EXHIBITIONS
Discover a world of creativity with our free exhibitions, open to all at WHAM Art Center. Come be inspired, explore new perspectives, and experience the power of art in our community.
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Interested in showcasing your own work? Click HERE for upcoming Call to Artists opportunities!
July 2026 Exhibition
Vision 250: America in Harmony
July Exhibition: July 2–30, 2026
Gallery Reception: Saturday July 11, 2026 from 2pm – 4pm
Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary Through Art
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On view July 2–30, 2026, Vision 250 explores themes of freedom, harmony, and hope as WHAM Art Center commemorates America’s 250th anniversary. This special exhibition brings together artists from across the community in a celebration of creativity, heritage, and the enduring spirit that unites us.
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Featuring a Guest Artist and artwork by members of Teen WHAM, the Adaptive Arts Program, the Veterans Program, and artists throughout the West Valley, Vision 250 reflects the many voices and perspectives that make our community strong.
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Join us for the Vision 250 Artist Reception on Saturday, July 11, 2026, from 2:00–4:00 PM, where guests can meet participating artists and celebrate this inspiring exhibition.
Free to attend! Guests may register here:
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Throughout July, WHAM will present additional events honoring America's 250th birthday through art, music, literature, and community engagement. Learn more about all of our Vision 250 events here:
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August 2026 Exhibition
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Exhibition Dates:
August 4 – 29, 2026​​
Hours:
Tues-Sat
10 am – 4 pm​​​
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WHAM Art Center
16560 N Dysart Rd, Surprise, AZ 85378
WHAM Art Center invites you to explore the “Dog Days of Summer,” the hottest and most still stretch of the season, typically from early July through mid-to-late August. The term comes from ancient astronomy, when the rise of Sirius—the “Dog Star”—coincided with the peak of summer heat.
Today, it simply refers to those long, hazy days when time slows down and everything feels a little heavier, quieter, and more intense. This exhibition invites guests to respond to the feeling of summer at its peak—heat, stillness, nostalgia, exhaustion, memory, and atmosphere.
Join us and enjoy the various interpretations of the season through color, landscape, abstraction, or personal storytelling—capturing not just what summer looks like, but what it feels like.
September 2026 Exhibition
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Exhibition Dates: September 2 – 30, 2026​​
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​​​​​Through the Looking Glass is an exhibition celebrating creativity, interpretation, and the many ways we see the world. It encourages everyone to look beyond the obvious and explore perspective in all its forms—literal, emotional, symbolic, or imagined. Join us and explore ideas such as perception, reflection, transformation, imagination, and the unexpected, through realistic, abstract, conceptual, whimsical, or experimental perspectives.
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Hours of Operation
Tuesday - Saturday
10am - 4pm
(closed holidays)
Phone: (623) 584-8311
WHAM Art Association
16560 N Dysart Rd,
Surprise, AZ 85378
Interested in exhibiting at the WHAM Gallery?
Rent our gallery space for a full month and showcase your work in a vibrant, creative environment.
Reach out to Nicolas Flowers, Gallery Manager at nicolas.flowers@wham-art.org to learn more or schedule a tour—we’d love to see your art or host your group!