Thursday, July 18th | 12:00 pm | Exhibit House Main Gallery | Free with Admission This summer, escape the heat and immerse yourself in our air-conditioned art gallery, where poetry illuminates the lives of desert critters and the plants that nourish and protect them. Led by docents Barb Sherman and Hank Verbais, this experience will […]
Thursday, July 18th | 10:00 – 11:00 am | Education Center | Free with Admission The Desert Players of Tohono Chul, a live-action pantomime group, are back this summer with another entertaining and educational show about the desert and the fascinating creatures who live here. Come along with Shadow and Eve, two Lesser Long-nosed bats […]
Thursday, June 20th | 10:00 - 11:00 am | Education Center | Free with Admission The Desert Players of Tohono Chul, a live-action pantomime group, are back this summer with another entertaining and educational show about the desert and the fascinating creatures who live here. Come along with Shadow and Eve, two Lesser Long-nosed bats […]
Tuesday | May 21st | 10am - 11am | Education Center – Classroom 1 This month's foodways series takes a deep dive into the world of cacao… chocolate! Indigenous to […]
Thursday, May 9th | 10am – 11:30am | Education Center – Classroom 1 Discover the captivating world of native bees in our upcoming lecture, led by our resident bee expert, Vivianna Sanchez. Delve into the fascinating diversity of native bee species found throughout the Americas and learn how these vital pollinators contribute to our ecosystem. […]
Friday | May 3rd | 10am – 1pm | Education Center - Classroom 1 The Claire de Lune Peony is sweet but outrageous, with an abundance of bright orange anthers on top of a single white bloom. It is also an early bloomer with an incredible fragrance. The foliage, which you get to enjoy all […]
Saturday | April 27th | 1:30pm – 4:30pm | Education Center Classroom 1 If you love the Sonoran Desert, you’ll love capturing its beauty in silver metal clay using organic materials found in and around the Tucson area such as prickly pear and cholla skeletons and mesquite beans. Choose from an assortment of desert materials […]
Friday | April 12th and 19th | 10am – 1pm | Education Center - Classroom 1 The forms and shapes embroidered into Otomi textiles have ancient roots, dating back even before the rise of the Aztec Empire. According to many stories, these shapes were preserved in prehistoric cave paintings of the Mexican Plateau, giving artists […]
Friday | April 12th and 19th | 10am – 1pm | Education Center - Classroom 1 The forms and shapes embroidered into Otomi textiles have ancient roots, dating back even before the rise of the Aztec Empire. According to many stories, these shapes were preserved in prehistoric cave paintings of the Mexican Plateau, giving artists […]
Professional Development Workshop for Artists | Education Center Classroom 1 With each “Call for Entries – Call to Artists” sent out, Tohono Chul’s Exhibits Department receives numerous inquiries wondering “what exactly are they looking for?” Tohono Chul’s own Director of Arts & Engagement, James Schaub, will address this question and others through a discussion that […]
