Arizona State University Venues

Art Café: The café is an informal eatery featuring Einstein Bros. Bagels and community gathering space that provides an avenue for members of the ASU community to demonstrate their talents in the area of performing and visual arts. Stop by the café on Tuesday evenings starting at 5:30 pm for Tuesday Night Talent throughout the fall and spring semesters for live entertainment by ASU students, alumni, faculty and staff. Located in the Memorial Union on the Tempe campus. If you are interested in exhibiting or performing your art, please contact Co-curricular Programming at (480) 965-9023 or programming@asu.edu.

Dance Theatre: This 280-seat performance space is located in the Physical Education Building East on Orange Street west of McAllister Ave. on the Tempe campus.

Drama City: The principal venue for Institute for Studies in the Arts performance work, the theater contains a black-box space that serves as a laboratory for the development and presentation of experimental and innovative live performance. The facility is equipped with Macintosh-based design workstations, digital sound, computer controlled lighting, and several video production systems. Seating capacity varies with the production. Drama City is located in Tower Center at University Drive and Myrtle Avenue, Tempe. For more information call (480) 965-9438.

Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1964, Gammage seats 3,000 in a hall noted for its acoustic excellence. Enhanced by the detachment of the grand tier and balcony from the rear wall, sound surrounds every patron. The stage can accommodate a full symphony orchestra and the 2,909-pipe Hugh W. Long Memorial Organ.  Free 30-min. tours are offered 1 to 3:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. during the fall and spring semesters. Gammage Parkway & Mill Ave. on the Tempe campus. Box office: (480) 965-3434. See also the Gammage website.

The Intelligent Stage: An Institute for Studies in the Arts venue, the Stage responds to the actions of artists as they move, allowing performers to control theatrical elements such as music, lighting, graphics and video from the stage space. The performance space operates through the use of video cameras that focus on musicians, dancers or actors within a structured environment. Seating capacity varies with the production. Located in Matthews Center, Tyler and Cady Malls, on the Tempe campus. For more information call (480) 965-9438.

Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale: Kerr is a 300-seat adobe studio built in 1959 by violist/art patron Louise Lincoln Kerr. The studio was designed for chamber music and has featured such notables as Pablo Casals and Isaac Stern. Kerr Center now offers a wide range of programming including jazz, folk, world music, theater, lectures and family concerts. Located at 6110 N. Scottsdale Road (off Rose Lane south of The Borgata), Scottsdale. Box office: (480) 596-2660. For more information, visit the Kerr Cultural Center website.

Kiva Hall and La Sala, ASU's West campus: The master-planned West campus, built of limestone and brick, is designed to be a positive response to the climate of the Sonoran Desert with its arcade walkways, passive solar features, xeriscape, courtyards, earth-derived materials and regional architecture. Kiva Hall is in the Sands Classroom Building and was designed by Anderson DeBartolo Pan Inc. La Sala is part of the University Center Building and was designed by Coover Saemisch Anderson Architects Inc. and Ishrick, Homsey, Dodge, Davis Architects. Located at 4701 W. Thunderbird Road, Phoenix.

Lyceum Theatre: This 162-seat proscenium theatre is the partial home of ASU theatre's Mainstage season and Graduate Applied Project season.  It is located on Forest Mall east of the Art Building and south of University Drive on the Tempe campus.

The Media Lab: Also a facility of the Institute for Studies in the Arts, the Lab includes a variety of production and post-production facilities, computer graphics and optical media development workstations and dubbing/viewing facilities. The lab is primarily used for workshops and seminars. It is located in Matthews Center, Cady and Tyler Malls, Tempe campus. For more information, call (480) 965-9438.

Nelson Fine Arts Center: Designed by renowned architect Antoine Predock, the Center is home to the ASU Art Museum, Paul V. Galvin Playhouse and University Dance Laboratory. The building's rough gray-purple stucco texture harmonizes with the ASU butte and surrounding buildings. Among the amenities are outdoor performances spaces, water features and a 12-foot wall that serves as an outdoor projection screen. The building won an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Honor Award in 1990. Located on ASU's Tempe campus at Tenth St and Mill Ave. Herberger College Box office: (480) 965-6447. Art Museum: (480) 965-2787.

The Prism Theatre: The Prism Theatre is the home of ASU Theatre's Student Production Board program, under the direction of Associate Professor Victoria Holloway. The Prism is a flexible performance space for small works and staged readings and seats 50-75 people. Located in the south wing of the Ritter Building on the corner of Rural Road and Terrace Drive on the Tempe campus. (480) 965-6447.

