Resources

QUICK LINKS

• • • • Phoenix Art Museum: Located in Downtown Phoenix. 17 and under admission is free until  September 30th. Free admission on Wednesdays, First Fridays, and Second Sundays. Free admission is also available with a Culture Pass from the public library.

      • Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA): Located in Central Scottsdale. Student admission is $7 with ID. Free admission on Thursdays, and Friday/Saturday after 5 pm. Free admission is also available with a Culture Pass from the public library.

      • Heard Museum: Located in Downtown Phoenix. 17 and under admission is $7.50. Free admission to students with Tribal ID and on First Fridays.

      • Mesa Arts Center Museum: Located in Mesa. Admission is free.

      • First Friday Artwalk: Located in Downtown Phoenix, a self-guided, free art walk through local galleries, studios and vendors in the Downtown Arts District.

      • Scottsdale Artwalk: A self-guided, free art walk through local galleries, studios, and vendors in Downtown Scottsdale.

      • ASU Art Museum: Located in Downtown Tempe. Admission to all locations is free.

Classes:

I often get asked about classes that are available after school for students to continue their study of art. There are lots of opportunities across the valley, for long-term classes to subject based workshops. Click through the links to see what courses are offered!

• • • • Scottsdale Art School: https://www.scottsdaleartschool.org/events/category/2/

      • Phoenix Center for the Arts: https://phoenixcenterforthearts.org/classes/

      • Boys & Girls Club of Greater Scottsdale: https://bgcs.org/makerspace-studio/

      • Sonoran Arts League: https://sonoranartsleague.org/art-education/youthart/

      • Alice Cooper Solid Rock Teen Centers: https://www.alicecoopersolidrock.com/

Other Opportunities/Contests:

• • • • Phoenix Art Museum's Teen Programs/Teen Art Council: https://phxart.org/get-involved/teen-programs/

      • Phoenix Center for the Arts Teen Art Guild: https://phoenixcenterforthearts.org/teen-artist-guild/

      • City of Phoenix Youth Arts and Culture Council: https://www.phoenix.gov/arts/yacc

      • Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: https://www.artandwriting.org/

      • General List of High School Art Competitions: https://www.studentartguide.com/resources/high-school-art-competitions-list 

      • National Portfolio Day (have your artwork reviewed by top art schools for feedback and admission assistance): https://nationalportfolioday.org/

      • Embracing Our Differences Competition: https://www.embracingourdifferences.org/index.php

      • Sonoran Arts League Visual Arts Scholarship: https://sonoranartsleague.org/visual-arts-scholarship/

      • Congressional Art Competition: (See Ms. Greenland for assistance) https://www.house.gov/educators-and-students/congressional-art-competition

      • Vallet Metro Design-A-Transit-Wrap Contest: https://www.valleymetro.org/transit-education/design-transit-wrap-contest

• • • • Colossal: one of the largest visual art, design, and culture blogs on the web, celebrating the work of both established and emerging artists across a vast field of creative endeavors, featuring 5,000+ articles on fine art, crafts, design, animation, photography, street art, illustration, and architecture. 

      • Booooooom!: an authoritative voice in the new contemporary arts scene, highlighting emerging talents, and launching the careers of many young artists internationally. Also features articles about shows, artists, and art careers.

      • Brown Paper Bag: a curated blog featuring illustration and fiber art. There are some great tutorials and interviews as well.

      • Saatchi Art: a vast online gallery of contemporary works and a platform for artists to market and sell their work. A great resource to see how artists price and present their art. 

      • WikiArt: features some 250.000 artworks by 3.000 artists. These artworks are in museums, universities, town halls, and other civic buildings of more than 100 countries. Most of this art is not on public view, from cave artworks to modern private collections.