CANCELLED: Art Tour with Kevin Caron Studios
CANCELLED: Art Tour with Kevin Caron Studios
Surprise, AZ
This tour will guide participants to notice the art all around us and access their inner creativity. Artists from Kevin Karon Studios will join this tour to discuss the creation of “topknot,” a sculpture located at City Hall. To learn more about the Surprise Public Art Collection visit: www.surpris…
Thursday, February 1 2024
10:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Outdoor Art Sketching Tour
Outdoor Art Sketching Tour
Surprise, AZ
Art Tours connect community members, artists and cultural organizations, highlighting the integral role art plays in our community fabric. On this tour participants will explore public art outside at City Hall, and will be guided to create their own sketches, taking notice of the art and creativity…
Saturday, April 6 2024
10:00 AM
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12:00 PM
AZ Speaks: Coded Messages and Songs of the Underground Railroad
AZ Speaks: Coded Messages and Songs of the Underground Railroad
Surprise, AZ
Communication and secrecy were key to the successful operation of the Underground Railroad. Safety was more important than quickness. Both fugitive slaves and members of the Underground Railroad learned to code and decode hidden messages, and to disguise signs to avoid capture. There were code name…
Wednesday, February 28 2024
6:00 PM
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7:00 PM
AZ Speaks: Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Sustainability
AZ Speaks: Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Sustainability
Surprise, AZ
The deep time perspective that archaeology, geology, and related disciplines provide about natural hazards, environmental change, and societal development is often ignored when societies today make decisions affecting social sustainability and human safety. Studies of ancient peoples and natural ev…
Wednesday, January 24 2024
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
AZ Speaks: Indigenous Signs and Symbols
AZ Speaks: Indigenous Signs and Symbols
Surprise, AZ
Native Americans in the U.S. are diverse, and their contributions have enriched our lives in countless ways. People do not always realize the origins of Native contributions to the language, culture, and traditions of the U.S. What are Native signs and symbols? What do they mean? Where do they appe…
Wednesday, April 24 2024
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Tour of Joe Tyler's Home Art Studio
Tour of Joe Tyler's Home Art Studio
Surprise, AZ
Take a free tour of the home studio of local artist Joe Tyler. Tyler has worked on over one hundred projects, most of them large public art sculptures with strong botanical influences. Several of Tyler’s works live in the Surprise Public Art Collection and can be found through out Surprise. On the …
Saturday, January 20 2024
10:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Tour of Joe Tyler's Home Studio
Tour of Joe Tyler's Home Studio
Surprise, AZ
Take a free tour of the home studio of local artist Joe Tyler. Tyler has worked on over one hundred projects, most of them large public art sculptures with strong botanical influences. Several of Tyler’s works live in the Surprise Public Art Collection and can be found through out Surprise. On the …
Saturday, March 16 2024
10:00 AM
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12:00 PM
Family Gallery Tour
Family Gallery Tour
Surprise, AZ
This gallery tour is an opportunity for families to experience art in three local art galleries. Each gallery will have family-friendly activities and opportunities for participants to meet with local artists, take an arts class, and learn how to view and find meaning and beauty in art. This tour i…
Saturday, February 24 2024
9:00 AM
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12:00 PM
AZ Speaks: The Vanishing Trading Posts
AZ Speaks: The Vanishing Trading Posts
Surprise, AZ
The stories of trading posts in the Southwest are a unique snapshot of life almost one hundred years ago. In the early 1900’s, trading posts in the Four corners flourished. There were over one hundred trading posts on the plateau, but today only five remain. Why did they vanish? The challenges and …
Wednesday, March 27 2024
11:00 AM
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12:00 PM