Desert Stories Told Through Art + Design
Scottsdale’s creative pulse is warm, expressive, and ever-changing. From Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, where frontier heritage meets modern storytelling, to the bold contemporary lines of SMoCA, art here mirrors the land that inspires it. Stroll through galleries during Thursday ArtWalk, catch a performance at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, or trace the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West, a UNESCO World Heritage site carved into the foothills. Public murals and sculptures fill courtyards and parkways, turning the city into an open-air gallery that shifts with the sun. From Kimpton Miralina, it’s all within reach—each experience an invitation to see the desert through a new lens.