School of Music Building: Included are Katzin Concert Hall, Evelyn Smith Music Theatre, Fifth Floor Recital Hall and Organ Hall, home of the 1,800-pipe Fritts Organ. The original building was designed by Taliesin Architects to complement Gammage Auditorium. The Southwestern-style addition, completed in 1991, was designed by DWL/The Mathes Group to create a transition between Gammage Auditorium and the Nelson Fine Arts Center. Located on Gammage Parkway at Mill Ave., on the Tempe campus. For concert information, call (480) 965-8863. See also the Herberger College facility website.

Second Stage West, ASU's West campus: Second Stage West is the principle performance space for the Department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance at the West campus. It serves as a development space for works in progress by both students and internationally renowned performers and as a venue for experimental and live performance. Located downstairs in the University Center Building at 4701 W. Thunderbird Road, Phoenix.

ASU Museums & Galleries

Arizona Historical Foundation Collection: Political papers and business records of the Goldwater family and other prominent Arizona individuals and enterprises are gathered and preserved here. Included are maps, books, photographs and ephemera. Hayden Library is located on Orange and Cady Malls on ASU's Tempe campus, and open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. For additional information, call (480) 965-3283 or visit the Arizona Historical Foundation websute.    

ASU Art Museum: Established in 1951, the ASU Art Museum is recognized as one of the Southwest's most significant contemporary arts institutions. In addition to serving students and scholars, ASUAM is a cultural hub for the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Through several achievements, the museum also has gained international attention. It represented the United States at the 1995 Venice Biennale, and in 1998, curated "Contemporary Art From Cuba: Irony and Survival on the Utopian Island." The museum is a cultural resource where issues of social, political and cultural relevance are addressed, and where diverse audiences are engaged by work that both stimulates and delights. Tours may be arranged two weeks in advance by calling (480) 965-2787. Fall and spring semester hours are: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tues.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Summer hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tues. - Sat. Located in the Nelson Fine Arts Center at Thenth Street and Mill Avenue on the Tempe campus. Call (480) 965-2787 or visit asuartmuseum.asu.edu/ for additional information.

ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center and Gallery: The Center houses ASU's nationally important collection of ceramics presented in galleries and open storage. Free and open to the public. Tours may be arranged by calling two weeks in advance. Hours: 1 to 5 p.m. during the academic year. Located at 10th St. and Mill Ave., Tempe campus. Additionally, information is available by calling (480) 965-2787 or visiting the Ceramics Research Center website.

ASU Planetarium: The Planetarium focuses on what role the sky plays in societies and the individual. Along with general sky identification programs, there are specialized presentations about the Titanic, Moby Dick and the top 10 photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Public shows: 6:30 p.m. Tues. and Thurs., Sept. through April. Reservations required. Group reservations available. The Planetarium is located in Bateman Physical Sciences Center B-wing, third floor, at University Drive and Palm Walk on theTempe campus. More information is available by calling (480) 965-6891 or linking to the ASU Planetarium website.

Bill and Judy Schaefer Sports Hall of Fame: This state-of-the-art Hall of Fame honors ASU's most distinguished athletes and coaches such as Reggie Jackson, Byron Scott, and Danny White. Visit the Hall of Fame at Wells Fargo Arena, Sixth Street and Stadium Drive, on ASU's Tempe campus, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (480) 965-6592.

Center for Meteorite Studies: Home to specimens from more than 1,500 separate meteorite falls, the Center's collection is one of the world's largest and best meteorite collections. The Center is located in the Bateman Physical Sciences Center C-139, Palm Walk and University Drive, on ASU's Tempe campus and is open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Visit the Center's website for meteorite identification information and more, or call (480) 965-3576.

Computing Commons Gallery: This exhibition space has highly adaptable power and lighting options and more than 30 ethernet connections to facilitate work with a focus on art and technology. Five to six exhibits are presented per year, all relating to technology: technology-generated artwork, integrated media installations, and history of technology. Open: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. in the Computing Commons on Orange Mall on ASU's Tempe campus. Closed May 15 - Sept. 1. More information is available at (480) 965-3609 or www.asu.edu/it/spotlight.

Department of Archives & Manuscripts: Houses six research collections: Arizona Collection, Chicano Research Collection, Visual Literacy Collection, University Archives, Special Collections and the Child Drma Collection. Luhrs Reading Room, fourth floor of Hayden Library, Orange and Cady Malls, ASU's Tempe campus. Regular semester hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon.; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tues.-Wed.; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thurs.-Fri.; 1 to 5 p.m. Sat. Summer session hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon-Fri.; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. Find out more about Archives & Manuscripts at asu.edu/lib/archives/ or (480) 965-3145.

Downtown Center Galleria: The Galleria exhibits work by ASU students and staff asn well as other Arizona artists. Located on the second floor of the Mercado, 502 E. Monroe St., Phoenix. Exhibit hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Call (480) 965-3046 for extended evening, summer and Saturday hours.

