By Phoebe Stevens El Independiente Children with painted faces run around Armory Park in homemade costumes, while their families spread out across the plush green lawn and relax beneath the sun’s warmth. From the air that buzzes with laughter and chatter, most people would not assume that the event being held that day had anything to…
When Gretchen Baer walks into the High Desert Market, her mid-calf plaid Chucks distinguish her from the already unique art community of Bisbee, Arizona. The Massachusetts native says art has always been central to her life, but it only recently has become the hub of her political views. “Art in the political realm is a…
More than 30 years after his death, Ted DeGrazia remains a major figure in the local and national art community. Originally born in Morenci, what was considered Arizona territory at the time, DeGrazia and his family moved to Italy in 1920. Here he discovered his admiration and fascination with contemporary art. Ten years later, he moved back…
Rainbow-colored telavera animals crowd the outside of Casa Maya de Mexico in the self-described “artist colony” of Tubac where metalwork shaped into suns and moons, paper mache skeletons from Día de los muertos, and wooden religious figures join them. María Troy, who has worked at Casa Maya de Mexico for the last two years, helps bring…
Take our short quiz to find out what iconic Arizona Sonoran Desert animal you are. Click here to see the other animals you were not. Victoria Teplitz is a reporter for Arizona Sonora News, a service from the School of Journalism with the University of Arizona. Contact her at vteplitz@email.arizona.edu
