Events for November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024

Mexican/Iranian artist Michelle Emami uses her artwork as a space to celebrate her mixed heritage on canvas. In Both, Neither and All of the Above, Emami explores both her Iranian and Mexican heritages through motifs and cultural symbols drawn from both cultures. Emami asserts that she is not just one race or another, nor is she simply the sum of her parents’ cultures: she is unapologetically all of the above.

Make a colorful decorative tile inspired by Talavera and Islamic tile designs! This activity is inspired by our current exhibition, Michelle Emami: Both, Neither, and All of the Above.

At the beginning of the pandemic, the landscape of our daily lives went through a dramatic shift. In Chelsie Tamala and Cam DeCaussin's paintings, viewers can sense the stillness and introspection many felt during this time of great change, which still echoes through our lives today.

Join Michelle Emami and Vision Gallery curator Jillian Nakornthap for this virtual artist talk to hear Emami discuss her work in Both, Neither and All of the Above.

Learn how to use visual journaling to capture your thoughts by using techniques like drawing, painting, or collage! Participants will learn how to bind their own simple journal and then go through a series of exercises to build their visual journaling skills.

You can never reach the horizon. As you approach it, it recedes, becoming infinite. Skalleberg’s paintings capture this confounding pull of the far away, and the longing to understand the difference between there and here.

In collaboration with our Art Quilts exhibition, the Chandler Public Library has put together a ton of upcycling-themed activities for the month of November!

Re-Vitalized!, our 27th annual Art Quilts exhibition, encouraged art quilters to create artworks from previously discarded, recycled, and repurposed materials. Featuring 41 quilts from 25 artists from all over the country, this exhibition demonstrates the vast artistic potential of unwanted and/or recycled objects.

Get in the spirit with a fun holiday craft! Stop by Vision Gallery on Saturday, December 17 to make an ornament with fusible beads. Enjoy free hot cocoa or cider as you do any last-minute shopping in our gift shop too!

Join the Vision Gallery at the Multicultural Festival as we partner with not one but two artists—Daniel Nez and Richelle Key, to create community focused artwork. Nez will be creating a collaborative sculpture that celebrates bond and kinship, while Key will be creating a live painting that will highlight unity through shared humanity. Come make your mark and meet two phenomenal artists! About the Artists Richelle Key is a member of the Navajo Nation tribe and is based in Phoenix, Az. Her lifelong passion for sketching transformed her into a multi-media artist, painter and graphic designer. Through