CGCC orchestra director looking for string players
BY SRIANTHI PERERA
If you are an old hand at the viola—or violin, cello or other string instruments—the Chandler Gilbert Community College would like to hear from you.
The college’s new orchestra director, Amber Dudley, is looking for people of any age who are adept at playing a string instrument at an upper high school level to join the program.
To make it easier, there’s no daunting audition to overcome.
“No audition because that scares a lot of people away,” said Dudley, who also directs orchestra at Campo Verde High and counts 17 years of teaching experience in Gilbert high schools.
“We’re trying to give people in the community an opportunity to play in an orchestra setting,” said Randy Wright, division chairman, communication and fine arts. “It’s a community-based orchestra and members can join from school-age kids all the way up to seniors.”
The only caveat is that aspirants must be enrolled in the community college, even for just one credit. For seniors, a reduced tuition fee is available.
The CGCC has a vibrant performing arts department based at its main college campus at the intersection of Gilbert Road and Pecos Avenue in Chandler. The Arnette Scott Ward Performing Arts Center has been the stage for all manner of arts since 2002.
Last fall, the campus remodeled one of its original buildings with an environmentally friendly design and infrastructure. The 39,000-square-foot Agave Hall is used for performing arts instruction and rehearsal for students participating in band, choir, dance,
orchestra and theater.
Agave Hall features acoustically adjusted instrumental music and vocal choir rooms. It also has a recording studio, ensemble room, student practice rooms, instrument lockers, piano lab, and a music library and instrument repair room.
With the new infrastructure in place, Dudley has been entrusted with developing the music program and building a large string orchestra.
Building on the current 30 enrollees, the college wants to establish a day music program with about 50 members and an evening program of music education students, arranged perhaps in a chamber orchestra, consisting of about 30.
Even further down the road is the possibility of extending it into a full symphony. Nowadays, when a symphony concert is presented, the college pulls members from its band program.
Among the old timers in the orchestra is Jessi Pederson, a veterinarian at a hospital in East Mesa, who has been playing with the group for six years.
Pederson said she took a hiatus of about eight years from her violin when she was in veterinary school and resumed it easily “like riding a bike again.”
She finds the college setting laidback, yet challenging.
“It’s not a professional orchestra, but at the same time, we play professional orchestral music. So it’s a challenge, which is a good thing for my brain to do something other than veterinary medicine,” she said.
Dudley is seeking others like Pederson—those who have graduated from high school, are home-schooled, or who have played a string instrument in the past and would love to resume at any life stage.
Seniors would also fit this bill.
Pederson said it could be a good opportunity for seniors to join and would benefit the younger generation as well.
she said.
“It could be good for the kids, the younger people, to have that mentorship and to be able to play with someone of that
Burst of Butterflies Rolls Out Summer Camp Programs Starting May 31
Burst Of Butterflies Art Studio, located at 141 W. Boston Street in Downtown Chandler, has an exciting summer art program for kids ages 5 to 14. The camps will cover multiple areas of art including Canvas Painting, Clay Hand-Building, Advanced Pottery Painting and Polymer Clay Art, fused glass art, mosaics, yarn art, mixed media and more. Last year was super fun and this year is going to be an absolute blast. Burst of Butterflies has added more projects, more days in each camp and more exciting ways to get creative and have fun with art!
There are 8 art camps to choose from, each running two weeks across six days. The camps are set up for ages 5 to 9 in the morning session and 10 to 14 in the afternoon session. Siblings who fall into both age groups may attend together in the morning session. Each class is led by an instructor and will build on tactile skills, use of colors and, most importantly, creativity…all at a great value of only $99 per student.
This program is great for Home Schoolers and parents looking to engage kids in art during the summer.
Classes are limited in size in order to give the maximum attention to the students.
Last year’s camps sold out fast! Don’t delay in signing up.
Easy on-line enrollment at BurstofButterflies.com/ Summer-Art-Camps-2016 or simply call Burst of Butterflies at 480-559-8016.
