After reviewing 120 videos and proposals, Carley Conder and a panel of adjudicators from CONDER/dance were able to narrow the field down to 32 artists, choreographers and filmmakers who will be presented at the eighth annual Breaking Ground 2015 Festival March 20-21 at Tempe Center for the Arts. This contemporary dance and film festival brings…
Jewish Free Loan adds, promotes staff Jewish Free Loan recently announced two staff changes. Gail Holtzman Gilmartin has signed on as director of development. She will be responsible for the oversight, creation and implementation of Jewish Free Loan’s various fundraising and development endeavors. Gail is an experienced fundraiser, event planner and volunteer coordinator. She has worked…
In the world of sports careers, Mike Feder hit a home run. The Tucson-based sports executive has enjoyed a 30-year, highly successful career in baseball team management as well as five years in football. As the current coordinator of Southern Arizona special projects for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Mike has the distinction of being the only…
This year’s Independent Woman Luncheon keynote speaker, Alexa Hampton, daughter of design legend Mark Hampton, will be the inspiration for local designers to create tablescapes that will be auctioned off at the event. Hampton was awarded the “American Spirit Award” by the American Folk Art Museum for her interior design of the Trowbridge House, the…
Since it opened in 1959 Phoenix Art Museum has become the largest art museum in the southwestern United States providing access to visual arts and educational programs. In the past 50 years, millions have visited the museum to view the more then 400 national and international exhibitions it has hosted. These are shown alongside Phoenix…
The Phoenix Art Museum Contemporary Forum is another volunteer-driven program, dedicated to promoting interest, knowledge and understanding of contemporary art through the acquisition of contemporary art for the museum, the sponsorship of contemporary art exhibitions and educational programs. Nearly 60 pieces of contemporary art from some of the nation’s finest artists will be available for…
