First Friday
5-8 pm
TICKETS: Voluntary Donations, begins at 5pm
Separate tickets are required to view special exhibition Kim Chong Hak, Painter of Seoraksan at an additional cost. Click HERE to purchase special exhibition tickets.
Join us for First Friday, featuring in-gallery sketching led by Sketchclub Café (@sketchclubcafe), music by resident DJ Jaime Lee (@jmelee), delicious drinks by ARTenders, and Docent-led tours at 5:30pm and 6:30pm.
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First Fridays are made possible through the generosity of APS, with additional support from Arizona Community Foundation.
ARIZONA COSTUME INSTITUTE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Join Arizona Costume Institute on December 9, 2024 to celebrate fashion and support the PhxArt fashion-design collection at its annual Holiday Luncheon. Enjoy an elegant day at Arizona Biltmore Resort, beginning with a champagne reception and style-focused luxury raffle, followed by lunch and an engaging program with an internationally recognized fashion designer Christian Siriano!
Program:
10:30 AM
Champagne Reception
Luxury Raffle
11:30 AM
Luncheon and program with fashion designer Christian Siriano and Helen Jean, Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design
An Evening with Christian Siriano:
Patrons who purchase a $1,500 VIP ticket will receive one invitation to a private event with the designer the evening of December 8, 2024.
Tickets:
$500-level tickets have sold out. If you are sitting at a table being hosted, please contact support-aci@phxart.org to purchase your seat.
Style Icon: $350 - SOLD OUT
Fashionista: $500 - SOLD OUT
Designer: $1,000
VIP: $1,500
For sponsorship, underwriting and table inquiries, email support-aci@phxart.org.
Not able to attend, but still want to donate? Click HERE
Pre-purchase your raffle tickets here!
Pre-purchase your tickets online for our luxury drawing to save time the day of the event. Pre-purchased tickets will be available at check-in.
1 Luxury ticket for $30
5 Luxury tickets for $100
20 Luxury tickets for $300
50 Luxury tickets for $500
VIP Raffle tickets for $100 each
3 VIP tickets for $250
5 VIP tickets for $350
PRESENTING SPONSORS
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To Be Continued...
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THANK YOU
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ADDITIONAL THANKS
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ACI Holiday Luncheon Raffle Tickets
Pre-purchase your tickets online for our luxury drawing to avoid waiting in the queue the day of the event. Pre-purchased tickets will be available at check-in.
1 Luxury ticket for $30
5 Luxury tickets for $100
20 Luxury tickets for $300
50 Luxury tickets for $500
VIP Tickets for $100 each
3 VIP Tickets for $250
5 VIP Tickets for $350
Lenhardt Lecture:
| 6:30pm
Free for Members | $5 for the general public
General Admission tickets include all exhibitions and installations, including Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection.
TICKETS: $28 Adults | $25 Seniors | $23 Students (with valid ID) | $18 Youth (6-17) | Free for Museum Members, and youth 5 and under.
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Please follow our exhibitions page to view the current special exhibitions.
Wednesday Exhibition Tickets (after 3pm)
TICKETS: $10 Adults | $5 Youth 17 and younger | FREE for Museum Members
Separate tickets are required to view special exhibition Kim Chong Hak, Painter of Seoraksan at an additional cost during Pay What You Wish Wednesdays.
From 3 pm-8 pm every Wednesday, Phoenix Art Museum offers voluntary-donation hours for general admission and reduced rates to view special-engagement exhibitions. Consider making a donation to support your Museum and these free-access times for our community.
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Lenhardt Lecture:
| 6:30pm
Free for Members | $5 for the general public
PhxArt Family Funday
Two times a year, Phoenix Art Museum hosts PhxArt Family Fundays, an all-ages, free-access day with complimentary admission to every gallery and exhibition and arts-engagement programming suitable for visitors of all ages, interests, and abilities.
* All materials provided; first come, first served while supplies last.
PhxArt Book Club:
| 6:30 pm
Location: The Lemon Art Research Library, located inside the Museum Administration Building
This program is intended for audiences 18 years and older.
