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Students gather at the ASU Art Museum for the 2006 back‑to‑school party to celebrate the start of a new exhibition season.

Museum party slated

Arizona State University Art Museum will host an annual party to welcome back all ASU students and celebrate the start of a new exhibition season and academic year from 6‑8 p.m. Aug. 26.

Established in 1950, ASU Art Museum is recognized as one of the Southwest’s premier contemporary art institutions serving students and scholars.

As a university institution, the museum is dedicated to exploring new ideas and to seeking artists who are often under‑recognized.

The exhibitions examine art as a contemporary phenomenon and are designed to enlighten, challenge and entertain.

Admission is free. ASU ART Museum is located at 51 E. 10th St. in Tempe.

Fro information call (480) 965‑2787.


Theatre Artists Studio presents cabaret performance

Theatre Artists Studio presents an up‑close and personal portrait of Alan Lerner in this encore cabaret performance of “Words for  Music”at 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 24‑26 at 4848 E. Cactus Road in Scottsdale.

 A trio of voices will perform musical selections from the scores of “My Fair Lady,” “Camelot,” “Paint Your Wagon,” “Brigadoon” and “Gigi.”

Theatre Artists Studio is designed to provide a professional theater resource for members and the community.

The studio is the workout space for many member actors, producers, directors, playwrights and designers who strive to bring to their audiences the power and imagination of theatre.

Admission is $20. For information please call (602) 765‑0120.


Museum exhibits toys

Arizona Museum For Youth is featuring an exhibit for kids of all ages through Nov. 25.

The “Toys” exhibit features paintings, sculptures, photographs and other artwork that depict play things and games from the artist’s point of view. No matter what the age, an important part of learning is playing with toys.

Admission is $5 for visitors older than 1.

Times are Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday noon–4 p.m.

AMFY is located at 35 N. Robson St. in Mesa. For information call (480) 644‑2468.

Night tours at Taliesin West

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation is conducting “Night Lights on the Desert” tours through Oct. 26 at Taliesin West, 12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.in Scottsdale.

This tour highlights the drama of Taliesin West at night. The site assumes a luminous, jewel‑like quality, with a carpet of city lights spread out below. The masonry structures, lighted from within, appear as lanterns in the desert landscape.

Tickets are $30 for general admission. Tours are at 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays.

 



Tempe artists exhibit at Gammage

Tempe artists Lisa Adamsen, Nicole Royse and Beth Ann St. George are displaying photography, acrylic on canvas and quilted textile art at ASU Gammage through Oct. 14.

Adamsen’s exhibit consists of digital and 35‑mm photos shot around the United States.

Some of the subjects were growing by the side of a highway or dirt road, and some were in formal gardens or national parks, but all became part of this display because their details were intriguing, Adamsen says.

Royse is showing acrylic on canvas works focusing on abstraction through line, exploration of shape and experimentation with texture and color.

Her collection of acrylic paintings draws on the natural world, particularly of  flowers, as well as the Arizona landscape.

St. George’s work expresses African sensitivities and uses the process of art as meditation.

Each work reflects a story, a feeling or a message that moves the viewer beyond merely the design itself, she said. The pieces have such titles as “Rainbow of Forgiveness,” “Wings of Prayer,” “Star of Hope”and “River of Life.”

Viewing hours at ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Ave. in Tempe, are 1 to 4 p.m. Mondays, or by appointment by calling (480) 965‑6912.

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Quilted textile by Beth Anne St. George (top), acrylic on canvas painting by Tempe artist Nicole Royse are are some of the artwork on display at ASU Gammage.

 
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