Art in Unexpected Places
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he POP: Art in Unexpected Places Festival is returning to Kierland Commons for its fifth year, offering the public a creative opportunity to shop, engage in culture, eat, and connect with the arts in a meaningful way. The Kierland POP festival, presented by the Kierland Master Association, will offer a series of interactive art installations and experiences, including live art, music, philanthropy, culinary, wellness and more throughout Kierland Commons and the
Presented by the Kierland Master Association, the POP: Art in Unexpected Places Festival will flood Scottsdale’s Kierland Commons on Saturday, November 6, and Sunday, November 7, with interactive art installations and experiences, as well as an artisan market featuring up to 40 vendors. (Photo courtesy of David Seeber)
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Westin Kierland Resort & Spa. The festival is Saturday, November 6, and Sunday, November 7, at the shopping center, 15205 N. Kierland Boulevard. Hours of operation have not been determined. The event is a product of the collaboration between Kierland Commons, the Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, the Kierland Master Association and the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance. Known to have attracted over 15,000 visitors, this year’s attendees can expect to see performances and setups covering the entertainment gamut, according to SAACA
Executive Director Kate Marquez. “The name kind of describes it all,” she says. “You can be shopping in Anthropologie and in the corner you see a pop-up painter, or you’re getting something to eat at Shake Shack and see a Chinese line dance performance, or you’re walking down the sidewalk at Kierland Commons and see an eight-foot chalk art mural in front of you and violinists on the corners,” Marquez says. “That type of experience you would have when you go somewhere like San Francisco or New York and you’re bombarded with painters on the street and musicians as you
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