Tucson Modernism Week 2017, presented by the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation will take place Saturday October 7th through Sunday October 15th. The celebration will feature a series of programs, film, lectures and events highlighting Tucson’s Mid-century Modern design and architecture throughout the city, along with the very popular vintage trailer show.
Tucson’s Modernism captured the exuberance of the post WWII era, and is defined by clean, simple lines and a casual informality. In the Southern Arizona desert the movement has come to be defined as Sonoran Modern with the use of regional materials, adaptation to the desert climate and an emphasis on indoor/outdoor living. 2017 will feature work by legendary designers and modernists including Judith Chafee, Barbara Mettler and Cele Peterson.
OCTOBER 7 - OCTOBER 15, 2017
Tucson Modernism Week 2017 Events
Fri :
10/6
Sun : 10/15
12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Sun : 10/15
12:00 PM - 10:00 PM
TMW 2017 | VIP All Access Pass
The Tucson Modernism Week VIP Pass provides you access to all lectures, parties, receptions and events during Modernism... Learn More >
The Tucson Modernism Week VIP Pass provides you access to all lectures, parties, receptions and events during Modernism... Learn More >
Sat : 10/7
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Sun : 10/15
TMW 2017 | Lecture Series Pass
The Tucson Modernism Week Lecture Series Pass provides you access to all lectures during Modernism Week. Each... Learn More >
The Tucson Modernism Week Lecture Series Pass provides you access to all lectures during Modernism Week. Each... Learn More >
Tue
10/10
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Center for Creative Photography, 1030 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ 85719
10/10
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Center for Creative Photography, 1030 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ 85719
TOUR: Center for Creative Photography private tour of the Wynn Bullock exhibition ‘Revelations’
Reservation are required for this free event. There will be three tours, limited to 30 people each at: 5:30, 6:00 and... Learn More >
Reservation are required for this free event. There will be three tours, limited to 30 people each at: 5:30, 6:00 and... Learn More >
Tue
10/10
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
University of Arizona Museum of Art, 1031 N Olive, Tucson, AZ 85721
10/10
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
University of Arizona Museum of Art, 1031 N Olive, Tucson, AZ 85721
TOUR: Modern Masters of the Edward J Gallagher Collection | Olivia Miller, UAMA Curator (affiliate event)
Space for this event is highly limited and require reservation for all attendees including VIP passes. This talk by... Learn More > Tickets are sold out.
Space for this event is highly limited and require reservation for all attendees including VIP passes. This talk by... Learn More > Tickets are sold out.
Wed
10/11
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
You will receive an email with the address and parking directions.
10/11
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
You will receive an email with the address and parking directions.
RECEPTION & LECTURE: An Evening at the L. Dennis Page Residence, Tom Gist, 1969
Join the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation and Pam and Doug Andriole of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage for... Learn More > Tickets are sold out.
Join the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation and Pam and Doug Andriole of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage for... Learn More > Tickets are sold out.
Wed
10/11
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Tucson Creative Dance Studio (Designed by John Howe) 3131 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
10/11
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Tucson Creative Dance Studio (Designed by John Howe) 3131 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
DANCE: Mettler-based Dance Improvisation Classes: Sound and Movement (affiliate event)
Experience the Barbara Mettler Modern Dance. Mettler-based Dance Improvisation Classes:For adults no previous... Learn More >
Experience the Barbara Mettler Modern Dance. Mettler-based Dance Improvisation Classes:For adults no previous... Learn More >
Thu
10/12
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Copenhagen (Designed by Les Wallach, FAIA), 3660 E. Fort Lowell, Tucson, Arizona 85716
10/12
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Copenhagen (Designed by Les Wallach, FAIA), 3660 E. Fort Lowell, Tucson, Arizona 85716
RECEPTION: Copenhagen – Danish Modern Design
Join Copenhagen and Tucson Modernism Week for a reception celebrating Danish Modern Design. The special evening... Learn More >
Join Copenhagen and Tucson Modernism Week for a reception celebrating Danish Modern Design. The special evening... Learn More >
Thu
10/12
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Copenhagen (Designed by Les Wallach, FAIA), 3660 E. Fort Lowell, Tucson, Arizona 85716
10/12
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Copenhagen (Designed by Les Wallach, FAIA), 3660 E. Fort Lowell, Tucson, Arizona 85716
LECTURE: The Happening: Verner Panton and the Psychedelic Sixties | Mark Mussari
Historian and author Mark Mussari will present a talk focused on Verner Panton’s innovative designs which used... Learn More >
Historian and author Mark Mussari will present a talk focused on Verner Panton’s innovative designs which used... Learn More >
Fri
10/13
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Catalina American Baptist Church, 1900 N. Country Club Road, designed by Charles Cox, 1961
10/13
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Catalina American Baptist Church, 1900 N. Country Club Road, designed by Charles Cox, 1961
LECTURE: DOWNTOWN TUCSON and the Twentieth-century Treasures Hidden in Plain Sight | Don W. Ryden, AIA – Historical Architect
This free featured lecture requires reservations. Seats are limited. Through its Progressive- and Modern-period... Learn More > Tickets are sold out.