Above are a few of the projects you can expect during this year’s camps!
age and ability,”
Dudley said she believes that the location of CGCC, straddling Chandler and Gilbert, as well as its close proximity to Mesa, will
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Amber Dudley STSN photos by Tim Sealy
CGCC String Orchestra at practice in the Agave Hall.
Fagen debuts crime fiction novel
Laurie Fagen, Fox Crossing resident and former owner of SanTan Sun News , has published her debut crime fiction mystery novel, “Fade Out,” by Short on Time Books.
It’s the story of a young radio reporter, Lisa Powers, who covers the crime beat for a fictional Chandler radio station; helps police solve cold cases; and for fun, creates a mystery theater podcast.
The first in the series of “Behind the Mic Mysteries” involves coverage of a massive fire that destroys the opulent mansion of a reclusive pharmaceutical heir, and Lisa’s career is jeopardized when the story gets way too hot.
From the dark streets of the metro Phoenix area to the peaceful red rocks of Sedona, Lisa dodges bullets investigating the cold case of a kidnapped bank executive found murdered, and discovers horrors she never imagined while tracking down a missing father. She finds herself facing down criminals in addition to reporting on them.
San Tans, www.si- s antans.org/ , at noon Thursday, April 21, when she will be giving away copies of her book as door prizes; and she will talk about her b ook-writing journey at the Village at Ocotillo at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21, and at the Vision Gallery, www. VisionGallery.org, at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 21, when she will have her print and e-book available for personal signing and purchase. Check her website for additional events.
Fagen, who was a radio, television
“As a former radio, television and print journalist, I never experienced gun battles or knife attacks during my career,” Fagen explained. “Unlike the news, which must be factual, I am finding great freedom in writing fiction, where I can make things up.”
Fagen’s upcoming speaking engagements include at the Arizona Professional Writers (APW) at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21; at the awards luncheon for the Soroptimists of the
and print journalist, owned the SanTan Sun News with her late husband, Geoff Hancock, until his death in 2013, when the Times Media Group purchased the community newspaper. Fagen is also an artist and singer.
The novel is also available through her website, www.ReadLaurieFagen. com, as well as on her Amazon author page at www.amazon.com/author/ lauriefagen and through her publisher, www.ShortOnTimeBooks.com.
Five new exhibitions opening at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum
Summer exhibitions at Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum continue the museum’s tradition of showcasing curated and proposed exhibitions of contemporary art by emerging and internationally recognized artists. Five exhibitions will be celebrated at a free reception from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, May 13, in the museum courtyard.
Exhibitions opening soon in the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum include
Archive of Rag and Bone, El Mac: Aerosol Exalted, and Journey and Memory: past the rock, the sun’s gates and the land of dreams. The reception features musical entertainment by The Walt Richardson Trio and an opportunity to meet artists showing work in the exhibitions. Hat Tip: A Tribute to Arts Philanthropy opened on April 8, while Threads: Gathering My Thoughts made its debut on April 15.
As You Wish offers pottery classes for toddlers, teens and adults
April and May classes have been announced at As You Wish, the pottery painting locale, with a Chandler studio located at 2970 E. Germann Rd., Chandler. Paints, brushes and expert assistance are provided.
• April 22: Beginning technique class teaches basic pottery painting techniques as well as using Spolvero graphite stencils. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. $10 plus pottery of your choice. For 12 year olds to adults.
• April 30: A mommy and me class to create a special Mother’s Day memento plate. 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. $20 inclusive. May 6 - beginning technique class teaches art journaling. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. $10 plus
pottery of your choice. For 12 year olds to adults.
• May 8: On Mother’s Day the studio fee is waived for mothers.
• May 14: Read and paint “What Does the Fox Say.” 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. $15 all inclusive.
• May 19: Home-schooled children can create an ice cream bowl with spoon. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. $12 all inclusive.
