Prescott Events Calendar
YC Prescott Art Gallery is Closed
The YC Prescott Art Gallery is closed for in-between sessions. The Gallery will re-open briefly May 26th & 27th, and June 2nd & 3rd from 10:00am - 3:00pm. We re-open for normal hours Tuesday, June 6th. Thank you for your patience!
Art Talk on A.I. with Ben McKee
Join us for a though-provoking lecture by a pioneering artist who is at the forefront of AI art. Ben McKee will delve into the exciting and rapidly expanding world of artificial intelligence and its impact on the creative arts including the integration of a machine-learning design process into an artist’s practice.
Spring 2023 Juried Student Exhibition Opening Reception
2023 Spring Juried Student Exhibition
Spring 2023 Juried Student Exhibition
Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery presents the 2023 Spring Juried Student Exhibition
Join us and discover the imagination and skill of YC’s talented Art Students! More than 70 works of art by Yavapai College Prescott’s Visual Arts students will go on display April 14 for the YC Art Gallery’s Spring Juried Student Exhibition. The exciting and varied collection of painting, drawing, digital art, sculpture, woodwork, jewelry, lapidary, and ceramics was chosen from more than 130 submissions by YC art students.
This year’s exhibition was juried by Prescott-based artist and photographer Dale O’Dell. As a fine artist O’Dell has exhibited in over 100 group and solo exhibitions. As a commercial photographer, he’s produced photography and photo/digital illustration for an international clientele, including many of the Fortune 500 companies.
Exhibition Runs: April 14th - June 2, 2023
All events are free and open to the public!
Young Artists’ Showcase Opening Reception
Opening Reception & 4th Friday Artwalk: Friday, March 24th | 5:00pm - 7:30pm
The award winners will be announced at 6pm
The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery presents the 2023 Young Artists’ Showcase! As a celebration of local teen artists, selected high school students will experience what it’s like to show their work in a professional gallery. This year’s juror, artist and YC instructor Rita Toikka, chose 122 artworks from among nearly 300 submissions. The featured artists come from seven area high schools, including Prescott, Bradshaw Mountain, Chino Valley, Pinnacle, Mayer, and Camp Verde High Schools, as well as the Orme School.
Winners of three awards – Best of Show 2D, Best of Show 3D, and the Gallery Award – will receive a scholarship worth $357, enough to pay for one art class at Yavapai College.
Exhibition Runs: March 10th - April 7th, 2023
For an interview with juror Rita Toikka call (323) 481-3035
This event is free and open to the public!
For more information contact Gallery Manager Tim Hull | Office: (928) 776-2031; Cell: (520) 444-2006; Email: timothy.hull@yc.edu
Young Artists’ Showcase
The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery presents the 2023 Young Artists’ Showcase! As a celebration of local teen artists, selected high school students will experience what it’s like to show their work in a professional gallery. This year’s juror, artist and YC instructor Rita Toikka, chose 122 artworks from among nearly 300 submissions. The featured artists come from seven area high schools, including Prescott, Bradshaw Mountain, Chino Valley, Pinnacle, Mayer, and Camp Verde High Schools, as well as the Orme School.
This event is free and open to the public!
For more information contact Gallery Manager Tim Hull | Office: (928) 776-2031; Cell: (520) 444-2006; Email: timothy.hull@yc.edu
One Gallery, Two Exhibitions Opening Reception
The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery Presents: One Gallery, Two Solo Exhibitions . . . Tristyn Bustamante: Postbiological Ponderings | Tess Mosko Scherer: When Women Were Birds
Concurrent solo exhibitions by two thrilling Arizona artists will fill the YC Prescott Art Gallery this winter with strange ceramic creatures and delicate mixed-media messages.
On one side of the gallery, artist Tristyn Bustamante will show her Postbiological Ponderings, an exhibition of colorful ceramic sculptures built by traditional hand-building and throwing methods. A graduate of Arizona State University, Bustamante designed each form with the intent to produce playful sculptures which are ideologically deep yet approachable. Her aim in this ongoing body of work is to impart an overall experience of wonderment toward a place in time where technologies have integrated with living organisms and evolved.
