Celebrating 10 Years of Water + Art + Light
EVENT PROGRAM November 4–13, 2022 Scottsdale Waterfront
Photo: Scottsdale Arts
Table of Contents ARTWORK
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THINGS TO DO
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AUGMENTED REALITY
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WORKSHOPS
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EAT AND DRINK
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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SUSTAINABILITY
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General Information FREE ADMISSION DATES: Friday, Nov. 4–Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022
DONATE: Donate.ScottsdaleArts.org
HOURS: Fridays and Saturdays: 6–10 p.m. Sundays and Monday–Thursday: 6–9 p.m.
LOCATION: Along the banks of the Arizona Canal between Scottsdale Road and Goldwater Boulevard, approximately 7025 E Via Soleri Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
CONTACT US: CanalConvergence.com | 480-874-4645 | #CanalConvergence @CanalConvergence
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Photo: Chris Loomis
Canal Convergence: A History Scottsdale Public Art is honored to be presenting the 10th year of Canal Convergence | Water + Art + Light at the Scottsdale Waterfront. Each Canal Convergence since the first official event in 2012 has built on the preceding year’s successes to create the exciting and engaging event it is today. In addition to the large-scale public artworks that define Canal Convergence, the event has evolved over the years to include an array of educational programming, family-oriented activities, art-making workshops, live music, spoken word and dance performances, and a beer and wine garden. The roots of Canal Convergence grew out of a conversation between the city of Scottsdale and Salt River Project (SRP), a community-based, not-for-profit water and energy company that manages and maintains the canal systems throughout greater Phoenix. In exchange for SRP waiving a permit fee for events at the Scottsdale Waterfront, the city offered a “canal festival,” where SRP could educate the public about its history, water management, conservation, and more. This led the city to engage Scottsdale Public Art—an independent, nonprofit arts organization that contracts with the city—to create arts-focused events at the Waterfront in 2008, called Night Lights. Each night featured unique, light-based art installations, live music, and performances. The seeds of Canal Convergence were planted. After the initial Night Lights celebrations, Scottsdale Public Art continued to bring a variety of different art installations and events to the Scottsdale Waterfront between 2008 and 2011. Some of the early artists and performers included D.A. Therrien, Fausto Fernandez, Rachel Bowditch, and others. The successes of these events presented an opportunity for Scottsdale Public Art to draw the public to the Scottsdale Waterfront and engage with public art in a new and exciting way, and thus, Canal Convergence | Water + Art + Light officially began in 2012. Since then, Canal Convergence grew from a two-day event to four days, and eventually, in 2018, with support and funding by the city of Scottsdale and the Tourism Development Commission, Canal Convergence expanded to 10 consecutive nights. This growth also included an increase overall in the number of artworks, activities, and performances, creating the first-class event it is today. We are so excited to share this milestone year with you, the public. Enjoy! Learn more about Canal Convergence’s history at CanalConvergence.com #CanalConvergence | 1
ARTWORK Every year, Canal Convergence selects a featured theme to be highlighted alongside our perennial focus on Water + Art + Light, interactivity, and sustainability. Because 2022 is our 10th anniversary event, this year’s featured theme is “Celebrating 10 Years of Water + Art + Light.” Since Canal Convergence officially began in 2012, it has embodied an ever-evolving conversation about site-specific public art, light art, community engagement, and more, all within the context of an outdoor, nighttime-focused event. For Canal Convergence 2022, each artist was directed to present an artwork that celebrates Water + Art + Light, interactivity, and sustainability but also draws from any of our past featured themes like “Reconnect,” “The Story of Water,” and “Art and Technology.” In addition to commemorating the anniversary through the artwork themes, this year’s event also looks to celebrate the vibrant global artist community that has made Canal Convergence so memorable over the years. Scottsdale Public Art selected artists who have exhibited work at Canal Convergence throughout the 10-year span alongside artists who are new to the event. With this collection of past and present artists, we will highlight not only our evolution as an event but also the artists’ growth.
Top row: Beautiful Light, DA Therrien; photo: John Romero. Nodal Water Garden, Jeff Zischke; photo: Dayvid LeMmon. Voyage, Aether and Hemera; photo: Sean Deckert. Water Striders, Jeff Zischke; photo: Sean Deckert. The Garden Grows BioMe, Karrie Hovey; photo: Sean Deckert. Bottom row: Spiraling Droplets, Aphidoidea; photo: Sean Deckert. Les Luminéoles, Porté par le vent; photo: Sean Deckert. Standing Wave, Squidsoup; photo: Sean Deckert. Kukulkan’s Portal, Abram Santa Cruz / Liquid PXL; photo: Chris Loomis. Say What You Will, MASARY Studios; photo: Chris Loomis.
