6th Annual Downtown Chandler Fine Art & Wine Festival
February 26th, 27th, & 28th, 2027
Admission: $5.00*
Hours 10am - 5pm
178 E Commonwealth Ave, Chandler, AZ 85225
Souvenir Wine Glass with tasting tickets - $30.00 (cash preferred)
*Cash only at the gate for tickets. Discounts available for online tickets purchases. Click link below.
Thunderbird Artists, renowned for their award-winning fine art and wine festivals, is teaming up with the Downtown Chandler Community Partnership to present a unique showcase of juried fine artists in the Southeast Valley. This one-of-a-kind event will turn the streets into a vibrant living gallery, offering guests an immersive experience in color, creativity, and craftsmanship.
Wander through a captivating collection of art—bold oil paintings, delicate watercolors, shimmering glass, radiant bronzes, and sculptures shaped from stone, copper, clay, and wood. Each artist brings their own unique vision, offering collectors and admirers alike the chance to experience the diversity and beauty of contemporary fine art.
Affectionately known in the art world as a Collectors’ Paradise™, Thunderbird Artists has built a reputation for curating festivals that blend excellence with variety.
For collectors who prefer to wear their art, the festival presents an exceptional array of handcrafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry. Each piece is both an adornment and an artwork, designed to tell its own story.
With its mix of artistry, craftsmanship, and the lively spirit of downtown Chandler, this festival is more than an event—it’s an experience. One that invites you to explore, collect, and connect with art in new and unforgettable ways.
Meet our Featured Artist, Ans Carnes
Ans is known for bright and contemporary wildlife portraits that capture the life and motion of her subjects. Large, colorful hummingbirds in motion are her signature series.
Ans uses high quality oils to depict the character of birds, horses in motion, and other critters in her unique way: combining bold brushstrokes and glazed layers she portrays the essence of a buzzing hummingbird, a galloping horse, quirky quails, or a swooping owl. Her colorful art is vibrant and uplifting, anchored in her faith and joy in creation.
Ans was born and raised in Bavaria, Germany, and spent some years living in various US states and Japan before settling down in the mountains of Arizona. She has been living off her art in various ways all her life, but found new inspiration to fully dive back into fine oils through her passion for her new home Arizona.
By a series of coincidences Ans met her husband Matthew at a local Bible study on the mountain. He soon became her biggest supporter and then joined her art career full time in 2024. Matt and Ans extended their reach and do art shows in various states like Colorado, California, Nevada and New Mexico.
The couple started working together artistically as well: Matt was offered the chance to take over the copper art of Ken Borchardt, a friend Ans had been collaborating with for years at the Az Fine Art Expo. They are now creating the popular collaboration of flame-torched copper and oils together, and Matthew has been developing his own style. Their studios on the mountain, overlooking the Prescott forest, and visited by various critters, are a source of delight and inspiration to both.
