Art on the Wild Side
Are you wild about art?
Join the Phoenix Zoo in celebrating the splendor of animals and nature with Art on the Wild Side, a program dedicated to inspiration, celebration and conservation through art. Exhibits in our Savanna Gallery and Wild Side Gallery rotate throughout the year, each featuring a selection of artists who share their unique vision of wildlife and conservation via photography, paint and mixed media, allowing new ways for guests to engage in the Zoo’s mission to care for the natural world while being inspired by nature and animals.
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Savanna Gallery
Kids in Focus Presents: Nature in Focus
May 16 – September 29
Kids in Focus is a nonprofit organization mentoring youth to overcome adversity and build resilience through the art of photography.
Since 2012, Kids in Focus has been putting cameras in kids’ hands with the guidance and encouragement of adult mentors – many who are avid and professional photographers. These trained and skilled mentors use photography to connect, engage and encourage life-long creativity.
Kids in Focus provides over 700 unique experiences to over 350 students each year and creates opportunities for any child to express their unique perspective and voice with skills that foster confidence, resilience and joy.
This exhibit showcases more than 70 images taken by these amazing kids at Children First Leadership Academy, G Road at Emerson School, and Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School in 2023 – 24.
Learn more at KIDSINFOCUS.ORG
Wild Side Gallery
Vanishing Circles
From the Collection of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Art Museum
February 3 – August 25
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Thursday – Sunday
The Phoenix Zoo is proud to partner with the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum to showcase this fine art exhibition in the Zoo’s Wild Side Gallery. This collection of artwork depicts animals, plants and habitats that are endangered, threatened or otherwise compromised in the Sonoran Desert Region. It features a variety of well-known artists from around our beautiful state.
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