Mat Bevel Company will host a grand opening on Saturday, March 23, from 6 to 9 pm at its new home at Launchpad Artspace, located at 3113 E. Columbia Street in Tucson, Arizona. Join us for live performances by artist Ned Schaper and music by our Launchpad collaborator Thom Jordan.

Mat Bevel Company’s arts and educational programming will expand at this new venue to include museum tours, theater performances, gallery openings, classes and workshops as well as development of creative content for online streaming and television.

Housed in an 11,000-square foot venue, The Launchpad Art Center is comprised of individuals and nonprofit organizations involved in the visual and performing arts. The general public is invited to enjoy an evening of art and learn how Mat Bevel Company’s work is building a deeper connection to creativity, science, nature and community through: 

Museum Of Kinetic Art— Over 150 mechanical fine art sculptures demonstrate how even junk can become something of beauty and purpose.

Surrealistic Pop Science Theater— A one-man performance celebrates the excitement of creativity with a large cast of characters and the sculptures from the museum choreographed to music, light and poetry.

School of Intuition—A kinesthetic learning lab teaches people how to tackle challenges using awareness, resourcefulness and original thinking.

Bevelvision Productions—The Bevel Café TV show shares the magical world of Beveldom, “the lost land of found objects,” with people everywhere.

Mat Bevel Company is an arts and education nonprofit that inspires people of all ages to solve problems with much greater imagination. Through found-object kinetic art, live theater, video content creation and hands-on learning, the nonprofit teaches people how to cultivate their creative intelligence so that they can enrich their lives and their communities.

People have enjoyed Mat Bevel Company theater productions, museum exhibitions and workshops for over 30 years. In 2014, Mat Bevel Company President Ned Schaper’s art was featured in a 2-month solo retrospective at the Tucson Museum of Art. For the first time, the Tucson Museum of Art included live performances as part of a solo artist exhibition. The kid-friendly exhibition broke all attendance records for the museum during its time period. 

For more information, contact Mat Bevel Company Vice President Paula Schaper at 520-604-6273, or by email at pschaper@matbevelcompany.org. 

Admission is free and open to the general public. Donations are welcome.