Gallery of Design: Traveling exhibitions about architecture, design, urban planning and landscape architecture, and occasional exhibits of student work are presented throughout the year. Architecture and Environmental Design Building South, Forest Mall and University Drive, on ASU's Tempe campus, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (480) 965-6693.

Gammage Auditorium: Artwork is exhibited throughout the year in the Main Floor Gallery, Kathryn K. Gammage and David Scoular Galleries. Located on Gammage Parkway and Mill Ave. on the Tempe campus.Viewing hours 1 to 4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. except holidays and certain performance days. Call for summer hours. (480) 965-4050. Also check out the Gammage website .

Harry Wood Gallery: Exhibitions in all media by faculty, academic professionals and students completing their master of fine arts degrees. The School of Art Building is located on Forest and Tyler Malls on ASU's Tempe campus. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. (480) 965-3468 or Harry Wood Gallery.

The Hispanic Research Center: Hosts a variety of exhibitions featuring the work of local artists, as well as prominent national and international artists. Mon.-Fri, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1 to 5 p.m. Located on the 2nd Floor of the Administration Building A-wing on Cady Mall on the Tempe campus. Call (480) 965-3990 or visit the Hispanic Research Center website.

Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance Art Gallery: This West campus gallery is open to the public free of charge (parking $1.00). As the primary exhibition space of the Department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance, the gallery hosts a variety of works, from visual arts to performance and installation art, showcasing the works of faculty, students and prominent national and international artists. Tues. Located on the second floor of the University Center Building at ASU's West campus, 4701 West Thunderbird Road, Phoenix. Hours are noon-4 p.m. weekdays except Tuesdays; 3-7 p.m. Closed during the summer. (602) 543-ARTS (2787).

Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale: Hosts a variety of exhibitions throughout the year, with a new exhibit each month. Viewing hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. year-round. The Kerr Cultural Center is located at 6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, off Rose Lane south of The Borgata. Contact the Center at (480) 596-2660 or find out more at the ASU Kerr Cultural Center website.

Labriola National American Indian Data Center: This center houses a research collection containing information on Native tribes from the United States, Canada, and Sonomra and Chihuahua, Mexico. Located on the second floor of Hayden Library at Orange and Cady Malls on ASU's Tempe campus. Hours: 1 to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. You can reach the Center at (480) 965-6490 or find out more at www.asu.edu/lib/archives/labriola.htm. E-mail: Patricia.Etter@asu.edu.

Life Sciences Center Living Collection: Visit theLife Sciences A Wing to see a variety of reptile displays, including the only complete living collection of all 18 sub-species of Arizona native rattlesnakes. Also located in the center of the A Wing is a gallery displaying skulls and skeletons of indigenous wildlife. Located on Tyler Mall and Palm Walk, ASU's Tempe campus. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (480) 965-3396.

Life Sciences Collections: More than 210,000 preserved vascular plant specimens, 70,000 lichen specimens, nearly 5,000 fossils from around the world and a 3,500 sq ft rooftop greenhouse are available for touring. Call for tours only: Herbarium, 965-6162; lichens, 965-7133; fossils, 965-3154; greenhouse, 965-4884. The Life Science Center C-Wing is located on Tyler Mall and Palm Walk, Tempe campus. More information is available at sols.asu.edu/grad/sols_facilities.php.

Luhrs Gallery: Just outside the Department of Archives and Manuscripts, this small gallery showcases materials from the collections of historical writings and manuscripts about Arizona preserved in the department. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. On the fourth floor of Hayden Library, Orange and Cady Malls, ASU's Tempe campus, (480) 965-3145.

Mars Global Surveyor Space Flight Facility: Located in the Moeur Building (the only adobe building on campus), the facility supports the Thermal Emission Spectrometer experiment that was sent aboard the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft when it launched in November 1996. The Mars facility has a visitor area with displays about Mars and a television tuned to NASA TV. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Located on Orange and Forest Malls, Tempe campus. Tours: (480) 965-1790 or Thermal Emission Spectrometer Project Homepage.

Museum of Anthropology: This museum sponsors exhibits on physical anthropology, archaeology and socio-cultural anthropology that reflect student and faculty research interests. Located in the Anthropology Building, Cady and Tyler Malls, ASU's Tempe campus. Exhibit hours: noon to 4 p.m. Mon., Wed., Fri.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tues., Thurs. (480) 965-6213. To find out more, visit SHESC - Museums & Institutes.

Northlight Gallery: This Herberger School of Art gallery exhibits a wide range of both nationally known and emerging photographic artists selected from the permanent collection. 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. Matthews Hall, Tyler and Forest Mall, Tempe campus. To find out more, call (480) 965-6517 or 965-3468 or visit School of Art | Northlight Gallery.

