Black Mountain Campus
The Black Mountain Campus, a partnership of Paradise Valley Community College, Desert Foothills YMCA and the Foothills Community Foundation, is a multi-generational facility providing lifelong learning opportunities, community services, wellness programs and physical fitness. Located at the foot of iconic Black Mountain at 60th Street, just south of Carefree Highway, the campus is designed as a neighborhood-gathering place for people of all ages to exercise both their minds and bodies. The partners share a vision of bringing together the surrounding northeast valley communities of Carefree, Cave Creek, Anthem, north Phoenix, and north Scottsdale by providing education options, meeting spaces, and recreation facilities in one central location. For information about programs and events at Black Mountain Campus, go to www.blackmountaincampus.com.SUBSCRIBE
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Maricopa BreatheEasy
Maricopa County Community College District has launched Maricopa BreatheEasy, a healthy-living initiative for smoke free and tobacco free campuses. Smoking will not be allowed on the Paradise Valley Community College campus effective July 1, 2012. For information on tobacco use and smoking cessation go to www.breatheeasy.maricopa.edu.
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Don’t miss the Emerging Artists and Artist-in-Residence exhibits Feb. 26-March 29
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsThe Center For Performing Arts Gallery at Paradise Valley Community College invite you to view the Emerging Artists Series and Artists in Residence. The Emerging Artists Series highlights up and coming students Ellen Nemetz, and the collaborations of Brianna Hill and Jason Hetherington. Meet the... -
Hand + Made: The Hand as Vessel, Image and Tool workshops at PVCC
Posted on February 21, 2013 | No CommentsParadise Valley Community College presents three consecutive workshops that explore the conceptual meaning and application of the human hand to create a personal work of art. Through these workshop sessions, students will learn three mixed media techniques, each utilizing the hand – as vessel, as imagery... -
Experimental Arts Festival highlights women artists with interactive media exhibition Feb. 4-21
Posted on February 6, 2013 | No CommentsThe Phoenix Experimental Arts Festival at Paradise Valley Community College presents an art exhibition featuring sculpture, digital video and interactive media by visual artists Muriel Magenta, Mary Neubauer, and Adriene Jenik Feb. 4–21, 2013, in the Center for the Performing Arts at Union Hills and 34th Street.... -
Save the date for Spring and Summer fine and performing arts at PVCC
Posted on January 14, 2013 | No CommentsDesperado LGBT Film Festival January 25-27, 2013 The Desperado LGBT Film Festival at Paradise Valley Community College showcases the best in LGBT film and fosters diversity and multiculturalism throughout the state of Arizona. Giving opportunties to gay and lesbian students to view films that reflect... -
Public invited to submit entries on Nov. 30 for PVCC Juried Photography Show
Posted on November 12, 2012 | No CommentsParadise Valley Community College is accepting entries on Friday, Nov. 30, for its Fall 2012 Juried Photography Show. This photography competition is open to community members of all ages. Peter Ensenberger, former director of photography for Arizona Highways magazine, is the juror for the show.... -
This week in the CPA
Posted on November 5, 2012 | No CommentsCelebrating Ten Years Work by the artists from the Arizona Print Group Opening Reception 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5 CPA Gallery Exhibit Dates Nov. 5 – 30 Admission: Free The Arizona Print Group (APG) turned 10 years old in 2011 and decided to commemorate their milestone with an... -
November performing arts events at PVCC
Posted on October 25, 2012 | No CommentsParadise Valley Community College continues its Fall 2012 Fine and Performing Arts season with a range of artistic events that will appeal to lovers of music, dance, theatre and visual arts. VISUAL ART A Printmaking showcase will be in the Center for the Performing Arts... -
This week in the CPA
Posted on October 1, 2012 | No CommentsDon’t miss out on these three exciting events held in the Center for the Performing Arts this week. All events are free and open to students, staff and community. Then and Now Photography Exhibit by PVCC Faculty member Jerry Sieve 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3... -
Upcoming events at PVCC
