Expanses of blood-orange canyons and luscious green shrubs line a small dirt road near the Texas Canyon exit off Interstate 10 in Cochise County and continue to a picnic area with boulders and grass fields resembling a barnyard. Here is the Amerind Museum, established in 1937, as a home to a collection of Native American…
Southern Arizona is adding Sonoran Glass School to its list of must-see attractions. Last year, the Southern Arizona Attractions Alliance included the 13-year-old non-profit, full-service glass arts studio to its recommendations of places visitors should see. Sonoran Glass School, at 633 W. 18th St., Tucson, is the only one of its kind to make the list and…
Glittery fairies are illuminated in hand-painted glass bottles dangling from mesquite and emery oak tree limbs. Pastel-colored tea tables and chairs dot the edges of a stone-studded path. A butterfly made of pink, purple, orange and yellow hair curlers attached to a metal rod protrudes from the ground, one of approximately 50 art pieces spread…
Art serves as an outlet for many. For participants in ArtWorks, an art program for adults with developmental disabilities located just off of the University of Arizona campus, the work that they create provides new opportunities for their voices to be heard. With each stroke of a paintbrush, dreams are shared; each mixed media…
The Tucson Arts Brigade has brought color and change to Tucson through extensive mural and art programs for over 17 years, one paintbrush at a time. And despite financial difficulty, with a little innovation and creative thinking, their extensive after school programs and community outreach initiatives remain relevant to Tucson. On April 26, the Tucson Arts Brigade’s (TAB) youth committee…
