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Art contest deadline nears Paper exhibit closing April 22
Area artists have until April 23 to submit their work in an art contest sponsored by the Chandler Arts Commission and the Chandler Cultural Foundation and held at the Vision Gallery in downtown Chandler. Prizes for the first “Art in Focus” show include three $200 cash prizes for Best in Show, first- and second-place winners. Ten $50 honorable mentions will be awarded. Art will be displayed in May at the Vision Gallery in Chandler’s new City Hall Complex. An evening artists’ reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Fri., May 18, when winners will be announced. The artworks will be available for pick up on June 1.
Entry requirements Artworks that express a “community point of view, representing our way of life and our community” are sought in 2-D and 3-D art by youth and adult artists in watercolor, oils, acrylics, paper, photography or ceramics. All artworks must be no bigger than 16 by 20 inches on paper or canvas, or no taller than 14 inches. Artworks do not need to be framed to be submitted. Artwork will be grouped by ages: Youngsters ages 10 to 14; teens ages
15 to 17 and adults ages 18 and older. All qualifying entrants must fill out an application form to be submitted with their artwork. There is no fee to participate.
Paper exhibit closing April 22 will be the last day visitors
will have to see the exhibition of artworks using, made from, interpreted with or built out of paper at the Vision Gallery at 10 E. Chicago St., Chandler. The show was juried by Arizona
printmaker and book artist Barbara Burton and features print making; watercolor, hand-built, 2-D and 3-D art; and automata or abstract machine works by Brent Adrian, Carol Balyozian, Dana Cohn, Carolyn Congrove, Curt Dornsberg, Carolyn DuPont, Jeff Falk, Sue Faulkner, Amanda Green, Mary Jane Henley, Linda Lewis, Elnajean Beyst- Martonyi, Darci Niva, Christine Sandifur, Marilyn Schutzky, C.J. Shane, Hazel Stone, Margaret Suchland, Beata Wehr, Lorraine Whitt and Angela Young. Details are available at
www.visiongallery.org or 480-782-2695. To download an art contest
application, visit
www.visiongallery.org or call 480-782-2695.
AZ Arts
’Tis the season for Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn’s lengthy
oratorio “The Seasons,” performed by the San Tan Community Performing Arts’ Chorale and Orchestra, features soloists rendering lyric and instrumental expressions of the four seasons and nature. The concert takes place from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Sat., May 5, and 3 to 5:30 p.m., Sun.,
San Tan Community Performing Arts’ Chorale and Orchestra
May 6 at Sun Lakes United Methodist Church, 9248 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes. The $10 tickets and selected discounts
are offered online at
www.stcpa.org, via membership and at the door.
Fiddler featured with Chandler Symphony Award-winning fiddler Peter Roland will be the featured soloist for his composition,
“The Traveler’s Footprints,” with the Chandler Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. Sun., May 6 at Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. Led by Music Director Jack Herriman and Associate Conductor Alex Zheng, “Symphonie Fantastique” by Hector Berlioz is also on the program. Admission is free and donations are accepted to help defray the Symphony’s operating costs. For details, visit
www.chandlersymphony.net.
Youth theatre tryouts pending
Area students ages 8 to 18 may audition for Princess Plays Theatre Camp by appointment on Sat., April 21 at Heat Wave Dance Academy at 1880 S. Alma School Rd. in Chandler. Award-winning choreographer, actress, musician and singer Karen Burns, a resident of Fox Crossing, will direct and choreograph the production.
Camp members will rehearse Mon., June 11 through Fri., June 29 and perform at National Comedy Theatre. 1111 S. Longmore Rd. in Mesa Fri., June 29, Sat., June 30 and Sun., July 1. Details are available from
info@heatwavedanceacademy.com,
www.heatwavedanceacademy.com and 480-855-4328.
www.SanTanSun.com
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