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Museum of the West welcomes new chief curator

7/15/2024
Andrew Patrick Nelson has been named the new chief curator at Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. Nelson brings a n extensive academic and professional background. Nelson …

Scottsdale Arts receives two grants for exhibit …

6/5/2024
Scottsdale Arts received two grants for an upcoming exhibition at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The Terra Foundation for American Art will support the museum exhibition with a $60,000 …

Pop western artist Billy Schenck on display at Museum …

11/2/2023
Billy Schenck will only grudgingly acknowledge he’s from a little town outside of Columbus, Ohio. It was dirty, smelly and the people were ultra conservative, he said. So instead …

Avondale signs sister cities agreement with this …

10/6/2023
The city of Avondale has formally signed a sister cities agreement with Rocky Point, Sonora.

New photography, interactive artwork invigorates SMoCA

9/28/2023
New exhibits opened this month at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The new exhibits include an extensive series by photographer Christina Fernandez, an interactive light installation by …

Scottsdale council approves Museum of the West …

9/21/2023
Scottsdale City Council unanimously approved on Tuesday expanding Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West. The museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate since its opening in January 2015 at …

Scottsdale council to vote on Museum of the West …

9/18/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West could be growing soon. The Scottsdale City Council is expected to vote during it’s Sept. 19 meeting on an agreement with the museum that …

Museum of Contemporary Art to open fall exhibitions …

8/17/2023
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will note both the past and the future during its Fall Opening on Sept. 22. “This fall, we look back and ahead simultaneously through a special event …

Scottsdale museum recognized as the No. 1 western …

8/2/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is honored with the prestigious title of “No. 1 Western Museum” for 2023 by True West magazine. The announcement is featured in …

New Andy Warhol pop art exhibit popping into …

6/16/2023
A special pop art exhibit with a rare collection from Andy Warhol and another from Billy Schenck — depicting myth and nostalgia of the American West — is soon to be showcased at Western …

New CEO of Scottsdale museum is chosen

5/17/2023
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West has appointed Todd Bankofier as its new CEO and executive director, effective May 12. Bankofier has been a resident of Scottsdale for …

Visions ’23 exhibition to be shown at SMoCA

4/13/2023
Scottdale Arts Learning & Innovation will exhibit “Visions ’23” to highlight the skills, inspirations and ideas exchanged between students and professional teaching artists over …