#ChandlerAtPlay DAY

Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United States

On Saturday, May 1st, DOUBLE THE FUN with Vision Gallery and Chandler Museum! Visit both spaces to view our play-themed exhibitions and participate in a series of silly activities to earn a goodie bag. Free to participate, all ages welcome, prizes available while supplies last.

Free

Community Chalk Mural

Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ

Stop by the Chandler Center for the Arts to color a chalk mural with artist Ariana Enriquez! Bring a friend, bring a mask, we’ll provide the chalk.

Free

Take a Hike

Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United States

As the pandemic gripped the nation in 2020, people of all different backgrounds searched for ways to safely venture out of the house and take a break from the pressures of daily life. In Take a Hike, the Chandler Galleries invited artists to share their appreciation and experiences of hiking the myriad trails across Arizona and further afield.

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Make it: Clay Cactus

Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United States

Inspired by our current exhibition, Take a Hike, stop by Vision Gallery on Saturday, July 17 from 11am - 1pm to make a clay cactus! Practice your sculpting techniques to make a variety of succulent shapes. All supplies provided, all ages welcome.

Free

Art Social: Painting Nature with Courtney Currier

Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United States

Grown-ups, it's time to stretch those creative muscles! This August, learn a variety of fun watercolor techniques as you paint sights and sounds from nature. Scientist and artist Courtney Currier will lead this class for students ages 18+.

$25

Between Two Worlds: Storytelling and Artwork by Shachi Kale

Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ

In 2000, after living her whole life in the bustling city of Mumbai, India, Shachi Kale relocated to the suburban sprawl of Chandler, Arizona. While the adventure of moving 8,800 miles away was thrilling, the transition hit her like a tidal wave. Through the lens of Western fairytale characters, this fantastical exhibition explores her journey from surviving to thriving in Chandler, Arizona.

Image: Shachi Kale, Suspended Between Two Worlds, Alice Hadn’t Anticipated A Prickly Landing. It Was All Getting Curiouser And Curiouser (Detail)

Free

Off the Clock: Artwork by City of Chandler Employees

Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United States

At the City of Chandler, we are fortunate to have myriad multi-talented individuals working all around us. While many of our coworkers’ skills are visible in the office, some talents are not as obvious. Off the Clock celebrates the artistic talents of our fellow City employees!

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Remarkable Presence

Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, United States

Remarkable Presence is an art installation by Jen Urso taking place at multiple locations across the Valley of small, numbered paper suitcases representing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Arizona.

Abstracting Identity: Artwork by Miguel Angel Godoy

Chandler Center for the Arts 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ

Miguel Angel Godoy draws on his lifelong love of Hip Hop culture to create artworks that remix the familiar alphabet to find a deeper meaning in our words. In Abstracting Identity, Godoy creates his own visual language to communicate the complexities of being human and finding a space where we belong. 

Image: Miguel Angel Godoy, En Contra

Free

Chandler Contigo: Charcoal Drawing with Miguel Angel Godoy

Chandler Museum 300 S. Chandler Village Drive, Chandler, AZ

Experiment with powdered charcoal and alcohol ink! Miguel Angel Godoy will be leading a drawing class at the Chandler Museum for kids age 6 - 16 in conjunction with his exhibition Abstracting Identity at the Chandler Center for the Arts.

Free