This free featured lecture requires reservations. Seats are limited. Through its Progressive- and Modern-period... Learn More > Tickets are sold out.
Fri
10/13
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Catalina American Baptist Church, 1900 N. Country Club Road, designed by Charles Cox, 1961
10/13
6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Catalina American Baptist Church, 1900 N. Country Club Road, designed by Charles Cox, 1961
Casa Grade Modern: the images of James Gorraiz | Marilyn Szabo and Marshall Shore
James Gorraiz operated the Casa Grande PhotoShop for 25 years from 1950 until 1975. His large collection of photographs... Learn More >
James Gorraiz operated the Casa Grande PhotoShop for 25 years from 1950 until 1975. His large collection of photographs... Learn More >
Fri
10/13
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
2502 East Grant Road, Tucson Arizona 85716
10/13
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
2502 East Grant Road, Tucson Arizona 85716
Tucson Modernism Week Expo Opening
The Mid-Century Modern Expo Marketplace features specialized dealers and vendors from around the southwest offering for... Learn More >
The Mid-Century Modern Expo Marketplace features specialized dealers and vendors from around the southwest offering for... Learn More >
Sat
10/14
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sun
10/15
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Tucson Modernism Week Expo
The Mid-Century Modern Expo Marketplace features specialized dealers and vendors from around the southwest offering for... Learn More >
The Mid-Century Modern Expo Marketplace features specialized dealers and vendors from around the southwest offering for... Learn More >
Sat
10/14
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Faith Lutheran Church, 3925 E 5th St, Tucson, AZ 85711 (designed by Arthur Brown, 1951)
10/14
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Faith Lutheran Church, 3925 E 5th St, Tucson, AZ 85711 (designed by Arthur Brown, 1951)
LECTURE: Paint by Number: Accounting for Taste in the 1950s | William Lawrence Bird
Paint by Number: Accounting for Taste in the 1950s, explores paint by number as a hobby and metaphor in midcentury... Learn More >
Paint by Number: Accounting for Taste in the 1950s, explores paint by number as a hobby and metaphor in midcentury... Learn More >
SAT
10/14
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
SUN
10/15
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Vintage Trailer Show
Rocket onto the open road with shiny, chic and mobile Vintage Trailers. This year we’re presenting the fifth... Learn More >
Rocket onto the open road with shiny, chic and mobile Vintage Trailers. This year we’re presenting the fifth... Learn More >
Sat
10/14
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tucson Creative Dance Studio (Designed by John Howe) 3131 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
10/14
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tucson Creative Dance Studio (Designed by John Howe) 3131 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719
DANCE: Mettler-based Dance Improvisation Classes: Relationships to Time, Space & Force (affiliate event)
Pre-registration is required for this event. Mettler-based Dance Improvisation Classes:For adults no previous... Learn More >
Pre-registration is required for this event. Mettler-based Dance Improvisation Classes:For adults no previous... Learn More >
Sat
10/14
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Faith Lutheran Church, 3925 E 5th St, Tucson, AZ 85711 (designed by Arthur Brown, 1951)
10/14
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Faith Lutheran Church, 3925 E 5th St, Tucson, AZ 85711 (designed by Arthur Brown, 1951)
LECTURE: Designed for Hi-Fi Living: The Vinyl LP in Midcentury America | Jonathan Schroeder & Janet Borgerson
Modern art, modernist furniture, and visions of a modern lifestyle appeared on many LP covers in the late 1950s and... Learn More >
Modern art, modernist furniture, and visions of a modern lifestyle appeared on many LP covers in the late 1950s and... Learn More >
Sat
10/14
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Faith Lutheran Church, 3925 E 5th St, Tucson, AZ 85711 (designed by Arthur Brown, 1951)
10/14