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Rendering: Jeff Zischke
SunDrops Jeff Zischke (Scottsdale, Arizona) SunDrops is a series of internally lit sculptures suspended above the Arizona Canal at the Scottsdale Waterfront. Each sculpture emulates the shape of a graphic sun, creating powerful light patterns and refractions. RGB lights are programmed with a myriad of animated light shows that constantly change and morph into a variety of patterns and colors. The SunDrops are installed in a descending and ascending order, relating to desert sunrises and sunsets. To further celebrate the event’s 10th anniversary, Zischke has refurbished a sculpture from his Canal Convergence 2014 installation Water Striders with the new title: Desert Strider. Check out this piece of Canal Convergence history on view along the southeast canal path. Sculpture fabrication provided by Magnum Companies. Rigging design and installation provided by HannonRP. Structural engineering provided by Sirius Structures. #CanalConvergence | 3
Rendering: Immerge Interactive LLC
Reflections Immerge Interactive (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Reflections is an interactive lighting installation that showcases the mirrored nature of the Arizona Canal’s surface while paying tribute to 10 years of Canal Convergence. It includes two 14-by-40foot suspended grids, each encompassing more than 13,000 individually addressable LEDs, and all powered by an interactive video tracking system. Activation zones are powered by cameras placed on viewing platforms on either side of the canal. Movement of viewers within these zones will contribute data to the interactive system, allowing patterns and colors to morph within the piece. As the structures seemingly fade into the night, the reflections from the lighting sample previous Canal Convergence artworks from the past 10 years and color palettes from Scottsdale and the surrounding geography. Rigging design and installation provided by HannonRP. Structural engineering provided by Sirius Structures. 4 | CanalConvergence.com
Rendering: Alex Kohli
ORB Walter Productions (Scottsdale, Arizona) Ten years ago, we existed in a place far, far from here. Together we’ve all taken this unimaginably complex ride on our planet through the expanding universe. Looking back through time, we see a reflection of ourselves as we were then ... together ... floating on the ORB. This artwork consists of 10 metal spheres—each outfitted with flame effects and a band of LEDs—floating on the Arizona Canal. During the daytime, ORB glimmers in the sun, and at night, it comes alive not only with fire performances, but also with a variety of light sequences and patterns generated by each sphere’s LED equator. The LEDs can be controlled by the public between fire performances via an interactive kiosk on the Marshall Way Bridge. Then, at regular intervals throughout the event, ORB will ignite, shooting flames 30 feet into the air and creating choreographed fire shows set to music. See the event schedule for nightly showtimes. #CanalConvergence | 5
Photo: Pneuhaus and Bike Powered Events
Canopy Pnuehaus and Bike Powered Events (Rumford, Rhode Island) Canopy is a grove of six, illuminated, tree-like sculptures that continuously transform in shape and color as participants power them through bike-driven generators. The artwork empowers its visitors, giving them a firsthand experience with green electricity generation and rewarding them with large-scale beauty for their efforts. Canopy instigates a collaborative process of placemaking that affixes ecological vitality parallel to social and artistic vibrancy.
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Photo: Sean Deckert
The DOOR(S) B!G ART (Calgary, Canada) Canal Convergence and B!G ART are excited to announce the return of one of the fan-favorite installations from Canal Convergence 2021: The DOOR(S). This year’s iteration of The DOOR(S) will once again open to a wide range of “alternate realities,” but with a twist! In addition to opening a portal to one of many experiences, The DOOR(S) will also act as a gateway to past Canal Convergence events and to a real-time livestream at Scottsdale Fashion Square. With one of the doors located at Canal Convergence and the other placed inside Scottsdale Fashion Square, visitors will have the chance to virtually interact with strangers at the other door. Artwork supported by presenting partner:
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Photo: Matt Emmi
The Last Ocean Jen Lewin (New York City, New York) Discover The Last Ocean, an expansive landscape of interactive illumination that explores the crisis of global plastic pollution. With platforms created from reclaimed ocean plastic and activated by community engagement, this work evokes a luminescent ice field with a composition rooted in beautiful geometric tessellations. The panel composition created for Canal Convergence was inspired by the Brunt Ice Shelf and the A-74 Iceberg.
