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Gonzalo Espinosa, a public artist and founder of Las Artes educational program, is one of four nominees for a Lumies Artist Lifetime Achivement award.
Borderlands Theatre actors perform “Guapa,” directed by Barclay Goldsmith who has been nominated for a Lumies Artist Lifetime Achievement award.
Pictured here is a mixed-media work by To-Ree-Nee Wolf Keiser McArdle, a performer and artist who is a Lumies nominee for the Artist Lifetime Achievement Award.
Viva Peforming Arts dance students help to keep traditional Mexican dance alive. The center’s founder, Julie Gallego, is a nominee for a Lumies Artist Lifetime Achivement Award.
Artist Mary Lucking created and installed nine “tuffets” for the walking path along the Arroyo Chico Basin, under the aegis of the TPAC Percent for Art Program.
Public artwork created by Hiro Tashima for the Dunbar Spring neighborhood, under the aegis of the TPAC Percent for Art Program.
“The Boss” by the late Nancy Denzler is featured in a Pioneer Building Exhibit called “Textural Connections”. Click here to learn more.
“Bountiful” by Mary Ellen Palmeri is a work of paper art inspired by origami. Now on display in the exhibit “Textural Connections” in the Pioneer Building. Click here to learn more.
Six young artists to win the Pima County Youth Art Awards are honored at the Crystal Apple Awards. Four artists appear here with Pima Community Foundation’s Cheryl House (far left) and TPAC Grants Manager Leia Maahs (far right), who coordinated the awards process.

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The Tucson Pima Arts Council fosters artistic expression, civic participation and the economic growth of our diverse community by supporting, promoting, and advocating for arts and culture.

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2013 LUMIES ARTS & BUSINESS AWARDS CELEBRATION SPOTLIGHT
AN EXTRAORDINARY NOMINEE LINE UP

The list of Lumies nominations this year provides an unparalleled view of the rich artistic life of Southern Arizona.

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TPAC Seeks Finance Manager

The Finance Manager is responsible for financial management of TPAC operations. This position will provide leadership and coordination in the administrative, business planning, accounting and budgeting efforts of TPAC.

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Creating a Sense of Belonging

Last year, Nicole Lightner’s world opened up. She can thank the Tucson Pima Arts Council’s PLACE grants for that.

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