Gallery 37

GALLERY 37 is West Valley Art’s award-winning summer youth public art program. For five-weeks, students, ages 15 to 18 years-old, work with a professional artist to design, develop and install a permanent piece of public art for a West Valley city. Students receive FREE college credits in partnership with Estrella Mountain Community College and a cash stipend for their work.

Gallery 37 began in Chicago, Illinois as a city beautification project of Block 37 that included the installation of a summer arts camp designed to revitalize the immediate community while providing job training and arts education to Chicago’s youth.

Since 2001, more than 250 Arizona students have participated in Gallery 37. Apprentices hail from all over the Valley including Phoenix, Chandler, Glendale, Peoria, Goodyear, Avondale, Buckeye, El Mirage, Waddell, Surprise, Tonopah, and Litchfield Park and more!

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Gallery 37 Mission

Our mission with this program is to foster creative collaboration while providing vital job skills to further students’ interest in arts education. To enrich the West Valley by growing a vibrant and connected arts and cultural community. To foster creative collaboration while providing vital job skills to further students’ interest in arts education.

Program Structure

West Valley Arts Council

  • Identify a West Valley City for project
  • Contract a Master Artist to guide students
  • Recruit and interview applicants and their portfolios from all West Valley cities

Students & Master Artist

  • Brainstorm and research
  • Begin design process
  • Create presentation for the city
  • Production and Fabrication
  • Installation

Students Develop Vital Career Skills

  • Brainstorming
  • Business Etiquette
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Communication
  • Interview Techniques
  • Marketing and Public Relations
  • Planning
  • Proposal Development
  • Presentation Preparation
  • Project Research

2021 Online Structure

Because of the 2021 stay at home order, the 2021 Gallery 37 Project was conducted completely online! Master artist Ryan Williams was able to teach via Google classroom and meetings with outside stakeholders were done via ZOOM! Additionally, students connected and collaborated through social media and text!

Student Testimonials

Past Gallery 37 Projects

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Bug’s Eye View

Master Artist

Ryan Williams

Alleena Hubbard, Ella Kinnersley, Kelsie Janeway, Austin Jauregui, Tori Sather Jordyn Peterson, Leah Small, Kayla Ward, JoyLynne Ingroum, Naomi Harding Kailani White, Lauren Legate

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Curtain Call

Master Artist

Gayle Glenn

Jesus Espinosh, Katelyn Lysy, Margarita Esqueda, Patience Hare, Kelsie Janeway Jose Rebolledo, Leah Small, Alyssa Ross, Lorissa Olson, Brianna Thaemert Vianka Jauregui, America Marion Trujillo, Alexander Virelas, Lauren Winnie

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Soundbloom

Master Artist

Betsy Etchart, Lichen Frank

Meghan Janeway, Kiera Mitchell, Katelyn Chill, Alonzo Carlos Mejia, Tricia Nguyen Shamelia Ingram, Brianna Thaemert, Manuel Aripe, Lizbeth Vazquez, Rebeca Sofia Renteria Tera Fournier, Melina Zuniga, Alyssa Bradley, Victoria Loving

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Centennial

Master Artist

Guylene Ozlanski

In the shadow of the Estrella Mountains, these eleven interpretive disks stand as sturdy sentinels telling the story of the geography, culture, history and peoples of the region. Park visitors are invited to explore this walking timeline as each disk tells a story through artistic illustration and historical facts of Goodyear.

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Mirage

Master Artist

Belal Jammal

Mirage mural depicts two female settlers who migrated from Peoria, Ill.,  to establish agriculture in Peoria, Ariz.. The two runners on the right represent modern day community members, they are painted in the same blue as the settlers to show progression through time while paying homage to the journeys taken by the original settlers.

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People Of The Sun Coalescence

Master Artist

Belal Jammal

Sarah Allen, Justin Billy, Mia Corrales, Melissa Cota-Robles, Lauren DeMarco James Edelson, Sofia Garcia, Maahi Goel, Kaylie Graham, Nicholas Krahn Adelina Montenegro, Vritika Patni, Carrie Renee Pohlman Genevieve Brynne Quiros, Alyssa Stevens, Benson West

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Chelonia

A tortoise splash pad with the center representing its shell and the mosaic making up its head, arms, legs and tail. Each limb includes dozens of hidden pieces, including 18 fish, 8 prehistoric animals, 6 birds, 4 reptiles, 3 mammals, 1 amphibian and a cactus. Chelonia- Greek word meaning tortoise or turtle.

