Last Updated on July 21, 2025 by Travelationship
Having spent much of my life in the Phoenix area, I have seen it evolve. The Phoenix I knew 15 years ago was all about one kind of art, southwestern, and for the most part, you went to Scottsdale for that. Then Phoenix launched a long-term downtown revitalization project. Before you knew it, galleries started popping up throughout the area. To follow that up, the city teamed up with the Phoenix Art Museum and the library’s main branch to create First Friday.
Phoenix, Arizona, Street Art Takes Off
On the first Friday of every month, all the galleries, the art museum, and the library join forces to put on a night of art for all to enjoy. Not long after that, street art began to appear. On my last visit, we found an excellent selection of art, and it wasn’t just concentrated in the downtown Roosevelt area, which bodes well for the local art community.
The majority of our findings were murals, which is good, as locals tend to be less apprehensive of that style. While you can find street art throughout the city, we concentrated on Grand Avenue, Roosevelt Street, and 7th Street, all within the downtown area.
Want to see more street art? If you’d like to explore my guide to street art, or see the street art we’ve encountered in other cities.
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