On the other side, artist Tess Mosko Scherer will present When Women Were Birds, an exhibition of intricate mixed-media images born from paper and thread, in which simplified form and color convey and illuminate complex and universal themes. A former gallery owner and director, Mosko-Scherer is Executive Director of the Arizona Art Alliance and Director of Facilitation and Curriculum for the World Academy for the Future of Women, for which she has presented arts programs in China and Bangladesh.
Exhibition Runs: January 20 – March 3, 2023
All events are free and open to the public!
Tess Mosko-Scherer: When Women Were Birds
The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery Presents: One Gallery, Two Solo Exhibitions . . . Tristyn Bustamante: Postbiological Ponderings | Tess Mosko Scherer: When Women Were Birds
Concurrent solo exhibitions by two thrilling Arizona artists will fill the YC Prescott Art Gallery this winter with strange ceramic creatures and delicate mixed-media messages.
On one side, artist Tess Mosko Scherer will present When Women Were Birds, an exhibition of intricate mixed-media images born from paper and thread, in which simplified form and color convey and illuminate complex and universal themes. A former gallery owner and director, Mosko-Scherer is Executive Director of the Arizona Art Alliance and Director of Facilitation and Curriculum for the World Academy for the Future of Women, for which she has presented arts programs in China and Bangladesh.
All events are free and open to the public!
Tristyn Bustamante: Post Biological Ponderings
The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery Presents: One Gallery, Two Solo Exhibitions . . . Tristyn Bustamante: Postbiological Ponderings | Tess Mosko Scherer: When Women Were Birds
Concurrent solo exhibitions by two thrilling Arizona artists will fill the YC Prescott Art Gallery this winter with strange ceramic creatures and delicate mixed-media messages.
On one side of the gallery, artist Tristyn Bustamante will show her Postbiological Ponderings, an exhibition of colorful ceramic sculptures built by traditional hand-building and throwing methods. A graduate of Arizona State University, Bustamante designed each form with the intent to produce playful sculptures which are ideologically deep yet approachable. Her aim in this ongoing body of work is to impart an overall experience of wonderment toward a place in time where technologies have integrated with living organisms and evolved.
All events are free and open to the public!
Fall 2022 Juried Student Art Exhibition Opening Reception
Join us for the Fall Juried Student Art Exhibition Opening Reception! Discover the imagination and skill of Yavapai College Prescott’s talented visual arts students. Juried this year by Hiroshi Sato.
Awards announced @6pm
For more information call (928) 776-2031
This event is free and open to the public!
Fall 2022 Juried Student Art Exhibition
Join us for the Fall Juried Student Art Exhibition! Discover the imagination and skill of Yavapai College Prescott’s talented visual arts students. Juried this year by Hiroshi Sato.
For more information call (928) 776-2031
This event is free and open to the public!
3D Artists’ Talk
In addition to the 2022 YC Art Faculty Exhibition, the Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery will also offer two public art talks in November by artists involved in the exhibition.
A 3D Artists’ talk featuring Rita Toikka, Benjamin McKee, and Michel Werner is set for Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 6pm-7:30pm.
2D Artists’ Talk
In addition to the 2022 YC Art Faculty Exhibition, the Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery will also offer two public art talks in November by artists involved in the exhibition.
A 2D Artists’ talk featuring Bryan Robertson, Dana Cohn, and Stephen Mason is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 2. from 6pm – 7:30pm.
2022 YC Art Faculty Exhibition Opening Reception
The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery presents the 2022 YC Faculty Art Exhibition. This Exhibition includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, woodwork, ceramics, jewelry, and video art by 19 members of the college’s Visual Arts Department.
Opening Reception: Friday, October 28th from 5pm-7:30pm, during the 4th Friday Art Walk
The opening reception will feature a special, one-night-only exhibition of an “illustrated” 1983 Volkswagen Westphalia Campervan, painted with polar bears, wales, and butterflies by YC artist Dana Cohn to celebrate endangered species. The campervan will be parked near the gallery entrance and be on view throughout the reception.
