Mesa's 21st Century Café Society will reposition the Mesa Arts Center campus as an inspiring “third space” for the city by creating a welcoming and interesting environment and gathering place through interactive public art in a setting featuring café tables, food/beverage service, and live performances.
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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project
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Oct 14, 2016
A couple of days ago, James McAnally shared an essay on Hyperallergic entitled “A Call for a Collective Reexamination of our Art Institutions.” He fuels... Read More
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Apr 14, 2016
Mesa officials on Thursday revealed the likely location for an Arizona State University presence downtown, proposing a mixed-use campus that would integrate existing city buildings,... Read More
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Feb 25, 2016
One piano is painted with giant pink flowers, another is decorated with portraits of cats. And if that’s too cutesy, a third has been transformed... Read More
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Aug 07, 2014
By Cindy Ornstein Updates The 21st Century Café Society project continues to move forward in a circuitous manner caused by tremendous learning at every juncture... Read More
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Apr 04, 2014
Magnificent spinning “Dragonflies,” a temporary, site-specific public artwork by Jeff Zischke created for Mesa Arts Center’s “spark! Mesa’s Festival of Creativity,” light up at night... Read More
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Mar 10, 2014
Mesa Arts Center presenters Cindy Ornstein (right front) and Casey Blake (right rear) and fellow Mesa Up @ Nite presenters and Phonetic Spit poets Myrlin... Read More
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Jan 23, 2014
A Renaissance music ensemble, Bartholomew Faire, performed on the brand new Alliance Pavilion stage at Mesa Arts Center in conjunction with a Renaissance-themed 2 nd... Read More
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Jan 02, 2014
A young Mesa Arts Center patron has fun testing the prototype for a Sand Dune Simulator designed and constructed by students from ASU Polytechnic Updates... Read More
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Nov 22, 2013
Crowds gather for the finale at the Dia de Los Muertos Festival at Mesa Arts Center, serenaded by Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles, which led... Read More
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Nov 06, 2013
"ArtSpeaks: A Way With Words," the new exhibition at Arizona Museum for Youth, soon to become the i.d.e.a. Museum (imagination, design, experience and art) Updates... Read More
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Oct 14, 2013
Visitors enjoy artists, performers and activities at Remix/Remaster Event celebrating Mesa Arts Center Season Kickoff. Updates The 21 st Century Café Society project is building... Read More
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Jul 24, 2013
Update Planning continues for the 21st Century Café Society, and there is a tremendous amount of activity bubbling up in the downtown area that surrounds... Read More
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Jun 25, 2013
Update In Mesa, Arizona, we’re creating an interactive gathering space for art, community dialogue and social gathering at the north end of the Mesa Arts... Read More