Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) | Scottsdale, Arizona
On April 2, 2022, Joseph Signature Arts attended the ARTrageous Gala – Luminescence, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s signature fundraising gala. Hosted by Oscar De las Salas and Anita Lang, the gala raised over $330,000 to support Scottsdale Arts’ programs in education, wellness, and community innovation.
The event transformed Scottsdale Stadium into a glowing dreamscape of light, performance, and contemporary art, featuring cirque-style acts from Quixotic, Arizona’s longest red carpet (220 feet), and live performances staged among futuristic installations.
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) | Scottsdale, Arizona
On April 2, 2022, Joseph Signature Arts attended the ARTrageous Gala – Luminescence, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art’s signature fundraising gala. Hosted by Oscar De las Salas and Anita Lang, the gala raised over $330,000 to support Scottsdale Arts’ programs in education, wellness, and community innovation.
The event transformed Scottsdale Stadium into a glowing dreamscape of light, performance, and contemporary art, featuring cirque-style acts from Quixotic, Arizona’s longest red carpet (220 feet), and live performances staged among futuristic installations.
🎭 Saucerman on the Red Carpet
Joseph Signature Arts, appearing as Saucerman, walked the red carpet in a bold avant-garde suit crafted overnight by his grandmother — a retired seamstress for G.O.R.E. who once worked on NASA space suits. The custom look fused alternative high-fashion with performance art, embodying the ARTrageous spirit of luminescence.
Behind-the-scenes photos from the red carpet capture the experience of stepping into the spotlight alongside Fortune 500 sponsors, nonprofit leaders, and Arizona’s cultural elite. For JSA, the gala was an opportunity to network with SMoCA curators, contemporary artists, and business investors, planting the banner of Joseph Signature Arts as an emerging name in the Phoenix art scene.
The ARTrageous Gala – Luminescence marked Joseph Signature Arts’ first red carpet gala appearance as an emerging contemporary artist. The presence of Saucerman on the carpet — styled in a space-inspired suit, carrying the ethos of experimental art — signaled JSA’s expansion from underground projects into the institutional fine art arena.
This moment stands as both a personal milestone and a cultural statement: that Joseph Signature Arts is not only part of Arizona’s underground art story, but also its contemporary future.
The ARTrageous Gala – Luminescence marked Joseph Signature Arts’ first red carpet gala appearance as an emerging contemporary artist. The presence of Saucerman on the carpet — styled in a space-inspired suit, carrying the ethos of experimental art — signaled JSA’s expansion from underground projects into the institutional fine art arena.
This moment stands as both a personal milestone and a cultural statement: that Joseph Signature Arts is not only part of Arizona’s underground art story, but also its contemporary future.
“I was speaking about time-traveling Nazis and the knowing of them among us.
A Freemason Grand Master from the Arizona State Chapter leaned in, his words sharp as a warning:
‘You’re going to scare a lot of people.’ That was the message, pulled from the shadows, delivered straight into my path.”
“I was speaking about time-traveling Nazis and the knowing of them among us.
A Freemason Grand Master from the Arizona State Chapter leaned in, his words sharp as a warning:
‘You’re going to scare a lot of people.’ That was the message, pulled from the shadows, delivered straight into my path.”
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