• May 20: Beginning technique class teaches basic pottery painting techniques as well as using Spolvero graphite stencils. 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. $10 plus pottery of your choice. For 12 year olds to adults.
Info: (480) 899-1231 or www. asyouwishpottery.com/classes.
Laurie Fagen. Submitted photo
Ultimate classics return to the big screen at Harkins Theatres
Harkins Theatres is offering Tuesday Night Classics with special presentations of classic films at 7 p.m. Tuesdays. For $5, guests can relive favorite films at the Chandler Fashion 20.
Upcoming movies include “Singin’ in the Rain” on April 19 and “Pulp Fiction” on April 26. For more information on Harkins’ Tuesday Night Classics, visit www.harkinstheatres.com/TNC
Explore the fundamentals and foundations of photography
Teens interested in art and photography will be able to learn from trained and working artists in a photographic techniques camp, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, through Friday, July 15, at Art Intersection, 207 N. Gilbert Rd., Suite 201, Gilbert. Students will leave with a collection of their artwork made during camp and be featured in an online exhibition at www.artintersection.com.
During the workshop, participants will explore the fundamentals and foundations of photography with daily photo projects. An overview of photographic techniques will be covered, from digital capture and printing, to a black and white darkroom and historical processes.
Students are welcome to bring their own cell phone, digital camera or film camera, or use one provided. Snacks provided. Cost is $195. Info: (480) 361-1118 or info@artintersection.com.
Arizona chic couture history comes to the Vision Gallery
“Arizona Chic: Couture from Arizona’s Past,” an exhibit that celebrates some of the most glamorous, most understated and most over-the-top examples of Arizona fashion, is on display through April 30 at the Vision Gallery, located at 10 E. Chicago St. Robert Black, from Robert Black of Fashion, is the curator.
According to Black, the exhibit explores the local look of Arizona chic, as well as the international designer dresses that were sold in many high-fashion boutiques.
“There was a time when Arizona’s chic fashion was written about and taken to destinations all around the world,” said Black. “Visitors were enamored by the western and southwest-themed styles, as well as the comfortable cotton fabrics and bright colors that were made for our desert sun.”
The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free.
More than 300 regional artists are represented in the nonprofit gallery, which is also home to one of two Art-O-Mats in Chandler. Info: www.visiongallery.org.
Teens can learn photographic techniques like the one used to create this photo, entitled “Self Portrait,” by Trini Guevara, at Art Intersection’s summer camp. Submitted photo
Robert Black, from Robert Black of Fashion, is curator of “Arizona Chic: Couture from Arizona’s Past,” on display through April 30 at the Vision Gallery. Submitted photo
Music Maker Workshops announces summer 2016 music camps
Enrollment is underway for several music camps being held this summer at Music Maker Workshops of Ahwatukee, located at 3233 E. Chandler Blvd., Suite 2, Phoenix. Info: (480) 706-1224 or www. musicmakerworkshops.com. Shelley Yakubow, co-owner of Music Maker, is a 15-year Chandler resident.
The following are offered:
• Kindermusik Confetti Days: provides four mornings of crafts, snacks, stories, games and instrumentation set to a carnival theme for 3 to 6 year olds, provided by certified Kindermusik educators. 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Monday, May 23, to Thursday, May 26. $99 per week before April 1. Includes snacks and materials.
• Kindermusik USA Train: takes 3 to 6 year olds on an imaginary train trip across the country, including crafts, snacks, stories, games and instrumentation, provided by certified Kindermusik educators. 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, to Friday, June 3. Includes snacks and materials.
• Morning Music Academy: three classes from a choice of drums, guitar, piano, voice, violin or arts and crafts for ages 5 to 12 of all ability levels. Camps are divided by age and ability levels. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays the weeks of June 6 to June 9, June 13 to June 16, July 11 to July 14 and July 18 to July 21.
• Summer Afternoon Art Camp: students draw and paint while drawing, printmaking, painting, collage and paper mache. Ages 5 to 14 of all ability levels.