National Theatre Live: Fleabag
December 20, 2026 | 1PM
$15 for Members | $20 for Non-Members
Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life. Following a box-office record-breaking run in cinemas in 2019, the one-woman show returns to the big screen this winter at Phoenix Art Museum.
Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.
The hilarious, award-winning play that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, was captured live on stage from London’s West End in 2019.
National Theatre Live is a telecast and not a live performance at the Museum.
National Theatre Live screenings are made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
Storytime
10:30am - 11am
Free for Members | Included in general admission for the general public
Advance registration required
Share the joy of early literacy and art-inspired play with our youngest Museum visitors (ages 0-5). Families and friends are invited to join us in the galleries for multisensory learning experiences and to make memories together. Children must be accompanied by their grown-up(s). Limited capacity; advance reservations required.
Hosted the first Thursday of each month at 10:30 am.
Storytime is made possible by First Things First, the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children's Art Programs and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs.
HOURS
Monday | Closed
Tuesday | Closed
Wednesday | 10am - 7pm
Thursday – Sunday | 10 am – 5 pm
HOLIDAY HOURS
Closed on New Year’s Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
View calendar for special events, extended hours or other closures.
HORARIO
lunes | cerrado
martes | cerrado
miércoles | 10 am – 7 pm
jueves - domingo | 10 am - 5 pm
HORARIO FESTIVO
PhxArt está cerrado el Día del Año Nuevo, el Día del Trabajo, el Día de Dar Gracias (Thanksgiving), y la Navidad.
Vea el calendario de eventos especiales, horarios extendidos u otros cierres.
Pay What You Wish Wednesday (after 3pm)
TICKETS: Voluntary Donations, begins at 3pm
From 3pm-8pm every Wednesday the Museum offers voluntary donation times for general admission and reduced rates to view special engagement exhibitions. Consider making a donation to support your Museum.
Not a member yet? Visit the Museum for free all year long. Click here to join.
Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays are made possible by SRP and the City of Phoenix - Office of Arts and Culture, with additional support provided by Arizona Community Foundation and the Arizona Commission on the Arts.
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
October 31, 2026 | 1PM
$15 for Members | $20 for Non-Members
Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (Hamlet, BBC’s Sherlock) and Jonny Lee Miller (Elementary, Trainspotting) alternating between the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his creation.
We will be screening the version that features Cumberbatch as the Creature.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the increasingly desperate and vengeful Creature determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
Scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil, are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic tale.
Captured live on stage in 2011, this thrilling, sold-out production became an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.
National Theatre Live is a telecast and not a live performance at the Museum.
National Theatre Live screenings are made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
PhxArt Senior Book Club:
| 6:30 pm
Location: The Lemon Art Research Library, located inside the Museum Administration Building
Museum Members Only Event
RSVP is required. RSVPs are taken on a first-come, first-served basis
Not a member and want to attend? Click HERE to join or call (602) 257-2124.
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren’s Profession
September 27, 2026 | 1PM
$15 for Members | $20 for Non-Members
Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.
Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?
Filmed live from the West End, this new production reunites Staunton with director Dominic Cooke (Follies, Good), exploring the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress.
National Theatre Live is a telecast and not a live performance at the Museum.
National Theatre Live screenings are made possible in part by the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts.
In Conversation: Pala Pothupitiye and Dr. Tushara Bindu Gude
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Noon–1 pm
Included with General Admission
Join us for midday conversation on Saturday, November 14, to celebrate the refreshed Dr. Sukumar Nagendran Wing for the Art of Asia and the inaugural installation of the Nagendran Gallery for the Art of Sri Lanka and South Asia, featuring a solo exhibition by celebrated Sri Lankan contemporary artist Pala Pothupitiye. At noon, hear from Pothupitiye and guest curator Dr. Tushara Bindu Gude, as they discuss the artist's practice.