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Photo: AlexP
MAPP AlexP (Uithoorn, The Netherlands) MAPP, an abbreviation of Mapping At Private Properties, is an interactive, mobile, point-andshoot video-mapping system, with which imagery is projected from an old-fashioned pram onto a custom-built projection screen. To activate MAPP, participants will step into the light to be scanned. Then, within seconds of stepping away, they become part of the artwork as the resulting MAPP scans appear among the colorful images and patterns in the projection. Don’t forget to bring a camera to capture all the picture-perfect moments!
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Photo: Angela Fraleigh and Josh Miller
Sound the Deep Waters Angela Fraleigh and Josh Miller (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Sound the Deep Waters is a projection-based artwork that invites visitors to submit secret messages that are then translated into Victorian flower language before their eyes! Participants can use an online portal to submit any number of messages to the artwork, from love letters and prose to inside jokes. Then visitors can watch the projection in front of them as their private words, identified on the screen by the submitter’s initials, become bold, brilliant, larger-than-life floral compositions associated with their messages’ meanings. The title is inspired by Christina Rosetti’s poem “Sleep at Sea,” which conjures a hallucinatory dreamscape of slumbering sailors. In this work, the title alludes to an undetected sonar—one that rumbles beneath the surface, creating a deep sounding, or awakening, of a cultural psyche. Rigging design and installation provided by HannonRP. Structural engineering provided by Sirius Structures. 10 | CanalConvergence.com
Photo: Paul Magnuson
The STARQUARIUM B!G ART (Calgary, Canada) The STARQUARIUM is a one-of-a-kind, intergalactic aquarium. The main vessel is connected to a gateway through space and time, delivering flora, fauna, and other mysteries from faraway worlds. The “tank” captures the specimens for a short period of time so our scientists, and the general public, can observe these magical mysteries before they disappear back through the gate from which they came. This 22-foot high, 16-foot-wide mega-structure delivers custom 3D animated content via 560,000 video pixels and an array of intelligent lighting. You can view the entire installation in 360 degrees around the artwork and even underneath it. All visitors passing by, passing underneath, or viewing from a distance will be treated to video, lighting, and special effects.
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Photo: HYBYCOZO
Trillian + InSpires HYBYCOZO (Los Angeles, California) Trillian + InSpires consists of three steel sculptures that showcase complex, laser-cut patterns inspired by natural forms, ancient Islamic tiles, mathematics, and geometry. During the day, Trillian + InSpires shine like golden jewels, and at night they transform to cast light and shadow from the patterns on the surrounding environment. Each sculpture is lit with LEDs from the inside in order to cast colorful, intricate shadows.
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Photo: Scottsdale Arts
Los Trompos Hector Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena (Mexico City, Mexico) Functioning as both artwork and rotating seating spaces, Los Trompos act as a gathering place for relaxation, social interaction, and entertainment. Esrawe and Cadena found their inspiration for Los Trompos in the form of a spinning top, a toy popular with children around the world. The colorful material used to create each “top” is made from fabric, woven in a traditional style of Mexican artisans. The fabric is stretched over the “spinning-top” structures to seat several people at once. By working together, visitors can spin the tops on their bases to add motion to their interaction with the structures.
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Photo: Paul Magnuson
The TUNNEL B!G ART (Calgary, Canada) Some of our most imaginative adventures start with a door, or portal, or a gate. Passing through these structures indicates the start of a journey beyond the known world into something … transformative. The TUNNEL is a series of strange, 13-foot-tall cosmic structures that create a passage of magical light for a one-way trip to another side. Viewers become pilots using an interactive device to manipulate the array of arches, creating an infinite number of patterns of light and sound to guide their path through the structures. The 3D design uses more than 200 LED bars, consisting of 12,000 pixels, video-mapped to create a vortex of light pulling you through the structures.
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Rendering: Kristin Bauer
The Poetics of Impermanence Kristin Bauer (Phoenix, Arizona) Poetics of Impermanence takes the poetic writings of artist Kristin Bauer about the elements (earth, air, water, fire/sun) off the page and wall and instead activates the words in the environment of the Scottsdale Waterfront. The preciousness of water—resource and element— and its necessity for life are so frequently captured in poetry, as it is also a symbol for so many things: emotion, the womb, mother, purification, change, grief seasons, etc. You can find all the AR activation locations identified by the colorful plexiglass boxes on the north side of the canal. Scan the QR code at artwork location to activate AR experience. * The app requires an augmented reality-capable device running iOS 13 or later, Android 7.0 or later.
