Visions ’26 highlights the skills, inspirations, and ideas exchanged between advanced high school art students and Arizona-based professional artists over the year. Both Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) exhibitions and artist-led workshops inspired the students to create artworks expressive of topics important to them.
This exhibition is the students’ first opportunity to share their voices and show their work in a professional art gallery. Join the celebrations as the young artists make their professional debut!
Exhibition dates: May 1–Sept. 13, 2026
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Visions ’26
Center Space 7380 E 2nd St, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85251
Visions ’26 gives voice to the next generation of artists from across the Valley. Featuring 42 works by advanced high school art students, this exhibition is the culmination of a year-long mentorship program that connects young creatives with professional Arizona-based artists!
About Visions
Visions is a year-long visual arts program provided to Valley teens. In collaboration with six high schools, advanced art students visit Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA) for discipline-based, contemporary, and civically involved art workshops with professional teaching artists. Field trips involve collaborative art projects designed to facilitate multicultural discussions, conflict-resolution practices, and innovative painting, digital, photography, video, sound, and sculptural techniques.
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