Featured Events
Rio Flamenco to Heat up the Fourth
Rio Flamenco in Concert
THE ARBORETUM AT FLAGSTAFF
Saturday, July 4
5:30 P.M.
Tickets and Information
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Artist Profile: Lola Serkland
 This month, Gallery Director, Jillian Asplund interviews ceramic artist, Lola Serkland. Serkland is currently showing two works of art in inFLUX, one of which won the prestigious Juror's Best of Show Award. Serkland shows her work regularly at the Artists' Gallery in downtown Flagstaff. Here's an excerpt:
JA: Who are your top 3 artist influences?
LS: The sculptor, Henry Moore, is a big influence on my figurative abstractions. His use of "holes" or negative space and passages through the sculpture appeal to me. Arthur Gonzales is a ceramic sculptor who makes very earth, narrative figures. A two-week workshop with him has challenged me to find "story quality" in my figures or vignettes. Another artist, with a more subtle influence, is...
Read the full profile of Lola Serkland here.
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News in the Arts - July
MNA Opens Easton Collections Center
In June, the Museum of Northern Arizona opened their new LEED-certified collections building with several events. The Collection Center is designed to hold a significant
portion of MNA's collections within its solid walls and provide a
stable and secure environment for collections. Read more.
Southwest Arts Conference
The arts community in Arizona convenes here! The Arizona Commission on the Arts hosts the 32nd Annual Southwest Arts Conference in Carefree, AZ on August 13-14, 2009 with a theme of Safety and Sustainability. Read more.
Town & Gown Summer Theatre Festival
Theatrikos Theatre Company and NAU Theatre team up again this summer to present Neil Simon's The Odd Couple. The
production opens July 11 and will play through July 26 at the Clifford
E. White Theatre on the NAU Campus. Read more.
Flagstaff Symphony Presents July 4th Concert
FSO continues their summer tradition of free concerts at Pine Mountain Amphitheatre. Jennifer Hamilton, the band director from Coconino High School, will
conduct the FSO in a concert of patriotic favorites to celebrate
Independence Day. Read more.
'Mediocre' Achievement in Arts Education
For the first time in 11 years, the federal government has issued a report card on arts education. What were the findings from the most comprehensive report on arts education nationally since 1997? We could be doing a lot better. Read more.
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Gallery of the Month: Flagstaff Photography Center 
An excerpt from this month's article:
"Photography is a tool that facilitates my memory," says Jason Hasenbank. After working in Benham Gallery, Jason started to become intrigued by the curating side of art. "Creating a forum to discuss ideas and artwork is what really interests me." Now as Managing Director of Flagstaff Photography Center, Hasenbank gathers regional artists to create shows and photography forums that display diverse styles and photographic approaches. If a gallery has one goal in mind it should be to exhibit work that is diverse not only aesthetically but also in ideas. The Flagstaff Photography Center definitely understands this concept keeping viewers and gallery goers curious about upcoming exhibitions.
Read the full article.
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