Rotraut Klein-Moquay's Studio
2024-04-30 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Phoenix)
Visit to artist’s studio and sculpture garden with reception to follow.
As the number of guests is very limited at the artist’s request, you must be a member to participate

Annual Meeting at Incoming President's Home
2024-05-06 16:00
Enjoy great views of downtown Phoenix and unusual architecture while we celebrate the past year and look forward to 2024-2025. Election of Officers and Board of Directors

SOCIAL: Update on Phoenix Art Museum
2024-09-19 16:30 - 18:00
Jeremy Mikolajczak, The Sybil Harrington Director + CEO of Phoenix Art Museum.
Wine and appetizers at a private home in Paradise Valley.
Free for Members and Guests

SALON: Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Master Baroque Sculptor and Architect
2024-09-26 16:30
Anne Connor, ASU Art History, ret.
Wine and appetizers, Tommy Bahama’s Kierland

FOCUS Travels to Washington DC and Baltimore
2024-10-14 - 2024-10-20
Hirshhorn Museum
Paris 1874: “The Impressionist Moment” at the National Gallery. Exhibition is in conjunction with the Musee D’Orsay.
Hillwood Museum and Gardens.
The Walters Museum and Baltimore Museum of Art

October 14-20, 2024

SALON: Conservation in a Park: 17th c. painter Francois Boucher’s Lovers in the Park
2024-11-14 16:30 - 18:30
Megan Pogue, Executive Director of The Timken Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego
Phoenix Country Club

FOR PHILANTHROPISTS AND PATRONS Stradivarius and the Golden Age of Strings
2024-12-10 15:30 - 17:30
Curator-led tour at the Musical Instrument Museum.

Reception to follow at Cafe Allegro.

SALON: Women Protagonists of the Dutch Baroque
2025-01-30 18:00 - 20:00
Join us at 5 pm in the gallery, 6 pm for light refreshments + cash bar, and program at 7 pm.

SALON: Architecture, Memory and the Legacy of Islamic Spain
2025-02-25 16:30 - 18:00
Cammy Brothers, Professor of Art and Architecture at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass.
Reception at Vincent’s on Camelback

SALON: Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain, and the Origins of Fauvism.
2025-03-21 12:00 - 14:00
Ann Dumas, Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and Consultant Curator of European Art at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Luncheon at Private Club

Member/Guest Reception at Larsen Gallery
2025-04-03 17:30 - 19:30
Member/Guest Reception at Larsen Gallery in conjunction with Larsen’s Annual Spring Auction

RSVP to FOCUSonEuropeanArt@outlook.com

Annual Meeting
2025-05-08 16:30 - 18:00
Home of FOCUS President,
Light hors d’oeuvres and drinks

SOCIAL: Procuring Art from Eastern Europe
2025-09-25 17:00
Including Highlights of Ukrainian Art, Discussion and Gallery Viewing
Paul Scott Gallery, 7103 E Main St, Scottsdale
Wine and cheese reception following
The Art Room, 7056 E Main St, Scottsdale

SALON: The Living Line: Art Nouveau and the Rhythm of Modern Design
2025-10-23 16:30 - 18:30
Alisa Chiles, Ph.D, The Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Decorative Arts
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia

Dr. Alisa Chiles is the Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of Decorative Arts, 1890-Present at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) in Richmond, VA. She oversees a collection of more than 3,100 decorative arts objects created after 1890, including the VMFA’s renowned holdings of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, considered the finest outside of France, as well as the museum’s extensive Fabergé collection, the most significant outside of Russia. An expert in the decorative arts of the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries, she received her B.A. in Art History from Stanford University, her M.A. in Art History from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, and her Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Chiles joined VMFA in 2025 from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where she served as Assistant Curator of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture, overseeing a large collection of objects from the 18th century to present day. In Philadelphia, she played a vital role in the reinstallation of the museum’s 19 th -century galleries and worked on projects that recontextualized European decorative arts through a global lens. She previously worked in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Wine and hors d’oeuvres
The Gladly, 2201 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix

SALON: Rare Maps - From the Collector's Perspective
2025-11-18 17:30
Laura Ten Eyk, Director, Argosy Bookstore, New York
Laura is an expert on rare maps and has a loyal following on Antiques Roadshow
Lecture, wine and snacks
Seasons 52, 2502 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix

For Philanthropists and Patrons: Pleasure in Foreign Things - Medieval France and the Silk Road
2025-12-09 16:00 - 18:00
Markus Cruse, PhD, Professor at Arizona State University
Wine and hors d’oeuvres
Private home to be confirmed upon RSVP

CARVED SPLENDORS: Florentine Baroque Frames at the Medici Court
2026-01-28 17:00
Davide Gasparotto, Senior Curator of Paintings, Getty Museum
Tours of Exhibition “The Florentine Baroque” from the Haukohl Family Collection,”
Refreshments and Lecture

FOCUS Travels to Venice for Carnevale
2026-02-10 - 2026-02-26
FOCUS friend Paola Vojnovic takes FOCUS to La Serenissima,

Questions: email FOCUSonEuropeanArt@outlook.com

Real or Ideal: The Boundaries of Naturalism in the Italian Renaissance
2026-02-24 17:30 - 18:30
Jennifer Adams, PhD Italian Art History

Jim Clark Contemplative Chapel, Saint Barnabas, Scottsdale

Special Event For Philanthropists: The Extraordinary (and Unexpected) Career of Grand Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici
2026-03-05 16:30 - 19:00
Due to the special role Philanthropists played in enabling FOCUS to be able to sponsor the exhibition: Florentine Baroque: The Haukohl Collection, the FOCUS Board is delighted to be able to include Philanthropists in this invitation:

J.P. Morgan, together with Jeremy Mikolajczak, the Sybil Harrington Director and CEO, and the Board of Trustees of Phoenix Art Museum, invite you to an exclusive evening with Alessio Assonitis, Director at Medici Archive Project.

Discover the remarkable story of Cosimo de’ Medici, who rose from hardship and obscurity to become the founder of the Grand Ducal dynasty of Tuscany. Despite limited resources in his youth, Cosimo’s financial ingenuity—honed through necessity—became central to his success. Alessio Assonitis will explore how Cosimo’s shrewd management, innovative investments, and strategic alliances restored Florence’s prosperity and stability, transforming the city into a dynamic and modern state. The discussion will also offer insights into Cosimo’s personal life and enduring legacy, including unpublished artifacts from the Medici Archive Project.

SALON: Gladiators: Male and Female in the Roman Empire
2026-03-31
Best-selling author Ross King speaks about the Roman gladiatorial scene with emphasis on Phoenix Art Musuem’s “Police Verso.”

Spring Social at Larsen Gallery
2026-04-15 17:30 - 19:00
Members, wear your name badge proudly and invite someone that should get involved with our group as your guest.
Mix and mingle with other FOCUS members, their guests, as we enjoy the public preview of the upcoming Larsen Gallery Spring art auction.
Later, take in Old Town for browsing other fine galleries or dinner.
