Do you need a change of scenery? Take a break from at-home life and drive around town exploring local art.Β
Inspire your stay-at-home kids with art or go on a scavenger hunt for public art hidden around town.Β
Public Art SculpturesΒ π¨
Desert O
Joe O'Connell created this doughnut-shaped piece of art. Each night a different pattern of colored lights circle slowly inside.Β
Where:Β 255 Alameda StreetΒ between El Presidio Park and the Tucson Museum of Art
Poet
This sculpture is the head of a local poet made of thousands of stainless steel letters. It lights up blue from within. It was created byΒ Simon Donovan and Ben Olmstead.
Where:Β Modern Streetcar Stop at Helen Street and Warren Avenue.
A cyclist passes Creative Machinesβ Bike Church sculpture in Barrio Anita on the southwest corner of North Granada Avenue and West Davis Street.
Bike Church
This walk-in metal sculpture is made from bike parts and features traditional religious architecture from several cultures. This musical and solar powered sculpture was created by a team of youth led by Joe O'Connell and Blessing Hancock.
Where:Β Granada Avenue and Davis Street
Gila Monster reading a book
A sculpture of a giant 8-foot Gila Monster reads a book in front of a little free library in the Dunbar Spring neighborhood. Created by Hirotsune Tashima and Jason Butler
Where:Β Second Street and 10th AvenueΒ next to the little free library
GatewayΒ Saguaro
The design of this sculpture was created by Dirk Arnold. This was aΒ tribute to the neon signs of the motels and restaurants along Miracle Mile.Β
Where:Β Oracle Road north of Drachman
Loxodonta Africana sits on the corner of 22nd Street and Randolph Way to let you know the zoo is nearby.Β
Loxodonta Africana
This life-sized representation of an African elephant serves as a landmark for Reid Park Zoo and its African habitat. Created by Simon Donovan and Ben Olmsted.
Where:Β Northwest corner of 22nd Street and Randolph Way
Michael A. Perry Memorial Park Corner Market
It was created by Jason Butler, Hirotsune Tashima and a team of youth and acts as signage for the park which is tucked away south of Golf Links.Β
Where:Β Golf Links Road and Pantano Parkway
Cairns and Messenger
These large-scale cairns are versions of the stone markers along hiking trails and were created by Simon Donovan with Caryl Clement and Santa Theresa Tile Works.Β
Where:Β On the north side of Speedway between Harrison and Houghton
The Learning Tree
A tree grows out of a book in this sculpture by Joe A. Tyler at the Oro Valley Public Library.Β
Where:Β Oro Valley Public Library,Β 1305 W. Naranja Drive
Quail Trail
For the quail lovers! This sculpture illustrates a day at the park with a family of quail.Β
Where: Naranja Park,Β 810 W. Naranja Drive
Deer at Tangerine Sky Park
A family of deer sculptures welcome visitors to Tangerine Sky Park. The new artwork was created by Trevor O'Tool and co-constructed by the Marana High School Welding Program.Β
Where:Β Tangerine Sky Park,Β 4411 W. Tangerine Road
