Upcoming Events

Our 29th annual Art Quilts exhibition showcases art quilts that have a bold visual impact and message. Fiber artists from across the country and abroad were invited to submit to this annual exhibition of contemporary art quilts, showcasing some of the finest textile art on display in the Southwestern United States.

For this exhibition, curator and monosilk enthusiast Edgar Fernandez invited eleven other Phoenix-area artists to create monosilk prints. Ranging from novice to expert printmaker, each artist brought their various techniques and styles to the process in a series of open studios. During their studio time, they were given one directive-- to use a specific type of pencil and crayon to draw on the screen. The result is a unique single edition print. Art of Letting Go Invitational Exhibition highlights a medium that is seldom celebrated while also helping artists find the freedom to let go.

Stop by Vision Gallery to make origami and enjoy our current exhibit! Follow instructions to fold colorful paper to create a variety of animals and objects. This is a free, self-led activity for all ages. Children are welcome to participate with assistance from an adult. Registering for a time slot helps us plan, but drop-ins are welcome!

Ever since Mark Tan was little, he has dreamed of moving to the United States. Tan, a third generation Filipino Canadian, was raised just outside of Toronto. Growing up in one of the most multicultural areas in the world, many of Tan’s friends were from immigrant families not unlike himself. While they all may have looked different or spoken different languages at home, Tan and his friends bonded over their mutual obsession with skateboarding. His passion for the urban sport is what initially fueled Tan’s desire to move to the United States. California was the mecca for him and his childhood

Stop by Vision Gallery to make valentines for your sweetheart! Collage, draw, color, and paste beautiful cards for your loved ones while enjoying our current exhibit. This is a free, self-led activity for all ages. Children are welcome to participate with assistance from an adult. Registering for a time slot helps us plan, but drop-ins are welcome!

Local artists have transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary in this colorful and exuberant exhibit in The Gallery at the Chandler Center for the Arts. Visitors will discover a varied palette of original works in oil, watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media that showcase elements we see every day that often go unnoticed.  The juried exhibit is hosted by the Tempe Artists Guild.

Learn to let loose when creating art! For this class students can bring in any object or image that inspires them as reference. Instead of drawing/painting it realistically, they will look at the colors, shapes and textures of the object to create mixed media pieces with no pressure of perfection. This class is for adults; registration is $35.

M|otherworlds is a group exhibition featuring regional Arizona artists who are also mothers. The work in the show centers on the transitional space of new parenthood during the first years of postpartum, also referred to as matrescence, or mother-becoming. The notion of transformation is echoed in the title of the exhibition. M|otherworlds references a surreal and unfamiliar experience. M|otherworlds is also about creation, the creation of a new reality, the creation of a new self. Themes of identity, caretaking and imaginative world building weave throughout the works in this exhibition.

Stop by Vision Gallery to paint rocks for your spring garden! We will be taking advantage of beautiful springtime weather - this event will take place outside. This is a free, self-led activity for all ages. Children are welcome to participate with assistance from an adult. Registering for a time slot helps us plan, but drop-ins are welcome!

Create your own monster plush doll! Participants will sew a cute or creepy plushie of their own design using fabric, buttons, beads, embroidery, and more. This class is for adults; registration is $35.