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Category: Art in Tucson

Going to Bethlehem by helicopter
Art in Tucson

Going to Bethlehem by helicopter

by carollightwoodDecember 6, 2021August 1, 2025

Two highly unusual Nativity scenes by award winning Oaxacan artists Agustin Prudencio and Carmen Sosa Ojeda were on display during a Trunk Show at the …

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Dragons love the holidays too
Art in Tucson

Dragons love the holidays too

by carollightwoodDecember 2, 2021August 1, 2025

Once again I was driving around a nearby Tucson neighborhood when I came across an astonishing display of sculpture surrounding a private home. Instead of …

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The Tour de Murals Art Ride in Tour de Tucson
Art in Tucson / Festivals in Tucson

The Tour de Murals Art Ride in Tour de Tucson

by carollightwoodNovember 24, 2021November 8, 2023

I was going to write a post about the Tour de Murals Art Ride for the annual El Tour de Tucson cycling event, but there …

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Newest mural in Tucson (unfinished) plus 2 more
Art in Tucson / Tucson

Newest mural in Tucson (unfinished) plus 2 more

by carollightwoodNovember 15, 2021November 8, 2023

The weekly newsletter from District 3 City Councilwoman had a short article and a couple of pix of a new mural by Joe Pagac at …

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Ofrendas altars at San Agustin Presidio
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Ofrendas altars at San Agustin Presidio

by carollightwoodOctober 28, 2021November 8, 20232

To honor the dead, there are now 7 Dia de los Muertos ofrendas at the Presidio in downtown Tucson. (Maybe eight by this weekend.) A …

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New Dias de los Muertos mural
Art in Tucson / Festivals in Tucson

New Dias de los Muertos mural

by carollightwoodOctober 19, 2021November 8, 2023

It’s one block west of the famous Whales in the Sky mural in the Jefferson Park neighborhood. This mural on Martin Ave. at Grant, finished …

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Ghoulish Halloween fun in a Catalina Vista front yard
Art in Tucson / Festivals in Tucson / Tucson

Ghoulish Halloween fun in a Catalina Vista front yard

by carollightwoodOctober 15, 2021November 8, 2023

I was just driving through the upscale Catalina Vista neighborhood when I saw all these ghoulish decorations. I had to stop and get out my …

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Solar powered bookstore plus 2 others
Art in Tucson

Solar powered bookstore plus 2 others

by carollightwoodOctober 1, 2021November 8, 20231

There is the sign. You can see it right in the front window, above. Antigone Books states that they get 100% of their power from …

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Where book people go in Tucson
Art in Tucson / Festivals in Tucson / Tucson

Where book people go in Tucson

by carollightwoodSeptember 28, 2021August 1, 20251

The Tucson Festival of Books, the third largest book festival in the U.S., is going to be live again. The 2019 Book Festival was cancelled. …

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Shining Path guerillas, Fidel and St. George in art
Art in Tucson / Tucson

Shining Path guerillas, Fidel and St. George in art

by carollightwoodAugust 1, 2021November 8, 2023

The 1980s saw a resurgence of Communist violence which was reflected in indigenous art. Looking back, it is almost a last gasp before communism and …

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