Tuesday night the 26th, (most of) the artists who'll be painting murals downtown next month showed their work to a crowd at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library…
Some of the works were finished designs; others were still being developed. Here's a video of the artists introducing their work:
(You can also see the video by clicking on its address, here: https://youtu.be/kLSYTiEuZng.)
I snapped some quick photos of some of the designs before the presentation started. Unfortunately, I didn't get them all... but you can see more in the video above... and all in the TAB page mentioned at the bottom of this article.
Jose Ignacio Garcia, Rialto Theatre
Rock Martinez, 440 N. 7th Ave.
Pete Goldlust, 213 E. Broadway
Issac Caruso, at 9 North Scott Ave.
Jessica Gonzales, along Scott between Congress & Broadway, on Wig-O-Rama
Niki Glen, at the west corner of 5th Ave. & Toole.
Luis Gustavo Mena on CenturyLink, 142 E. Pennington St.
The Arizona Daily Star article Design selections of city mural project to be shown publicly has an artist list (though, on Tuesday evening, the online version had formatting errors and maybe a missing name).
Graffiti Protective Coatings is preparing the artists’ “canvases” with a coat of primer paint. The artists start work May 2nd. Stop by! Bring them cold drinks! (Some will be working at night to avoid the heat.)
There are more details and photos of all the mural designs on the Tucson Arts Brigade Mural Arts Program blog in the article City of Tucson Mural Program Announce winning designs for Downtown Murals Open House Tues. April 26. The next meeting, where artists will discuss their progress, is at the Joel Valdez Main Library, in the downstairs meeting room, May 24th from 6-7 pm.
Update (April 28, 2016): Tucson News Now posted a short update after the meeting in Tucson artists to revamp downtown buildings with mural project. (The “For more information” link link at the bottom of the story seems to be outdated, though.)
Update (June 4, 2016): The space for the mural at 213 E. Broadway stayed empty most of May. When I walked by today, I saw the outlines of a different design than the one shown above. I checked and found that a different artist, To-Ree-Nee Wolf Keiser, is filling the space.
(You can also see the video by clicking on its address, here: https://youtu.be/kLSYTiEuZng.)
I snapped some quick photos of some of the designs before the presentation started. Unfortunately, I didn't get them all... but you can see more in the video above... and all in the TAB page mentioned at the bottom of this article.
Jose Ignacio Garcia, Rialto Theatre
Rock Martinez, 440 N. 7th Ave.
Pete Goldlust, 213 E. Broadway
Issac Caruso, at 9 North Scott Ave.
Jessica Gonzales, along Scott between Congress & Broadway, on Wig-O-Rama
Niki Glen, at the west corner of 5th Ave. & Toole.
Luis Gustavo Mena on CenturyLink, 142 E. Pennington St.
The Arizona Daily Star article Design selections of city mural project to be shown publicly has an artist list (though, on Tuesday evening, the online version had formatting errors and maybe a missing name).
Graffiti Protective Coatings is preparing the artists’ “canvases” with a coat of primer paint. The artists start work May 2nd. Stop by! Bring them cold drinks! (Some will be working at night to avoid the heat.)
There are more details and photos of all the mural designs on the Tucson Arts Brigade Mural Arts Program blog in the article City of Tucson Mural Program Announce winning designs for Downtown Murals Open House Tues. April 26. The next meeting, where artists will discuss their progress, is at the Joel Valdez Main Library, in the downstairs meeting room, May 24th from 6-7 pm.
Update (April 28, 2016): Tucson News Now posted a short update after the meeting in Tucson artists to revamp downtown buildings with mural project. (The “For more information” link link at the bottom of the story seems to be outdated, though.)
Update (June 4, 2016): The space for the mural at 213 E. Broadway stayed empty most of May. When I walked by today, I saw the outlines of a different design than the one shown above. I checked and found that a different artist, To-Ree-Nee Wolf Keiser, is filling the space.
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