Create Playdate
2025-05-03 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-10 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-17 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-24 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-31 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
Create Playdate
Want to make art inspired by your favorite Phoenix Art Museum works on view? Create Playdate offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit through our mobile, in-gallery art cart. Each week’s Create Playdate offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an art making activity to do at the Museum, and kids’ projects to extend the fun at home!
Create Playdate is included in general admission and no registration is required. Drop in any Saturday between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
May 2025
Saturday, May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 | 11 AM – 3 PM
Inspired by the annual migration of monarch butterflies from Canada to Mexico, Carlos Amorales conceived Black Cloud as a “swarm” of moths that take over museum spaces, rising to envelop the viewer. Made up of 25,000 black paper moths and butterflies of 30 different species, the installation forms a surreal, yet sublime gathering of insects delicately poised in sculptural formations. Visitors will create their own black paper moth and butterfly covered artwork.
Programs take place onsite in the galleries at Phoenix Art Museum. Create Playdate is free for members and included in general admission for the general public.
Create Playdate is made possible by First Things First, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

Adventures in Art: Painting
2025-05-04 14:30 - 16:30 | Ellen Noel Art Museum, 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States
The Ellen Noël Art Museum is thrilled to announce a new session of Adventures in Art, designed for aspiring artists aged 6-12. This engaging program offers young creatives the opportunity to learn the art of portrait painting, focusing on capturing the likeness of family members. Classes are scheduled from 2:30-4:30 PM, making for an inspiring and educational afternoon activity.
Participants will begin with a tour of the museum’s current exhibitions, drawing inspiration from professional artworks before diving into their own studio projects. The hands-on experience allows students to explore various techniques and develop their unique artistic skills under the guidance of experienced instructors.
The cost for each class is $20, with advance online registration required. Due to the limited class size, we encourage early registration to ensure your young artist secures a spot. This is a fantastic opportunity for children to immerse themselves in the world of portrait painting, gain new artistic insights, and enjoy a creative and supportive environment.
Don’t miss out on this wonderful chance for your child to enhance their artistic abilities and create meaningful portraits of their loved ones. Registration forms coming soon.

Adult Coloring Group - CENTENNIAL
2025-05-05 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-12 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-19 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-26 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-02 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-09 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-16 15:00 - 16:00 | Midland County Library – Centennial Branch, 2503 Loop 250 Frontage Rd., Midland, TX, 79705, United States
Coloring reduces stress, improves focus, and stimulates creativity. Newcomers welcome. Adults.

Object of the Month: Madonna and Child
2025-05-15 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-05-22 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-05-29 11:30 - 12:00 | Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
Object of the Month
Free for Members | Included with general admission for the general public
Reserve your spot at the Visitor Services desk.
Join Museum Docents for an in-depth exploration of a single work of art. These 30-minute, interactive gallery talks spark connections and conversation about the featured object’s history, meaning, and relationship to other works in the collection.
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Madonna and Child
This May, as we honor the mothers in our lives, join Master Docent Sherry Koopot for an exploration of Baroque painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri’s Madonna and Child. In Christian art, Mary has long been depicted as the devoted mother of the infant Jesus. However, in today’s context, she represents far more-embodying maternal compassion, motherhood, and the strength of femininity.

Art Talk
2025-05-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Ellen Noel Art Museum, 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States
Join us for an engaging evening at the Ellen Noël Art Museum’s Art Talk! This event is a wonderful opportunity for art enthusiasts to come together and delve into the mysteries of a particular painting as they enhance their visual literacy skills. Gather with friends and fellow art lovers as we interpret, comprehend, and appreciate the art in ways that advance thinking, decision-making, communication and learning.
Art Talk is all about exploring different perspectives and sparking lively conversation. Whether you’re an art aficionado or just curious, share your thoughts and insights in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. We go through a three question process that allows visitors to share their perceptions while viewing a piece of art from our Permanent Collection.
Come be a part of Art Talk at the Ellen Noël Art Museum and experience art in a whole new way. We can’t wait to see you there!

