Exhibition Opens (Civic Center Library) Flirting with the Desert: Koryn Woodward Wasson April 8 Exhibition Opening Celebration Flirting with the Desert: Koryn Woodward Wasson April 11 Golden Hour | Spring Concert Series Inkblot (opener) April 11 The Original Taste April 13 Exhibition Closes (ArtReach Space) Breaking the Binary April 15 Patti LuPone A Life in Notes April 16 Memory Lounge Art Workshop with Carolyn Lavender April 19 Earth Connections: Artist Conversation and Workshop April 20 Cycle the Arts April 21

Memory Lounge Printmaking 101 May 3 Golden Hour | Spring Concert Series Medio Pinto (opener) & XIXA May 9

Cowboy Junkies June 18 Glow Up @SMoCA: Sound Bath at Sunset June 20

Exhibition Opens (Center Space gallery) Visions ’24 May 10 Visions 25th Anniversary Opening Celebration Visions ‘24 May 10 David Sedaris (Orpheum Theatre) May 10 Joshua Bell with Larisa Martínez May 11 Dorothy Fratt Serigraph Demonstration with artist John Armstong (Off-site) May 11 Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra May 12 AJ's The Art of Wine and Tastes of the Seasonn May 18 Mystery in the Museum: Encore Presentation May 31

Glow Up @SMoCA: Gentle Yoga April 25 Exhibition Closes (Center Space gallery) Randy Johnson: Storytelling with Photographs April 28 480-499-TKTS (8587)

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Thank you to our dedicated Board of Trustees: Dennis Robbins (Chair) Rhonda Anderson Tim Baughman Julie Bennett Bruce Beverly Steve Biddle Peter Boyle Kirsten Brown Dino Camuñez Mark B. Candelaria Paige Cecil

Richard Coleman J.P. Dahdah Mary Fedewa Keith Galbut Kristopher Harman Brianna Johnson Christine Kovach Alison Lewis Catherine Long Stephanie Lyon Cristóbal Martínez

Priscilla Nelson-Johnson Erik Peterson Linda S. Peterson Merle Rosskam Jaqueline Schenkein Pauline Scott Melanie Sutton Mistie Weishaar Kathy Wills

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Patti LuPone A Life In Notes Tuesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. ScottsdaleArts.org 480-499-TKTS (8587)

Photo: Douglas Friedman