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    Mesa Arts Center

    4.1 (207 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 5:00 PM

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    Painting
    HoyMay P.

    I was anxious to see the new exhibit at the Mesa Arts Center. I was not disappointed. Staff greeted and remembered me from past visits. They had interesting installation art. My favorite exhibit was the use of basketry incorporating recycled beach items. It had texture, movement and was put together in a pleasing manner. Every time you looked at the piece, you found something new. I even returned to study it in detail. Wonderful! I really enjoyed this visit. Free street parking and WiFi inside the gallery.

    Phil Collins Story
    Larissa R.

    Visited last night for the Phil Collins story!!! The mezzanine seats were fantastic. So roomy and comfortable. All staff members that I interacted with were friendly and helpful.

    Christa M.

    I had tickets to the Twilight In Concert show last night and it was a lot of fun. I bought 2 tickets online and was lucky enough to get them as they had been sold out for weeks. We called the box office a few days prior and they recommended we check on the day of the show for any tickets that had been released. We got dropped off and it was smooth sailing from there. We passed through security and went over to the merch table. Here we bought Twilight shirts and some cute Twilight car air fresheners. The ushers were super friendly and told us where to go to find our seats. We were in the Ikeda theater which was pretty big. Our seats were row M seats 30 and 31 and it was great view. The seats were comfy and the temp in the theater was good.

    Tammy M.

    I came with my sister to the free art night and we had a fun time. They had 3 installations set up and open and they were unique and different. Staff was friendly.

    Día de los Muertos Festival Oct. 25 - 26, 2025
    Moncerrath N.

    Mesa Arts Center hosted a Día de los Muertos annual event in collaboration with the community. It was a great event that had a variety of vendors (food and merchandise), music and dance performances, a community ofrenda, plenty of seatings and it was all laid out through out the art center. We had a great time and loved all the whole experience. Día de los Muertos Festival Oct. 25 - 26, 2025

    Vernee D.

    I haven't reviewed MAC? That's surprising because we are literally here every other weekend to walk around! This is a beautiful, open air space for various community events. We've attended shows here -- all fantastic! There is plenty of parking in the garage and free parking in the streets across. We've attended festivals here and farmer's markets when it was just starting out - so much community and very welcoming. But my most favorite, it their free art museum! They have a great rotating schedule and beautiful art from local artists. I absolutely recommend stopping by, even to just walk around. There are plenty of areas for great photo opportunities as well!

    Día de los Muertos Festival
    Travis T.

    The first time that I visited the Mesa Arts Center was when I was a photography student at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. I was doing a photo project on complementary colors and someone suggested I shoot some photos here. Since discovering this place, I have attended many of their opening receptions. I recently moved to Mesa and have been coming here more often for various events. There are a lot of great restaurants on Main Street that make visiting the Mesa Arts Center a fun-filled evening out. Mesa Arts Center is a performing and visual arts complex that resides in the heart of Downtown Mesa. There is a Valley Metro light rail stop in front of it on Main Street. It has four performance venues and is one of the largest art campuses in the state. I love the architecture and design of this complex. The performance venues host anything from concerts to theater to speaking engagements. I have seen a couple of concerts, a play and watched a ski flick here in the past. The annual Day of the Dead festival is free and always a fun time during the Fall season. Mesa Arts Center offers art classes and has a small gift shop. My favorite time to come here is during their Fall, Spring and Summer opening receptions when they feature new exhibitions from different artists. These are free to attend and always draws a great crowd.

    Denise M.

    The Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum a few times a year when they have new exhibits. I really wanted to see the current exhibit before it gets changed out in May, so we stopped by on our way home and went in for just a little while. I specifically wanted to see the John Randolph Nelson sculpture, and I'm so glad I got a chance to see it. This is a small museum, but it always has great exhibits. I highly recommend it, and it's free!

    Joseph Sivilli - Posthistoric Evolution - clay cactus with lights, so beautiful
    Vivian H.

