Exhibitions in Phoenix in October 2026

18 events from Tuesday, October 20 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Busiest venues: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA), Scottsdale Arts (Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts), Heard Museum.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Visual arts
until Nov 1

October Art: The Collection of Delores Browne Abelson

Heard Museum · Central Corridor
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 14

Blue Bird

Heard Museum · Central Corridor
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 31

Mark + Making | Selections from the SMoCA Collection

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Cross Check: Jacob Trouba and William Wegman

ASU Art Museum · Tempe campus
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Wrought by Fire: Metalwork of the Southwest

ASU Art Museum · Tempe campus
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 1

All Creatures Great and Small Exhibit

Herberger Theater Center · Downtown Phoenix
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 1

Seasons Exhibit

Herberger Theater Center · Downtown Phoenix
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 31

Desert ArtLAB | What the Earth Keeps

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Sep 5

Desert Perspectives

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 17

ArtSpark #1

Scottsdale Arts (Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 7

alejandro t. acierto: Model Home

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 11

Ed Mell: In the Studio

Phoenix Art Museum · Midtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 11

George Elbert Burr: The Desert Etchings

Phoenix Art Museum · Midtown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 31

Delicately Drawn: Alexandra Bowers and Matthew Hunt

Scottsdale Arts (Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Other
until Oct 26

Fall Butterflies

Desert Botanical Garden · Papago Park
Visual arts
until Oct 26

Super Bloom Art Exhibit

Desert Botanical Garden · Papago Park
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Club Creatives

Scottsdale Arts (Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts) · Old Town Scottsdale
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 31

Originals Exhibition

Taliesin West · North Scottsdale
- Visual arts
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