Master Artist: Lesley Scott, Betsy Etchart

Giovanni Araiza, Christopher Contreras, Victoria Dow, Bailey Goley, DuVal Goley, Jacob Greffin, Amanda Hill, Quyen Kuo, Deijah Madril, Juan Quiroz, Angelica Ramirez, Aleesha Sackville-West, Jessica Salas, Lorraine Saldado, Samantha Santos, Alyssa Stevens, Gayle Tomimbang, Paola Vega-Soto & Rhiannon Watkins

Sponsors

West Valley Arts Council, Estrella Mountain Community College, City of Avondale, Arizona Commission on the Arts, National Endowment of the Arts, Kiwanis of Litchfield Park & SRP

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Storyteller

Master Artist

Aaron Rothman

Austin Abril, Kali Canedo, Brooke Cox, Maria Eckert, Andrea Franco, Afton Jennings, Karolena Lein, Savannah Linthicum, Deijah Madril, Kathy Ramirez, Kathryn Robinson, Danielle Rocha, Jessica Salas, Jacob Sanchez, Taliza Valencia & Paola Vega-Soto

Students created the first ever interactive book return. Storyteller is a guardian of knowledge and storytelling that captures the character and spirit of the library. The sculptural component and interactive pieces appeal to the sense of wonder and need for play in all of us. Guests and book-lovers are invited to come together, rotating the illustrations on the pieces to share and imagine their own stories.

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Paseo De Arte

The City of Tolleson hired West Valley Arts Council’s Gallery 37 Program to be an important component to its downtown revitalization. Student created 7 sculptures to display Tolleson’s history, culture and traditions located in the heart of Downtown Tolleson, Paseo de Luces.

Master Artist

Guylene Ozlanski

Lisette Borja, Gina Campbell, Melissa Chavez, Jennifer Gates, Nathalie Guevara, Brenda Lemieux, Isaac Lopez, Lisette Luna, Dominika Maczka, Chelsie Nowinski, Breanna Parent, Grace Petersen, Kathy Ramirez, Tamara Richards, Krista Rojas, Cheyenne Romero, Ashley Smith, Casey Vaughan, Terra Deal, Alba Delgado, Austin Griep, Anthony Guiza, Robby Quick, Cherish Kempton, Erika Lerma, Kaitlyn Mackay, Christiana Moreno, Hannah Richard, Sarah Richard, Nicolle Sanchez, Emma Uretsky, Juliet Walter and David Yoon.

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Fractured Flames

Students created a mosaic bench in the shape of the Maltese Cross, eight mosaic pavers representing the eight points of the cross, and a mosaic of the Buckeye Fire Departments seal for the Buckeye Firehouse 3 that connects the community of Verrado with the firefighters who serve it selflessly.

Master Artist

Kip Sudduth, Ed Buonvecchio

Alba Delgado, Kyle Eden, Ivan Enriquez, Andrea Esquivel, Cherish Kempton, Kaitly MacKay, David Martinez, Angelina Ramirez, Hannah Richard & Juliet Walter

Sponsors

West Valley Arts Council, Estrella Mountain Community College, The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation, NEA, Phoenix Suns, Union Pacific, USAA Foundation, Arizona Consortium for the Arts, Marley Park Community Foundation

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Road To Rebirth

Mural on panels depicts the past, present and the rebirth the City of Avondale.

Master Artist

Ed Buonvecchio

Kyle Eden, William Groseclose, Christie Hurtado, Jasmine Kubil, Karen Manning, Larry Moreno, Angelina Ramirez, Hannah Richard, Stephanie Rocha and Sarah Rodriguez

Sponsors

West Valley Arts Council, Estrella Mountain Community College, USAA Foundation, Phoenix Suns Charities, Arizona Diamondbacks, Summer Youth Program Fund, Target, Union Pacific Corporation & City of Avondale

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EMC2

Urban, iconic and forward-looking, this painted steel sculpture represents a modern city scape using tumbling, multicolored squares to represent the energy of a dynamic and diverse community. The name EMC2 stands for El Mirage City.

