Summer in Tucson doesn’t drift in quietly—it arrives in a blaze of heat, color, and mirage-like beauty. Summer Daze invites artists of Desert Artisans Gallery to capture the feeling of our desert summers: the shimmer rising off the pavement, the hazy blue mountains melting into the sky, the monsoon build-up, the sharp shadows, and those slow, dreamy afternoons when everything softens into gold.

This exhibition celebrates the way summer transforms the Sonoran Desert into a place of heightened color and heightened mood. Expect radiant landscapes, bold abstracts, cool blues, fiery oranges, sunlit glass, textured ceramics, and artwork that feels both lively and languid—just like Tucson in July.

Patrons will find pieces that evoke the heat, humor, wonder, and dreamy daze of summer in Southern Arizona. And we promise to have something cool to drink when you visit.