Let the kids make music all summer long at Music Maker Workshops
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays the weeks of June 6 to 9, June 13 to 16, July 11 to 14 and July 18-21.
• Rock Band for Summer of 16: musicians jam with a teacher/mentor for each weekly practice. Ages 9 to 16. Classes are 75 minutes weekly, scheduled
according to band availability. $100 per month. Schedule an audition: (480) 7061224.
• Summer Boot Camp: daily lessons for all ages and levels for piano, voice, violin, viola, cello, guitar, drums, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French
Marty Stuart among April entertainment at Ak-Chin
Country legend Marty Stuart is among the slate of entertainers scheduled to play The Lounge at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino in April.
The five-time Grammy winner performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 30. He’s an American country music singersongwriter, known for his traditional style as well as his eclectic amalgamation of rockabilly and honkytonk.
The Lounge offers a state-of-the-art sound system, LED lighting effects, a dance floor and a large beverage menu. Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, 15406 N. Maricopa Rd., Maricopa.
Other Lounge events include:
• North, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, April 16
• Cowboy Up, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, April 17
• Walkens Trio, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, April 18 (happy hour)
• John Eric Duo, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, April 19 and April 26 (happy hour)
• Yesterday Once More, noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 20
• Stanley Serano Trio, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, April 20 and April 27 (happy hour)
• Desert Dixie, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, April 22
• Soundwave, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday, April 23
• Joe Costello Syndicate, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 24
• Walkens Trio, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, April 25 (happy hour)
• Silhouette, noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 27
• Karen and Marcus, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 28 (happy hour)
• The Walkens, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, April 29
Celebrating more than 20 years in Maricopa, Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino is the state’s only tribal casino to have an international management partner. Offering the largest selection of the latest reel and video slots in a range of denominations, Harrah’s Ak-Chin features slot machines, video poker, video Keno as well as popular statewide progressives and live-action poker and Black Jack. Harrah’s Ak-Chin is the only casino in Arizona that allows guests, through its Total Rewards program, to unlock benefits and other prizes that can be used worldwide at the entire Caesars’
horn, tuba, banjo and ukulele. Mondays to Saturdays depending on teacher availability. Includes daily assignments on theory, ear-training, fluency and learning practice techniques. Flexible scheduling. Cost is determined by number of lessons and teacher.
family of casinos. Harrah’s Ak-Chin also boasts the only bingo hall in the Caesars organization, continuing the heritage of William F. Harrah, who opened his first bingo hall in Reno in 1937.
Casino guests can also enjoy live entertainment in the newly remodeled Lounge and a variety of dining options including the Copper Cactus Grill, Agave’s Restaurant, The Range Steakhouse, The Buffet and Dunkin Donuts®. Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Resort features 300 luxurious resort and tower guestrooms and an outdoor swimming pool with swim-up bar.
For a full listing of entertainment or for more information, contact Harrah’s Ak-Chin at (480) 802-5000 or visit www.harrahsakchin.com.
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The Tortoise Project and Wild at Art opening in Chandler
The Tortoise Project and Wild at Art exhibition will be shown Friday, May 13, to Saturday, June 25, at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. It will feature Arizona artists converting fiberglass tortoises into original works of art that will be auctioned off to help support the Vision Gallery’s Vision Kidz Art program.
Selected artists were given white tortoises as a blank, three-dimensional canvas to paint and decorate however they wished in order to create a new, original, one-of-a-kind tortoise with each shelled reptile portraying a unique and different theme.
Participating artists for the exhibit are Jose Benavides, Sue Berzelius, Jeanne Bosarge, Adriene Buffington, Irene Coatta, Bonnie Lou Coleman, Kathleen Escobedo, Laurie Fagen, Michael Holland, Debra Jones, Shari Keith, Genevieve Leach, Vesna Miller, Mary Poindexter, Christy Puetz, Penny Ethel Ross, Pat Scheurich, Nancy Nowak Utech, Steven Velazquez, Sandra Neumann Wilderman, and ASU TECHshop.