Master Artist

Aaron Rothman

Christina Alvarez, Mia Christy, Mia Cortinas, Cassandra Cuevas, Chelsey Danielsen, Nichole DeFrank, Molly Mendoza, Amy Olive, Nellie Stockwell and Shelby Fisher

Sponsors

West Valley Arts Council, Estrella Mountain Community College, City of El Mirage, Phoenix Suns Charities, Meridian Bank and Target

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Camino De Colores

This mural illustrates the transition of Avondales rural beginnings to its urban foundations. The cycle expands on the idea of a natural habitat untouched by humanity by the use of organic shapes and colors; which then moves on to more synthetic colors and geometric shapes to express the idea of an urban setting. Painted on flat aluminum panels, various aspects of city, past and present, are represented in both abstract and literal forms. The piece is designed to bring beauty to Avondale, not just by its presence but also to serve as a reminder of the beauty the city already holds.

Master Artist

Aaron Rothman

Anthony Dunn, HaNa Gill, Heather Graber, Vanessa Madrid, Jessica Mendez, Blake Payan & Kayla Stoffel

Sponsors

West Valley Arts Council, Anonymous Donor, Cox Charities, Estrella Mountain Community College, Leadership West, City of Avondale, Dunn-Edwards Paints, Special Thanks to the De La Paz Family

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Penumbra

“Penumbra,” a word that refers to the area between light and shadow. Ramada structure made of rebar and aluminum colored discs which serves as a gateway to the Marley Park community in Surprise. Paying tribute to the importance of neighborly interaction, this ramada is rich with symbolism. From circles representing diverse individuals and families to the rebar canopy that connects them all.

Master Artist

Aaron Rothman

Aaron Rothman, Sue Chenoweth, Mel Bergman

Tim Blackburn, Allie Bollman, Kamesha Cobbin, Quatesha Cobbin, Anthony Dunn, Ryan Fuller, Jamie Long, Eamon Lebow, Eiena Rice-Hernandez, Audriana Graham, Jessica Lawrence, Whitney Manney, Chamille Miles, Renee Monray, Moniza Murillo, Lynelle Shirley, Ciera Vasquez, Blake Payan & Vanessa Madrid

Sponsors

West Valley Arts Council, Estrella Mountain Community College, The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation, Four Peaks Landscape, E2 Innovations, Inc., Marley Park, USAA, DMB Associates, Inc., City of Goodyear, City of Avondale, USAA Foundation, Espiritu Loci, EDAW

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Solar Continuum

An interactive mosaic and metal sundial sculpture placed on the grounds of the new Avondale Library.

Master Artist

Aaron Rothman, Sue Chenoweth, Heidi Dauphin

Yvette Avilla, Tim Barge, Emily Bayless, Traci Broughton, Kamesha Cobbin, Brenna Craven, Catherine Gerard, Audrianna Graham, Katelin Gross, Austin Hoyt, Ashley Macias, Justine Martin, Chamilla Mies, April Miller, Moniza Murillo, Travis Richardson, Kayla Stoffel, David Trillas, Christi Walls

Sponsors

West Valley Arts Council, Estrella Mountain Community College, City of Avondale, City of Goodyear, USAA Foundation & Cox Charities

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Astral Projections

Sculptural light boxes fixed to the columns of the old City Hall but at the time were the WVAC offices.

Master Artist

Gwen Scherer, Heidi Dauphin, Nicole Fasula

Daniel Aslaksen, Leandra Brettner, Chanelle Hicks, Ashley Macias, Moniza Murillo, Joseph Perez, Chelsey Rodriguez, David Trillas, DeAndrea Vaughn, Kathryn Williams

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Proximodistal

Sandblasted, petroglyph style trail markers placed in the Goodyear Community Park.

