Make and Take: Collage Postcards
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesStop by Vision Gallery to make a collage postcard! Use magazines, colorful paper, and drawing supplies to make a summery message to send to a friend or family member. 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!
A Million Little Choices: Sami Lange
Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZIn her intricately colored and textured paper quilts, artist Sami Lange delves into the often heavy, powerful, and beautiful loads women and parents carry. The volume of stitches and thousands of hand-cut, hand-dyed individual paper pieces in each work represent the little decisions that allow us to create paths that resonate with our core identities.
Speak to Me Softly
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesWhile some activists advance their ideals using words, the female and non-binary artists in Speak to Me Softly utilize their crafts to address complicated subjects. Using soft materials and methods such as fabric, yarn, and embroidery, the artists spark conversations about queerness, liberation, public health, childhood trauma and other issues we face in our world. Each of these artworks weaves together threads of complicated, often charged, subject matters and calls attention to important, relatable topics that affect us all.
Art Social: Mixed-Media Art Journals
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesCreate your own art journals using recycled and upcycled materials! After constructing their journal, participants will practice several mixed media techniques inside the pages, including print-making, watercolor, and collage. Led by Nicole Austin.
Art Social: Pumpkin Luminarias
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesGet into the fall spirit with this fun ceramics class for beginners! Participants will learn how to make and join pinch pots into closed forms, then shape them into pumpkin luminarias of their own design. All materials included; instructor will glaze, fire, and return completed projects at a later date. Led by Kathleen Escobedo.
Deities of the South: Marco Albarrán
Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZMulti-media artist Marco Albarrán’s focus on pre-Conquest indigenous deities and motifs unites his diverse artistic output, which ranges from prints to large sculptures. Deities of the South examines the roles of ancient sacred deities in a modern world and encourages viewers to consider indigenous perspectives, modular spirituality, and sacred environments.
Make and Take: Clog Shoe Charms
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesStop by Vision Gallery to make some clog shoe charms! Use air-dry clay, sequins, beads, feathers, and more to create one-of-a-kind accessories for your clog shoes! 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! Register
Make and Take: Halloween Lanterns
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesStop by Vision Gallery to make a spoOoOky Halloween paper lantern! Fold and cut paper to make a jack-o-lantern, witch, ghost, Frankenstein, or any other creepy character you want. 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!
Art Social: Needle-felted Ornaments
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesLet your imagination go wild as you explore the wonderful world of wool by creating your own felted ornament. You will learn the basics of 3D needle felting, working with various shapes to create hanging pieces of art. This class is for adults; registration is $35.
Make and Take: Perler Bead Ornaments
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesGet in the spirit with a fun holiday craft! Stop by Vision Gallery on Saturday, December 7 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!