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Rendering: Fausto Fernandez
Flowing Overlapping Gesture 2.0 Fausto Fernandez (Phoenix, Arizona) Artist Fausto Fernandez was commissioned by Scottsdale Public Art to create one of the inaugural floating canal installations at the Scottdale Waterfront in 2010. This public art intervention was part of the precursor Canal Convergence events that led to the official creation of Canal Convergence in 2012. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Canal Convergence, Fernandez has recreated that floating art installation, Flowing Overlapping Gesture, in augmented reality. Scan the QR code at artwork location to activate AR experience. * The app requires an augmented reality-capable device running iOS 13 or later, Android 7.0 or later.
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Photo: Jen Urso
What Grows Here Jen Urso (Phoenix, Arizona) What Grows Here is a virtual, layered map showing more than 1,000 years of water use in the Scottsdale area. Layered in three dimensions, the viewers can observe the six large maps, stacked vertically over the ground adjacent to the Arizona Canal, with the ability to walk up to and within the maps to see their details. Scan the QR code at artwork location to activate AR experience. * The app requires an augmented reality-capable device running iOS 13 or later, Android 7.0 or later.
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THINGS TO DO Canal Convergence Art Tour Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Nov. 4–6 and Nov. 11–13, 6 p.m., $5 with RSVP
ASU Fashion and Engineering “Wearable Tech” Fashion Show Thursday, Nov. 10, 6:45–7:15 p.m.
SRP Canal History Tour
Join us for an exciting convergence of fashion and engineering, presented by the ASU Fashion Program, ASU School of Engineering, and their Fashion Design and Wearable Technology class. Students from the class will be displaying their works through a fashion show on Soleri Bridge and throughout the evening.
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, Nov. 4, 5, 10, 11, 12; 2022; 5–6 p.m., Free with RSVP
Augmented Reality
Take in the sunset and join Scottsdale Public Art staff on a one-hour walking tour of the artwork at this year’s Canal Convergence. Bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes.
Join Salt River Project staff on a one-hour guided walking tour of the engineering marvels and incredible history of our canal system. Bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes.
The Night Run Saturday, Nov. 5, 5:30 p.m. Parking lot at Goldwater Boulevard and 5th Avenue Early registration fee: $40 Lace up your running shoes for a beautiful sunset 5K run on the Arizona Canal, hosted by The Women’s Collective, before a night of fun at Canal Convergence. Learn more: The-WC.org/events.
The Canal Convergence Gold Pallette Artwalk Thursday, Nov. 10, 6:30–9 p.m. Old Town Scottsdale, along Main Street Stop by the Scottsdale Gallery Association’s first Gold Palette ArtWalk of the fall season, featuring extended gallery hours, special activities, and experiences for attendees that align with the Canal Convergence 2022 event theme, Celebrating 10 Years of Water + Art + Light.
Augmented reality (AR) is a step between the physical world and the virtual world that uses your phone to see computer-generated images around you. Before heading down to the Scottsdale Waterfront, download the Hoverlay app. When you’re near a Canal Convergence AR experience, open the app and select the +ScottsdalePublicArt channel. On the map, select the circle that corresponds to the experience you want to see. The different AR options are noted below. For more information or help using Hoverlay, visit the Augmented Reality FAQ page at CanalConvergence.com or the Nationwide Innovation Zone or Information Booth at the event.
Canal Convergence Behind-the-Scenes Learn more about the artwork at Canal Convergence. Virtual artist talks, tours, and videos are located throughout the area using augmented reality.
Scottsdale Public Art Permanent Collection Select artworks in the Scottsdale Public Art Permanent Collection are enhanced with augmented reality elements. These AR elements include additional information about the artworks from the artists, Scottsdale Public Art staff, and others associated with the artworks. Scan the QR code to activate the augmented reality experience, and access for more information.
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Photo: NicoleOlson
Live Music and Poetry at Herberger Stage
Performances at Canal Convergence
Canal Convergence presents live music every night of the event. Experience performances from jazz to indie to Americana to poetry; there is something for everyone to enjoy! Visit CanalConvergence.com to see all the amazing acts performing this year.
Don’t miss the premier of commissioned, sitespecific dance performances by Arizona artists.
The Senators (Nov. 4) Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra (Nov. 5) Gabriel Bey and Friends (Nov. 11) Jaleo (Nov. 12)
Scan the QR code to learn more.
Saturday, Nov. 5, 6:45–7:15 p.m. and 8–8:30 p.m. Various locations
Jukebox Ground Friday, Nov. 11, 8:30 p.m. Near Immerge Interactive’s Reflections
Wishful Waters & Starry Nights Choreographed by Nicole Olson Performed by NicoleOlson|MovementChaos Saturday, Nov. 12, 8:15 p.m. Marshall Way Bridge
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Photo: Reg Madison Photography
Headliners include:
Empyrean by NicoleOlson|MovementChaos
WORKSHOPS
INNOVATION ZONE
Workshops – Ticketed Get hands-on with the theme of Canal Convergence in the Nationwide Innovation Zone. All workshops require pre-registration. Visit CanalConvergence.com for workshop details and to purchase tickets.
