Pillar Programs

The Sagrado’s annual art shows and aligned programming uplift creative voices, bring community together, and build cultural bridges

Forever Rising

Retrato de Mi Abuela by 11 year old Mariana Vega and mentor Edgar Fernandez

Forever Rising was created to give young artists the opportunity to showcase their talent and share their narrative for the concerns and visions of South Phoenix. The showcase has grown since 2017 to include visual art and fashion design workshops, entrepreneurship training, and mural painting mentorship from local, well-known artists. 


Mujeres del Desierto

Seven Sisters by Cha Gutierrez

Mujeres del Desierto is one of the most exciting and well-respected all-women art shows in Phoenix, AZ. Women of the Southwest come together to create and share art that reflects the healing power of their knowledge, wisdom, and intuition as well as the beauty and pains of Mother Earth. 


Ancestral

Wo’i Bwikam (Coyote Songs) by Anitra “Yukue” Molina

Ancestral has consistently been one of the most successful indigenous driven art exhibitions in Phoenix, AZ since its inception in 2017. This art showcase and gathering celebrates ancestral wisdom and indigenous heritage through interdisciplinary art that shares contemporary narratives from indigenous cultures of North and South America -- and now internationally. 


Design Empowerment PHX

Community-created adobe meditation space in Sagrado Galleria backyard. Photo by Lauren Kennedy

Design Empowerment PHX started in 2019 to support South Phoenix community members to reclaim control over the evolution of their environment through self-taught design enlightenment. Design empowerment workshops invite youth and community groups of all ages to learn about design by engaging in real design projects affecting their community.


South Phoenix Love

Lowrider Sunday at South Plaza. Photo by Sam Gomez

South Phoenix Love is an ongoing initiative of the Sagrado to celebrate and promote love of family, love of community, and love of culture in South Phoenix. South Phoenix Love preserves history through multimedia narratives of South Phoenicians today and spreads the Love through locally-made merchandise, acts of kindness, and heat relief efforts.