An opening reception is being held 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 21.
Info: (480) 782-2695 or www.visiongallery.org.
attract students and audiences.
“We’re in a prime location and people don’t want to drive an hour to go to a community college orchestra class,” she said. “Within the East Valley area, there is a lot of emphasis on string education within the schools. And that perpetuates: when they graduate, what are they going to do with that string education?”
Another of Dudley’s roles is to enroll more music education students, a task for which she, herself, is the perfect role model.
She plays the violin and the viola. “I love everything string; that’s why I teach string,” she said. “To me, there’s no other sound in the world.”
A native Arizonan, Dudley attended NAU and earned two bachelor’s degrees; in music education and viola performance. She lives with her Realtor husband, Chris, who is a trombone player and a former band director at Basha High School in Chandler, and their four daughters ranging in age from 1 to 10 years.
Dudley also plans to develop collaborative music opportunities with youth in the Valley.
She’s hoping that in the future, the college’s orchestra would be the first that comes to mind when someone thinks of a community orchestra in the Valley.
“That’s what I would like,” she said, “but my first task is to recruit students.”
For more information, visit www.cgc.maricopa.edu/performingarts.
The orchestra director says the community’s prime location is a draw for players. STN photos by Tim Sealy
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August deadline for submissions to Art Quilts XXI: In Stitches
Art Quilts XXI: In Stitches—Seriously
Humorous Art Quilts, an exhibition to be held at the Chandler Center for the Arts, is calling for artists to submit work for consideration.
Art Quilts XXI will be held from Friday, Nov. 18, to Saturday, Jan. 7 at the Chandler Center for the Arts.
The deadline for submitting work is 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22.
“As an artist I have a passion for quilting,” said Marla Hattabaugh, juror for Art Quilts XXI.
“Creating is a serious use of my time and energy. Learning how to make each artwork the best I can is a constant process. On the other hand, humor helps me be healthy in mind and heart. That is why this is the theme for this year. Daily laughing and loving enables us to be happy.”
Artists are encouraged to submit their most significant work to this annual exhibition of contemporary art quilts, showcasing one of the finest collections of textile art on display in the regional Southwest. The exhibition is produced by the Chandler Center for the Arts and is presented by the Chandler Cultural Foundation and the Chandler Arts Commission.
The Chandler Center for the Arts Art Quilts exhibition has grown from a local and regional quilt show to a respected destination for contemporary works. The exhibition draws entries from around the United States and Canada and allows thousands of visitors each year to experience quilting as an art form.
Artists are invited to use any of the
various techniques and materials of the Art Quilt medium. They are asked to create a textile artwork that relates the elevation of spirit through humor. The artworks should represent a new outlook or an alternative twist on an older, established viewpoint. Art often steps beyond the boundaries of comfort. Design elements can be expanded to represent new challenges or visions. Life is filled with opportunities to search for new pathways, and a person’s outlook should reflect identity, will and personality.
• Juror’s Art Quilts defined: An artwork(s) constituting a quilted layer and stitched effect, with fiber inclusive of multi-art mediums with integrated surface design, thread play, and natural and synthetic materials. Assimilated 2-D and/or 3-D Art Quilts will all be considered in relationship to the exhibit theme.
• To submit work for consideration, follow the entry requirements:
Entry requirements
For each $15 fee, each artist may submit up to three works on a CD or via email. There is no application form, but entries must be accompanied by the following information:
1. Artist name and contact info: Artist first and last name, email address (typed along with other contact information), physical mailing address and day and evening phone numbers.
2. Images of art quilts: For each submitted work, a full and detail view is required. Artists may submit images as digital jpeg, .tif or .eps images. Digital images should have a minimum 300 dpi resolution for an
approximate picture size of 3 x 4 inches (or larger). This allows the images to be considered for the invitation postcard. The digital images can be either on a CD or submitted via email to vision.gallery@ chandleraz.gov (if applying via e-mail, please note both last name and “Art Quilt Application” in the subject line). With each image, the name of the artist(s) and title of the quilt must be included. Title digital files so that this guideline is followed, even if in an abbreviated manner. Accepted images will be retained for the archives and possible catalogue production; submission CDs will be returned if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope with correct postage.