    I was supposed to go to a buddy's gig tonight but because there was indoor smoking, we decided best that I skip. So, I was looking for something casual to do tonight and saw that the Mesa Contempary Arts Museum on the grounds of the Mesa Arts Center was having their 2025 Spring Opening Reception tonight. Opening Receptions happen quarterly here so it was a nice treat to check this place out. Normally, there are limited hours here, but tonight the museum was open until 10pm. The museum store also open to 10pm. There is a parking lot and a garage too. I parked on a street not too far away, was nice to walk over. The reception starts at 7pm and there was a good line started to get inside! At 7pm, they let you in and then you proceed downstairs. It's an interesting building where artwork is one floor down. They had some nice light bites here to nibble on, a DJ spinning music, and cash bar available. Only gripe here is that they won't allow you to take your adult beverage around as you explore the art, bummer. Great to see some of the art here and I absolutely loved the artwork by Joseph Sivilli (Posthistoric Evolution) and Martin Dmitrov (Nocturnal Garden). It was a fun way to spend the night, get a little culture and catch up with a likeminded friend.

    The Moth MainStage
    Chad S.

    Unexpected stop to Mesa Arts Center with the Mercuria Ohana race weekend. The first night most of us got in for our race weekend. One of the story tellers for MOB performance group goes around the country was staying at the same hotel. Some of the group thinking about checking out the show. Most part people arrived decided check out the show welcome group dinner. Not really theater person in general but enjoy it if go to one. Diversity in life. Mesa Arts Center definitely really nice venue!! I love compare times done theater in Vegas on much bigger scale. Smaller but feel so much closer to the performers, and very much feel the vibe at the show. The place modern, clean, great sound system, and nice options drinks/food intermission or before show starts. The staff five stars everyone meet ushers, ticket booth, and people working the door. It located right on the Main Street in downtown Mesa. I feel in love with Mesa is everything food scene and culture all same road. Easy access comes to parking or rail system take to Mesa. If into theater in Mesa area check out performing cause changes all the time. Worth it!!!

    Glass blowing demonstrations
    Paul D.

    I attend and enjoy the Fall Arts Season Kickoff event almost every year and went to the Alt Fest this past weekend. Mesa Arts Center does a great job of creating family-friendly, free, creative events for the community. M.A.C. is celebrating it's 20th anniversary this year. I credit it with being one of the bigger reasons Mesa has a growing downtown nightlife area and why ASU built their film school nearby. As a photographer, I appreciate that it is an architecturally interesting facility with great places to take posed photos.

    Mesa Art Center.
    Deb P.

    OUTSTANDING venue. Just returned from a phenomenal show, featuring the great virtuoso, Itzhak Perlman at the Ikeda Theater (in the Mesa Arts Center). Excellent acoustics, comfy seats with a lot of legroom. Mesa Arts Center has several auditoriums.

    Rick G.

    Housed in the massive and impressive postmodern 210k square foot complex, the free to visit Mesa Arts Center is home to a humongous exhibit space, five art galleries and a fascinating array of multi-use areas as well as quite a few studio classrooms. These studios where the Arizona Clay Association who welcome students, hobbyists, professionals or even the community to be involved in educational meetings, ceramics training - a fascinating endeavor around since 1967! But that's not all, we went for an incredible showing of 'American Glass Now: 2025', an exhibition of some incredible ceramic and glass artists. Unique art works, styles, philosophies' and types. A really amazing show (see my pics). Many are beyond words to describe and must be seen to appreciate. The Mesa Contemporary Art Museum is one of those venues in the Valley we frequent often for their unique, beautiful and exquisite presentations... kudos to the staff and volunteers for doing a marvelous job. We never tire of visiting you guys and being constantly amazed and educated.

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    Very accommodating and acoustical perfection. Enjoyed the kindness of the ushers and the comfort of the seats. Easy to park w a little walk

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    Ask the Community - Mesa Arts Center

    Can you rent a movie room out for gaming for a birthday and how much would that cost if so?

    Hi Anthony! Thanks for reaching out. Rentals of museum spaces for events have been suspended until the end of the 2021 calendar year, and are currently anticipated to resume in January 2022. Please feel free to reach out to… Read more

    Hello yelper! Does anyone know if there was a full audience for today's 2:30 show of Shen Yun? I have tickets for Friday's 7:30 show and hate to drive to Mesa from Surprise if it cancels.

    Call the venue.

    Hello friends! Is there a bar in the main venue? Will be attending a show in the main room and…

    There is a full bar by the ikeda theater and a smaller full bar down the hall by the 3 other stages. On busy nights they have a free standing bar near the elevators.

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    I just saw my first show in the Ikeda theater last week and was impressed at how comfortable and spacious it was.

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