Upcoming Events

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+.

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)

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!

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

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.

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+.