Vision Gallery

Off the Clock: Artwork by City of Chandler Employees
2026-05-23 - 2026-07-25 | The Gallery at CCA, 250 North Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
At the City of Chandler, we know that creativity is a key quality in getting our jobs done well. For many of us, creativity also spills into what we do when we clock out, whether that be nurturing a relaxing hobby, developing skills in a craft, or finding solace through artistic expression. Off the Clock celebrates the creative talents of our fellow City employees that enrich our work every day.
Opening Reception
May 22, 4:30-6:30pm
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UNLOVABLE
2026-06-13 - 2026-08-15 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Bats, rats, gnats, oh my! From the creepy to the crawly, this open call exhibition invited Arizona based artists to submit work of animals that are often deemed Unlovable by the general public. Artists were encouraged to reimagine these creatures through unique perspectives, whether by emphasizing their beauty, strangeness, resilience or symbolic power. With artwork ranging from arachnoids to marsupials, these misunderstood animals will be sure to delight and fright folks of all ages.
Juried by Daniella Napolitano
Opening Reception
Friday, June 12, 5-7 pm
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Creepy Crawly Day
2026-06-27 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Phoenix) | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Celebrate our summer exhibition “UNLOVABLE” and join us for a fun-filled day of critters and crafting! Enjoy live animals provided the Phoenix Zoo, bug and animal themed crafts, and explore the mobile Chandler Discovery Library!
Save the date and stay tuned for more details!
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Make and Take: DIY Pet Snake
2026-08-08 11:00 - 15:00 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Always wanted a pet snake but don’t want to deal with the mess? Look no further! Create your very own slithery snake using melty beads, pipe cleaners, pony beads, and googly eyes. Once you’re done, bring your adopted friend back to their new home! Everything you need to craft your friend is provided.
This is a free, self-led activity for all ages. Children are welcome to participate with assistance from an adult. Registering for a time slot helps us plan, but drop-ins are welcome!
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The Collectionists: Heidi Dauphin & Laura Spalding Best
2026-08-22 - 2026-11-07 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
In 2024, Heidi Dauphin and Laura Spalding Best were paired up to create an installation for Artlink’s Annual Gala at the Phoenix Art Museum. The two initially were uncertain how their practices would mesh as Dauphin is a mixed media/ceramic artist while Best is best known for her found object paintings and murals. However, after their first meeting, they formed an instant connection and friendship. Their conversations lasted for hours, discussing their individual practices. Among the many commonalities between both of their work was their desires to collect objects whether it be personal everyday items or found objects. Each of their collections were immense. Dauphin has an entire room dedicated to items she has saved over the years to use in her artwork while Best’s house has what she deems as, “paintings in waiting” tucked away throughout her house. Both realized that they wanted to peel back the curtain of their artistic practice and share their collection of objects but how?
That is when the idea of Curiosity Chapel was born. The team searched for months finding the right furniture to house their collection, creating a free-standing room from thrifted cabinets and dressers. Hidden inside the drawers were collections of objects from both Dauphin and Best’s studios. With each new drawer to open, a new discovery. Visitors spent hours going through each of the cabinets finding interesting collections of items along the way from bread tags to silver spoons. The question that frequently fell from visitor’s lips, “What’s next?” The duo felt this natural inertia to continue this installation and began discussing possibilities. Their resolution: implode Curiosity Chapel.
For The Collectionists, the artists decided that their one guiding rule for the exhibition would be that they could only create artwork from the collections that were in Curiosity Chapel. While on the surface, the exhibition appears to be about two artists that have an affinity to collect found objects, their practices are more interwoven than that. This exhibition explores the intersections of Dauphin and Best’s practices including their affinity for numbers and both of their habits of creating rules around their artwork. However, what seems to be most apparent in both of their work is how both of their artworks seem to collect something much more existential, the passage of time.
Opening Reception
Friday, September 11, 6-8pm
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Make and Take: Bug Friends
2026-08-22 11:00 - 15:00 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Make some friends – literally! Create some cutesy crawlies to carry around with you using clothespins, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes. When you’re done, clip them onto your shirt to show off your new BFF! Everything you need to craft your friend is provided.
This is a free, self-led activity for all ages. Children are welcome to participate with assistance from an adult. Registering for a time slot helps us plan, but drop-ins are welcome!
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Art Social: Pumpkin Luminarias
2026-09-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
Have fun and make art in this spooky and relaxed class for adults!

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.
This casual 3 hour class doesn’t require any prior knowledge or skill, and all materials are included in the $35 class fee. This class is for adults 18 and older.
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Art Quilts 31: Constructed Softly
2026-11-14 - 2027-01-09 | Vision Gallery, 10 E Chicago St, Chandler, AZ, 85225, United States
This exhibition considers how textiles build meaning through softness, layers, mark making, and time—honoring processes often coded as feminine while welcoming all makers and interpretations—honoring voices often hidden and silenced through the open expression of ideas. Through layering, construction, and stitch, these soft materials may be transformed to challenge hierarchies, elevate overlooked labor, and assert the quiet force of making as an act of presence and power.
“This theme resonates with me on a personal level. Having a background in architecture and construction management, I struggle with the conflict between the perceived masculine world of architecture and my artwork. My career in architecture was very industrial focused. While my artwork inherently focuses on nature and organic forms. These two ideas feel worlds apart, but collide in my consciousness. My latest works have been a reflection on the collision of these two worlds.”- Juror, Shelley Ann Rothgeb
How will you interpret “Constructed Softly”? You are invited to interpret this theme from your own perspective. Challenge stereotypes, find your own voice and explore the power in your work. Artists are encouraged to think broadly about layered and stitched fiber works that explore construction through softness, fiber technique and accumulated labor.
About the Juror
Shelley was the sixth generation raised on her family farm in Northern Indiana where she inherited a tradition of making. She was the second in her family to graduate from college after her grandmother completed a degree in Commercial Art at the Fort Wayne Art School in the 1930’s. Following in her Grandmother’s footsteps, Shelley attended one year at the Otis College of Art and Design studying fine art. Then, completed a degree in Architecture at the College of DAAP at the University of Cincinnati.
She continued to pursue artistic endeavors while working and raising a family, but finally rediscovered her passion for fiber art in 2019. Since then, she has been
Opening Reception:
Friday, September 11, 6-8pm
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