Paper Polyhedrons with HYBYCOZO Friday, Nov. 4, 6:15 p.m., $10 Led by Canal Convergence exhibiting artist collective HYBYCOZO, you’ll learn about the beauty of geometric forms and the math behind the collective’s artworks Trillian + InSpires while creating your own HYBYCOZOinspired paper sculpture.
Poetics of Impermanence: The 5th Element with Kristen Bauer Saturday, Nov. 5, 5 p.m., $10 Participants in this creative writing workshop will create text to be included in artist Kristin Bauer’s augmented reality experience.
Floriography: The Language of Flowers with Angela Fraleigh and Josh Miller Saturday, Nov. 5, 6:15 p.m., $20 Create your own keepsake souvenir print of “secret bouquets” using printmaking and collage techniques, including linocut stamps, stencils, and Gelli plate printing.
Container Painting with Jon Arvizu Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 5–6 and 12–13, 6:30–7:30 p.m., free with RSVP Help beautify our community by participating in the collaborative painting of a city of Scottsdale dumpster.
Cosanti Bell Carving Sundays, Nov. 6 and 13, 6:15 p.m., $40 Use your imagination to create Cosanti Originals’ world-famous ceramic wind-bells that you can take home. Sponsor:
Inflatable Creation with Pneuhaus Studio Sunday, Nov. 6, 7:45 p.m., $5 Join the artists of Pneuhaus Studio in creating a one-of-a-kind inflatable sculpture in this allages, hands-on workshop.
Light Up Squiggle Sculptures with Shari Keith Thursday, Nov. 10, 6:15 p.m., $15 Light up the night by creating your own unique, super-colorful, funky sculpture topped off with a color-changing LED light.
Glowing Fabric Corsage with The Walter Hive Friday, Nov. 11, 6:15 p.m., $25 Create your own glowing flower pin out of fabric and install glowing LEDs inside them.
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Workshops – Drop-in Visit the Community Roundabout and Nationwide Innovation Zone for free, dropin, first-come-first-serve workshops. Visit CanalConvergence.com for more information.
Silk-Screen Printing with Eli Richard Friday, Nov. 4, 7:30–9:45 p.m. Learn about the process of silk-screen printing and walk away with a one-of-a-kind Canal Convergence tote bag, screen-printed by graphic artist Eli Richard.
Suminagashi Paper Marbling with Jennifer Britz Tuesday, Nov. 8, 6:15–9 p.m. Capture the movement of water through Suminagashi, a Japanese paper marbling technique, to create impressive abstract prints.
Zine Making with Amber McCrary Wednesday, Nov. 9, 6:15–9 p.m. Create your own zine or mini-zine with poet and artist Amber McCrary.
Victorian Flower Language Collage with Angela Fraleigh and Josh Miller
Geometric Ornaments with Shari Keith
Saturday, Nov. 5, 7:30–9:45 p.m.
Come to the Innovation Zone and create your own glow-in-the-dark ornament from geometric shapes and glow-in-the-dark dots and stars.
Participants will create a souvenir collage from a group of floral stickers, stamps, and stencils.
XR Frontiers in Education, Hosted by ASU Learning Futures Monday, Nov. 7, 6:15–9 p.m. Come play, and test drive the latest extended reality (XR) educational products while learning more about how XR can enrich educational outcomes and learning opportunities for all.
Life in Base 10 with Kathleen Stanberry Monday, Nov. 7, 6:15–9 p.m. In this meditative workshop, participants will be asked to create a representation of a particular aspect of their individuality through the use of stencils, pen and ink, markers, and self-reflection.
Thursday, Nov. 10, 7:30–9:45 p.m.
Paper Flower Making with The Walter Hive Friday, Nov. 11, 7:30–9:45 p.m. Learn the beautiful art of paper flower-making while using historical materials—such as canal route maps—and recycled materials.
Seed Bombs and Botanical Drawing with Dig It and Lora Barnhiser Saturday, Nov. 12, 7:30–9:45 p.m. Snag a seed bomb while drawing and painting desert botanicals on wood scraps during this collaborative workshop between Dig It Gardens and artist Lora Barnhiser.
Scenic River Postcards with Xico Arte y Cultura Sunday, Nov. 13, 7:30–9 p.m. Esai Calles and Jesus Orozco will teach stencil and printmaking techniques to participants to create postcards to take home.
