Artist Talk – Quilting Stories: The Narrative and the Design

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)

Free

Holiday Shopping Event

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

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. 

Free

Creative Drive: 2021 Traffic Control Box Artists

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

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.

Free

Radical Happiness: Lex Gjurasic

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

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!

Free

Hattitude: Diego Perez

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

Humor 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.

Free

Make and Take: Wacky Hats

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

This 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.

Free

Make and Take: Painted Flower Pots

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

Meet 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.

Free

Artist Talk with Lex Gjurasic: Finding Levity through Creativity

Virtual

Get 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.

Free

Chasing Ghosts

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

Grief 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.

Free

CUSD 2022

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

Chandler 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.

Free