Snag artists’ charming chairs, tempting tables in Chandler auction

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 6:00 am

If you’re looking to purchase some pieces of live-in art, or if you’re just in the mood for an entertaining evening out that supports a great cause, you may be interested in “Chairitable,” an art auction featuring hand-painted and embellished furniture by local artists.

5 questions with Mesa artist William Barnhart

Sunday, February 17, 2013 3:45 pm

The first time I saw the work of Mesa artist William Barnhart, I was smitten. When I learned he is also the man behind one of the most interesting buildings in the city — the eye-catching cinder-block and steel Quonset hut on Center Street just north of University Drive — I was over the moon.

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William Barnhart

A bronze figure called “The Ten Titled Sculpture” is surrounded by oil paintings and a plaster woman sprouting a wing from her shoulder in “The Fine Art of William Barnhart,” a show by a longtime Mesa artist at Vision Gallery in Chandler. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

William Barnhart

An untitled plaster figure and an oil painting titled “San Juan’s Dream” greet visitors to The Fine Art of William Barnhart exhibition at Vision Gallery in Chandler. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

William Barnhart

Visitors can get an up-close look at works by William Barnhart, including this untitled plaster figure, at the Mesa artist’s new show at Vision Gallery in Chandler. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

William Barnhart

A bronze figure called “The Ten Titled Sculpture” is surrounded by oil paintings in “The Fine Art of William Barnhart,” a show by a longtime Mesa artist at Vision Gallery in Chandler. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

William Barnhart

A plaster and feather sculpture titled “My Winged Victory” and an oil painting called “A Boy and His Dog” are two pieces by Mesa artist William Barnhart on display through March 8 at Vision Gallery in Chandler. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

William Barnhart

Four Brothers, a massive oil painting that seems to reveal more the longer one looks at it, occupies an entire wall in Chandler’s Vision Gallery. Mesa artist William Barnhart created the $28,000 work for his solo show currently on display at the gallery. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

William Barnhart

“Mama’s Chair,” a small bronze sculpture, is one of the works on display in Mesa artist William Barnhart’s show at Vision Gallery in Chandler. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

William Barnhart

“The Family Tree,” a bronze tower of five figures, is one of the works on display in Mesa artist William Barnhart’s show at Vision Gallery in Chandler. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

William Barnhart

“The Family Tree,” a bronze tower of five figures, is one of the works on display in Mesa artist William Barnhart’s show at Vision Gallery in Chandler. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

William Barnhart

“The Family Tree,” a bronze tower of five figures, is one of the works on display in Mesa artist William Barnhart’s show at Vision Gallery in Chandler. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

William Barnhart

A child appears to be gazing out of an oil painting titled “Far Too Late” in Mesa artist William Barnhart’s show at Vision Gallery in Chandler. [Mandy Zajac/Tribune]

Chandler Center receives $8,500 to use for kids’ arts education

Thursday, January 31, 2013 6:00 am

So far, so good in 2013 for Chandler Center for the Arts.

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Spaces filling up on community Art Table

Sunday, January 20, 2013 3:15 pm

Invite a lot of people over for dinner, and it doesn’t take long for the table to fill up with platters, flatware, plates and elbows.

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Chairitable

A Chairitable community art project inside the Vision Gallery in downtown Chandler, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The table along with others and embellished chairs will be auctioned off on March 15, 2013 to help raise money for the Chandler Youth Arts. [Tim Hacker/Tribune]

Chairitable

Ahwatukee flute instructor raising money for DV student who survived brain tumor removal surgery

Tuesday, December 4, 2012 6:49 am

Almost a year after surgery that removed a four-centimeter tumor from her brain, 16-year-old Maddy Dill is still battling complications that requires extensive physical therapy.

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