The Curtis Charitable Trust is proud to support the Jackson Symphony Orchestra’s Concert “Pictures at an Exhibition” under the direction of conductor Dr. Matthew Aubin on March 25, 2023, which will include composer Jeremy Crosmer’s world premier of a work inspired by the art of Philip C. Curtis and, in particular, the piece Solo, which is featured in the Exhibition.
JTV’s Bart Hawley interviews Phil Curtis about Pictures At An Exhibition featured at the Myers Family Art Gallery. Watch the video here.
Published in the PhxArt Magazine. This fall, Phoenix Art Museum will restore The Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis to its original location on the first floor of the Museum’s North Wing. Originally created in 2001, just one year after the artist’s passing, The Ullman Center was designed to feature the works of Curtis while honoring his pivotal role in establishing Phoenix Art Museum.
Phoenix Art Museum announces the reopening of The Ullman Center for the Art of Philip C. Curtis on the first floor of the Museum’s North Wing. The reinvigorated gallery will open on October 23, 2021 and is dedicated to featuring the works of Philip C. Curtis, the Arizona-based artist who founded the Phoenix Federal Art Center, the first iteration of Phoenix Art Museum. Beginning with Philip C. Curtis and the Landscapes of Arizona, rotating exhibitions in the gallery will continuously showcase paintings by the beloved artist in conversation with other works from across the Museum’s American art collection to foster greater understanding of and provide meaningful art-historical context to the Museum’s Curtis collection.
Philip C. Curtis: The New Deal and American Regionalism explores the story of one of Arizona’s most historically-significant artists from a fresh point of view, placing the beloved painter’s works within the context of the Great Depression decade of the mid-1930s through World War II. Read More