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Founded in 1999, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art [SMoCA] is the only museum in Arizona devoted to the art, architecture and design of our time. Global in its focus, the Museum is a unique and vital cultural resource for the Southwest, serving local audiences as well as visitors from throughout the United States and abroad. Designed by award-winning architect Will Bruder, SMoCA's minimalist building (an ingenious renovation of a former movie theater) has five galleries for showcasing changing exhibitions and works from the Museum's growing permanent collection. SMoCA also features an outdoor sculpture garden housing James Turrell's Knight Rise, one of the renowned artist's few public skyspaces, and Scrim Wall, a monumental curtain of prismatic glass by James Carpenter Design Associates. The Museum presents a wide variety of educational programs and special events for adults and families, including lectures, docent-led tours, workshops and classes. The Store @ SMoCA offers classic design objects and furnishings, contemporary jewelry, art and architecture books and imaginative gifts for all occasions.

The Scottsdale Cultural Council, a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) management organization, administers the arts and cultural affairs of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, and manages the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and the Scottsdale Public Art Program.

SMoCA is supported by the Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts. Partial funding provided by Arizona ArtShare, the state arts endowment fund, through public and private contributions.

SMoCA's curatorial research and development for the 2006-07 season is supported by Sara and David Lieberman and Alice and David Olsan.