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The Beauty that Binds
In conjunction with our exhibition, Beauty Speaks for Us, the Heard Museum invites you to a related series of conversations on the topic of collecting art. Join us for a conversation with award-winning beadwork artist Ken Williams Jr. (Northern Arapaho/ Seneca) who will discuss his life and experiences as ... Details →
The Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community
The museum welcomes poet, novelist and essayist Linda Hogan (Chickasaw) for the latest Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community. Details: READING/TALK: Mar. 23, 7 p.m.  Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue (Central & Encanto), Phoenix, AZ 85004 CAMPUS RECEPTION: Mar. 23, 10:30 a.m.  |  Labriola Center, Hayden Library ... Details →
La Escena del Desierto: Latino Art in Phoenix and Beyond
A Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera Exhibition Conversation Join us for this lively conversation about Phoenix’s thriving Latino arts scene with local artists Emily Costello, Carmen Guerrero and Annie Lopez. Moderated by Julio Morales, curator at the Arizona State University Art Museum, this conversation will offer insights from local ... Details →
Things You Did Not Know About Rick Bartow: A Gallerist’s Conversation
Join Charles Froelick, owner/director of Froelick Gallery in Portland, Ore., for a special engagement and in-depth look into the life, work and career of Wiyot artist Rick Bartow. This program will begin inside of the exhibition space (Jacobson Gallery). Free for museum members or with general admission for non-members. Details →
La RevoluciĂłn: The Legacy of Mexican Mural Art
A Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera Exhibition Conversation The influence of Mexican mural art is far-reaching in the borderlands and beyond. Here in Phoenix, the mural-art and street-art communities are burgeoning. Moderator Thomas “Breeze” Marcus, artist and founder of Paint Phx, a city-wide mural and street arts festival, will ... Details →
Art Talk with Gennaro Garcia
A Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera In-Gallery Art Talk Enjoy a private tour of the exhibition in an intimate and exclusive setting with noted artist Gennaro Garcia who will share his insights and personal perspectives on these two artists and the works on view. This is a special ticketed ... Details →
Our Creation Stories
The Changing History, Culture and Traditions of Birth Free and open to the general public, families are welcome. In commemoration of Mother’s Day, the Heard is pleased to partner with Creative Push, a multimedia art and oral history project that focuses on the most formative of human experiences: birth. ... Details →
Free Summer Sundays
Escape the heat of summer and join us again for this annual series to enjoy free performances, artist demonstrations and more, every fourth Sunday of the summer. Admission to the museum’s galleries is free all day, so gather the whole family and come to the Heard Museum for cool ... Details →
Art Talk with Kathy Cano-Murillo
A Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera In-Gallery Art Talk Enjoy a private tour of the exhibition in an intimate and exclusive setting with local artist, “Crafty Chica” Kathy Cano-Murillo, who will share her insights and personal perspectives on these two artists and the works on view. Kathy is part ... Details →
New Fred (Harvey) Frontiers
New Fred Frontiers: The Future of the Past of Fred Harvey, the Harvey Girls, Mary Colter and the Santa Fe RR Bestselling author and historian Stephen Fried, joined during Q&A by several of Fred Harvey’s descendants, explores new themes in the great old saga of how Fred Harvey’s family ... Details →
