Visual Art and the American Experience: Creating an Art Gallery in a History and Culture Museum 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Reception | 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Lecture Circles of Support members are invited to an evening with Tuliza Fleming at Phoenix Art Museum on Thursday, January 4, 2018. Dr. Fleming will speak on the creation and thematic structure of the collection and gallery of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Dr. Tuliza Fleming is a curator specializing in American art at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.  During her tenure, she was instrumental in building the Museum’s American art collection, served as the lead curator for the exhibition Visual Art and the American Experienc... (View more)

Luncheon: 11:30am  Lecture: 12:30pm Join Arizona Costume Institute (ACI) for their first Second Wednesday lecture of 2018, featuring Galina Mihaleva, Visiting Professor of Fashion Design, Arizona State University. Designers today are working directly with natural green materials to develop and modify new techniques to grow textiles and make apparel. From recycled polyester to textiles grown from Kombucha, sustainable applications and processes from alternative materials found in nature are being used for textile and fashion design.  Mihaleva has shown her wearable technology designs at international competitions and established the sustainable textiles lab at Nanyaung Technological University in Singapore.  Tickets for th... (View more)

Join us for our monthly Coffee Social for Members 65 and over. Enjoy complimentary coffee, breakfast treats and the Object of the Month presentation by a Docent.   This event will take place in Singer Hall in Wolfswinkel Education Center. Please check in at the Visitor's Desk inside the Museum. Volunteers will be available to guide you to the event.   FREE for Museum Members. Seating is limited and RSVPs are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

227 South Rockford Drive Tempe, AZ 85281 4:30-6:00 pm   For their Saloon #2, Western Art Associates will host a bronze pour at Bollinger Atelier, a fine arts foundry offering comprehensive design and fabrication services to artists worldwide. Refreshments will be provided.   Tickets ar $35 for Members of Western Art Associates and $50 for other Museum Members. For more information, please contact [email protected].