Photos: Mission Garden unveils new heritage mural made out of recycled materials
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Grace Trejo
Photojournalist
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Mission Garden unveils the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Areaâs heritage mural project on Saturday morning. Young people from Boys and Girls Club of Tucson Pascua Yaqui Clubhouse worked with artists Maxie Adler and Paul âNoxâ Pablo to create two new murals.
Inspired by the kids personal experiences at Mission Garden, the murals include depictions of corn and rain, sprouts and squash blossoms, and other regional flora and fauna. The wall is made out of recycled materials by By Fusion, the inside contains melted down bricks of plastic.
Mike Juan begins to bless the new heritage wall during the unveiling at Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024.
Young people from Boys and Girls Club of Tucson Pascua Yaqui Clubhouse speak about how meaningful working with artists Maxie Adler and Paul âNoxâ Pablo on the new heritage mural was during the unveiling at Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024. Inspired by the kids personal experiences at Mission Garden, the murals include depictions of corn and rain, sprouts and squash blossoms, and other regional flora and fauna. The wall itself is made out of recycled plastic, the inside contains melted down bricks of plastic.
The new heritage wall is made out of recycled materials created by By Fusion, the inside contains melted down bricks of plastic, Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024.
People observe the graffiti style mural designed by Paul âNoxâ Pablo, a Tohono Oâodham muralist, during the unveiling at Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024. Inspired by the kids personal experiences at Mission Garden, the murals include depictions of corn and rain, sprouts and squash blossoms, and other regional flora and fauna. The wall itself is made out of recycled plastic, the inside contains melted down bricks of plastic.
Paul âNoxâ Pablo, a Tohono Oâodham muralist, speaks to the crowd before the mural unveiling at Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024.
Maxie Adler, a local muralist speaks to the crowd during the unveiling at Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024.
People observe the hand-painted mural designed by Maxie Adler, a local muralist during the unveiling at Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024.
Qiohad Pablo, daughter of muralist Paul âNoxâ Pablo signs her fathers name in the corner of his completed mural during the unveiling at Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024.
Fe Tom, director of Mission Garden speaks to the crowd before the mural unveiling at Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024.
Mike Juan begins to bless the new wall during the unveiling at Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024.
David Dominguez performs a blessing on the new heritage wall with a prayer and holy water during the unveiling at Mission Garden, 946 West Mission Lane, Tucson, Ariz., April 13, 2024.
Grace Trejo
Photojournalist
