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January 2018

Have you ever considered selling your art online? Here is a review of some major sites as well as input from some southern Arizona artists. HERE>

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March 2018

A weekend in Paris? Try Oracle instead. It's a lot closer and the art is great!
Check out the Oracle Artist Studio Tour April 7 & 8 HERE>

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October 2016

Patagonia Fall Festival
Fall is the time for festivals! The Patagonia Fall Festival promises art, music, food, and fun. Read more HERE>

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October 2016

What Happened to Tucson Fall 2016 Open Studios Tour(s)?
Wonder what's going on with the Open Studios Tour? Here's a commentary by your editor about major changes. Read more HERE>

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May 2017

Tucson artist Ruben Urrea Moreno creates "awareness art" with his graphite and charcoal-depicted mythical beings linked to modern social causes. Read more HERE>

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April 2016
Rain Crow Gallery

“When we decided to open Rain Crow Gallery, we knew there was no point unless we incorporated our core beliefs,” says Susan Alexander. She along with ceramics artist Carol Mullin are co-owners of Rain Crow. The gallery represents an integration of the arts with a concern for community and the environment. Read more HERE>

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April 2016
Tucson Plein Aire Painters
Society (TPAPS)

The French-language phrase “en plein air” translates into English as “in the open air.” This is an apt description of what artists do when they haul their gear to locations “in the open air” and start producing artwork. Tucson has an active plein air art scene, and our own organization devoted to the art, the Tucson Plein Air Painters Society (TPAPS). Read more HERE>

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July 2016
Jaguar Mural, Tucson

Art and science crossed paths in an especially riveting and beautiful way in May when an eight-foot high, 20-foot long mural of the endangered jaguar was unveiled in Tucson. Read more HERE>

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July 2016
DACAmented Voices: The Art of Constructing Waves

For the seven youth participants of the DACAmented Voices in Healthcare project who are currently exhibiting their artwork at the Galleria at the YW (YWCA Gallery), the omnipresence and absurdity of walls - be they physical, imaginary, or both - are all-too familiar and deeply troubling. Read more HERE>

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December 2015
Tucson Sisters in Crime

Sisters in Crime is an international organization devoted to supporting and advising writers of the mystery genre, and to give mystery writers an opportunity to network. The Tucson chapter of Sisters in Crime formed in 2012 and currently has 62 members, according to Mary Ball, incoming president. Read more about this writers' group and about several local mystery writers HERE>

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January-March 2016
Art Under the Arches, Ajo

Ajo has taken another step toward becoming an Arizona arts destination when Art Under the Arches Gallery opened in late November, 2015. Art Under the Arches Gallery is a cooperative gallery which features more than twenty Ajo artists. Read more about Ajo’s new gallery HERE>

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January-March 2016
Cactus Wren Artisans, Tucson

Like mushrooms, artist co-ops are popping up everywhere. A new one is Cactus Wren Artisans, in the Monterey Court complex at 505 W. Miracle Mile. Read about this new artists’ coop gallery HERE>.

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January-March 2016
Trash Container Mural Art Demonstration Project, Tucson

We might not think of large municipal trash containers as the place we would go first to see original works of mural art. Thanks to Tucson Arts Brigade and Tucson Environmental Services, the Trash Container Mural Art Demonstration Project is well underway this winter in the Old Pueblo.Read more about this innovative mural project HERE>

September 2015

Toscana Studio & Gallery
Oro Valley, AZ
by C.J. Shane

Toscana Studio and Gallery in Oro Valley, Arizona, emerged from one artist’s personal response to the needs of children. Learn more about Linda Ahern and Toscana Studio and Gallery HERE>

October 2015

Galería Senita
Tucson, AZ
by C.J. Shane

“Galería Senita is our way of giving back to the community,” says Kevin Pawlak. He and James Goodreau, co-owners of the Arte de la Vida, are opening a new art gallery this month. Learn more about Tucson's newest art gallery HERE>

October 2015

Central School Project
Bisbee, AZ
by C.J. Shane

Bisbee artists and supporters of the arts have made great progress toward finding a solution for the problems of artist studio space, art programs for children, and performance and exhibit venues. Learn more about the Central School Project HERE>.

November 2015

Casa Grande Art Museum
Casa Grande, AZ
by Diane C. Taylor

Tucked on a side street near the heart of the original Casa Grande is the Casa Grande Art Museum. The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday afternoons from the mid-October through May and offers five single-artist shows a year. Read Diane C. Taylor's feature on the Casa Grande Art Museum HERE>

May/June 2015
PaperWorks: The Sonoran
Collective of Paper and Book Artists

One of southern Arizona’s largest and most active arts organizations, PaperWorks “provides educational and creative opportunities for all who work with and on paper, and promotes the appreciation and enjoyment of the paper and book arts through regular and special events.” Currently there are 237 members in this arts organization. Learn more HERE>

March/April 2015

Society of Southwestern Authors
Arizona

Artists like together to talk with each other about their art, and most of us like to help each other out. Word artists, as known as writers, can easily be included in this artistic conviviality and cooperation. One of the longest running writers’ groups in southern Arizona is the Society of Southwestern Authors.

More HERE>

March/April 2015
Metal Arts Village Sculpture Garden
Tucson

For several years now, Metal Arts Village (MAV) has been an increasingly significant contributor to Midtown Tucson as an arts destination. Now with the kick-off of MAV’s redesigned and remodeled sculpture garden on March 1, this unique complex of artists’ studios has become even more important to those interested in our region’s arts.
Read more HERE>

March/April 2015
Community Arts Gathering
Ajo

Five sunny spring days in the Sonoran Desert filled with art, music, theater, dance, delicious regional food, participatory workshops, open art studios, and some yoga classes and group bike rides thrown in, too. Oh, and did I mention lots of fun? We’re talking about an arts conference in some big city like Los Angeles or Phoenix or even Tucson, right? No!! We’re talking about the Community Arts Gathering, March 14-18, 2015, in Ajo, Arizona. Read more HERE>

January/February 2015
Tucson Jazz Institute
by C.J. Shane

Tucson's musical tradition is a great source of pride. When you think of Tucson musical contributions, does the word “jazz” come to mind? If not, then think again. Although it has only been in existence for six years, the Tucson Jazz Institute (TJI) has made a very significant contribution to jazz and jazz education in America. Read more HERE>

January/February 2015
Yume Japanese Gardens
by C.J. Shane

Tucson has a few sweet spots where residents and visitors to the Old Pueblo can find a bit of tranquility. Add Yume Japanese Gardens to that sweet-spot list.
Read more HERE>