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WORKSHOPS Community Roundabout Engage with our community partners to learn about sustainability through drop-in activities. Open Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 4–5 and 11–12, 6–10 p.m. and Sundays, Nov. 6 and 13, 6–9 p.m.
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Stop by the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy booth to learn about the wonders of the Sonoran Desert. Sponsor:
Cosanti Originals Take a tour of Arcosanti using virtual reality and purchase one of Cosanti’s world-famous bronze and ceramic windbells.
Container Painting with Jon Arvizu Through a partnership with Scottsdale Solid Waste Services, artist Jon Arvizu is leading a collaborative painting effort to design containers that showcase our community. Debuting at Canal Convergence, these containers will be placed throughout Old Town Scottsdale, but this is your chance to see them before they are out in the community. Free workshops to help with the collaborative painting of the containers are available to Canal Convergence attendees on Saturdays and Sundays with RSVP. Sponsor:
Sponsor:
The Future Taste of Water with ASU (First weekend only) What will our water taste like in the future? In this interactive exhibit, you will use your senses to imagine—and shape—the future of our drinking water.
Photo: Andrew Pielage
Sponsor:
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EAT AND DRINK Enjoy a glass of wine, beer, or soft drink during Canal Convergence at Soleri Plaza. And on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, grab a bite to eat from one of the delicious onsite food trucks.
Featured Food Trucks and Desserts
One Water Brewing Showcase (First weekend only) Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, 6 p.m. $20 (includes sample mug and a sample at each brewery) This one-of-a-kind event brings Scottsdale
Fogo & Soul, Thermy Therm’s Cafe, residents and visitors a chance to participate in the world’s first showcase featuring beer and Luxe Bar Nov. 4–6
HibachiBot, Mustache Pretzels, and Paletas Betty
made exclusively with ultra-purified, recycled water from Scottsdale’s Advanced Water Treatment Plant.
Nov. 11–13
Participating Breweries
Featured Beers
Scottsdale Water is proud to announce its partnership with several local breweries to bring this fun, educational event to the area. These participating breweries understand the importance of water sustainability and conservation—especially during this time of prolonged drought and water shortages. Partnering breweries include: • • • • • • • • •
Available the second weekend only!
Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company Desert Monks Brewing Co Fate Brewing Company Four Peaks Brewing Company Goldwater Brewing Co. North Mountain Brewing Company O.H.S.O. Brewery + Distillery Uncle Bear’s Brewery Walter Station Brewery
Photo: ChrisLoomis
Walter Station Baja Girl Blonde, Cranberry Smash IPA (Nov. 11–13 only), Hazing Arizona, Just Be Nice, and Turnout IPA.
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Photo: Andrew Pielage
SPECIAL EVENTS
Canal Convergence Opening Celebration Saturday, Nov. 5, 6–9 p.m. $15 for Scottsdale Arts ONE Members* | $35 for non-members VIP Lounge Sip, savor, and sustain the arts. Raise a toast to Canal Convergence with an exclusive experience in the VIP Lounge! Don’t miss out on an evening of unforgettable art and ambience along the Scottsdale Waterfront. Each reservation includes two drink vouchers, light hors d’oeuvres, and access to the VIP Lounge with special entertainment until 9 p.m. Limited capacity. Reserve your spot today at CanalConvergence.com/events. Not yet a member? Become a Scottsdale Arts ONE Member today to get access to benefits and discounts. To learn more, visit ScottsdaleArts.org/membership. *Limit two free drink vouchers per membership ticket. Must be an active member to take advantage of offer.
Scottsdale Professionals Converge Tuesday, Nov. 8, 6–8:30 p.m. $20, VIP Lounge Converse and converge over the arts. Join NextGen@Scottsdale Arts, Scottsdale Rising Young Professionals, and Scottsdale Leadership for an evening of unforgettable art, ambience, and networking along the Scottsdale Waterfront. Meet other Scottsdale art enthusiasts while building your network of contacts. Scottsdale Professionals Converge is where connections between well established and seasoned leaders can come together with young and aspiring professionals, with hopes of establishing those lifelong relationships through mentorship and empowering young professionals to engage within their community. Each reservation includes two drink tickets and access to the VIP Lounge until 8:30 p.m. Limited capacity. Reserve your spot today at CanalConvergence.com/events. Not yet a NextGen@Scottsdale Arts Young Professional member? Become NextGen member today to get access to complimentary events and benefits. Email Erin Krivanek, director of development, at ErinK@ScottsdaleArts.org.
