This is YOUR community – how do you see it growing? Share your voice to help shape the future of this creative downtown neighborhood. Your ideas will play an important part to write the next chapter of the Roosevelt Row Arts District. 

You may think you are part of a big city, but did you also know you are part of a local neighborhood?

For sure – the Roosevelt Row Arts District is home to cool shops, yummy restaurants and coffee spots, some art galleries and a few parks to chill at, but it’s also a place where amazing creative folks gather – like entrepreneurs and designers, muralists and musicians, poets and artisans, local residents and curious visitors – and you!

Community groups like Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation, Evans Churchill Neighborhood Association, and Artlink Inc. are dedicated to supporting the needs of this area. And as the community continues to grow, our hope is that it remains an incredible place where all creatives thrive.

So, now it’s your turn.  How do YOU see this neighborhood growing in the next 20 years? Have cool ideas on what this area needs? See something missing? Now’s your chance to share!

Throw your thoughts into a digital hat by taking a quick survey. Your ideas will shape how this neighborhood will grow for years to come. The survey only takes about 5 minutes (enough to finish your morning coffee) and inform community groups how to best serve this place we all love.

Ready to create something new? Join the conversation today!

Arizona, the Grand Canyon state, achieved statehood on February 14, 1912, the last of the 48 coterminous United States to be admitted to the union. Originally part of Spanish and Mexican territories, the land was ceded to the United States in 1848, and became a separate territory in 1863. Copper was discovered in 1854, and copper mining was Arizona’s premier industry until the 1950s. After World War II, the widespread availability of refrigeration and air conditioning caused Arizona’s population to boom and Phoenix to become one of the fastest growing cities in America. Arizona is the sixth largest state in the country in terms of area. Its population has always been predominantly urban, particularly since the mid-20th century, when urban and suburban areas began growing rapidly at the expense of the countryside. Some believe that the state’s name comes from a Basque phrase meaning “place of oaks” while others attribute it to a Tohono O’odham (Papago) Indian phrase meaning “place of the young (or little) spring.”

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city in Arizona, with 1,680,992 people (as of 2019). It is also the fifth-most populous city in the United States, the largest state capital by population, and the only state capital with a population of more than one million residents. Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley. The metropolitan area is the 11th largest by population in the United States, with approximately 4.73 million people as of 2017. Phoenix is the seat of Maricopa County and the largest city in the state at 517.9 square miles (1,341 km2), more than twice the size of Tucson and one of the largest cities in the United States.

Roosevelt Row is downtown Phoenix’s walkable arts district, home to art galleries, restaurants, bars and boutique shops in a landscape dotted by colorful street art. Popular events in the neighborhood include the monthly First Fridays Art Walk and annual festivities such as M3F Music Festival, Phoestivus, the Pie Social and moreYou’ll find an eclectic mix of art, bars and restaurants throughout Roosevelt Row. If we’re having a night out, stop by The Churchill, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co., The Vig Fillmore, Angel’s Trumpet Ale House, or Bliss ReBAR for local eats!

ABOUT EVANS CHURCHILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

The Evans Churchill neighborhood sits directly adjacent to the Downtown Core and is home to Roosevelt Row — the nationally recognized arts district that hosts the First Friday art walk and Third Friday gallery night. With a mix of single-family homes and infill mid-rise developments, Evans Churchill serves as a transitional area between the dense core, surrounding historic districts, and Midtown Phoenix. Our neighborhood’s boundaries are Hance Park on the north, Fillmore on the south, 7th Street on the east, and Central Avenue on the west. Adjourning neighborhood associations are the Midtown Neighborhood Association to the north, Phoenix Downtown Neighborhood Association to the south, Garfield Organization to the east, and Roosevelt Action Association to the west.

Empowering residents and businesses to create a safe, sustainable, and accessible urban neighborhood for all. For more information, please visit: https://evanschurchill.org/

ABOUT ARTLINK INC.

Artlink supports a variety of community-based art events and initiatives, including complimentary shuttles during the monthly First Friday Art Walks, The Artist Forward Fund (TAFF), Phoenix Urban Guide (PUG), and the annual Art Detour, Art d’Core Gala and Juried Exhibition. 

Artlink Inc. was officially formed in 1989 following the first Art Detour open studios tour in 1988, Phoenix’s original art walk event. Art Detour has since grown into a multi-day self-guided tour of galleries, studios and businesses in various neighborhoods in and around downtown Phoenix, giving Valley residents and visitors an opportunity to see an array of local, national, and international talent.

In 1994, Artlink began promoting the monthly First Fridays art walk, which has grown to become one of the largest monthly art walks in the United States. With many venues open free to the public each month, First Fridays has succeeded in bringing people back to downtown Phoenix. The event sees anywhere from 14-20,000 visitors monthly and grows each year. Third Fridays came years later, and is sometimes referred to as “Gallery Night,” due to the number of exhibition openings that take place.