Celebration of the Arts
2025-05-16 - 2025-05-18 | Bush Convention Center, 105 N. Main Street, Midland, TX, 79701, United States
Celebration of the Arts (COA), organized by the Arts Council of Midland, returns for our 41st year! COA is the cornerstone fine art, fine craft event in the Permian Basin, and is the longest running downtown event in Midland, Texas. COA has a strong reputation locally, with community support year after year, and draws out of town visitors. The festival hosts local entertainers and performers, non-profit organizations, family-friendly activities, and special events throughout the weekend. On Friday evening, we hold a ticketed Premier Party showcasing our juried visual artists to sponsors and ticketed guests. On the following Saturday & Sunday, the festival opens to the general public. Beat the heat inside the air conditioned Bush Convention Center and enjoy a great time with the family!

COA Premiere Party: Friday, May 16, 2025 | 7 – 10PM | Ticketed EventCOA Festival Day: Saturday, May 17, 2025 | 10AM – 5PM | Free Admission
Family FUN Block Party: 10AM – 5PM | Free Admission
Classic Car Club: Sunday, May 18, 2025 | 10:30AM – 2PM | Free Admission
COA Festival Day: Noon – 5PM | Free Admission
Tea & Me Party: 1 – 2PM | Ticketed Event
Afternoon Tea: 2:30 – 4:30PM | Ticketed Event
​​Art just happens! Get your tickets and join us on the evening of May 16 for a sense of awe and wonder at our Premier Party! Enjoy a wide assortment of heavy hors d’ oeuvres and adult beverages. Everyone is an artist, waiting to brighten the room. Jump into the visual artists hall to shop original artwork before the festival opens Saturday. Bring the entire family! Live art demonstrations, music, and silent auction benefiting the Arts Council of Midland! Fun for all ages!

Earn the Taliesin West Fun Patch
2025-05-17 09:00 | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259-2537, United States
Date:
May 17, 2025; 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price:
Girl Scouts $25.00
Adult chaperones $10.00
Earn the Taliesin West Fun Patch! During this workshop, girls will take a tour of Taliesin West and learn about Frank Lloyd Wright and his architectural designs. Then they will get to design their own floor plans and begin work on their own 3D model building to take home! The Taliesin West Fun Patch IS included in the cost of this program and will be given to girls at the end of the workshop. Due to the tools involved in making our models, this program is recommended for girls aged 9-14

Object of the Month: Pyramid
2025-06-05 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-06-07 11:30 - 12:00, 2025-06-19 11:30 - 12:00 | Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
Object of the Month
Free for Members | Included with general admission for the general public
Reserve your spot at the Visitor Services desk.
Join Museum Docents for an in-depth exploration of a single work of art. These 30-minute, interactive gallery talks spark connections and conversation about the featured object’s history, meaning, and relationship to other works in the collection.
Pyramid, Keith Haring
The Collection: Keith Haring highlights the dynamic relationship between Haring and the Museum during the vibrant 1980s. Join Docent Dave Obuck as he explores Pyramid, a work in which each side is dedicated to the elements-earth, sea, air, and outer space. Haring’s signature style, with its bold, simplified forms, transcends race, gender, creed, and sexuality, making his work universally resonant.

My Ancestor’s Memories Become My Creative Instincts: Doylene H. Land
2025-06-06 - 2025-08-24 | Ellen Noel Art Museum, 4909 E. University, Odessa, TX, 79762, United States
Doylene H. Land attributes her love for wide-open spaces to her lifelong residence in West Texas. The region’s desert landscape, expansive sky, and ever-changing clouds have captivated her since childhood, with the flat, stark horizon holding a special fascination for her. This linear horizon frequently appears in her oil paintings, where she blends cherished everyday objects with natural elements to create personal visual narratives. She is most known for her oil paintings as well as her installation art, which feature her ancestral influences that have affected her life as an artist.