3. Information and description: A list or document file describing the images which includes: artist(s) name(s) quilt title(s), dimensions in inches (width by height), sale price or insurance value, techniques/ materials used, and a story or statement about how the piece addresses the theme: In Stitches: Seriously Humorous Quilts. The Gallery is interested in understanding and experiencing each entrant’s particular artwork. The gallery asks hat each artist shares what moves and inspires them as a
person and an artist.
4. Permissions: Statement declaring whether or not photos are of each artist’s own artwork, and the images that are provided may be taken to promote the current exhibition, including Web usage and in a catalogue (if funding permits). If the artwork is accepted, and permission is given to use said images, the artist also gives full permission to use image(s) of such work(s) and the artist’s statement(s) in the exhibit publication without payment or royalties. The image of one selected Art Quilt will be chosen for use on a promotional postcard. In addition, this year a CD catalogue may be produced. During the exhibition, the Chandler Center for the Arts limits photography to the show organizer, media and artists taking photos of their own work(s).
5. Price/value: Statement declaring insurance value(s) and, if wishing to sell said work(s), sale price(s). A 50% gallery commission will be charged on all sales, so remember to state retail prices that include that percentage.
6. Payment: Fees can be paid either over the phone by debit or credit card by calling (480) 782-2695, or by including a money order with the submission made payable to Chandler Center for the Arts. Once payment is made, a digital
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copy of the receipt will be e-mailed to each artist.
Deadlines
Entries (not the quilts) are due by 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, by email at vision.gallery@ chandleraz.gov or by hand delivery to:
By USPO: Vision Gallery, P.O. Box 4008, Chandler AZ 85244-4008
By FEDEX or UPS: Vision Gallery, 10 E. Chicago St., Chandler AZ 85225
A list of accepted artists will be posted on www.visiongallery.org or www.chandlercenter.org by Friday, Sept. 2. Email correspondence to accepted artists will follow. Completed quilts accepted into the exhibition must be delivered by Monday, Oct. 24. For ease of installation, quilts must have top and bottom sleeves (if applicable) appropriate to their sizes. These sleeves should be at least large enough for 2 inch slats. If the piece has a hanging system other than a sleeve, please contact the Gallery prior to entering to ensure it will be compatible with the gallery’s hanging requirements. Slats should be included with all submitted artwork; please have them labeled with artist name and artwork title. Quilts from local artists may be picked up at the Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, AZ, on the day the show is taken down, or the week thereafter at Vision Gallery, 10 E. Chicago St., Chandler AZ 85225. Accepted artists will be notified of take-down date. Non-local works will be shipped; see shipping/delivery for details.
Eligibility
Quilt artists who wish to share their art with a broad-based arts audience are invited to enter. Artworks in which two or more people have collaborated are allowed.
The works must not have been previously displayed at the Chandler Center for the Arts or other downtown Chandler venue. Works should have been completed within the last three years.
Prizes
Up to four jury awards will be given as Juror’s Choice Awards. A viewer’s choice award is selected by patrons and viewers. Multiple purchase awards will be offered by the Chandler Arts Commission for up to $10,000.
Jury fee
There is a nonrefundable fee of $15 to enter up to three works. No entries will be considered without payment of this fee.
Shipping/delivery
All delivery and shipping costs are the responsibility of the artist. To ensure that shipping and insurance needs are met, when the Gallery ships the quilt(s) back all artists are asked to include a filled out returnshipping form with pieces sent to Arizona for installation. This does not mean that payment is required in advance. The gallery requests that each artist include a form with the artist’s shipping account number included on it (which is not a credit card) so that the gallery can efficiently process shipping. All art must be received by Monday, Oct. 24. If an artist is new or unfamiliar with shipping, the simplest recommended method to proceed with shipment is to go online and create a free account with FedEx. Postage stamps will not be accepted as payment for shipping. More detailed shipping information will be included in communication to accepted artists.
