Skip to Navigation Skip to Content

Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts

SMoCA

Public Art

Learning & Innovation

Scottsdale Arts Festival

Canal Convergence

COVID19 Updates

Cancellations & Public Notices

Scottsdale Arts Responds

Learn More
Promote Art Robots, Promote i hear what you are seeing exhibition

learning & innovation

i hear what you are seeing exhibition

Learn more

learning & innovation

Art Robots

Learn More
Image Makers

learning & innovation

Congratulations to winner of National Boys and Girls Clubs of America Competition!

Learn More

With help from supporters like you, nearly 400,000 people experience our events every year. We cannot do all of these amazing things without your support.

Donate Today

families talking and playing outside

Welcome

More than just creative expression, the arts develop crucial skills including problem solving, empathy and creativity. They play an essential role in early childhood brain development; improve student engagement, retention and success in school; and promote mental, physical and social well-being for all ages. Scottsdale Arts Learning & Innovation increases the vitality of our community through experiences that result in measurable learning outcomes and enduring understanding by offering a broad scope of programming ranging from matinee performances and museum programs, to hands-on activities, residencies, and arts enrichment workshops.

Learn More
completed art projects on a table

Alli Ortega Empty Bowls Benefit Sale

Explore the intersection of art and civic responsibility through this residency open to Scottsdale schools. Students work with teaching artists to integrate across the curriculum—using skills that include math, science, and language arts—and develop life skills, all through the design of a bowl. Student bowls are donated to the annual Alli Ortega Empty Bowls Benefit Sale to raise funds to fight hunger in our community.

Learn More
  • 1
  • 2

For Schools

Field Trips

School programs and performances at SMoCA and the Center

Learn More

For Schools

Residencies & Masterclasses

Arts-integrated experiences that support classroom curriculum and fine arts-focused workshops

Learn More

For Teachers

Professional Development

Opportunities designed to integrate arts and Arizona Department of Education standards

Learn More

For The Community

Arts Enrichment

Workshops for all ages that emphasize wellness through the arts

Learn More

Events & Workshops

Fun, hands-on experiences that showcase visual and performing arts

See Events

Exhibitions

Showcasing our artful community at Center Space and ArtReach Space

See Exhibitions

Upcoming Events

Join us for one of our upcoming events designed to engage the community, encourage dialogue, promote empathy, invoke wonder, and build interpersonal connections!

See Full Calendar

Life Stories

Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, - Monday, Mar. 30, 2020,

More Info

Excursions with Scottsdale Arts

Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2020, - Friday, Apr. 17, 2020,

More Info

Sustainable Design in the Modern World: Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2020, 6 p.m.

More Info

Opening Reception for Visions ’20

Thursday, May. 7, 2020, 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

More Info

Friendship Abstractions

Saturday, May. 23, 2020, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

More Info

Monster Mondays

Monday, Jul. 13, 2020, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

More Info

Edible Still Lifes

Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Reserve Tickets More Info
See Full Calendar

Membership

Join in supporting this noble enterprise by selecting a One Membership.
You will find the experiences unparalleled and uplifting, all while you are making a difference!

Learn More

Newsletter Sign Up