Camp Taliesin West Online: Architecture Adventure
2025-06-07 - 2025-06-11 | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259-2537, United States
Date:
July 7-11, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Arizona Time
Price:
Youth $40
This camp is recommended for ages 7-9.
Does your child want to explore architecture? This camp is perfect for young designers who want to take their first steps towards designing their own dream building!
During this 1 week virtual camp, campers will make their own bubble floor plan to explore how spaces flow together. A museum educator will take them on a guided virtual tour of Taliesin West, where they will learn about the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and how he incorporated nature into his designs. They will be taught the basics of floor plan design and create 3d architectural models, which they will have the chance to show them off to their fellow campers.
Virtual campers should have basic knowledge of Zoom in order to participate (ability to mute, ask questions, type in chat), or have an adult nearby during the daily live zoom sessions.
Virtual Camp consists of 3 components:

A 1 hour and 15 minute live zoom call with a Taliesin West educator and fellow campers at 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Arizona time (12p-1p Central), Monday-Friday.
Approximately 1-2 hours of at-home projects each day, which campers are expected to work on in their own time and then share the next day over Zoom.
A secure, online space using Google Classroom. In the Google Classroom, campers can ask their fellow campers and Educator questions, share thoughts and ideas, and learn more about the daily or weekly project.

Create Playdate; June 2025
2025-06-07 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-14 11:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-21 11:00 - 15:00 | Phoenix Art Museum, 1625 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85004, United States
Create Playdate
Want to make art inspired by your favorite Phoenix Art Museum works on view? Create Playdate offers young artists a hands-on maker experience during their visit through our mobile, in-gallery art cart. Each week’s Create Playdate offers a fresh and fun theme featuring an artwork on view, an art making activity to do at the Museum, and kids’ projects to extend the fun at home!
Create Playdate is included in general admission and no registration is required. Drop in any Saturday between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
June 2025
Saturday, June 7, 14, 21, 28 | 11 AM – 3 PM
American fashion designer Anna Sui reinvented pop culture fashion with her signature rock-and-roll romantic label in the 1990s and has remained a design icon ever since. Sui’s unique approach to creating narratives through her work is legendary: a self-taught historian of culture, art, and fashion, she samples music, books, exhibitions, movies, time periods, photography, and art movements in her designs. Inspired by the exhibition The World of Anna Sui, visitors will have an opportunity to create their own fashion designs using fashion plates and colored pencils.
Programs take place onsite in the galleries at Phoenix Art Museum. Create Playdate is free for members and included in general admission for the general public.
Create Playdate is made possible by First Things First, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.

(HALF-DAY CAMP) Photographing Wright with Photographer Andrew Pielage
2025-06-09 09:00 - 2025-06-13 12:00 | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259-2537, United States
Date:
June 9-13, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Price:
Youth $250
Member $225
This camp is recommended for ages 12-17.
The architecture of Taliesin West is the backdrop for a weeklong photographic journey. Photographer Andrew Pielage will guide students in capturing the Sonoran Desert and UNESCO World Heritage site around them. Students learn the tools needed to best utilize a DSLR camera including aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, while applying creative approaches to composition, image framing, and the challenges of light and shadow. Students must provide their own fully manual camera and corresponding USB cable. It is highly encouraged that students provide their own laptop for editing photographs.

Summer Camp – Advanced Architecture: Creating for Clients
2025-06-09 09:00 - 2025-06-13 15:00 | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259-2537, United States
Date:
June 9-13, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Price:
Youth $400
Member $360
This camp is recommended for ages 12-16.
Campers become junior architects! We’ll discuss how to design for tricky environments, landscapes, and clients. Mimicking the design process architects follow, campers will create fully detailed architectural models of innovative structures they dream up. This camp also features an architect guest speaker to share about their career. No previous camp or architecture experience is required. Daily lunch is included in this camp.
At the conclusion of the week, families and friends will be invited to Taliesin West to see a showcase of the campers’ work!

Summer Camp – Shaping a City: Urban Planning
2025-06-14 09:00 - 2025-06-18 15:00 | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, 12621 N Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259-2537, United States
Date:
July 14-18, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Price:
Youth $400
Member $360
This camp is recommended for ages 12-16.
What does a community need to be healthy, safe, and beautiful? In the 1930’s, Frank Lloyd Wright tried to answer those questions and planned a community called Broadacre City. Using Wright’s work as inspiration, campers will work together to create their own planned city. They will create an architectural model of a commercial, residential, or industrial building in their imaginary community. Daily lunch is included in this camp.
At the conclusion of the week, families and friends will be invited to Taliesin West to see a showcase of the campers’ work!
