“At the core of our mission, our mission is to support the community we serve through the work of the Phoenix Art Museum,” said Joel Coen, President of the Men’s Arts Council. “This program will allow families and students to rediscover the museum and hopefully be part of the resurgence of the Phoenix art scene.”
The Phoenix Art Museum is now offering free admission daily to all Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) students with an active student ID. Made possible through the generosity of the Men’s Arts Council (MAC), a nonprofit member organization dedicated to supporting the museum’s community outreach programs, the free access program, colloquially known as MC3@PAM, offers an affordable way for the Valley community – college students will be able to experience the museum’s program of exhibitions on American, Western, Asian, European, Latin American, Modern and Contemporary art and fashion design.
“The Phoenix Art Museum is delighted to announce this access program in partnership with the Men’s Arts Council,” said Jeremy Mikolajczak, Museum Director and CEO Sybil Harrington. “Free admission programs like MC3@PAM break down economic barriers and reinforce our commitment to opening doors and expanding access to the arts for our audience in Arizona. Many community college students are among the first in their families to have the opportunity to go to college, and with over 75% of MCCCD students attending part-time, balancing work and family with their studies, we didn’t want anything to stop these students from appreciate arts and culture.We are deeply grateful to the MAC for its exceptional generosity, for meeting this need in our community, and for helping to create new generations of Museum visitors for years to come.
Through MC3@PAM, all Maricopa Community Colleges students who attend one of 10 affiliated colleges or skill centers will enjoy free general admission to the Phoenix Art Museum, including admission to special exhibits. The program, which has been funded until 2025, also creates opportunities to integrate the visual arts into university curricula. Support for the program comes from a transformative $1 million grant the museum received from the Men’s Arts Council in September 2022. In addition to MC3@PAM, the major gift will support quarterly Family Days, with free general admission, art-making workshops, guided tours and other exciting events like the new position of Associate Curator of Museum Education, a responsible role in developing enriching arts education programs for the public; PhxArt Amplified, the museum’s popular weekend music and arts experience, featuring musicians performing in the museum’s galleries and public gathering spaces; and key technology upgrades.
“At the core of our mission, our mission is to support the community we serve through the work of the Phoenix Art Museum,” said Joel Coen, President of the Men’s Arts Council. “This program will allow families and students to rediscover the museum and hopefully be part of the resurgence of the Phoenix art scene.”
Maricopa Community Colleges, one of the largest community college districts in the nation, enrolls more than 100,000 students annually and provides an affordable, high-quality education to students seeking degrees and skills in nearly any area of life. Greater Phoenix metropolitan area. Students enrolled for any number of credits and with active ID from Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella Mountain, GateWay, Glendale, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Rio Salado, Scottsdale, and South Mountain Community Colleges are eligible for the free admission program.
“We would like to thank the Men’s Arts Council and the Phoenix Art Museum for their generous donation providing access to the Maricopa community college population of approximately 100,000 students,” said Chancellor Steven Gonzales. “Partnerships like these create even more value, cultural experiences and learning opportunities for our students.”
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