West Valley Art Museum

Venue

West Valley Art Museum collection contains over 4,000 items from more than 90 countries with a key focus on ethnic dress, textiles and ethnographic arts. Their collection of ethnographic artifacts and Decorative Arts encourage understanding of unfamiliar regions of the world, their peoples, customs and artistic traditions. West Valley Art Museum's 19th and 20th Century fine art collection contains 213 paintings, 312 drawings and 302 prints by American artists with a growing focus on artists from the Southwest. The Museum is rapidly moving toward becoming a very significant institution for education. It encourages, provides and enables intergenerational learning where the mixing of education, age, gender, nationality and race becomes a strong asset in this shared learning process.

Contact Info

West Valley Art Museum

17420 North Avenue of the Arts
Surprise, AZ 85374

Phone: (623)972-0635

Fax: (623)972-0456

Official Website

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Locations

West Valley
Parking Info
Accessibility Info
- Wheelchair Access
NOTE: We do our best to ensure all information is accurate, however it's a good idea to visit the website or call the venue to verify the information.

Current Events

06/26/09- 07/19/09	Art is Alive in Surprise! Community Talent Exhibit
06/10/09- 08/23/09	Asia III: From Island to Continent
05/22/09- 07/19/09	The Real Dog and Pony Show
05/22/09- 09/06/09	Celebrating Art of the West Valley IV
05/22/09- 08/30/09	Chaos On The Canvas: The Art of Hilario
05/22/09- 09/06/09	My Artsy Pet
09/01/08- Ongoing	West Valley Art Museum

Upcoming Events

07/08/09 Nancy Gee

07/15/09 Joe Hopkins

08/28/09-
11/15/09 Arizona Plein Air Painters

Past Events

06/24/09	Mark DeCozio Trio
06/20/09	Appraisal Day
06/17/09	Vicki McDermitt and Judy Roberts
06/14/09	Sunday Afternoon Jazz Jam
05/28/09	Bus Tour to Desert Botanical Garden and Chihuly: The Nature of Glass
05/16/09	Free Family Fun Fest
05/15/09- 06/07/09	PTA Reflections
05/02/09	Cinco de Mayo Festival
04/25/09	Rorschach Poetry Collective
04/22/09	Bus Tour to Desert Botanical Garden and Chihuly: The Nature of Glass
04/19/09	Karen Hendricks Crawford
04/19/09	An Afternoon in April
04/17/09- 05/10/09	Visual Art Student Awards
04/14/09	Gary Fillmore Lecture
04/11/09	Grandma Moses: Artist
04/05/09	Joan Johnson and The Foster Oden Trio
04/04/09	Golda Meir: Israel's Creative Leader
04/04/09	Suzanne Jaroszynski and Jim Hale
04/03/09	Chairish the Arts
03/27/09- 05/03/09	All Aboard!
03/22/09	2009 Chamber Music Series
03/20/09- 05/17/09	Mayan Mysteries
03/15/09	Fred Forney
03/07/09- 03/08/09	An Affair With The Arts
03/07/09- 03/08/09	An Affair With The Arts: Three Caballeros Of Portraiture
03/06/09- 05/17/09	Prints and Pots
02/28/09	Mimi Blais
02/27/09- 05/18/09	Beth Ames Swartz: The Word in Paint
02/22/09	2009 Chamber Music Series
02/18/09	Barb Catlin Trio
02/14/09	Michael Fennelly and Megan Weston
02/13/09- 04/12/09	Argillaceous Art: Arizona Clay Exhibition
02/11/09	Renee Patrick
02/08/09	Kathleen Berger
02/07/09	Appraisal Day
02/06/09- 03/22/09	ABC: Artists of the Black Community
02/04/09	John Shea Quartet
01/30/09- 01/31/09	Ikebana International Annual Exhibition
01/28/09	Pete Pancrazi Trio
01/24/09	The 8th Annual Storytelling Rendezvous
01/22/09	Ikebana Performance and Exhibit
01/17/09	Melodaires
01/14/09	Donna Deussen Trio
01/11/09	Route 66
01/07/09	Novo Mundo
12/28/08	Adam Clark Quartet
12/19/08- 03/15/09	Adventure in Invention
12/19/08- 02/01/09	Pat Berger - Aspects of Nature
12/18/08- 02/01/09	Large Landscape Paintings
12/17/08- 11/19/08	Santa's Workshop - Miracle on Avenue of the Arts
12/14/08	Danny Long and Judy Robert - Duets
12/13/08	Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering
12/05/08- 02/22/09	John Batterberg: Critters - The Phoenix Years
12/05/08- 02/08/09	Sambo Scratches His Navel and Watches His Crazy Sister
11/30/08	Dennis Rowland with The Jazz Experience
11/28/08- 03/01/09	The Many Faces of Me
11/28/08	Chihuly Glass Art Trip
11/19/08	Dan Pinson Quartet
11/15/08	Laughing Matters!
11/12/08	Delphine Cortez Trio
11/05/08	Pam Morita Quintet
10/31/08- 12/14/08	National Watercolor Society Annual Traveling Exhibition
10/25/08- 10/26/08	An Affair With The Arts
10/16/08	Summer Serenades: Monte Porcopio Band
10/09/08	Summer Serenades: Sherry Roberson Trio
10/04/08	Appraisal Day
10/02/08	Summer Serenades: Beth Lederman Trio
10/01/08- 06/12/09	My Artsy Pet
09/28/08	The Romantic Heart: Music of Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms
09/25/08	Summer Serenades: Route 66 and Rocky Rockwell
09/20/08	Jumpin Jammin Jazz Evening
09/19/08- 11/23/08	Word Ribbins: An Installation
09/18/08	Summer Serenades - Nancy Gee Trio
09/12/08- 12/14/08	Digital Retrospection: A Dozen Years of Photography
09/11/08	Renee Patrick Trio
09/09/08	Michael Fennelly and Megan Weston
09/05/08- 10/26/08	Asia II: Eastern Borders: Image, Icon and Adornment
09/05/08- 11/30/08	Life In Color Translations
08/27/08	Summer Serenades - Blaise Lantana Trio
08/20/08	Summer Serenades - Tony La Motta Trio
08/13/08	Summer Serenades - Nicole Pesce
08/01/08- 11/30/08	Joella Jean Mahoney: Passionate Vision
08/01/08- 08/31/08	Traditions East to West: Global Attire from the Permanent Collection
07/30/08	Summer Serenades - Vito Maynes Trio
07/25/08- 08/31/08	My Voice, My Life, My Future/Mi Voz, Mi Vida, Mi Futuro
07/23/08	Summer Serenades - Sahnas Brothers
07/16/08	Summer Serenades - Joe Hopkins and 52nd Street Jazz Band
07/12/08	Art Auction and Wine Tasting
07/09/08	Summer Serenades - Paul Cruize Trio
06/18/08	Summer Serenades - Judy Roberts and Vickie Mc Dermitt
06/13/08	Literary Feasts: 'Scandals, Vandals and da Vincis'
05/30/08- 07/27/08	Cerealism
05/30/08- 07/27/08	Russ Todd: Mexican Mask
05/23/08- 09/07/08	Cynthia Peterson - The Luminous Object
05/23/08- 09/07/08	Permanent Collection Exhibition
05/09/08	Literary Feasts: Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked
05/09/08	Literary Feasts: 'A Perfect Red'
04/18/08- 05/25/08	Art and the Animal
04/11/08	A Tale of Two Sisters: Mary and Lydia Cassatt
03/21/08- 04/20/08	Visual Art Student Awards Exhibition