Hattitude: Diego Perez
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesHumor plays an essential role in Diego Perez’s artistic practice, but the details and skill in his work are no laughing matter. In this absurd exhibition, Perez’s imagination runs wild as he depicts everyday people with headgear made of canaries to traffic cones to everything in between.
Make and Take: Wacky Hats
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesThis Saturday, come see Hattitude: Diego Perez at Vision Gallery and then make your own wacky paper hat inspired by the show! We'll have everything you need to make the kooky hat of your dreams for you to take home, including folding instructions and decorating supplies.
Make and Take: Painted Flower Pots
Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZMeet artist Lex Gjurasic and paint your own flower pot inspired by Radical Happiness at the Chandler Center for the Arts! Once your pot is painted, representatives with the Maricopa Native Seed Library will help you plant it with seeds for a native plant to take home.
Artist Talk with Lex Gjurasic: Finding Levity through Creativity
VirtualGet a peek inside Radical Happiness artist Lex Gjurasic's head! On Thursday, March 31 at 5:30pm Gjurasic will host a virtual artist talk sharing insights about her creative process, material techniques, and using artwork as a meditative, therapeutic practice.
Chasing Ghosts
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesGrief is a messy, complicated and sometimes beautiful part of life. For the past two years, many of us have been collectively grieving a variety of losses: jobs, loved ones, and maybe even life as we knew it. In this exhibition, artists Mikey Estes, Kaitlin Jencso, Daniel Kim, Serge J-F. Levy, and Jen Urso cathartically work through their emotions to answer unanswerable questions.
CUSD 2022
Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZChandler Unified School District’s most gifted artists put their work on display for the community to experience in this annual showcase. The burgeoning artists from Basha, Hamilton, Perry, Arizona College Prep, Casteel and Chandler high schools display their talents and viewpoints through paintings, drawings, sculptures, jewelry, and photographs. With over 100 works on display, there is always something for everyone in this exhibition.
Moving through Grief with Art
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesOffered as part of the Chasing Ghosts programming, this brief gathering/workshop by Adriene Jenik will relate the story of the Artists’ Grief Deck and her work as an end-of-life doula, and will lead the group in an art-making exercise inspired by the deck.
Out of the Blue
Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZIt’s a cool, cool summer. Okay, maybe not in Phoenix, but this summer the Chandler Center for the Arts invited artists from across Arizona to submit cool-tone artwork for our annual open call exhibition. As a reprieve from the brutal summers here in the Valley of the Sun, we are exhibiting artwork of all kinds, from photographs to installations, that spotlight the color blue.
Make and Take: Sand Bottle Art
Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United StatesCome make sand art exploring your emotions! This activity is inspired by our current exhibition, Chasing Ghosts. Choose colors of sand that represent your emotions and then make beautiful shapes as you pour layers of sand into a keepsake bottle to take home.
Make and Take: Cyanotypes
Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZUse the cyanotype blueprinting process to make a found-object photogram inspired by Out of the Blue! This activity is free for all ages.