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25-601: The building was funded by a 1988 bond issue and replaced a nearby 1950s-era facility on McDowell Road that is now part of the Phoenix Art Museum . The design for the Burton Barr Central Library was a collaboration between DWL Architects and Will Bruder . The five-story building opened in May 1995 and is 280,000 square feet (26,000 m). Vertical circulation through the building is facilitated by

50-1021: A LEED Existing Buildings Silver 2.0 designation. It was awarded in the "existing buildings" category, rather than new construction, as LEED was not created until 1998, three years after the facility was opened. Phoenix Art Museum The Phoenix Art Museum is the largest museum for visual art in the southwest United States . Located in Phoenix, Arizona , the museum is 285,000 square feet (26,500 m ). It displays international exhibitions alongside its comprehensive collection of more than 18,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, Western American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. A community center since 1959, it hosts festivals, live performances, independent art films and educational programs year-round. It also features The Hub: The James K. Ballinger Interactive Gallery, an interactive space for children; photography exhibitions through

75-601: A 300-seat public theater, a research library, studio classroom facilities, the PhxArtKids Gallery, and a café. Most recently, in 2006, the museum saw the opening of the Ellen and Howard C. Katz Wing for Modern Art, the Heather and Michael Greenbaum Museum Lobby, an expanded museum store and the 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m ) Bennett and Jacquie Dorrance Sculpture Garden. A new entrance from the north parking includes

100-417: A cantilevered canopy, creating a large outdoor pavilion area. The museum's growth has been funded, in part, by successful City of Phoenix Bond Elections and a voter-approved bond. In the last 50 years, the museum has hosted more than 400 exhibitions from all over the world, grown the collection to more than 18,000 works of art, and been visited by millions. In addition to an annual calendar of exhibitions,

125-438: A central open core containing three high-speed elevators and a five-level grand staircase known as the "crystal canyon." The building incorporates a roof structure inspired by Buckminster Fuller 's tensegrity structures and features shade sails on the north facade and motorized louvers on the south facade for improved sun control. An open, 1-acre (0.40 ha) reading room comprises the fifth floor. A summer solstice celebration

150-474: A collection of 3,400 items and free tours. Central Gallery is a fine art exhibition gallery located on the first floor. It features work by Arizona artists who are not currently represented by a gallery. Burton Barr Central Library has won several local, national, and international awards, including: The library was chosen as one of the Phoenix Points of Pride in 2008. In 2010, the library received

175-632: A fine arts program. In 1915, the club purchased Carl Oscar Borg's painting Egyptian Evening for US $ 125 and presented it to the city of Phoenix to begin a community art collection. In 1925, the State Fair Committee expanded its community responsibilities and formed the Phoenix Fine Arts Association. The next major advance in the local art community came during 1936, when the Phoenix Art Center

200-561: A new board of trustees in 1952 and the museum's first director, Forest M. Hinkhouse, in 1957. The museum opened on November 18, 1959, and was officially dedicated on November 21, 1959. Two years later, the board announced plans for an expansion, and in 1965 the museum was enlarged from 25,000 square feet (2,300 m ) to 72,000 square feet (6,700 m ). Additional expansions, led by design architects Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects of New York, occurred in 1996 and 2006. The museum more than doubled its size with new exhibition galleries,

225-424: A range of ages and learning styles, both formal and informal. The Education Division also facilitates a nationally competitive Internship program. Internships are offered to current undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates with requisite coursework, experience, and background. The program is offered year-round and project-based internships are also offered on occasion. The Lemon Art Research Library

250-489: A storm passing through the city. About 6000 books were damaged. The library reopened on June 16, 2018. The great reading room on the fifth floor is 1 acre in area, one of the largest in the US. It houses many study areas and the nonfiction collection. hive @ central is located on the second floor of the library and is a discovery space for business entrepreneurs. It is open to the public and offers free services. The Arizona Room

275-486: A story room, auditorium, and outdoor children's garden. An addition and renovation by Will Bruder Architects, which will nearly double the area of the space, is currently in the works. MACH1 is a maker-space located on the fourth floor. It offers free programs to the public such as video game design, coding, video editing, science, astrobiology, and robotics. Located on the fourth floor, the Rare Book Room offers

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300-415: Is a 5,000 square-foot area located on the fourth floor. It is reserved for teens between the ages of 12 and 18. The area offers workshops, computers and study areas, as well as a "living room" with a drop-down screen where movies are shown. In addition to the collection of books, CDs, and DVDs, there is also an art gallery. Children's Place is a 10,000 square-foot space located on the first floor. It contains

325-404: Is a non-circulating research library with an emphasis on the museum's art collection. It contains more than 40,000 books, periodicals, artist files and more. It is the largest specialized fine arts library in the region. It is free of charge during public hours. Community support accounts for approximately 80% of the museum's revenue through admissions, membership and earned revenue, which includes

