Cosanti Gallery, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Arizona

After the seminar with Dr. Cabot, we started our journey to northern Arizona. I saw a brochure at the hotel about the art work of Paolo Soleri at the Cosanti Gallery in Paradise Valley.

Since both my husband and I are interested in arts and architecture, we decided to make a stop on our way up north.

 Cause Bells displayed at the COSANTI  Gallery

However, we did not read the map carefully and did not realize that Paradise Valley is actually a  part of Phoenix. We made a few detours and wasted almost an hour and half.

 Arriving at the gallery at 4:45pm, we only had half an hour to walk through the beautiful art work quickly as the gallery hours were from 9am-5p.m.

Interesting and original architecture at the COSANTI Gallery, Paradise Valley

The Cosanti Gallery offers a marvelous display of wind bells and original Soleri sculptures and many bells from the line of Cause Bells with different designs.

We learned that the Cause Bells represent issues of national or global concerns.   We found the price of the bells a bit on the high side due to the fact that part of the sale proceeds go to aid organizations such as the Cosanti Foundation's fundraising efforts.

 COSANTI is an Arizona historic site. It was designed by the late architectural innovator Paolo Soleri. The site features "experimental earth-formed concrete structures with terraced landscaping".

Unique architectural design at the COSANTI Gallery

We saw very unique and original architectural designs at COSANTI. Though the visit was short and the artists had all gone home by the time we got there. It is always fun to see and learn new things on our travels.

R.T.
Cosanti Gallery
Paradise Valley
Phoenix, Arizona