The first of four emerging Latino and indigenous artists’ murals was unveiled last Friday in downtown Phoenix. As part of an outdoor project called UNCONTAINED, Navajo artist Jesse Yazzie was selected as the first to exhibit his work, "Triumph Over Tragedy."

Immigration to the U.S. has dropped dramatically during the Trump administration, with a lot of the attention focused on enforcement policies related to undocumented immigrants. But legal immigration has also seen huge limits, and those became even starker in 2020 because of the pandemic.

While Jame Sallis's most recent work "Sarah Jane" might not pass as an Arizonan novel, as it isn't set here, the novelist is both highly-regarded and a longtime Valley resident whose talents are acclaimed nationally and internationally.

Arizona Theatre Company announced last week that it was canceling its 2020-21 season because of the spike in COVID-19 cases. That isn’t stopping the troupe from being involved — through its ATC Teen program — with the national project "#ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence."

For artists whose income has been decimated over the last nine months, many continue to level up with renewed thinking at a time of year that’s usually extremely busy for them whether it’s jam sessions, exhibitions, in-person performances or even seasonal workshops.
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An anonymous group of donors is putting up $250,000 to keep the Arizona Theatre Company going in 2021. The theatre has launched a “Bring Us Back to Live” campaign in hopes of matching donor monies with individual contributions.

The Phoenix Film Festival’s 20th anniversary kicks off Nov. 12 — about eight months after it was supposed to open. It was, of course, shut down by the pandemic in the spring. As usual, the festival has a huge variety of movies. Fans of the festival will actually go to the theater to watch the films, instead of a digital from-home component that other events have tried. But there are some changes.

Science fiction explores numerous themes, but the two most common generally involve dystopia or utopia. An increasingly divided nation might have been in search of ideas that are more hopeful, but sci-fi has increasingly focused on the darker, edgier aspects. Best-selling author Cory Doctorow has decided to go the other way.

Jimmy Carter's presidency is probably best remembered for the Iran hostage situation and a gas shortage, and his post-presidency has been praised for his passion and activism on behalf of a number of causes. In the new book, 'His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life,' best-selling author Jonathan Alter covers Carter’s early days growing up on a farm all the way to the present.