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Faith Lutheran Church, 3925 E 5th St, Tucson, AZ 85711 (designed by Arthur Brown, 1951)
LECTURE: John H. Howe, from Taliesin to Master of Organic Design | Tim Quigley
A charter member of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship, John H. Howe earned a reputation as “the pencil in... Learn More >
A charter member of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship, John H. Howe earned a reputation as “the pencil in... Learn More >
Sat
10/14
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
10/14
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
LECTURE: Midcentury Garden Design for the Modern Home | Ethne Clarke
CANCELED. We regret this event has been canceled. -------- Colorado based author and historian Ethne Clarke... Learn More > Tickets are sold out.
CANCELED. We regret this event has been canceled. -------- Colorado based author and historian Ethne Clarke... Learn More > Tickets are sold out.
Sat
10/14
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Christ Methodist Church, 655 N. Craycroft Road, Tucson, AZ 85711 (designed by Arthur Brown, 1959) Off 4th Street.
10/14
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Christ Methodist Church, 655 N. Craycroft Road, Tucson, AZ 85711 (designed by Arthur Brown, 1959) Off 4th Street.
LECTURE: Vera: The Art and Life of an Icon | Susan Seid
Legendary designer and artist Vera Neumann (1907–1993) believed in art’s ability to inspire and enrich lives. An... Learn More >
Legendary designer and artist Vera Neumann (1907–1993) believed in art’s ability to inspire and enrich lives. An... Learn More >
Sat
10/14
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Christ Methodist Church, 655 N. Craycroft Road, Tucson, AZ 85711 (designed by Arthur Brown, 1959) Off 4th Street.
10/14
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Christ Methodist Church, 655 N. Craycroft Road, Tucson, AZ 85711 (designed by Arthur Brown, 1959) Off 4th Street.
LECTURE: Cele Peterson, personal memories | Katya Peterson
Join Katya Peterson for personal memories, stories and rare images of her mother Tucson fashion icon Cele... Learn More >
Join Katya Peterson for personal memories, stories and rare images of her mother Tucson fashion icon Cele... Learn More >
Sat
10/14
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
The location for this event will be e-mailed to ticket purchasers prior to the event.
10/14
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
The location for this event will be e-mailed to ticket purchasers prior to the event.
Modernism Week Cocktail Party at the 1968 William Kirby Lockard House
Join the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation and Modernism Week for an awesome/chic/utterly fabulous evening... Learn More >
Join the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation and Modernism Week for an awesome/chic/utterly fabulous evening... Learn More >
Sun
10/15
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tickets can be picked up starting the day of the tour (Sunday, October 15, starting at 9:00AM) at 2502 East Grant Road
10/15
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Tickets can be picked up starting the day of the tour (Sunday, October 15, starting at 9:00AM) at 2502 East Grant Road
Modernism Week Home Tour
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHESED THE DAY OF THE TOUR, Sunday October 15, starting at 9:00am at the Tucson Modernism Week Expo... Learn More >
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHESED THE DAY OF THE TOUR, Sunday October 15, starting at 9:00am at the Tucson Modernism Week Expo... Learn More >
Sun
10/15
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Center for Creative Photography, 1030 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ 85719
10/15
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Center for Creative Photography, 1030 N Olive Rd, Tucson, AZ 85719
FILM: Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future | with special guest Eric Saarinen
Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future explores the life and visionary work of Finnish-American modernist... Learn More >
Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future explores the life and visionary work of Finnish-American modernist... Learn More >
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