About Pala Pothupitiye
Pala Pothupitiye (b. 1972, Sri Lanka) is an internationally recognized contemporary visual artist whose interdisciplinary practice explores tradition, identity, politics, and power. Blending formal fine arts training with a familial lineage of traditional Sri Lankan craftsmanship, his work reconfigures cultural motifs to challenge caste-based practices and colonial frameworks. He actively incorporates specialized techniques like traditional metalwork and regional sewing into his contemporary pieces. Pothupitiye is particularly acclaimed for his conceptually layered map series, which reclaims geographical narratives and questions historical authority by cutting, drawing over, and re-stitching official cartography. His politically charged work has been exhibited at major global institutions, including the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan, MACBA in Barcelona Spain, QAGOMA in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England. In 2010, he won the First Prize Jury Award at the Sovereign Asian Art Prize. A key builder of Sri Lanka's contemporary art infrastructure, Pothupitiye is the Founder and Chairman of Millennium Art Contemporary (MiAC), driving vital curatorial experimentation. He is also a co-founder and Director of the Theertha International Artists Collective, and co-founder of the Mullegama Art Community, fostering engagement.
About Dr. Tushara Bindu Gude
Tushara Bindu Gude is an art historian based in Charleston, South Carolina, where she is Curator at the Foundation for Spirituality and the Arts. From 2006 through 2022, she served as Associate Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Previously, she served for six years as Assistant Curator of South Asian Art at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Bindu received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Art History from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her major exhibitions at LACMA include, in 2018-19, The Jeweled Isle: Art of Sri Lanka, the first comprehensive exhibition on Sri Lanka to be organized in the United States. In 2010–11, she curated India’s Fabled City: The Art of Courtly Lucknow, the first significant exhibition to focus on a Mughal successor kingdom. She was co-curator of the exhibition Las Huellas de Buda (Traces of the Buddha) (Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City, 2018,) the first pan-Asian Buddhist exhibition to be held in Mexico City. Bindu’s most recent exhibitions include Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Arts Across Asia (LACMA, 2025–26) and Indigo: Variations in Blue (Aiken-Rhett House Museum, Charleston, 2026). In addition to various scholarly publications, she has contributed essays to several exhibition catalogs, most recently for Silver and Ceremony from Southern Asia, 1830–1930 (Birmingham Museum of Art, 2025).
The Color of Noir: Chinatown
November 1, 2026 | 1PM
Free for Members | $10 for Non-Members
Private eye Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband’s extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
Among all the neo-noirs released over the past 60-plus years, Chinatown may be the greatest. It certainly mimics, for the most part, the look, vibe, and attitude of classic noir in its set design, costumes, cars, urban environment, duplicitous characters, and crime. However, this film deviates in that it’s shot in color and often in the bright light of day, there are no canted angles or expressionistic visual traits, a shadowy black chiaroscuro lighting scheme isn’t predominant, and Evelyn Mulwray isn’t an archetypal spider woman—she leads men into danger and is deceitful, but she doesn’t have evil intentions.
“Chinatown was seen as a neo-noir when it was released -- an update on an old genre. Now years have passed and film history blurs a little, and it seems to settle easily beside the original noirs. That is a compliment.” — Roger Ebert.
Nominated for 11 Academy Awards, with Robert Towne winning Best Original Screenplay, the film cemented Nicholson as a top-tier talent and a leading man for decades to come.
The Color of Noir: Blood Simple
November 4, 2026 | 6PM
Free for Members | $10 for Non-Members
Joel and Ethan Coen’s career-long darkly comic road trip through misfit America began with this razor-sharp, hard-boiled neo noir set somewhere in Texas, where a sleazy bar owner releases a torrent of violence with one murderous thought. Actor M. Emmet Walsh looms over the proceedings as a slippery private eye with a yellow suit, a cowboy hat, and no moral compass, and Frances McDormand’s cunning debut performance set her on the road to stardom. The tight scripting and inventive style that have marked the Coens’ work for decades are all here in their first film, in which cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld abandons black-and-white chiaroscuro for neon signs and jukebox colors that combine with Carter Burwell’s haunting score to lurid and thrilling effect.
Blending elements from pulp fiction and low-budget horror flicks, Blood Simple reinvented the film noir for a new generation, marking the arrival of a filmmaking ensemble that would transform the American independent cinema scene.
