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Before the Breakdown
What machines, communities, and volunteer organizations teach us about listening as leadership
Dec 2 • 
Dusty Reyes

May 2025

The Quiet No: On Listening, Letting Go, and Learning to Pivot
Why honoring “no” matters more than intention - in art, in relationship, and in community.
May 28 • 
Dusty Reyes
A New Chapter for Tucson’s Murals
Stewarding a local mural archive into its next chapter.
May 26 • 
Dusty Reyes
The Hands That Hold the Art
A meditation on quiet stewardship and the ecosystem beneath beauty
May 19 • 
Dusty Reyes
‘Nervousness’ as a Form of Respect
On the somatics of responsibility and the quiet weight of telling sacred stories.
May 12 • 
Dusty Reyes
Public Art Survey
Currently in the research phase for a multi-layered story about public art in Tucson and looking for input.
May 7 • 
Dusty Reyes
A City Painted By the Few
Unpacking the mural money, aesthetic control, and lack of transparency in Tucson.
May 4 • 
Dusty Reyes
Sidequest: Inside Stumbleweed – A Detroit Studio Visit
Block prints, bandanas, and creative space in the winter chill.
May 2 • 
Dusty Reyes
Telling the Truth in Color: A Mural for Journalism in the Desert
Inside Pato Aguilar's newest mural at the University of Arizona’s School of Journalism
May 2 • 
Dusty Reyes

April 2025

Inside Xerocraft: Tucson’s Home for Makers and Builders
A nonprofit space where imagination, grit, and real tools come together.
Apr 28 • 
Dusty Reyes
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