350-425: Is held there annually, where the lighting effects are best observed. At solar noon, some of the roof skylights project circles of sunlight directly down the north-south midline axis of the library, with some reaching the ground floor lobby. Sunlight simultaneously washes the upper eastern and western walls of the fifth level. On July 15, 2017, the library sustained water damage from a broken sprinkler system, caused by

375-402: Is located on the second floor and houses a research collection focused on Southwestern heritage, lifestyle, and geography from prehistoric times to the present. College Depot at Phoenix Public Library is a free, full-service college planning center. It provides a team of advisors and offers workshops and one-on-one appointments regarding admissions, financial aid, and scholarships. Teen Central

400-685: The Heard Museum . In the early 1950s, Alden Dow , an architect, was retained by the board of trustees to design a complex that would house the Phoenix Public Library , the Phoenix Little Theater (now the Phoenix Theatre ) and the new Phoenix Art Museum. The structural engineering firm chosen for this project was Severud Associates . To coordinate this endeavor, the Phoenix Fine Arts Association named

425-490: The Dancing Swarm of Fireflies ), Viola Frey , Donald Martiny Kehinde Wiley , Carlos Amorales ( Black Cloud ), and Helen Frankenthaler . It has 20th Century Sculpture by Aristide Maillol , Max Ernst , Hans Arp , Jacob Epstein , and Giacometti . The museum offers several educational programs. The museum's Education Division programming is segmented by audience and type of learning strategy to accommodate

450-694: The Elder, Nicolas Lepicie, Giovanni Piazzetta , Elizabeth Vigee-Lebrun , Antoine Vestier , George Romney , Camille Corot , Hippolyte Delpy , Eugène Boudin , Jean-Léon Gérôme ( Thumbs Down ), Claude Monet ( Garden Arches, Giverny ), Max Beckmann , Léon Portau , Édouard Vuillard , and Pablo Picasso . It has American paintings by Gilbert Stuart , Sanford Gifford , Robert Henri , Ernest Lawson , Marsden Hartley , Stuart Davis , Georgia O'Keeffe , Jonas Lie , Lew Davis , Ernest Blumenschein , Joseph Sharp, Howard Post , and Ed Mell. It has contemporary art by Yayoi Kusama ( You Who Are Getting Obliterated in

475-466: The city's best features for residents and visitors. They include structures, such as St. Mary's Basilica , the Phoenix Zoo and Footprint Center ; and natural formations such as Camelback Mountain and Hole-in-the-Rock at Papago Park . The first 25 Points of Pride were selected in 1992. The program was seen as a way to boost civic morale in the wake of negative national publicity for Phoenix in

500-466: The most recent Points of Pride, selected in 2008. The Phoenix Pride Commission maintains the list of Phoenix Points of Pride and promoting these unique metropolitan area resources. In the past, the commission accepted nominations from the residents and selected locations for the Points of Pride ballot. The residents voted for these locations and the commission determined how many of the locations receiving

525-761: The museum's partnership with the Center for Creative Photography ; the landscaped Sculpture Garden; dining and shopping. It has been designated a Phoenix Point of Pride . Opened in 1959, the Phoenix Art Museum is located on the Central Avenue Corridor . Shortly after Arizona became the 48th state in 1912, the Phoenix Women's Club was formed and worked with the Arizona State Fair Committee to develop

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550-592: The museum's permanent collection galleries are drawn from more than 19,000 works of American, Asian, European, Latin American, Western American, modern and contemporary art, and fashion design. Visitors also enjoy photography exhibitions through the museum's landmark partnership with the Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona. The museum has European paintings by Ubertini, Girolamo Genga , Guercino , Carlo Dolci , Bernardo Strozzi , Marcellus Coffermans , Jacob Cornelisz , Master of Astorga, Bartolomeus Bruyn

575-401: The store and facility rentals. Government support of the museum is approximately 3% of the budget; corporate contributions constitute approximately 10% of the budget. The museum's endowment contributes the remainder, approximately 7%. Phoenix Points of Pride The Phoenix Points of Pride are 31 landmarks and attractions in Phoenix, Arizona , selected by voters since 1992 to represent

600-873: The wake of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday controversy . Cricket Wireless Pavilion and the Deer Valley Rock Art Center were added in 1996 and 2000 respectively, and the Japanese Friendship Garden , Ben Avery Shooting Facility and the Thomas J. Pappas School were selected in 2004. Arizona State University at the West Campus , Burton Barr Central Library and Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center (the area's first Jewish synagogue ) are

625-589: Was created under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration 's Federal Art Project . Its director was the painter Philip C. Curtis . Its success led to the creation in 1940 of the Civic Center Association, which set about raising funds and planning a building on a 6.5-acre plot donated by the heirs of Adolphus Clay Bartlett . These heirs included Maie Bartlett Heard , who with her husband Dwight B. Heard founded

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