In case of emergency

Franklin Willis, In Case of Emergency Dial “T” for Tonka

Nap. Whip out the chocolate. Put the cats in charge. You name it. Nine artists exhibiting their works at the Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery in Phoenix were inspired by an “In Case of Emergency” theme.

Their works are on display and available for purchase through March 5, with a portion of the proceeds from each work sold benefiting the venue’s art education and community outreach programs.

I toured the works Saturday evening and discovered all sorts of materials in the mix — found objects, rubber washers, clay, acrylic paint, beads, nails, fish vertebrae, porcelain, cardboard, satin and more.

Edie Dillon, Hero’s Journey: The Things We Carry

Valerie Hunt, Hair Club for Men

Lynette Schultze, Save Me on Cape Cod

Daniel Leivick, Salt Flat

Valerie Hunt, Spare Six Pack

Anne Allemann, What Now?

Edie Dillon, Angelus

AE Reiff . Corn, Rice, Bean Jar (detail)

Daniel Leivick, Fossil Water

Lynnette Schultze. Fire Escape, Milwaukee.

Edie Dillon, Root/Flower

Daniel Langhans, I Samuel 16:7

Valerie Hunt, Safety Lamps

“In Case of Emergency” is open weekdays 9am-5pm, during Herberger Theater Center performances and by appointment. Click here for details about exhibited works.

— Lynn

Note: The Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery has issued a call to artists for two 2013 exhibits featuring Peter Bugg as guest curator — “Show and Tell” (to run July/August) and “Nocturne” (to run October/November). Click here for details.

Coming up: Teaching kids to love ballet