Make Artist Sunday a part of your holiday shopping tradition! Enjoy 10% off select items and each purchase receives FREE t-shirt (while supplies last)!   Artist Sunday is a nationwide art-shopping event taking place with professional artists, non-profit art organizations and municipalities across the country. Participants include hundreds of local communities, including arts agencies, cities, counties, state agencies, chambers of Read more...

Celebrate Día de Los Muertos with the nation’s premier Mexican folk dance company, Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles, and the musicians of Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar. OFRENDA pays tribute to traditional music and dances from different regions, including “La Bruja” from Veracruz and “Retablo Purépecha” from the state of Michoacán, along with music from the Disney movie Coco, plus Read more...

West Valley Arts Council welcomes the community to the closing reception of our current exhibition, IMPRINT Viva La Cultura!  On October 28th we invite you to learn and engage in the celebration of Día de los Muertos; remembering and honoring the lives of our deceased loved ones. Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) altars, also known as ofrendas (offerings), are central Read more...

WVAC’s Holiday Market is back! Find unique and creative gifts for the entire family this year! Visit the Arts HQ Gallery, November 12th, and get and early start on your holiday shopping. WVAC's Holiday Market provides the community with an alternative shopping experience and the opportunity to support local artisans and businesses. At the Holiday Market you will enjoy artisan Read more...

In celebration of our highly successful IMPRINT program, West Valley Arts Council seeks to commission a professional artist or artist team to create a work of art that will become a mural for the Arts HQ Gallery located at 16126 N Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ 85374. The mural will be prominently displayed on an exterior wall of the gallery Read more...

November 12 - October 16 The WVAC Members’ Salon is one of our premier annual exhibitions featuring the works of our artist members. The Members’ Salon will be a comprehensive art show that showcases the varied creative and skilled works of both emerging and master-level artists, celebrating the talent, artistry, and originality of their works. In the tradition of the Read more...

West Valley Arts Council is proud to present IMPRINT Viva La Cultura, on display at the Arts HQ Gallery and Surprise City Hall Gallery, September 23 - October 28th. Viva La Cultura invites viewers to observe, learn, and celebrate Latinx and Chicanx culture through the eyes of artists around the valley. Each artist brings a unique perspective to their craft Read more...

Now accepting submissions for WVAC’s 2022 Holiday Market! The Holiday Market will coincide with the WVAC Members’ Salon to take place Saturday, November 12th from 10am - 3pm. This event seeks to provide WVAC patrons, supporters, and community members an alternative holiday shopping experience with opportunity to buy local. All artisans and makers who create beautiful and functional works are Read more...

Submissions now open for the 2022 WVAC Members' Salon! One of West Valley Arts Council's premier exhibitions featuring the finest works of our artist members. In the tradition of the Parisian art salons of the 18th and 19th century, the WVAC Members' Salon presents an unmatched, exclusive annual exhibition of creative works. The theme is open and 2D and 3D Read more...

April 6th | 12pm Music al fresco with the Salty Dawgs! Performing folk music of the 50s and 60s   Read more...