Every Wednesday | 3–9 pm | All year long In an effort to reduce economic barriers to the arts, Phoenix Art Museum has offered complimentary general admission one evening every week for more than 20 years. As the Museum's first and longest-running community-access program providing free general admission and programming for all ages and interests, the Museum's Wednesday complimentary-admission program, now known as Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesday, has welcomed nearly 1 million people to the Museum over the past two decades. Upcoming Programming Wednesday, October 17, 2018  College Night  |  6 pm Wednesday, October 24, 2018  Make It!  |  3:30–7:30 pm Special Engagement Exhib... (View more)

Presented by: Docent Christy Sensharma In Japanese culture, paneled screens serve both functionally and aesthetically. Come join Docent, Christy Sensharma, for an exploration of Pair of six-panel folding screens with landscape in relation to Japanese architecture, the influence from Chinese landscape painting, Samurai culture during the Edo Period, and the connection to 17th century Europe. For questions, contact education@phxart.org Pair of six-panel folding screens with landscape by Toji Unkoku, 1614- 1671. Ink and color on gold leaf on rice paper. Gift of Roger Dunn. 

Free and open to all high school students. 6–9:30 pm This is a teen-only event.  Parents are encouraged to drop off teens at the Museum’s main entrance, and pick up no later than 9:30 pm.    Shoot for the stars and explore Phoenix Art Museum after hours in this interstellar themed event based on Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire, featuring an original performance co-created with Rising Youth Theatre.    Make sun, moon, and star-inspired wearable art with Antoinette Cauley, and create a collage with Jenny Day, exploring place and identity. Feel free to bring images and text to inspire your collage. At 7:30 pm, Betsy Schneider returns to Phoenix Art Museum for a conversation on To Be... (View more)

From 6–10 pm on the first Friday of each month, Phoenix Art Museum is open to the public with voluntary donation admission. Share your First Friday experience: @phxart #phxartff This First Friday, be one of the first to see Ragnar Kjartansson: Scandinavian Pain and Other Myths. Additionally, come and see Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire for $5.   See Current Exhibitions     First Friday Evening Schedule: Faces Places screening organized by The Loft Cinema, 7 pm Song: To the Moon performed by Perry Allen, Greg Lloyd, Jordan Tompkins, Johnathan Robinson, and Allyson Wuenschel, 6 - 10 pm Passing Through My Room, Part 1 performed by Nicole Olson, Ashley Baker, Shaniece... (View more)