Arizona, in the heart of the Southwestern sunbelt, is a major attraction for art lovers, Locations from North Central, Sedona and Jerome, have become the havens for creative artists and artisan collectors.

The natural typography of this state is the inspiration  for natural landscapes, from Native American history and Old West tales.

These Southwestern landscape art works can be seen in many of Arizona's art galleries and museums. Arizona is an expansive art scene, from major cities to remote desert communities.
 

Art Galleries

Arizona Art Galleries bring many art sources, from this Southwestern region, along with regional events.
 

Old Town Scottsdale, features many galleries – including Native American and Western art – these galleries open their doors during the traditional Thursday night Scottsdale ArtWalk. Meanwhile, in downtown Phoenix, thousands of locals and tourists take to the streets for a laid-back self-guided art walk during First Fridays.

Museums

Museums of art, culture and history museums are located throughout the state of Arizona. In the Phoenix area, is the Heard Museum – which includes a main museum and two smaller outposts – offers an outstanding collection of Arizona Native American art, artifacts, crafts, photography and other cultural and historical exhibits.
 

The Phoenix Art Museum houses tens of thousands works of modern and modern art, plus hosting many well known traveling exhibitions from world-famous artists. In Southern Arizona, the Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block exhibits American Western and Latin American art, as well as contemporary and modern art. Further north, in Prescott, the Phippen Museum showcases the art and heritage of the American West, while Flagstaff culture and art aficionados turn to the Museum of Northern Arizona.