Posted on September 26, 2012 | No CommentsVisual Art Exhibit 2: Photography by Jerry Sieve 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 1 - Nov. 2 in the CPA Gallery Artist Reception: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 Free Admission. “Then and Now” showcases Jerry Sieve’s photography ranging from the past 35 years. The exhbit portrays the evolution from Sieve’s... -
Attend an Artist Reception 6 p.m. Sept. 5 in CPA Gallery
Posted on September 4, 2012 | No Comments“Drawings by Saskia Jorda & Joseph Podlesnik” are on display in the Center for the Performing Arts Gallery through Sept. 28. The Artist Reception is 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 in the CPA Gallery. Jorda uses food to relate cultural identity and Podlesnik creates drawings... -
September Arts Events at PVCC
Posted on August 27, 2012 | No CommentsAs PVCC starts up its Fall 2012 Fine and Performing Arts Season, there are sure to be plenty of events that will appeal to a wide range of artistic styles. Whether your preference is music, theatre or film; there is sure to be an event... -
CPA Gallery art exhibits explore existence and cultural identity
Posted on August 20, 2012 | No CommentsBe sure to visit the Center for the Performing Arts Gallery, located on the Northeast side of campus, to visit photographer Takara Portis’ exhibit “BlackOut: A re-examination of my existence as a child.” Portis explores what would these pictures become if the little girl were completely... -
“BlackOut” photography exhibit is open July 17-Aug 24 in the CPA Gallery
Posted on July 17, 2012 | No CommentsThe Center for the Performing Arts Gallery presents “BlackOut: A Re-examination of My Existence as a Child,” by photographer Takara Portis, July 17 through August 24, 2012. Admission to this exhibit is free. Portis uses herself as the subject of her portraiture. Her work recounts, “What if these... -
Juried Student Art Show Reception May 3
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsPrize winners of the Juried Student Art Show at PVCC will be announced during the Artist Reception Thursday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the Center for the Performing Arts. Meet the artists and the jurors, Matt Warner and Tiffany Fairall. Refreshments will be served.... -
Adjunct art faculty showcase March 7-April 6
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No CommentsAdjunct faculty Brent Adrian and Sara Hurwitz will showcase their art March 7 through April 6 in the Center for the Performing Arts Lobby Gallery. These instructors represent the range of professional instructors at Paradise Valley Community College. The opening reception for this show is... -
Emerging Artists exhibit displays student art through Dec. 3
Posted on November 23, 2011 | No CommentsDon’t miss the the free Emerging Artists exhibit on display through Dec. 3 in the Center for the Performing Arts Lobby Gallery, featuring work by students Misty Elkins Zach Melnik and Derek Vukusich. The exhibit includes photography, drawing, painting and sculpture. This event is free... -
Call for entries for PVCC Juried Photography Show in December
Posted on November 17, 2011 | No CommentsPVCC announces a call for entries in the 2011 Juried Photography Art Show to be held Dec. 8, 2011, through Jan. 18, 2012. This year’s contest juror is Peter Ensenberger, an award-winning photojournalist and former director of photography for Arizona Highways magazine now a freelance... -
Guest artist Beth Ames Swartz gives public lecture Nov. 8
Posted on October 21, 2011 | No CommentsGuest artist lecture by acclaimed artist, Beth Ames Swartz will give a lecture entitled, “Visualizing the Word” from 2 to 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the Buxton Library. The lecture is free and open to the public. No registration is required. A post–lecture workshop... -
‘The Faculty’ showcases art by PVCC instructors
Posted on September 21, 2011 | No Comments“The Faculty” show of artwork by the Fine Arts instructors at Paradise Valley Community College is on display Oct. 10 through Nov. 5, 2011, in The Gallery at the Center for Performing Arts at Paradise Valley Community College. This event is free and open to... -
‘Watercolors’ art exhibit showcases PVCC watercolor community
Posted on September 7, 2011 | No CommentsThe Gallery at the Center for Performing Arts at Paradise Valley Community College is pleased to announce the exhibit, “Watercolors” by PVCC’s watercolor community Sept., 12- Oct. 7, 2011, in the Gallery at the Center for the Performing Arts. The exhibit is open 8 a.m.... -
Honors students showcase their academic projects May 12
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsThe 4th annual Honors Showcase poster session is Thursday, May, 12 from noon to 1 p.m. in the lobby of the Center for the Performing Arts at PVCC. This year’s presentations feature: A Comparison of Brazilian and Japanese Art – Ryan Bory The Foundation of...