The Color of Noir: Memento
November 7, 2026 | 1PM
Free for Members | $10 for Non-Members
Leonard (Guy Pearce) is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty, however, of locating his wife's killer is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
Christopher Nolan’s 2nd film is a neo-noir psychological thriller that established many of the filmmaker’s hallmarks from a nonlinear story structure to an unreliable narrator. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was praised by critics for its nonlinear structure and themes of memory, perception, grief, and self-deception.
The film was a critical and box office hit, earning rave reviews and 2 Oscar nominations and ushered in the next phase of Nolan’s career that included films such as Inception, Interstellar, the Dark Knight trilogy and the biggest film of 2026, The Odyssey.
The Color of Noir: Drive
November 8, 2026 | 1PM
Free for Members | $10 for Non-Members
A skilled Hollywood stuntman, played by Ryan Gosling and known only as “Driver”, moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.
Drawing inspiration from Michael Mann (Thief) to David Lynch (Mullholland Drive) to Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) Drive has been described as a “tough, hard-edged, neo-noir, art house feature - extremely violent and very stylish, with European art and exploitation influences.” The film is also noted for its retro, 80ish, europop synth soundtrack, command performance from Ryan Gosling and for being a breakthrough film for cult Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn.
Curator Tour: Veteran Artists in Focus
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
6:30–7:30 pm
Free during Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesday
Join JoAnna Reyes, PhD, Adjunct Curator for Art of the Americas, for a guided tour of The Way We Came, which traces a century of work by Native artists. Along the way, we’ll highlight artists in the exhibition who served in the military, from the storied Navajo Code Talkers of World War II to veterans of the Vietnam War.
Registration is required. Reserve your spot today.
A Reception with Christian Siriano:
Celebrating 60 Years of Fashion at PhxArt
October 20, 2026
7 – 9 pm
Phoenix Art Museum
• Reception + Q & A with Christian Siriano | 7 – 8 pm
• Commission Unveiling in the Ellman Fashion Galleries | 8 – 9 pm
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) fashion collection and Arizona Costume Institute (ACI) with a special evening with Christian Siriano.
All proceeds support the fashion program at Phoenix Art Museum, including acquisitions, exhibitions, education programs, and preservation of the collection.
$100
Tickets at this level include access to:
• A private reception featuring a Q & A with Christian Siriano and the launch of Colorwear, a new Museum fashion publication (7 – 8 pm)
• The Kelly Ellman Fashion Galleries, featuring the unveiling of a newly commissioned gown by Christian Siriano (8 – 9 pm)
NOTE: This ticket level does not include access to the Christian Siriano Runway Show. Runway Show + Reception tickets can be purchased here.
ADD ON: Pre-signed copy of Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion / Available for pick-up on site + day of event | $50
Christian Siriano Runway Show + Reception:
Celebrating 60 Years of Fashion at PhxArt
October 20, 2026
6 – 9 pm
Phoenix Art Museum
• Doors open | 6 pm
• Runway Show | Begins at 6:25 pm
• Reception + Q & A with Christian Siriano | 7 – 8 pm
• Commission Unveiling in the Ellman Fashion Galleries | 8 – 9 pm
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Phoenix Art Museum (PhxArt) fashion collection and Arizona Costume Institute (ACI) with a special evening with Christian Siriano.
All proceeds support the fashion program at Phoenix Art Museum, including acquisitions, exhibitions, education programs, and preservation of the collection.
$250 for the general public
$175 for ACI members
Tickets at this level include access to:
• Christian Siriano Runway Show (6 – 7 pm)
• A private reception featuring a Q & A with Christian Siriano and the launch of Colorwear, a new Museum fashion publication (7 – 8 pm)
• The Kelly Ellman Fashion Galleries, featuring the unveiling of a newly commissioned gown by Christian Siriano (8 – 9 pm)
ADD ON: Pre-signed copy of Colorwear: A Kaleidoscope of Fashion / Available for pick-up on site + day of event | $50
In Conversation: Modern Treads with Susan Driver and Rachel Zebro
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Located in Singer Hall
6:30–7:30 pm
Free for Members | $5 for Non-Members
Join Rachel Zebro, Curator of Modern Art and Manager of Collections and Archives, and Susan Driver, Curator of the Collection of Discount Tire for a conversation about the current exhibition, Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection.
