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Muralists paint indigenous life
Art in Tucson / Food in Tucson / Tucson

Muralists paint indigenous life

by carollightwoodApril 23, 2023January 17, 2025

Washington St. near the Tucson Art Museum used to be pretty boring. Halfway down the block, there was a side entrance to Old Town Artisans …

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Mirror and tile mural good for selfies
Art in Tucson

Mirror and tile mural good for selfies

by carollightwoodApril 28, 2022November 8, 2023

Tucson is famous for its huge murals like the Goddess of the Agave, below, and the giant masked lady on the Hotel Lewis — both …

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Pirates and wild parrots on Tucson’s newest mural
Art in Tucson

Pirates and wild parrots on Tucson’s newest mural

by carollightwoodFebruary 10, 2022November 8, 2023

Keeping my promise, here is the newly finished Joe Pagac mural at Amphi Middle School. Of course there are pirates. A pirate is the school …

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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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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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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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Frida+Diego 4Evr
Art in Tucson / Tucson

Frida+Diego 4Evr

by carollightwoodJuly 26, 2021November 8, 2023

Images of Frida Kahlo have taken on a cultish feel, especially among younger women–and not only those of Mexican ancestry. I suspect it is because …

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Let’s have a big hand for Elvis!
Art in Tucson / Tucson

Let’s have a big hand for Elvis!

by carollightwoodJanuary 29, 2021July 19, 2021

Or maybe two. I had driven by this mural, above, on Fort Lowell Road dozens of times, but it wasn’t until I stopped to take …

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Undersea Nemo Mural has Surprising Models
Art in Tucson / Tucson

Undersea Nemo Mural has Surprising Models

by carollightwoodNovember 2, 2020July 27, 2021

It’s official name, according to the artist Joe Pagac, is “Harboring Beauty”. Around Tucson, however, it’s known as the Finding Nemo mural. It takes up …

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