Hozhoni’ s first ever photography exhibition will be featuring a variety of works of photographers of all abilities from the community.  Our goal is to show the many unique perspectives that can be brought to life through the medium of photography.

To Apply : 

1. Complete the submission form and Artist disclaimer form.
2. Email the Gallery Attendant at HozhoniArtGallery@gmail.com with copies of forms and submission *** Please submit with “Photography Exhibition Submission” in the subject line. ***
3. Please include 3 digital images representative of the work you would like to submit for the show in JPG file format.  JPGs should be approximately 8X10 at 144 PPI or 1152 pixels X 1449 pixels.  Title each JPG along with your first initial, last name and image number.
4. The Aritist will be notified if selected no later than July 13th

Deadline for entry is by June 30th, 2017

Artwork must be dropped off at location ready to hang by July 26th – 27th

Opening Reception will be August 19th

Artwork will be available for pick up if not sold by September 20th

Link for application : Artist Submission Forms

Hi ! We are pleased to announce that Puzzle Pieces, our current show for Autism Awareness Month, reception will be April 20th along with a workshop from 3:45 pm to 5:00 pm. Please come help us celebrate these unique artists and enjoy creating your own art in our workshop!

Artists will include: Sharin Jonas, Tammy Smith, Krissi Schott, Kimber Watkins, Richard Rapley and Jacob Zinc

We are pleased to announce a new exhibit called Through Our Eyes. In March of 2016,  ArtWorks artists presented the exhibition at the University of Arizona Museum of Art and we are now fortunate to showcase them as well.  The twenty-six artists featured in the upcoming show are adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who took personalized tours and created original pieces inspired by the Arizona Museum of Art’s collection.

Please join us in celebrating :

Opening Reception :  February 11th 2017   12:00 PM – 2:00 PM (opening reception was rescheduled due to severe weather on January 21st)

Gallery Showing :  January 23, 2017 – February 24, 2017

Gallery Hours are Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM or by appointment.

 for more information regarding ArtWorks visit http://www.fcm.arizona.edu/artworks/

The Road Ahead

August, although, busy has been a great month for us! We got so much exposure and wonderful press coverage on us. The Road Ahead receptions (public and members only) were great. We snapped some pictures of the event. Check it out!

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Heavenly Bodies and Extraterrestrial Experience

Our next exhibit is quite out of this world!

Our artists have examined and explored the universe, and encountered aliens in their own ways. For our closing reception, we will be collaborating with local Flagstaff artist Frederica Hall in a special movement experience.

We hope you all can check it out!

August is a huge month for Hozhoni!

We are involved in 3 separate events: The 2016 Brandy’s Exhibition, the 19th Annual Open Studios, and the Road Ahead Traveling Show.

Brandy’s restaurant has always been a huge supporter of the Hozhoni Art Program since the very beginning. And now, almost 20 years later, we are still shown a big welcome from them. This year, the Artists Coalition of Flagstaff designated the theme as Magic, Majesty, and Mystery. The exhibition runs from July 22 to September 5, 2016 at Brandy’s Restaurant at 1500 E Cedar Ave in Flagstaff, Arizona.

After a bit of an absence, we are returning to participate in Open Studios. The last weekend of August we will have our studio open with some of the artists present to show their work space and even show you their process. Our open studios location is at our gallery location, at 2133 N Walgreen St in Flagstaff, Arizona.

The Road Ahead celebrates the highly original work created by adult artists with developmental disabilities. Four venues in the United States that serve adults with development disabilities with art programs have partnered to develop this unique traveling exhibition. This includes Flagstaff’s own Hozhoni Foundation.

The exhibition will open with a Members’ Preview Reception on Saturday, August 20, 2016, 6-8pm. The following weekend will be the Public Opening Reception on Saturday, August 27, 6–8pm. There will be live music, hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. The participating artists from Flagstaff will be in attendance.

The venue, Coconino Center for the Arts, is located at 2300 N Fort Valley Road in Flagstaff, Arizona.

We hope to see you at least one of these events! Happy summer!

Hozhoni is please to have presented Senator Sylvia Allen with the “Hozhoni Hero” award for her efforts to increase State funding for people with developmental disabilities. For her time and determination, we proudly call her our Caped Crusader! Thank you so much for your dedication!

Hello again everyone!

We have lots of fun stuff happening in the Hozhoni world this summer. Perhaps the biggest thing we have going on right now is the first ever Flagstaff Urban Flea Market.

The Flagstaff Urban Flea Market is an awesome, eclectic mix of artisans and peddlers who make and sell a unique variety of goods. The various vendors sell items such as records, antiques, books, bicycles, food, gems and minerals, handmade woodwork and leatherwork, ceramics, soaps, vintage clothing, used tools, comics, toys, household goods, jewelry, upcycled goods, flowers, and any other sort of funky/flea market type treasures. Flagstaff Urban Flea will be held  second Saturdays of the months June through October right on Historic Route 66 in the heart of downtown Flagstaff!

We already had our first flea market this last Saturday, and with a great turn out! But fret not! We will be there through October, so if you missed us this time, you have more opportunities to visit.

We are also excited for Sharin Jonas in her new illustration adventure. She was contacted to help a local writer, Art Scott,  bring some color to his short story series he is producing.

She has already completed the first illustration for the first installment of the story, titled “Awakenings”.

Each installment will be in the NOISE newspaper, which is published once a month. They are available at several locations in downtown Flagstaff, as well as the public library and online.

Thank you once again for all your continued support!

Spring 2016 Desert Oracle

Hozhoni’s presence in the media continues to spread all across the country, and now it has landed in the pages of a book of stories called the Desert Oracle. Based out of Joshua Tree, California, the Desert Oracle is described as “a pocket-sized field guide to the fascinating American deserts: weird tales, ghost towns, wonderfully bizarre animals and plants, mysteries and folklore, national and state parks, slickrock arches, legends of lost mines and ships on the sand dunes, beloved authors and artists, and plenty of oddball desert characters from the past and the present.” In the Spring issue of this year, an article was included that featured our very own Robert Zappanti, and it tells the narrative of his trip to Roswell with a former art instructor. Written by that very same former Hozhoni art instructor, it gives a very raw look into the inspiration to one of Rob’s favorite subject matters, and shows the perspective of what it is like to work with artists with disabilities.

This zine can be purchased online at their website, http://www.desertoracle.com, for a very reasonable fee, if you wish to read this story and many others from the deserts of America. Its a great read, and gives a unique perspective into art, inspiration, and aliens.

After a long absence, the Hozhoni Art Gallery is selling prints again! We have a small selection to start, with popular pieces from Sharin Jonas, Edward Haswood, Robert Zappanti, and other artists from the program.

They sell for 10 dollars each, and come with a matte and plastic bag for protection. We unfortunately cannot sell items online, so please make a visit to the gallery sometime and pick one up in person.

If you would like to request a print to be made, please contact the art gallery attendant Rachel Greig for any questions.

Have a happy May everyone!

We were blessed to have Charlie Moran, a journalism student at NAU and a reporter for NAZ Today, visit our gallery during the Autistic Expressions Show. He did an interview with Ms. Sharin Jonas, and here we have the clip that was aired on NAZ Today. We are honored that Sharin was able to get this exposure, and hope that she, and the Hozhoni Art Program as a whole, continues to move more and more into the public light.