Together, they will explore the Discount Tire poster collection, a graphically rich display of modern advertisements started in 1982 by the company’s founder, Bruce T. Halle. At the turn of the 20th century, industry giants such as Michelin, Dunlop, Continental, Pirelli, and Goodyear recognized the poster as an effective form of communication and turned to talented lithographers for eye-catching designs. Drawn exclusively from the Collection of Discount Tire, these vibrant posters reveal the intersection of artistic innovation and industrial advancement.
About Susan Driver
Susan Driver is Curator of the Collection of Discount Tire and Registrar of the Diane and Bruce Halle Collection. Throughout her 20-year tenure at Discount Tire, she authored Posters from the Collection of Discount Tire (2007) and contributed to various publications, including The Forgotten Years of Bibendum. Michelin’s American Period in Milltown: Design, Illustration and Advertising by Pioneer Tire Companies (1900-1930) (2015). She curated Masters of the Road: International Vintage Posters from the Collection of Discount Tire at Eastern Michigan University (2008) and was instrumental in the coordination of Constructing a Poetic Universe: The Diane and Bruce Halle Collection of Latin American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (2007) and Order, Chaos and the Space Between: Contemporary Latin American Art from the Diane and Bruce Halle Collection at Phoenix Art Museum (2013).
Films at PhxArt: The Social Network
September 30, 2026 | 6PM
Free for Members | $10 for Non-Members
In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg began work on a new concept that eventually turned into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.
Nominated for 8 Academy Awards and winner of 3 including Best Screenplay the film is considered one of the best films of the 2010’s and appeared on over 70 critics best of lists. See it on the big screen before the followup The Social Reckoning hits theaters in October.
Kids Day at PhxArt
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Free for Members | Included with general admission
Every second Sunday of the month, join Phoenix Art Museum for Kids Day! Enjoy special family friendly programming for all ages, including in-gallery art-making activities and Storytime programming designed to engage and connect visitors with the Phoenix Art Museum Collection and special exhibitions.
Kids Day is made possible by Desert Financial Credit Union, with additional support from the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for Performing Arts, The Discount Tire Endowment for Children’s Art Programs, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs
SOUNDCHECK
October 30, 2026 | 7PM
$10 for Members | $28 for Non-Members (Includes Museum Admission)
SOUNDCHECK is back. One Friday per month from 7–8 pm, Phoenix Art Museum turns into a live-music venue for one hour: unplugged sets, local and regional acts, and art all around you. Season one brought you 76th Street, fearofmakingout, and The Phoenix Symphony. Season two continues with MRCH this October.
Indie electronic duo MRCH makes moody music you can dance to. With songs featured in TV shows like The Twilight Zone, Search Party, The Vampire Diaries, The Sex Lives of College Girls, etc. As well as upcoming film Capsized (premiering at EIFF Aug 2026) ~ the duo has carved out a niche cinematic presence. They’ve toured independently, supporting bands including Cannons, CHVRCHES, Foster the People, Bad Suns, and more.
Tickets include all-day access to the Museum.
SOUNDCHECK is made possible through the generosity of Presenting Sponsor Men’s Arts Council, with additional support from the Angela and Leonard Singer Endowment for the Performing Arts.
Films at PhxArt: Little Miss Sunshine
October 2, 2026 | 6PM
Free for Members | $10 for Non-Members
The Hoover family—a man (Greg Kinnear), his wife (Toni Collette), an uncle (Steve Carell), a brother (Paul Dano) and a grandfather (Alan Arkin)—puts the “fun” back in dysfunctional by piling into a VW bus and heading to California to support a daughter (Abigail Breslin) in her bid to win the Little Miss Sunshine Contest. The sanity of everyone involved is stretched to the limit as the group’s quirks cause epic problems as they travel along their interstate route.
