Let me just get this out of the way. I love this place. It's been over a month since I've been there and my love continues to bloom. It's a small gallery, so you can spend time with every thing and feel like you've taken it all in. It's great for kids because you can move from space to space quickly and not feel too rushed.
We saw Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting, a retrospective of Pedro Meyer's photography called "Heresies," and Flip a Strip, a collection of designs bent on re-imagining local strip malls in the Scottsdale, Tempe, and Phoenix area (this was one of the kid's favorites). Kudos to the algae battery wall.
I think this museum is ahead of the curve. It's accessible, challenging, and engaging. I love the bulletin boards in the back that invite you to write down your thoughts about what you're seeing. You can give feedback on each exhibit and also get a little more info about them. It's a simple, interactive choice that makes the museum and the art more accessible and your experience of it deeper and more tangible. It's also community focused, offering workshops and classes based on the current exhibit. The gift shop is great with a significant selection of art books and unique gifts.
Could be an interesting performance venue for the right sort of theatre and/or dance piece.