ArtVille Early Art Play Exhibit

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ArtVille is an engaging environment designed with the unique requirements of children birth to age 4. Young crawlers to curious toddlers will interact in a town built to cultivate exploration, imagination and creative expression. Imaginative play in the town encourages social-emotional and language development.

Shoes are recommended but not required.

Visiting ArtVille with older children?

Older children may visit but only as helpers, as a consideration to our younger visitors.

Please note: Children may be asked to relocate to another area of the museum if they are playing rough or become disruptive to the safe play of others.

Help us keep our space tidy! We ask you to place any soiled materials in our red “Yuck Buckets” for cleaning. We appreciate your help!

Desert Roots Oasis

A space for gentle exploration and for our youngest visitors to safely play.

ArtVille Classroom

Storytimes, books, music, sensory learning.

Veterinary Clinic

Pretend barnyard with animals for play.

Performing Arts Center

Perform stories on stage with mirrors.

ArtVille Café

Imagine cooking, serving, and sharing meals.

ArtVille Farm

Play with toy barns and farm animals.

ArtVille Library

Cozy space to read, relax, and learn.

ArtVille RV

Pretend road trips full of imagination.

Tactile Play Space

Build with gears, blocks, problem-solving fun.

Jake Early

Silkscreen Printmaker and Muralist

Plan your Visit

150 W. Pepper Place
Mesa, AZ 85201

HWY 101 south to the 202 Red Mountain exchange.
HWY 202 Red Mountain east toward Mesa.
Exit at the Country Club exit and turn right.
Take Country Club several miles to 1st Street.
Turn left on 1st Street at the light.
Drive past Robson Street.
The idea Museum parking lot is just past Robson, on the right hand (south) side of the road.

HWY 60 to the Country Club exit in Mesa.
Exit at Country Club and turn North (right) at the light.
Proceed on Country Club Rd. for several miles, until you reach 1st Street.
Turn right on 1st Street at the light.
Drive past Robson Street.
The idea Museum parking lot is just past Robson, on the right hand (south) side of the road.

HWY 10 north to HWY 60 east.
HWY 60 east to Country Club exit.
Exit at the Country Club exit and turn left.
Take Country Club several miles to 1st Street.
Turn right on 1st Street at the light.
Drive past Robson Street.
The idea Museum parking lot is just past Robson, on the right hand (south) side of the road.

HWY 10 east to the 202 Red Mountain Loop.
HWY 202 east toward Mesa.
Exit at the Country Club exit and turn right.
Take Country Club several miles to 1st Street.
Turn left on 1st Street at the light.
Drive past Robson Street.
The idea Museum parking lot is just past Robson, on the right hand (south) side of the road.

Donation FAQs

Yes. We use Authorize.net for online donation processing.

Yes, all donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. The amount of the contribution that is deductible for federal income tax purposes is limited to the excess of any money contributed by the donor over the fair market value of goods provided by the charity, within the quid pro quo guidelines. Donors will receive any applicable tangible benefits while supplies last, unless donor notes decline of that tangible benefit at time of donation. Tangible benefits may be substituted at the discretion of the Development Office as and when needed.

If you make a donation online through Authorize.net you will receive an automatic electronic receipt. If you mail in, or make a donation in person, a tax letter thanking you for your donation(s) will be mailed in January each year for the calendar year prior.

Yes. If you make a donation online through Authorize.net you will receive an automatic electronic receipt. If you make a donation by check, cash or in-person, a tax letter thanking you for your donation(s) will be mailed in January each year for the calendar year prior.

All donations are public record, unless the donor requests that they be listed as anonymous.

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