Celebrate the fall season at ASU Art Museum with an evening of art, music and community. Explore the galleries, meet the artists and enjoy cocktails and light bites as we mark the opening of two exhibitions. Join us as we welcome a new season of art and programs at ASU Art Museum!
Admission is Free, RSVP is required.
Date: September 10, 2026
Time: 6:30–8:30 p.m
Where: ASU Art Museum
Opening reception generously underwritten by American Express.
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“Wrought by Fire: Metalwork of the Southwest,” seeks to challenge the traditionally male-dominated history of metalworking by highlighting the work of four women artists –– Kim Cridler (United States, b. 1968), Siri Devi Khandavilli (United States, b. India), Wanesia Misquadace (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, b. 1971), and Agnese Udinotti (United States, b. Greece 1940). This multigenerational grouping of artists lends itself to a rich conversation about training, history, and material concerns. Through diverse alloy-based practices, the exhibition explores connections between the body, nature, labor and regional culture, revealing metalwork as both an artistic and cultural form of transformation.
“Wrought by Fire: Metalwork of the Southwest” is organized by Windgate Curatorial Fellow Sade Moore and made possible by generous funding from Windgate Charitable Foundation. This research was supported by a Craft Research Fund Grant from the Center for Craft. The exhibition is presented in collaboration with a Community of Practice composed of Sandra McClain, metal shop Manager at Phoenix Forge, Leticia Bejarano, Local Jeweler and Co-Owner of Weld-Her and Shanen L. Aranmór, MS, CWI/CWE, Chief Wellness Welder for Weld Like A Girl.
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“Cross Check: William Wegman and Jacob Trouba,” brings together the distinct practices of artist William Wegman and professional hockey player turned artist Jacob Trouba. “Cross Check: William Wegman and Jacob Trouba” explores movement as a form of artistic production, translation, and collaboration. Rooted in the shared language of hockey, the exhibition examines the body as both subject and medium through a series of collaborative works presented publicly for the first time. Drawing on his experience as an athlete, Trouba covers himself in ink while wearing hockey gear and propels himself across the canvas, leaving behind marks that record speed, force, and impact. Wegman responds by translating those gestures into paintings that reinterpret the movement at an intimate scale, creating an ongoing dialogue between action and reflection. Borrowing its title from the hockey maneuver in which a player forcefully checks an opponent with both hands on the stick, Cross Check reveals how physicality, play, and creative exchange transform movement, whether on the ice or in the studio, into a powerful form of artistic expression.
“Cross Check: Jacob Trouba and William Wegman is organized by ASU Art Museum Senior Curator Alana Hernandez and ASU Art Museum Windgate Curatorial Fellow Sade Moore. The exhibition is made possible by generous funding provided by NHL Unites.
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