R.S. Dietz Museum of Geology: Includes minerals, gems, fossils from around the world, the only active seismograph in central Arizona, 6-story Foucault Pendulum, and Columbian mammoth bones from Chandler, Ariz. Located in the first-floor foyer, Bateman Physical Sciences Center, Wing F, Palm Walk and University Drive, ASU's Tempe campus, 9 a.m. to 12:30 Mon.-Fri. (480) 965-7065. For further information, visit Geological Sciences at ASU: Robert S. Dietz Museum of Geology.

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Art Collection: Contemporary American works of art with a Southwestern focus. Armstrong Hall, Orange Street and McAllister Ave., ASU's Tempe campus, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. (480) 965-6181.

Space Photography Lab: One of a network of 18 Regional Planetary Image Facility data centers established by NASA to archive planetary images for use by the scientific and educational communities. The Lab houses images and maps from all U.S. space missions, an extensive library of mission documentation, scientific journals and Earth and planetary publications. Open by appointment only. Located in Bateman Physical Sciences Center F-556, Palm Walk and Tyler Mall, Tempe campus. For more information, call (480) 965-7029 or visit Space Photography Laboratory - NASA Regional Planetary Image Facility.

Special Collections: 30,000 rare books, manuscripts. and numerous examples of American and European fine printing. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.. Tours on request. Hayden Library, Orange and Cady Malls, Tempe campus. (480) 965-6519.

Step Gallery: Solo and group shows by undergraduate students in the School of Art at ASU's Herberger College of Fine Arts; operated by the School of Art. Located in Tempe Center, southeast corner of University Drive and Mill Avenue. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; noon to 3 p.m. Fri. Closed during the summer. Call (480) 965-3468 or visit School of Art | Step Gallery for more information.

Williams Campus Union: The student union at ASU's Polytechnic campus hosts a variety of exhibitions. Regular hours are 8 am-10 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 10 a.m.-midnight Friday; noon-midnight Sat.; noon-10 p.m. Sun. Summer hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; noon to midnight Fri.-Sat.; noon to 10 p.m. Sun. 7001 E. Williams Field Road, Mesa. To find out more, call (480) 727-1098 or ASU's Polytechnic campus: Student Services: Student Union.

DESERT ARBORETUM PARK

Tucked into the side of Tempe Butte is the Desert Arboretum Park, a 2.5-acre botanical park that also serves as a conference and dining area for ASU special events. Water trickles down the butte and passes through several ponds, which are used for experiments by several ASU biology and environmental research professors.

Arizona's three desert regions—Sonoran, Mojave and Chihuahuan—are represented by the most visually dominant plant type for each desert region, while plants on the park's perimeter are from other deserts of the world.

Benches and seating areas along the paths invite guests to stop and enjoy the wildlife and desert flora, and a welded steel and copper sculpture titled “Urban Forestry,” which sculptor Joe Tyler donated to ASU, welcomes visitors at the entry.

The Desert Arboretum Park, located north of Wells Fargo Arena, is open from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. (480) 965-0281.

THE ARBORETUM AT ASU

The Arboretum at Arizona State University, established in 1990, is Arizona's largest public urban arboretum. The arboretum has the largest public date palm collection in North America and is the Arizona selected site of the All American Selections Display Garden.

Included are collections of palms and palm-like plants, deciduous trees, fruit-bearing trees, conifers, evergreen trees, desert trees, cacti, succulents and desert accent plants.

Additional displays of tropical plants. roses, annuals, perennials and xeriscape highlight the pan-tropical, 750-acre Tempe campus arboretum collection, used for research and aesthetic purposes. Arboretum walking guides are available at the ASU Visitors Center, Apache Boulevard and Rural Road, Tempe. Admission is free. Tours by special request. Please call (480) 965-8467 or visit the Arboretum website if you have questions.

DEER VALLEY ROCK ART CENTER

Deer Valley Rock Art Center, operated by the ASU School of Human Evolution & Social Change in consultation with the Hopi, Yavapai and Gila River Indian tribes, includes more than 1,500 petroglyphs that cover the eastern slope of Hedgpeth Hills. It was designated a "Point of Pride" by the City of Phoenix in 2000.

The Rock Art Center is located 2 miles west of the Black Canyon Freeway on Deer Valley Road. Visiting hours from Oct.-April are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; noon to 5 p.m. Sun. Hours during May through Sept. are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues.- Fri.; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat.; and noon to 5 p.m. Sun. Saturday guided tours are free with admission from October through April at 10 a.m. Admission: $5 adults; $3 seniors and students; $2 children 6 to 12; children 5 under free. Call (623) 582-8007 or visit Deer Valley Rock Art Center website for more information.