Events for December 26, 2024 - December 26, 2024

Floating between familiar animals and unknown species, the creatures depicted in Christy Puetz and Rebecca Blume Rothman’s work capture the viewer’s imagination. In this colorful, provocative exhibition, these artists skillfully twist nature into unusual situations, drawing out the peculiarities and similarities between humans and animals.

Stop by the terrace at the Chandler Center for the Arts for some outside, masked up, community chalk coloring with artist Christopher Jagmin!

Stop by the Sleepy Whale on Thursday, Oct 21 from 5 to 7pm to grab a drink and create your own fantastical creature from fusible Perler Beads! This is a free event, all ages welcome.

On October 23, kids age 6-16 can join "Abstracting Identity" artist Miguel Angel Godoy for a special class all about hip-hop, movement, and most importantly, break dancing. Free to attend!

Grown-ups, it's time to stretch those creative muscles! This October, design and make your own stuffed “monster” doll! Artist Abby Aspen will lead this class for students ages 18+.

Quilts and storytelling have always been interwoven. This year, our beloved annual exhibition features story quilts from 53 artists from all over the country and is on display at both Vision Gallery and the Chandler Center for the Arts.

Image: Jo Thomas, [camp]

Join fiber artist Ellen M. Blalock for a virtual artist talk on Thursday, December 2 at 5:30pm MST! Blalock will share how she develops her ideas into quilts, with the discussion focusing on recent work she has completed in the last two years and the quilts she is currently working on in her studio.

Image: Ellen M. Blalock, Bang Bang You Dead (left), Middle Passage: America’s Legacy (right)

Slay your shopping list and support the arts in Chandler by stopping by the Vision Gallery for this special evening shopping event. Find unique artist-created jewelry, ceramics, ornaments and more for everyone on your list. Enjoy hot chocolate and special treats as your browse through gift-giving delights. 

With Creative Drive, we are bringing art from the streets of Chandler into the gallery! To celebrate the 16 new traffic control box wraps we installed in 2021, we invited the participating artists to exhibit an artwork at Vision Gallery. The resulting exhibition is one that illustrates the range of creative talent in this project that celebrates the vibrancy and welcoming attitude of Chandler.

Over the last year and a half, the pandemic has left many people in emotional limbo. Through her obsessive creation process, artist Lex Gjurasic actively strives towards radical happiness and hopes that others might also find levity and a path to joy - so c'mon and get happy, y'all!