Events for November 1, 2024 - November 1, 2024

From tessellating Portuguese tiles to Yayoi Kusama’s famous dots, artists have found inspiration in recurring patterns for centuries. Some are intrigued by aesthetics, while others find ritual and rhythm in the repetition. Fixations highlights Alexandra Bowers, Talia Dudley, Denise Yaghmourian, and Hyewon Yoon's obsessions in a visible, tangible way. With each dot, stitch, and line, these artists reclaim peace in a chaotic world.

Get 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.

For our 28th annual Art Quilts exhibition, the tension between pushing boundaries versus adhering to tried-and-true methods plays out in fiber form. We invited rule-breakers and traditionalists alike to interpret the theme in a variety of ways, including applying it to physical techniques, materials, construction methods, personal narratives, or commentary on social, cultural and political concerns. All submissions – traditional, unconventional, or a combination of both - were considered for craftsmanship, originality, design, and concept.

In the overwhelmingly urban Phoenix Valley, the cacti and coyote of the desert can often feel distant - like a backdrop to our daily lives. As we drive air-conditioned cars between air-conditioned houses and air-conditioned jobs, the environment can go woefully unnoticed and sometimes unappreciated, even if it is physically close. Gina DeGideo, Daniella Napolitano, and Rebecca Pipkin invite viewers to roll down their windows and connect with the natural world that surrounds them.

Get in the spirit with a fun holiday craft! Stop by Vision Gallery on Saturday, December 16 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! Drop-ins welcome.

Ties that Bind examines the drama, trauma and joy that familial relationships bring to our lives. Although the eight exhibiting artists’ approaches and media vary widely, all are seeking to resolve their family ties on their own terms. Exhibiting artists include Heidi Dauphin, Amanda Mollindo, Karen Nazario Moranchel, Jisun Myung, Lindsey Rothrock, Sallie Scheufler, Benjamin Selby and Philip Gabriel Steverson.

Stop by Vision Gallery to make relaxing sand bottle art! Pour sand in colorful layers to represent intentions for the new year. This is a free, self-led activity for all ages, and all supplies are provided. Children are welcome to participate with assistance from an adult. It's helpful for us if you register for an arrival time-slot, but drop-ins are also welcome.

Stop by Vision Gallery to make valentines for your loved ones! Get creative and make unique cards that are works of art. This is a free, self-led activity for all ages, and all supplies are provided. Children are welcome to participate with assistance from an adult.

Saskia Jordá works in a variety of media to create installations and experiences that examine themes of geography, migration, and cultural identity. This exhibition features a grouping of suspended bird and kite-like objects, installed high in the airy gallery space yet anchored to the building. In Tethered, Jordá simultaneously juxtaposes feelings of flight and constraint, lightness and weight, hope and longing – while exploring the visible and invisible connections to place and to familial bonds.

Join this metaphorical miyeokguk cooking journey with food performance artist Jisun Myung. As she leads the audience in play-cooking miyeokguk, or Korean birthday soup, you will listen to various women's stories on reproduction. Come and taste a bowl of heartfelt mother-daughter connection, the slippery baggage of tradition, or Korean women diaspora.