International shipping
The rules listed are for U.S. artists. While shipping costs remain the responsibility of the artist, accepted international entries are handled on an individual basis to assure an efficient and cost-effective delivery system.
Insurance
Works are insured while on display at the Chandler Center for the Arts for 50% of the retail price for the duration of the exhibition. All paperwork must designate whether an artwork is available for sale, or if it is listed as NFS (not for sale). All artworks must include insurance values regardless of how it is listed in the catalogue.
Sales commission
All artworks offered for sale are listed with a 50% commission. Sales are collected and paid within 30 days of receipt. All applicable sales tax is collected and paid during the sale.
Gallery hours
Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. In addition, Chandler Center for the Arts patrons can view the artworks before shows and during intermissions. Call (480) 782-2695 for holiday hours.
Questions?
Contact staff at vision.gallery@ chandleraz.gov, or call the gallery at (480) 782-2695.
Parachute vocalist calls latest album an emotional investment
BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI
For Parachute vocalist Will Anderson, making music is an investment—an emotional investment. Like other artists, his songs are like a diary to him, but his band’s latest album, Wide Awake , was just that—an awakening of sorts.
“I worked with a level of detail that I didn’t know I necessarily had in me,” Anderson said. “I didn’t know if other people do. Once ‘Without You’ came out, it was like a weight was lifted off my shoulders, not to sound too epic or cliché. I didn’t know I was so invested in the songs until I took a step back and people told me, ‘You’re really getting surgical with these ones.’”
“Without You,” for which Anderson and company were joined by a gospel choir, is an “upbeat love anthem,” he said. Anderson is especially proud of Wide Awake because he wrote the majority of it himself, instead of cowriting with other musicians. But the songs on which he did collaborate offered a new perspective.
“It was funny because I didn’t cowrite too many songs during this process,” he said. “But it was really nice to have a few people in town in L.A. when I got stuck and sick of myself. I would go to the writers and say, ‘Let’s write something together.’
“Four of them made record out of the 70-plus songs that I wrote. They came at exactly the right time when I needed a new perspective. I got to work with good buddies of mine Dave Barnes and Nathan Chapman. They’re the kind of guys where we can call it
a day or we can write a song together.”
Some songs came easier for Anderson, like “Without You” and “Crave.”
“Those are the two songs where I was like the Kool-Aid guy breaking through the wall; here we are. This is what we’re doing. They’re great songs and we’re all excited about them.”
He’s equally as thrilled about Parachute’s Saturday, April 23, show at the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix.
“It should be a good time,” Anderson explained. “We were able to play it the last time acoustically with a sit-down kind of quieter show. It was just [keyboardist/saxophonist] Kit French and me. We said that would be a really fun place to do a full band set, standing up, rocking out to a fully packed audience.”
The highlights of the show are the bigger production and the opener, Jon McLaughlin.
“Jon took us out on our first tour ever,” Anderson said. “He taught us a lot about the touring side of the music business like how to conduct yourself. He’s been a big help to all of us. For him to be willing to come on the road for us, it’s really a dream come true.”
Parachute returns to the Valley to play the Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix on Saturday, April 23. Submitted photo
A self-proclaimed McLaughlin “fan boy,” Anderson has high hopes for this jaunt.
“I think we’ll do some
collaborations,” he said. “There’s bigger and better production and we have four albums to pull from now. We’re so ready to go out and play some shows. I can’t imagine that that energy won’t find its way to the stage.”
Parachute performs with Jon McLaughlin at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Crescent Ballroom, 308 N. Second Ave., Phoenix. Tickets are $23 to $25. For more information, call (602) 716-2222 or visit www.crescentphx.com.
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