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SUSTAINABILITY Canal Convergence is a Zero Waste Event In collaboration with the city of Scottsdale, Canal Convergence is committed to diverting more than 90 percent of event materials from the landfill. Find out more on how we are making Canal Convergence a zero waste event at CanalConvergence.com/sustainability.
2018 2019 2021
86% of waste diverted from the landfill
Compostable packaging was introduced to food vendors, which led to 1,862 pounds diverted from the landfill.
93% of waste diverted from the landfill
Through recycling, composting, and repurposing the artworks, 4,486 pounds of waste were diverted.
91% of waste diverted from the landfill
Through continued efforts of operational changes, we achieved the “zero waste” status by diverting more than 4,206 pounds of waste.
IN 2022, HELP US MAKE CANAL CONVERGENCE A ZERO WASTE EVENT! Compost your food items. Place all food waste into the compost bins.
Bring your reusable water bottle, and fill up at the City’s water trailer.
Reduce carbon emissions. Use an alternative form of transportation, such as biking, walking, or ride sharing.
Artist Mary Bates Neubauer designed and created Traceries, a series of eight side-by-side metal recycle/waste bins as part of a project by Scottsdale Public Art and Scottsdale Solid Waste Services. Learn more at ScottsdalePublicArt.org.
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THANK YOU
FEATURED PARTNERS – Luxe Bar | 15% off food & beverage Whataburger | 15% off orders of $20 of more. Sugar Star Sweet Treats | $5 off dozen or more treats - Online orders only with coupon code ARTISLIFE. Joyrides AZ | $ 10 off Canal Convergence Experience Tour with promo code CC22. Buzzed Bull Creamery | 15% off all orders. Birdcall I Use promo code freetotsaz, valid in store only, for one free tater tot order per customer; not valid with a combo meal or in the drivethru. Location: 7204 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale. Special discount offers valid only during Canal Convergence week, from November 4–13, 2022.
Help us continue to expand the community’s access to the arts and bring this celebration of water + art + light to you year after year. Support Canal Convergence and Scottsdale Arts today with a tax-deductible donation.
DAILY EVENT SCHEDULE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 ART EXPERIENCES 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30, 7:30, 8, and 9 p.m.
SRP Canal History Tour, meet at SRP Tent Art Tour, meet at Nationwide Innovation Zone Walter Productions’ ORB Fire Performance, Arizona Canal
NATIONWIDE INNOVATION ZONE 6:15 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Paper Polyhedrons with HYBYCOZO Silk-Screen Printing with Eli Richard
COMMUNITY ROUNDABOUT 6 p.m.
Drop-In Activities
HERBERGER STAGE 6–6:10 p.m. 6:15–7:45 p.m. 8:30–9:30 p.m.
Welcome Thunder Boys (Hopi drummers and singers) The Senators (folk)
SPECIAL EVENTS 6 p.m.
One Water Brewing Showcase, Soleri Plaza
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 ART EXPERIENCES 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30, 7:30, 8, and 9 p.m. 6:45–7:15 p.m. and 8–8:30 p.m.
SRP Canal History Tour, meet at SRP Tent Art Tour, meet at Nationwide Innovation Zone Walter Productions’ ORB Fire Performance, Arizona Canal Empyrean by NicoleOlson|MovementChaos, various locations
NATIONWIDE INNOVATION ZONE 5 p.m. Poetics of Impermanence: The 5th Element with Kristin Bauer 6:15 p.m. Floriography: The Language of Flowers with Angela Fraleigh and Josh Miller 7:30 p.m. Victorian Flower Language Collage with Angela Fraleigh and Josh Miller
COMMUNITY ROUNDABOUT 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Drop-In Activities Container Painting with Jon Arvizu
HERBERGER STAGE 6–6:45 p.m. 7:15–8:15 p.m. 8:45–9:45 p.m.
Anamieke Quinn (indie/alternative) Stanley Serrano Trio (rock) Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra (Afrobeat)
SPECIAL EVENTS 6 p.m. 6 p.m.
Canal Convergence Opening Celebration, VIP Lounge One Water Brewing Showcase, Soleri Plaza
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 ART EXPERIENCES 6–9 p.m. 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m.
Art Tour, meet at Nationwide Innovation Zone Walter Productions’ ORB Fire Performance, Arizona Canal
NATIONWIDE INNOVATION ZONE 6:15 p.m. 7:45 p.m.
Cosanti Bell Carving Inflatable Creation with Pneuhaus
COMMUNITY ROUNDABOUT 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Drop-In Activities Container Painting with Jon Arvizu
HERBERGER STAGE 6–7 p.m. 7:30–8:45 p.m.
