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Phoenix Art Museum hosts Juneteenth celebration; Photography exhibition highlighting environmental concerns closes in June

Jocelyn McAlpin

For Immediate Release

MEDIA CONTACT:

Samantha Santos, Communications & PR Manager 602.257.2117 | samantha.santos@phxart.org

PHOENIX (May 15, 2025) – In June, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) will host First Friday in collaboration with thems. – a Phoenix-based queer art collective for a pride night celebration. On June 6 from 5 – 8 pm, enjoy free general admission, music performances, in-gallery sketching, and workshops hosted by thems. PhxArt will also host a Juneteenth celebration with programming including an open mic hosted by Rashaad Thomas, performance by Ashton Vaughn Charles, and inspiring local organizations like Lit Twist Bookmobile, Arizona Birthworkers of Color, Made in her Image, and Tast of Melanin.

Photography exhibition Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape will close to the public on June 15. Additional programming includes film screenings, PhxArt Family Funday, and more.

FEATURED DISCOUNTED + FREE-ACCESS PROGRAMS

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays Every Wednesday | 3 – 8 pm Voluntary-donation general admission

$10 off Memberships when purchased on-site

SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $7 for adults | $5 for youth under 17 | FREE for Museum Members and Maricopa County Community College students*

Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and City of Phoenix. The Maricopa County Community College District program at Phoenix Art Museum (MC3@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.

Free Admission for Maricopa County Community Colleges Students

All Maricopa County Community Colleges students enjoy free general admission to PhxArt, including admission into special-engagement exhibitions.

Active student ID required.

The Maricopa County Community College District program at Phoenix Art Museum (MC3@PAM) is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council.

Military Discount

Active-duty U.S. military personnel and their families enjoy free admission from Armed Forces Day (May 17, 2025) through Labor Day (September 1, 2025) as part of the Blue Star Museums program. The Museum will also extend the benefit to veterans with a valid ID.

The Blue Star Museums program at Phoenix Art Museum is made possible through the generosity of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona.

602 Day

Discounted admission

PhxArt will offer discounted youth and senior admission all day on June 1 in celebration of 602 Day, organized by the City of Phoenix. Youth and senior general admission tickets will be $6.02 in honor of Phoenix’s area code and will include access to The World of Anna Sui. Offer available on June 1, 2025 only. The Museum is closed to the public on June 2, 2025.

First Friday: Pride Night

June 6 | 5 – 8 pm

Voluntary-donation general admission

FEATURED EVENTS

SPECIAL-EXHIBITION TICKETS: $7 for Adults | $5 for Youth (6-17)

Celebrate your creativity at First Friday: Pride Night, an evening of interactive art experiences curated by thems. (@thems.phx)—a Phoenix-based queer art collective.

Explore art activations throughout the Museum, highlighting the local artists and community programs that thems. hosts throughout the year. Join us for First Friday, featuring free general admission and programming, including:

  • Music by DJ J-M Lee (@jmelee) and Robertitx

(@robertitx.mp3)

  • In-gallery sketching with Aileene Martinez (@see.draw)
  • Enjoy a relaxed drawing lesson with Kyana Mitchell (@finches) while mingling with friends new and old
  • Create one-of-a-kind poems that double as visual art using collage techniques and poetry writing, led by

Zane Frederick (@zanefrederickwrites)

  • Get hands-on with printmaking in a joyful, experimental session that mixes Legos and traditional block printing, led by Juan Oliveros Saldaña (@syntheticjuan)
  • Specialty food and beverage experiences with ARTenders, Bonzai Boyz (@bonzaiboysft), and El Fogón de Joy (@elfogondejoy)
  • Docent guided tours at: 5:30 + 6:30 pm (in English) 6 + 7 pm (in Spanish with bilingual Docents)
  • $10 off any Membership (on-site offer only)

First Friday at PhxArt is made possible through the generosity of APS and Lexus.