Master Artist

Aaron Rothman

Carrie Marrill, Mel Bergman, Anna Vida

James Adair, Daniel Alasken, Timothy Barge, Brian Bell, Nathan Bench, Tyler Bomar, Leandra Brettner, Iris Budinoff, Whitney Budinoff, Kameron Byassee, Serena Calderon, Lindsay Carr, Daniel Cavanaugh, Briana Cota, Kara Craig, Alana Craven, Andrea Defabritis, Nathan Flanigan, Megan Freeman, Amanda Jo Howerton, Letitia Jenkins, Elan Johnson, Gad Macias, Abby Maser, Joseph Perez, Stacey Pribyl, Elaine Rawls, Robert Ruiz, Katherine Ryan, Emily Tabares, Griselda Tapia, Whitney Wellito

Sponsors

West Valley Arts Council, Estrella Mountain Community College, The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, City of Goodyear, USAA, Morgan Stanley Foundation, APS, Lockheed Martin, Cox Communications, Phoenix Coyotes, Suncor, Estrella Rotary Club, Simpson Norton Corporation

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Espiral

A mosaic tiled bench in the heart of the Verrado community in Buckeye. This Gallery 37 project was installed prior to anything else in the area being built. It remains a staple art piece of the community, located in front of Tempo Restaurant.

Master Artist

Gwen Scherer, Heidi Dauphin, Nicole Fasula

Daniel Aslaksen, Leandra Brettner, Chanelle Hicks, Ashley Macias, Moniza Murillo, Joseph Perez, Chelsey Rodriguez, David Trillas, DeAndrea Vaughn, Kathryn Williams

Sponsors

West Valley Arts Council, Estrella Mountain Community College, Nina Mason Pullian Charitable Trust, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, DMB Associates, Inc., APS Foundation, City of Peoria, City of Goodyear, Town of Buckeye

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Circadian Rhythm

A series of aluminum mural panels mounted on the side wall of the Tri-City Boys and Girls Club in Avondale.

Master Artist

Sue Chenoweth, Penelope Moon, Jennifer Goodwin, Aaron Rothman

Daniel Alasken, Denise Atkins, Stan Bosch, Michael Cahill, Travis Chenoweth, Brent Donoho, Elvis Dunivant, Brandi Godbehere, Brandon Grigsby, Rebecca Harmless, Eva Johanson, Krista Johnson, Amy Kelly, Colleen Lacy, Rachel Lohman, Thomas Martinez, Theresa Norris, Kynesha Pacheco, Diana Padilla, Kellie Parkinson, Ashely Rees, Ashley Rice, Adam Ruiz, Stephanie Rusinek, Taylor Schoonoer, Jaala Simmons, Jared Thatcher, Brenna Thompson, Alyssa Villarreal

Sponsors

West Valley Arts Council, Estrella Mountain Community College, The Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, The Greenville Foundation, City of Avondale, American Express, APS, DMB Associates, Inc., Arizona Republic Charities, Phoenix Suns Charities, Arizona Commission on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Arizona Call-ATeen, Sun City Women’s Chorus

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Recyclamation

Installed in front of the Palm Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant in Goodyear. Seven monolithic sculptures that communicate water and the process of renewal.

Master Artist

Sue Chenowewth

Aida Arjona, Maria Arredondo, Miles Ashby, Denise Atkins, Jennifer Bates, Raul Bencomo, Emilie Blauvelt, Capree Budd, Bernabe Felix, Valerie, Felix, Katlin Ford, Olga Garcia, Rebecca Griffin, Thomas Harrell, Rachel Johnson, Chris Jones, Darylanne Kingsland, Danny Lopez, Cory Meyers, Jelena Milesic, Octavio Morales & Jessica Zilversmit

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Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors! Your investment in the arts demonstrates your desire to create healthy, vibrant, thriving communities and ensures that all have free access to the arts.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Join WVAC today as we lead the way in diverse, meaningful, and educational art experiences throughout the West Valley. As a sponsor, you are eligible to receive additional benefits including increased visibility for your business or organization among our diverse and expansive West Valley audience, highlighted promotion, and personalized art experiences for your company.

Contact us at Info@Westvalleyarts.Org to set up a meeting with a WVAC representative to learn more!

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