Rise, Fall and Rise of Downtown Phoenix Presented
Theo nguồn tin của phoenix.gov Nov. 27, 2012 A free community presentation that highlights Phoenix’s development as a city will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at Burton Barr Central Library, Pulliam Auditorium, 1221 N. Central Ave. The lecture will feature Philip VanderMeer, associate professor of History at Arizona State University, an expert on the development of Phoenix. The free series of public talks coincides with the exhibition “Phoenix Icons: The Art of Our Historic Landmarks,” on display at the Gallery @ City Hall, 200 W. Washington St., first floor. The show includes 33 photographs of historic Phoenix landmarks and buildings by artists Patrick Madigan and Michael Lundgren. The Dec. 6 lecture, titled the “Rise, Fall and Rise of Downtown Phoenix,” will cover the changing shape and focus of downtown Phoenix in relation to larger national changes and trends. VanderMeer will discuss how urban changes reflect an upsurge in ideas and energy. VanderMeer teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in community history and Southwestern urban history. He is an author of various essays, a book on postwar Phoenix, “Phoenix Rising” and a recently published study, “Desert Visions and the Making of Phoenix, 1860-2009.” Future presentations will discuss Mid-Century Modern Architecture, the canal landscape that once defined Phoenix and the whimsy of homemade yard art in the city. The lecture series is supported with funds from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. “Phoenix Icons: The Art of Our Historic Landmarks” is the second in a series of rotating exhibitions featuring the city’s historic Municipal Art Collection of 1,000 artworks. The Gallery @ City Hall is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit, on display through March 29, is free to the public. The works were commissioned by the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Program. The Phoenix Arts and Culture Commission and the Historic Preservation Commission have partnered in the exhibition. The gallery is supported by private contributions from businesses and residents throughout the city and region and operated by volunteers. For more information, visit phoenix.gov/arts or call 602-262-4637. Follow us on Twitter @phxartsculture. Media Contact: Marcie Colpas 602-262-6164
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