Nolan McKelvey Trio (Nolangrass) Blues Man Mike and the Blues Review Band (blues)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 ART EXPERIENCES 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m.
Walter Productions’ ORB Fire Performance, Arizona Canal
NATIONWIDE INNOVATION ZONE 6:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m.
XR Frontiers in Education, Hosted by ASU Learning Futures Life in Base 10 with Kathleen Stanberry
HERBERGER STAGE 6–7 p.m. 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Eden Cislo (indie folk) Zaylie Windsor (indie pop)
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 ART EXPERIENCES 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m.
Walter Productions’ ORB Fire Performance, Arizona Canal
NATIONWIDE INNOVATION ZONE 6:15 p.m.
Suminagashi Paper Marbling with Jennifer Britz
HERBERGER STAGE 6–7 p.m. 7:30–8:45 p.m.
Steel Dads (Caribbean steel drumming) Keven Peart (jazz/pop)
SPECIAL EVENTS 6 p.m.
Scottsdale Professionals Converge, VIP Lounge
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 ART EXPERIENCES 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m.
Walter Productions’ ORB Fire Performance, Arizona Canal
NATIONWIDE INNOVATION ZONE 6:15 p.m.
Zine Making with Amber McCrary
HERBERGER STAGE 6–7 p.m. A Night of Gathering: Poetry Celebrating Community | Featuring Scottsdale Poet Laureate Lois Roma-Deely, Amber McCrary, and Cynthia Hogue 7:15–8:30 p.m. AZ BeatLab (interactive performance)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 ART EXPERIENCES 5 p.m. 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m.
SRP Canal History Tour, meet at SRP Tent Walter Productions’ ORB Fire Performance, Arizona Canal
NATIONWIDE INNOVATION ZONE 6:15 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Light-Up Squiggle Sculptures with Shari Keith Geometric Ornaments with Shari Keith
HERBERGER STAGE 6–6:45 p.m. 7:15–8:45 p.m.
Andre DeBride (indie reggae) The Asim Project (jazz)
SPECIAL EVENTS 6:45–7:15 p.m. ASU Fashion and Engineering “Wearable Tech” Fashion Show, Soleri Bridge
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 ART EXPERIENCES 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6:30, 7:30, 8, and 9 p.m.
SRP Canal History Tour, meet at SRP Tent Art Tour, meet at Nationwide Innovation Zone Walter Productions’ ORB Fire Performance, Arizona Canal
NATIONWIDE INNOVATION ZONE 6:15 p.m. Glowing Fabric Corsage with The Walter Hive 7:30 p.m. Paper Flower Making with The Walter Hive 8:30 p.m. Site-specific dance performance by Jukebox Ground, near Immerge Interactive’s Reflections
COMMUNITY ROUNDABOUT 6 p.m.
Drop-In Activities
HERBERGER STAGE 6–6:45 p.m. 7:15–8:15 p.m. 8:45–9:45 p.m.
Alexis Janae (R&B/neo-soul) Victor Caldee & His Cuban Connection (Cuban) Gabriel Bey and Friends (jazz/funk)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 ART EXPERIENCES 5 p.m. SRP Canal History Tour, meet at SRP Tent 6 p.m. Art Tour, meet at Nationwide Innovation Zone 6:30, 7:30, 8, and 9 p.m. Walter Productions’ ORB Fire Performance, Arizona Canal 8:15 p.m. Wishful Waters & Starry Nights by NicoleOlson|MovementChaos, Marshall Way Bridge
NATIONWIDE INNOVATION ZONE 7:30 p.m.
Seed Bombs and Botanical Drawing with Dig It and Lora Barnhiser
COMMUNITY ROUNDABOUT 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Drop-In Activities Container Painting with Jon Arvizu
HERBERGER STAGE 6–6:45 p.m. 7:15–8 p.m. 8:30–9:45 p.m.
Dr. Jesse McGuire (Motown/pop) The SunPunchers duo (Americana) Jaleo (Latin)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 ART EXPERIENCES 6 p.m. 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30 p.m.
Art Tour, meet at Nationwide Innovation Zone Walter Productions’ ORB Fire Performance, Arizona Canal
NATIONWIDE INNOVATION ZONE 6:15 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Cosanti Bell Carving Scenic River Postcards with Xico Arte y Cultura
COMMUNITY ROUNDABOUT 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
Drop-In Activities Container Painting with Jon Arvizu
HERBERGER STAGE 6–7 p.m. 7:30–8:45 p.m.
Alex Mack (folk/pop) Pat Roberts and the Heymakers (rockabilly)
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