​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Gallery @ City Hall

The Gallery @ City Hall is Open Every Friday from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. -- Holidays Excluded.

The Gallery @ City Hall is dedicated to displaying rotating exhibitions of art from the City's historic municipal Art Collection of approximately 1,000 portable works and highlighting exemplary projects commissioned by the award-winning Phoenix Public Art Program. Opened in May 2012 to celebrate Arizona's Centennial (click here for the youtube video), it offers Phoenix residents and visitors alike, a museum-like setting to view and enjoy the legacy of art that Phoenicians began building nearly a century ago in 1915. ​

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 Current Exhibit

​From Mine to Medallion​

The exhibition celebrates one of the first Public Art projects, the Central Avenue Medallions. By highlighting the processes that turned raw copper from Arizona mines into the artist-designed medallions along Phoenix’s Central Avenue, the exhibition shows viewers how copper mining and production merged with art and design to create this landmark city project. Major exhibition components include displays showing where and how copper is mined in Arizona, and interpretive material describing the state’s rich history of mining. Also, in collaboration with the Arizona Mining Museum and the Cave Creek mineral Museum, several mineral examples, tools and other items related to copper mining are on view. The exhibition has been developed by Friends of Phoenix Public Art, in cooperation with the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, with support from FreePortMcMoran.

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 Volunteer with Us

​Volunteers play the part of hosts and are the most visible reflection of service in the Gallery. 

If you're interested in being an ambassador for the Gallery @ City Hall, or in learning more about the program, please contact Patty Dunlap, Office of Arts and Culture Program Coordinator at 602-495-0185 or patty.dunlap@phoenix.gov​.​

 About the City Art Collection

The City's Municipal Art Collection dates back to the 1920s and is continuously expanding. The collection includes original oil paintings and watercolors, limited-edition lithographs and etchings, sculptures, folk art and photographs.  

Learn More about the City Art Collection


 Previous Exhibits
  • "Place: Images of the West" - March 2, 2012 to September 14, 2012 
  • "Phoenix Icons: The Art of Our Historic Landmarks" - October 5, 2012 to May 21, 2013
  • "Feel the Heat: Desert Prints" - June 7, 2013 to February 4, 2014
  • “Art Under Foot: Handmade Floors at the PHX Sky Train,”​ - February 18, 2014 to February 27, 2015
  • "Landscape and Lens:  The West Photographed," - March 2, 2015 to September 30, 2015
  • "Wear and Care: Conserving the Public's Art," - October 12, 2015 to November 3, 2016
  • "Back and Forth: Observacciones de la Vida," - November 14, 2016 to February 2, 2017
  • "Reimagined Trash," - February 21, 2017 to August 25, 2017
  • "Gems from the Burton Barr Library Art Collection" - September 11, 2017 to May 25, 2018
  • "From Tap to Source: The Art of Water" - June 10, 2018 to September 23, 2019
  • "The Story Continues - Pueblo Grande at 90" - October 17, 2019 to April 30, 2021

 ​Friends of Phoenix Public Art

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The Gallery @ City Hall is supported by private contributions from businesses, and the Friends of Phoenix Public Art.​

The mission of Friends of Phoenix Public Art is to support the maintenance and restoration of the Public Art collection of the City of Phoenix.

Learn More about Friends of Phoenix Public Art

 

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 Visit the Gallery @ City Hall!

​​Admission is free and the gallery is open to the public.

In an effort to continue providing necessary city services, while protecting the health and safety of customers and employees in our facilities, the city of Phoenix is taking additional measures to limit foot traffic at the city’s downtown buildings. Beginning Monday, March 23, 2020, only people with appointments for service will have access to Phoenix City Hall. 

If visiting only the Gallery, please check in at the front desk of the City Hall atrium, which is located right after the security check-in at the entrance to the building.

The gallery is located on the ground floor of City Hall, 200 West Washington Street, in Phoenix. The Gallery is free and open to the public Friday from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm -- holidays excluded

Street parking is available as well as the City parking garage at 305 W. Washington St., at the south west corner of Washington and Third Avenue. Please call 602-262-4637 for more information.