First Studio

04/07/2025

ART PITCH!! This Thursday, April 10th, 7PM. 5 Artists compete for a $10,000 prize to send their work to ArtPrize. Come see the entries and experience "Pitch Night". Free to attend!

03/29/2025

Getting ready to host Oh My Ears for the first concert/show of their weekend long Festival. Check it out at OhMyEars.org for more info.

Our mission is to cultivate the creation and sharing of new music in Arizona by connecting adventurous composers, ensembles, and musicians with each other and the greater Phoenix & Arizona community.

02/14/2025

Here’s an interesting podcast about our head curator. First Studio and Randy Murray Productions have always been supporters of Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona. It’s actually how we connected with Kris Kollasch. Here’s some of her story.

In this episode of Canvas of the Heart, we sit down with Kris Kollasch, an artist who has been involved with Free Arts nearly since our inception 30+ years a...

10/29/2024

A Solo Show by Marnelle North : Lost in Place, features over 20 recent works inspired, not by travel, but location, place, and the essence of this world.
Inspired by travels throughout the southwestern US, Europe and Iceland, the rich tones and textures take your imagination to anywhere but here, now. Get lost for a while in this beautiful collection of works showing in the lower gallery of First Studio Gallery.
Upstairs you will find an group show including the works of artists Kris Kollasch, Tess Mosko Scherer and Ellen Nemetz. You will find everything from electric to subdued, playful to contemplative. The show features vivid acrylics on Canvas, 3 dimensional whimsical creatures in clays and contemplative works with paper and stitching, and words scribed into the surfaces.
Come on downtown, to First Studio Gallery for an evening of Art and Conversation. Light refreshments. And Always Free and open to the public.
Make First Studio Your First Stop for First Friday.
631 N 1st Ave, Phx, AZ 85003
First Friday 5-9pm

10/18/2024

Hey All,
As a long time TV producer this news reported by Heather Cox Richardson really caught my attention. I have always realized this but everyone should know it, specially if you think Trump is a successful businessman.

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In an article in US News and World Report yesterday, NBC’s former chief marketer John D. Miller apologized to America for helping to “create a monster.” Miller led the team that marketed The Apprentice, the reality TV show that made Trump a household name. “To sell the show,” Miller wrote, “we created the narrative that Trump was a super-successful businessman who lived like royalty.” But the truth was that he declared bankruptcy six times, and “[t]he imposing board room where he famously fired contestants was a set, because his real boardroom was too old and shabby for TV,” Miller wrote. While Trump loved the attention the show provided, “more successful CEOs were too busy to get involved in reality TV.”

Miller says they “promoted the show relentlessly,” blanketing the country with a “highly exaggerated” image of Trump as a successful businessman “like a heavy snowstorm.” “[W]e…did irreparable harm by creating the false image of Trump as a successful leader,” Miller wrote. “I deeply regret that. And I regret that it has taken me so long to go public.”

Speaking as a “born-and-bred Republican,” Miller warned: “If you believe that Trump will be better for you or better for the country, that is an illusion, much like The Apprentice was.” He strongly urged people to vote for Kamala Harris. “The country will be better off and so will you.”

07/30/2024

Apply for the Recyclamation show by August 9th!

07/29/2024

Looking for a private office? First Studio has a new opening beginning Aug 1st! This office is 30' x 14' and can be furnished or unfurnished with access to lounge, conference room, studio, ping pong, shuffle board, and lots of other amenities! Call Theresa at 602-957-7760 or email [email protected] for more info.