Events:

Current Event:

WHAM Art Movement, Kokopelli Winery & Bistro, and Hampton Inn --Proudly present:

2^nd Saturday Art Walk in Surprise.

December 12^th and every Month until May, 2010 the 2nd Saturday Art Walk will present visual artists, performing artists, great food and much more at the Kokopelli’s Winery & Bistro and Hampton Inn mall and courtyard. Located just north of Grand and Reems (14719 W. Grand Ave.) in Surprise.

December 12^th is the first 2^nd Saturday Art Walk which celebrates the Holiday Season in a “Kokopelli Christmas Karol” way. Experience the diverse array of top quality art work, pottery, jewelry, mixed media, copper, painting, photography and more. Free Admission, from 11am -5pm, then have a nice dinner at Kokopelli Winery & Bistro.

Many artists will be doing demos of how they create their artwork. An art silent auction will be happening too; from 11am with the final bids at 4pm. A chance to get excellent artwork at a great price.

Enjoy the entertainment throughout the day with music, carolers and professional dancers.

There’s no better way to get a feel for the lively community that we have in the Northwest Valley. This is a social and cultural event that showcases great art, and presents an opportunity to visit with and meet new people.   Plus, you can get some wonderful unique gifts for family and friends for their Christmas.

Here are the dates of the next ‘2^nd Saturday Art Walks’: January 9, February 13, March 13, April 10 & May 8^th.

Past Events

“Art is Alive in Surprise” Workshop at The West Valley Art Museum, , May 30May 3lst, ages 12 to adults participated. They paid only $7.00 per participant to experience Clay, Watercolors, Mixed Media, Metal Art or Glass Art. After the Workshop many signed up for a 3-4 week class of their choice. At the end of the classes they had a beautiful piece of art and it was displayed at the Museum in a Community Exhibit in July.

WHAM and West Valley Art Museum are in partnership to provide a first of it’s kind community art workshop in the greater Northwest Valley. More and more, communities across our region are stretched for creative public resources. Declining funding for arts education has forced schools to cut art programs, while shrinking budgets prevent libraries and recreation centers from offering visual-arts programs of their own.

WHAM and the West Valley Art Museum aim to fill the artistic void in our community – not only to promote the visual arts themselves, but; to build wider skills that help students thrive in all areas, and help promote civic vitality. While Art activities can’t solve all the economic, social and educational problems of today, it can give members of a community a positive sense of identity and bridge social barriers in society.

Art Washes away from the soul

       the dust of everyday life.

                        -- Pablo Picasso

Enriching Life Through Art- AAA Fountain Hills, AZ.

WHAM is now a member of The Arizona Art Alliance which is a fine arts organization comprised of 23 individual art organizations throughout Arizona. AAA sponsors 2 large sale & Expo events a year that require artists to be juried into to participate. This fall the AAA show was at Fountain Hills, AZ. This event took place at the same time as the well publicized annual Festival of Arts, on November 14-16, and expected 200,000 visitors. Several WHAM members have gone through the jury process and did show at this event. (See pictures below).

Art Walk at Sun City Festival

WHAM collaborated with the Pulte 'Beatles Mania' event, by showing their fine art in each of the nine model homes. Each home had two artists with their work displayed throughout the homes. Over 18,000 people attended this event and many purchased WHAM's member's artwork. " What a great way to show art.", said many of the participants.

Below are several pictures of this event:

Fine Art Show at Sun City Festival

This event took place Nov.17, 2007 in the community Center at Pulte's development Sun City Festival, Buckeye. This show was a collaboration between WHAM and Art League West to exhibit fine arts at Pulte's "Wine and Wellness" event.

Pulte spent $80,000 advertising this event to showcase their "55 Plus" upscale community. There were 22 artists showing their work from sculpture, pottery, painting, glass, multi-media, and metal art.

Many WHAM members felt it gave them a good exposure to the local area and helped introduce the public to Fine Arts.

Here are some of the Artist's displays at the show:

Art Walk at Toll Brothers

West Valley Arts Council, Art Walk at theToll Brothers Development in Litchfield Park, a special exhibition featured Artists in 10 Luxury Homes September 28 through 30th, 2007.

WHAM's member's Helen Gilmore, Bo Anderson, Dot Reeve and Connie Whitlock had pieces juried to be included in this event. WHAM displayed in two homes showcasing their art work. Each artist was available to present and place their art work for sale on September 27th for the opening night.

"This is a great opportunity to bring West Valley artists together in an event like this," said Julie Richard, executive director of the West Valley Arts Council. "The homes and artists have been paired to complement one another beautifully."

"We're honored to open our doors to the West Valley community as these artists present their work in an event that's unlike any other," said Linda Hanford, Toll Brothers marketing director.

This special exhibition featured 10 homes, located at the Toll Brothers at Litchfield Park community, showcasing paintings, pottery and sculpture from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., September 28 through 30th at 4846 Escondido Place in Litchfield Park. The Public was invited and enjoyed wine and cheese as they viewed the homes and fine art.

Here is some of the Artist's work:

Connie Whitlock

Bo Anderson

H.C. Gilmore

Dot Reeve