Juneteenth

June 19 | 10 am – 8 pm

$10 for Adults + Students | $5 for Youth (6-17)

In celebration of Juneteenth, PhxArt is open with $10 admission all day, including access to special- engagement exhibition The World of Anna Sui. From 5 – 8 pm, enjoy special programming including:

PhxArt Family Funday

June 29 | 10 am – 5 pm

Complimentary admission | Free-access event

Step into a world of style, creativity, and self-expression inspired by the exhibition The World of Anna Sui. This month’s Family Funday celebrates the vibrant intersection of fashion and art with a full day of interactive activities, storytelling, and hands-on fun for the whole family, including:

  • Learn the science behind fashion with the Arizona Science Center (@azscience)
  • Explore the patterns of iconic designer Anna Sui and the connection to microscopic worlds of nature
  • Design and create one-of-a-kind accessories to wear and share with § There Space (@space), § Esme Carty (@esmeliagrace), and § Ellier English (@ifeelloveandifeelpain)
  • Design your own outfit with local fashion
  • Relive the fun of the ’80s and ’90s by decorating slap bracelets and creating custom buttons
  • Design your own perfume bottle with PhxArt Archivist Aspen Reynolds
  • Enjoy interactive fashion-themed stories designed for our youngest visitors with Childsplay (@childsplayaz)
  • Fashion-inspired scavenger hunt
  • Docent-led public tours
  • Create your own zine (mini-magazine) inspired by fashion, identity, and pop culture with Wasted Ink Zine Distro (@wastedinkzinedistro)
  • Specialty food and beverage experiences with ARTenders, Mustache Pretzels (@mustachepetzels), and Crete Tea Room (@tearoom)

PhxArt Family Fundays are made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council and Applied Materials Foundation.

CLOSING SOON

Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape

Closing June 15, 2025

Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape offers a compelling view into ecological trauma, our personal and collective relationships to land, and how photography can help us envision paths forward.

Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape is organized by the Carnegie Museum of Art and curated by Dan Leers, curator of photography, with Keenan Saiz, former Hillman Photography Initiative project curatorial assistant. The exhibition’s presentation at Phoenix Art Museum is coordinated by Emilia Mickevicius, the Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography at Phoenix Art Museum and the Center for Creative Photography. Widening the Lens: Photography, Ecology, and the Contemporary Landscape is made possible through the generosity of The William Talbott Hillman Foundation, The Henry L. Hillman Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Henry Luce Foundation, The Teiger Foundation, and The National Endowment for the Arts. All exhibitions at Phoenix Art Museum are underwritten by the Phoenix Art Museum Exhibition Excellence Fund, founded by The Opatrny Family Foundation, with additional major support provided by Joan Cremin.

Justine Kurland, Broadway (Joy), 2001; © Justine Kurland. Courtesy of the artist.

For a full list of exhibitions on view now at Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org/art/exhibitions/.

KIDS // Storytime

June 5 | 10:30 am

OTHER EVENTS

KIDS // Create Playdate

June 7, 14, 21, 28 | 11 am – 3 pm

Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public

Advance registration recommended.

For more information, click here.

Storytime is made possible by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs, and First Things First.

LEARN // Object of the Month: Pyramid by Keith Haring

June 5, 7, 19, 26 | 11:30 am

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the general public

For more information, click here.

FILM // National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove

June 5 | 6 pm

$15 for Members | $20 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Tickets are available for reservation here.

Free for Members | Included with general admission for the general public

For more information, click here.

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.

FILM // National Theatre Live: Dr. Strangelove

June 8 | 1 pm

$15 for Members | $20 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Tickets are available for reservation here.

National Theatre Live screenings are made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.

FILM // Now Showing: Portrait of a Lady on Fire

June 18 | 6 pm

Free for Members | $8 for the general public Presented in Whiteman Hall. Limited capacity. Tickets are available for reservation here.

National Theatre Live screenings are made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.

Films@PhxArt is made possible by Fit Via Vi Films.

About Phoenix Art Museum

Since 1959, Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) has engaged millions of visitors with the art of our region and world. Located in Phoenix’s Central Corridor, PhxArt creates spaces of exchange and belonging for all audiences through dynamic exhibitions, collections, and experiences with art. Each year, 300,000 guests on average engage with critically acclaimed national and international exhibitions and the Museum’s collection of more than 21,000 works of American and Western American, Asian, European, Latin American, modern, and contemporary art and fashion design, along with vibrant photography exhibitions made

possible through the Museum’s landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona in Tucson. PhxArt also presents live performances, outstanding examples of global cinema, arts-education programs and workshops, an art+music festival, and more for the community. To learn more about Phoenix Art Museum, visit phxart.org, or call 602.257.1880.

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