Each artist's section below finishes with a personal interview from the UA Poetry Center's blog. At the end of this post are links to more information.
Allison Miller (Southeast)
Allison Miller (including photos of her previous stingray mural): We marked up walls: Interviewing the Speedway Muralists (April 8, 2024). Stingray mural info, and a closeup photo, from this blog: Stingray on Speedway (August 04, 2016).Monique Laraway (Northeast)
Monique Laraway: Bring Art to the Masses: Interviewing the Speedway Muralists (April 1, 2024)Alex Fass (South central)
Alex Fass: it's raw, it's real, it's what I feel: Interviewing the Speedway Muralists (May 13, 2024)Sasha Lewis (North central)
Sasha Lewis: Bright blocks of colors and bold lines: Interviewing the Speedway Muralists (April 15, 2024)Jodie Lewers Chertudi (Northwest)
Jodie Lewers Chertudi: A world without art is so boring: Interviewing the Speedway Muralists (April 29, 2024)Jodie's painting partner was Miguel Flores.
Jenna Tomasello (Southwest)
The people are cold. The people are hungry.
The rich have stolen the land.
The rich have stolen freedom.
The people scream.
The rich have stolen the land.
The rich have stolen freedom.
The people scream.
Jenna Tomasello: Art Without an Access Barrier: Interviewing the Speedway Muralists (May 6, 2024)
More about the project
The project has gotten lots of attention, including:- Arizona Illustrated TV program from AZPM: Beautifying the Ugliest Street in America - Tucson’s murals on Speedway Corridor
- Map and links to the poems, from UA Poetry Center: Speedway Corridor Mural Walking/Rolling Tour and Ice Cream Social!
- Locations, poems, and the Poetry Center: Press release, January 2024
- Speedway Corridor Murals on BG Boyd's TucsonAZMurals.com
- BG Boyd's video: "Reckon" Jodie Lewers Chertudi Mural based on Logan Phillip's Poem (YouTube)