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    Featured Artist: Pete the Miner

    By Andrea Aker
    February 15, 2013
    About once a month, Arizona Oddities features a Q&A with a talented Arizona artist who is influenced by our state’s people, places and history. ...
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    ArtSouthern Arizona

    11 Quirky Artistic Endeavors in Southern Arizona

    By Andrea Aker
    January 28, 2013
    Southern Arizona has a rich culture and some very talented artists. Here are some of our favorite sculptures, murals and other artistic endeavors.
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    A Burned-Up Artist’s Burning Protest

    By Sam Lowe
    December 19, 2012
    Before his death in 1982, Ettore “Ted” DeGrazia was one of Arizona’s most prolific artists. He was an impressionist, western pop painter, sculptor and ...
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  • ArtCultureSmall Town SceneSouthern Arizona

    Unusual Grave Marker for an Ajo Teacher

    By Sam Lowe
    November 25, 2012
    AJO -- During his lifetime, Louis Conde was known as a teacher with unusual ideas, particularly for the early years of the 20th century. ...
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  • ArtSmall Town SceneSouthern Arizona

    A Lumpy Goose Sculpture in Arivaca

    By Sam Lowe
    November 20, 2012
    ARIVACA -- Main Street here runs about three blocks long with little to distinguish it from major thoroughfares in other small towns. But the ...
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  • ArtSouthern Arizona

    Tucson Home Surrounded by Styrofoam Desert Scenes

    By Sam Lowe
    November 17, 2012
    TUCSON -- In a roundabout way, a burglar was Gary Morrow's inspiration when he set out to create a work of art. After his ...
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  • ArtNatural SurroundingsOnly in ArizonaValley of the Sun

    One Thousand Tumbleweeds Needed for Chandler Christmas Tree

    By Sam Lowe
    November 3, 2012
    CHANDLER -- This city may be the only one in the nation facing a shortage of materials required for building a Christmas tree. Every ...
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  • "Her Secret is Patience" by Janet Echelman
    ArtValley of the Sun

    7 Quirky Sculptures Around the Valley

    By Andrea Aker
    October 28, 2012
    The Valley's diverse population brings some very diverse art as well. Here are some of our favorite pieces.
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  • ArtSouthern Arizona

    One Million Tiles Make Up Mural of Tucson History

    By Sam Lowe
    October 22, 2012
    TUCSON -- Tucson is home to more than 150 murals, which adorn storefronts, residential walls, restaurants, parking lots, schools, private homes, banks, markets and ...
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  • ArtSmall Town Scene

    Black Canyon City Artist Transformed Gasoline Storage Tanks into Sculptures

    By Sam Lowe
    September 20, 2012
    BLACK CANYON CITY -- Wesley Smith became an artist by accident. It all started when he began collecting 10,000-gallon gasoline storage tanks, then got ...
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