The film received four Academy Award nominations, including a Best Supporting Actor win for Alan Arkin. Presented in celebration of the Route 66 centennial and in support of the exhibition, Modern Treads: The Discount Tire Poster Collection.
Films at PhxArt: Marie Antoinette
October 7, 2026 | 6PM
Free for Members | $10 for Non-Members
Sofia Coppola brings Converse sneakers and a dreamy synth-pop soundtrack to eighteenth-century Versailles for this exuberantly subversive, extravagantly stylized anti-biopic of one of history’s most infamous (and perhaps misunderstood) figures. Kirsten Dunst portrays the ill-fated teenage princess Marie Antoinette, who marries the young and indifferent Dauphin of France (Jason Schwartzman), soon to be crowned King Louis XVI. Feeling isolated in a royal court rife with scandal and intrigue, Marie Antoinette defies both royalty and commoner by living like a rock star… which serves only to seal her fate.
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the 2006 film was nominated for the Palme d’Or and won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. This fall, a new documentary titled Making Marie Antoinette will be released to mark the occasion. Originally filmed by Sofia Coppola’s late mother, Eleanor, the project was recently completed by Sofia herself.
Films at PhxArt: Amadeus
October 28, 2026 | 6PM
Free for Members | $10 for Non-Members
Sumptuous, deliciously irreverent, and graced with immortal music, Miloš Forman’s marvelous adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play was one of the great cultural events of the late 1980s. This lavish saga of genius, rivalry, and treachery was not only a critical triumph but a box-office hit, garnering eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Director.
From a nineteenth-century insane asylum, aged composer Antonio Salieri (F. Murray Abraham, delectably diabolical) recalls the events of three decades earlier, when the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce, memorably giddy, giggling) first gains favor in the court of Austria’s Emperor Joseph II. Salieri rues the fact that his own music never rises above mediocrity, and he remains permanently incensed that God would bless such a vulgar and obnoxious young whippersnapper as Mozart with divine genius. Unable to match Mozart’s talent, Salieri devises a duplicitous scheme that will be the downfall of them both.
In collaboration with the Southwest Shakespeare Company, which will perform Shaffer’s play November 14–19.
29th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
October 4, 2026 | 2PM
$10 for Members | $15 for Non-Members
The world’s first global film festival is back for the 29th edition! MANHATTAN SHORT 2026 screens annually to over 100,000 film lovers in over 500 venues across six continents. Cinephiles gather for one reason…to view 10 incredible short films and vote for Best Film and Best Actor. All finalists will become eligible to enter the 2027 Oscars.
In 2024, four MANHATTAN SHORT Finalists were Short-Listed for the 2025 Oscars, with two films being nominated including the eventual winner for Best Short Film, "I'm Not a Robot".
Watch the films, and YOU be the judge! Ballots are supplied upon entry. Ballots from all screenings around the world are tabulated to determine the global winner!
ACI Holiday Luncheon Add On: Autographed book by Harris Reed
Enhance your Luncheon experience with an autographed copy of Fluid: A Fashion Revolution.
Fluid: A Fashion Revolution by Harris Reed and Josh Young
A bold, visually driven history of gender-fluid fashion, Fluid traces the evolution of style beyond the binary―from the flamboyant self-expression of glam rock icons to the groundbreaking designers redefining fashion today.
Led by influential designer Harris Reed, this richly illustrated volume explores how clothing has long served as a powerful tool for identity, rebellion, and transformation. Blending cultural history with contemporary design, the book highlights the figures and movements that challenged traditional ideas of masculinity and femininity, pushing fashion into new territory.
At the heart of the book is Reed’s own work, worn by cultural icons including Harry Styles, Adele, Sam Smith, Iman, and Beyoncé, each look contributing to a wider shift in how fashion communicates identity. Through behind-the-scenes insights, archival references, and striking photography, Fluid reveals the creative process behind garments that challenge convention and spark conversation.
Book will be available for pick-up at the Holiday Luncheon on December 7.