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Takeover Lounge, Prime Interview, 2020. Project Creosote Grantee. Photo by G. Barreda

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Over 200 Tucson Area Artists Welcome You Back for the 2025 Open Studio Tours, November 14, 15, and 16. 

Over 200 Tucson Area Artists Welcome You Back for the 2025 Open Studio Tours, November 14, 15, and 16. 

Over 200 Tucson Area Artists Welcome You Back for the 2025 Open Studio Tours, November 14, 15, and 16.  TUCSON, AZ — The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona invites the community to celebrate local creativity at the 2025 Open Studio Tours (OST), taking place November 14, ...
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Arts News

Current events, announcements, and news about the arts and artists of Tucson and Southern Arizona. 

New elephant conservation sculpture installed at Reid Park Zoo

New elephant conservation sculpture installed at Reid Park Zoo

June’s Color palette of the month: Xinyu Zhang

June’s Color palette of the month: Xinyu Zhang

Creative Capital: How Tucson’s arts sector is weathering a turbulent era

Creative Capital: How Tucson’s arts sector is weathering a turbulent era

Call to Public Art Panelists

Call to Public Art Panelists

NEA grant cuts huge financial hit to arts groups in Tucson and Arizona

NEA grant cuts huge financial hit to arts groups in Tucson and Arizona

Tucson foundation seeks art submissions for newly renamed Danny Lopez Park

Tucson foundation seeks art submissions for newly renamed Danny Lopez Park

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Opportunities

Calls to artists and other opportunities for artists.

Tempe Public Art Opportunity- Indian Bend Wash Multi-Use Path Improvement Project

Tempe Public Art Opportunity- Indian Bend Wash Multi-Use Path Improvement Project

Seeking Bicycle Art!

Seeking Bicycle Art!

Call for Artists/Request for Qualifications (RFQ): Brown Avenue Parking Structure Public Art Project

Call for Artists/Request for Qualifications (RFQ): Brown Avenue Parking Structure Public Art Project

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Arts Calendar

A local arts calendar, including upcoming events, important dates, and deadlines.

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