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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.
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