2022 YC Art Faculty Exhibition
The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery presents the 2022 YC Faculty Art Exhibition. This Exhibition includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, woodwork, ceramics, jewelry, and video art by 19 members of the college’s Visual Arts Department.
Featured Artists include: Brandelyn Andres, John Armstrong, Laura Bloomenstein, Eric Boos, Jill Brugler, Dana Cohn, Carl Dahl, Jami Conroy, Jonah Fleeger, Stephen Mason, Lindsay Masten, Benjamin McKee, Ben Norton, Kenneth Ottinger, Scott Rispin, Bryan Robertson, Chelsea Stone, Rita Toikka, and Michael Werner.
Prescott Plein Air Festival Pre Event Exhibition
The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery will exhibit paintings by 13 regional artists in an exciting pre-event to the 3rd Annual Prescott Plein Air Art Festival. The exhibition will run from August 11 to September 30, 2022, ending just before the art festival’s opening on October 13, 2022. An opening reception will be held at the gallery during the 4th Friday Art Walk on August 26 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A cash bar and hors d’oeuvres will be available at the reception.
Featured artists include Cindy Carrillo, Betty Carr, Casey Cheuvront, Dane Chinnock, Tim Clark, Kadin Goldberg, Russell Johnson, Cathy Krieger, Gretchen Lopez, Anton Nowels, Dawn Sutherland, Eric Slayton, and Matt Sterbenz. For more information about the 3rd Annual Prescott Plein Air Art Festival, presented by the Highlands Center for Natural History and the City of Prescott in partnership with the Prescott National Forest and Touchmark at the Ranch, go to https://highlandscenter.org/prescott-plein-air/.
Artist Talk With The Granite Mountain Jewelry Artists
Join us at the Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery for an informative talk with members of the Granite Mountain Jewelry Artists. The Granite Mountain Jewelry Artists (GMJA), are local makers working in metal, stone, clay, glass, enamel, and found objects. A renowned group of artists, members of GMJA have shown their jewelry, mixed-media pieces, and wearable art around the country, and have taught at prestigious schools and appeared in national publications.
Artist Talk With Dale O'Dell
Join us at the Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery for an informative powerpoint presentation with Ancient Rock Art Photographer Dale O'Dell. Dale has documented many rock sites throughout the American southwest. He uses digital technology to record and restore damaged images, and to collaborate with unknown shaman-artists, interpreting and transforming their rock art for a new age through his mysterious and evocative photographs.
Messages from the Past
A unique exhibition combining rock art and jewelry, Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery will delve into some of the oldest forms of human artistic expression.
Photographer Dale O'Dell has documented many rock sites throughout the American southwest. He uses digital technology to record and restore damaged images, and to collaborate with unknown shaman-artists, interpreting and transforming their rock art for a new age through his mysterious and evocative photographs.
At the same time, members of the Granite Mountain Jewelry Artists (GMJA), local makers working in metal, stone, clay, glass, enamel, and found objects will display their original work. A highly accomplished group of artists, members of GMJA have shown their jewelry, mixed-media pieces, and wearable art around the country, and have taught at prestigious schools and appeared in national publications.
Messages From The Past Opening Reception
A unique exhibition combining rock art and jewelry, Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery will delve into some of the oldest forms of human artistic expression.
Photographer Dale O'Dell has documented many rock sites throughout the American southwest. He uses digital technology to record and restore damaged images, and to collaborate with unknown shaman-artists, interpreting and transforming their rock art for a new age through his mysterious and evocative photographs.
At the same time, members of the Granite Mountain Jewelry Artists (GMJA), local makers working in metal, stone, clay, glass, enamel, and found objects will display their original work. A highly accomplished group of artists, members of GMJA have shown their jewelry, mixed-media pieces, and wearable art around the country, and have taught at prestigious schools and appeared in national publications.
Spring 2022 Juried Student Exhibition Opening Reception
This exceptional exhibit highlights the best of Yavapai College students’ artwork, juried this semester by contemporary Native American artist, Matagi Sorensen. This enriching exhibit offers a close look at students’ various art forms and artistic expressions and provides a fantastic opportunity to purchase artwork from our talented art students.