An Update

What's Happened Since "How Public is Public Art?"

Mar 24 • Dusty Reyes

DEADLINE MARCH 19: Up to $10K for Tucson Artists

And It's Simpler Than You Think

Mar 5 • Dusty Reyes

February 2026

Public Art Panels - A Way To Get Involved

Are you aware you can get paid to serve on a public art panel?

Feb 23 • Dusty Reyes

December 2025

Visual Nutrition

A Framework for Understanding Public Art

Dec 8, 2025 • Dusty Reyes

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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, 2025 • Dusty Reyes

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A New Chapter for Tucson’s Murals

Stewarding a local mural archive into its next chapter.

May 26, 2025 • Dusty Reyes

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The Hands That Hold the Art

A meditation on quiet stewardship and the ecosystem beneath beauty

May 19, 2025 • Dusty Reyes

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‘Nervousness’ as a Form of Respect

On the somatics of responsibility and the quiet weight of telling sacred stories.

May 12, 2025 • Dusty Reyes

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Public Art Survey

Currently in the research phase for a multi-layered story about public art in Tucson and looking for input.

May 7, 2025 • Dusty Reyes

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A City Painted By the Few

Unpacking the mural money, aesthetic control, and lack of transparency in Tucson.

May 4, 2025 • Dusty Reyes

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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, 2025 • Dusty Reyes