Focus on European Art

Social: Arizona Opera Costume Presentation
2026-09-17 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Phoenix)
The Arizona Opera presents costumes from its costume shop for FOCUS on European Art. FOCUS members can join us in the Arizona Opera Atrium to learn more about the costume shop presented by a member of the Arizona Opera Costume shop.
Arizona Opera Atrium
1636 North Central Ave.
Phoenix, Arizona 85004

Social: What's Happening at Phoenix Art Museum
2026-10-28 17:00 - 18:00
Jeremy Mikolajczak,Sybil Harrington Director + Chief Executive Officer, Phoenix Art Museum
Refreshments provided
At a private home in Paradise Valley
Jeremy will bring us up to date on the happenings at PhxArt. Bring your questions!

Salon: Tetra String Quartet - The Color of Sound
2026-11-13 17:30
Enjoy these talented local musicians for an Interactive, fun-filled evening at a private home. Featuring works by Haydn, Debussy, and Ponce.
The special treat is that the lead will be guest violinist, Dr Spencer Ekenes. Bring your ears first and your questions later!

Private Home
Refreshments will be served

For Patrons and Philanthropists | Engaging the Senses: Medieval Art in the Cathedral of Santiago Compostela
2026-12-08 17:00 - 18:00
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, at 5:00 pm

Zee Wilson, PhD Candidate in Art History at ASU and 2025-26 FOCUS Scholarship Recipient

Engaging the Senses: Medieval Art in the Cathedral of Santiago Compostela

Private Home, Wine and hors d’oeuvres

Collaboration with Phoenix Art Museum
2027-01-27 17:00 - 18:00
Tentatively Wednesday, January 27, 2027, at 5 pm

To celebrate the recent acquisition of “Trifle” by contemporary British artist Flora Yukhnovich,

Flora will discuss her inspiration and her process in creating her large-scale abstract paintings in colors reminiscent of the Rococo.

Refreshments provided

Salon: What, How and Why of Museum Acquisitions
2027-02-23 16:30
Gloria Groom, Chair and Winton Green Curator
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Executive Director of Initiatives in France
Chevalier, Légion d’honneur

What, How and Why of Museum Acquisitions.

Gloria will present some recent additions in the Department of Painting and Sculpture of Europe at the Art Institute of Chicago and the philosophy, pragmatism and the HUNT for the transformative object.

Refreshments will be served

Location to be determined

Salon: The History of European Opera
2027-04-19 16:30 - 18:30
Lecture by Brian DeMaris, General Director of Arizona Opera, on The History of European Opera at the Arizona Opera.
Arizona Opera
1636 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
