PHOENIX ART MUSEUM

COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS: PHOENIX ART MUSEUM IS A NONPROFIT MUSEUM FOUNDED IN 1959. THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MUSEUM IS TO ENGAGE THE BROADEST SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION WITH THE HISTORICAL AND AESTHETIC ATTRIBUTES OF THE VISUAL AND ASSOCIATED PERFORMING ARTS. OUR FINE ARTS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF MORE THAN 21,000 PURCHASED AND DONATED WORKS OF ASIAN, LATIN AMERICAN, EUROPEAN, AMERICAN, MODERN, AND CONTEMPORARY ART AND FASHION. ON AVERAGE, THE MUSEUM HAS WELCOMED MORE THAN 223,000 VISITORS PER YEAR FOR THE PAST DECADE.IN FY23, THE MUSEUM WELCOMED MORE THAN 210,000 VISITORS, MARKING A CONTINUAL INCREASE TO PRE-PANDEMIC ATTENDANCE FIGURES. EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED MR.: YOU CAN HEAR THE SONG OF THIS TOWN, EXPLORING THE VIVID, CHAOTIC, AND MANGA-INSPIRED WORLD OF ONE OF TODAY'S MOST POPULAR JAPANESE ARTISTS; AND LET IT REMAIN SO: WOMEN OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, FEATURING THE WORK OF FIVE PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO EXPLORE THEIR EXPERIENCES OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA; JUAN FRANCISCO ELSO: POR AMERICA, WHICH INVESTIGATED THE BRIEF YET SIGNIFICANT CAREER OF A MEMBER OF THE FIRST GENERATION OF ARTISTS BORN AND RAISED IN POST-REVOLUTIONARY CUBA; AND MOVE: THE MODERN CUT OF GEOFFREY BEENE, SHOWCASING THE COLORFUL, IMAGINATIVE FASHIONS OF THE LATE DESIGNER, WHOSE DYNAMIC GARMENTS PRIORITIZED COMFORT, MOVEMENT, AND A MODERN SENSIBILITY.ALSO LAST YEAR, PHOENIX ART MUSEUM ADDED 183 ARTWORKS TO ITS COLLECTION. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE WORKS BY GENY DIGNAC, SCOTT PAPER COMPANY, ELISA DAGGS, GEOFFREY BEENE, RAGNAR KJARTANSSON, MR., KELLY AKASHI, NARSISO MARTINEZ, CANNUPA HANKSA-LUGER, LILY STOCKMAN, OTIS KWAME KYE QUAICOE, EDUARDO CARILLO, AND OLAF WIEGHORST. THE MUSEUM ALSO ACQUIRED A MAJOR GIFT OF INDONESIAN TEXTILES, THE FIRST WORKS FROM INDONESIA REPRESENTED IN THE PHXART COLLECTION, IN ADDITION TO CONSERVING ARTWORKS BY JULIAN OPIE, SUI JIANGUO, YAYOI KUSAMA, AND MORE.

EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM DEVELOPS, IMPLEMENTS, AND OVERSEES EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ARTS-ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND EXPERIENCES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES. THE MUSEUM'S LIBRARY PRESERVES AND DEVELOPS AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ART-RELATED SCHOLARLY AND RARE PUBLICATIONS. THE LIBRARY IS OPEN TO STAFF AND THE PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH AND ENJOYMENT.IN FY23, THE MUSEUM ENGAGED MORE THAN 54,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH ON-SITE ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DOCENT-LED TOURS FOR ADULTS AND SCHOOL GROUPS, SENIOR COFFEE SOCIALS FOR MEMBERS 65 AND OLDER, STORYTIME IN THE GALLERY SESSIONS FOR VISITORS 0-5 YEARS OLD AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, AND OTHER INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING. THE MUSEUM ALSO ENGAGED MORE THAN 77,000 FREE-ACCESS VISITORS THROUGH AFTER HOURS, FIRST FRIDAYS, FAMILY FUNDAYS, PAY-WHAT-YOU-WISH WEDNESDAYS, AND OTHER VOLUNTARY-DONATION PERIODS.