Heart of the Sonoran Desert™ Sonoran the of Heart AJO, AZ AZ AJO, 2014-04

“Art creates community.” creates “Art

International Sonoran Desert Alliance Desert Sonoran International

Vananda Ave. Vananda

ing facing the street at 400 400 at street the facing ing

Chiago. Located on build- on Located Chiago.

O’odham artist Michael Michael artist O’odham

mural by renowned Tohono Tohono renowned by mural

G11 ‘Beginning of Time’ Time’ of ‘Beginning

Vananda Ave. Vananda

facing the alley way at 400 400 at way alley the facing

Located on the buildings buildings the on Located

Las Artes GED students. students. GED Artes Las

Ree-Nee Wolf Keiser with with Keiser Wolf Ree-Nee

G11 Mosaic murals by To- by murals Mosaic

campus.

den on the Curley School School Curley the on den

around the Courtyard Gar- Courtyard the around

on map). map). on I10 at (located murals Peace of

jects. Located on the fence fence the on Located jects.

Rd has a year-round display of International Day Day International of display year-round a has Rd

from metal and found ob- found and metal from

shops around town. Also, Ajo’s school on Well Well on school Ajo’s Also, town. around shops

community members. Made Made members. community

Library, and the restaurants, businesses and and businesses restaurants, the and Library,

by Kathy Whitman and and Whitman Kathy by

Salazar-Ajo Branch of the Pima County Public Public County Pima the of Branch Salazar-Ajo G11 ‘Regenerating Life,’ Life,’ ‘Regenerating

to check out the artwork at the Plaza Gallery, the the Gallery, Plaza the at artwork the out check to

Besides the pieces listed in this guide, be sure sure be guide, this in listed pieces the Besides

201 Esperanza Ave. Esperanza 201

Address inquiries to [email protected]. to inquiries Address

Curley School parking lot, lot, parking School Curley

artwork may be found on on found be may artwork . . www.isdanet.org

the southeast corner of the the of corner southeast the

at private residences. Information on additional additional on Information residences. private at

Sherri O’Hare. Located in in Located O’Hare. Sherri

from the murals throughout town to engaging art art engaging to town throughout murals the from

G11 ‘Centipede Bench’ by by Bench’ ‘Centipede

This guide will lead you to some good examples, examples, good some to you lead will guide This

institutions.

Ave. Ave.

contact with the mainstream art world or art art or world art mainstream the with contact

School, 201 Esperanza Esperanza 201 School,

by artists who are self-taught or who have little little have who or self-taught are who artists by

the grounds of the Curley Curley the of grounds the

community participation. Outsider Art is work work is Art Outsider participation. community

Clymer. Located throughout throughout Located Clymer.

community setting, and has been created with with created been has and setting, community

sculptures, by Marshall V. V. Marshall by sculptures,

place. Community Art is art which is based in a a in based is which art is Art Community place.

G11 Inukshuks, classic rock rock classic Inukshuks,

SELF-GUIDED TOUR SELF-GUIDED with the intention of being displayed in a public public a in displayed being of intention the with

Art is art that has been planned and executed executed and planned been has that art is Art

PUBLIC • COMMUNITY • OUTSIDER • COMMUNITY • PUBLIC

AJO ART AJO Public art. outsider and art, community art,

anza Ave. anza

are expressed in a wonderful display of public public of display wonderful a in expressed are East garden, 721 Esper- 721 garden, East

mining town, Ajo’s eclectic nature and diversity diversity and nature eclectic Ajo’s town, mining Located at the Loma Bonita Bonita Loma the at Located

Combined with its history as a tri-cultural copper copper tri-cultural a as history its with Combined and community members. members. community and

watchers, environmentalists and star gazers. gazers. star and environmentalists watchers, Don and Gayle Weyers, Weyers, Gayle and Don

haven for hikers, mountain bikers, artists, bird bird artists, bikers, mountain hikers, for haven Bench’ by Kathy Whitman, Whitman, Kathy by Bench’

Over the past years, Ajo has evolved into a a into evolved has Ajo years, past the Over E11 The ‘Rainbow Scrabble Scrabble ‘Rainbow The

Use the map coordinates listed with artwork to D8 ‘Green Dragon’ recycled G10 A yard of ‘critters’ by fi nd their location on the map inside. steel sculpture by Don Lupe and Steve Ownby. Driver. Located at 745 N Located at 341 Solana Ave. Scene from 1972 E2 2nd Ave, corner of Brady Creative expression can be ‘Pocket Money’ with Lee St. ‘Dog Portrait’ at same found in many Ajo yards. Marvin and Paul Newman. location. By daWolf. On Napa Auto- Care Center, 2050 N Hwy 85. Check out the mosaic E8 Scene from ‘Night of the Lepus’ by ASAP (Ajo Street in front and a second mural G10 ‘Objet Trouvé - 2nd Av- Art Project). On north side on the north side of the enue Bridge’ located at 201 of Roadrunner Java Cafe building. Solana Ave. Constructed by on 2nd Ave. Many scenes Julie and Chuck Crowder from the movie were fi lmed wih found objects from the D6 ‘The Jungle’ by ASAP in Ajo. (Ajo Street Art Project). demolition of the 2nd Ave On the south side of the bridge. Life Enrichment building, F8 ‘Lahissa Cross’ de- between 6th and 7th St on signed by Mrs. Louis Conde G10 ‘Rams,’ an Escher-like 2nd Ave. for her husband’s grave. tessellation, painted by Hop The letters of the 400-word David. Located on the back epitaph are made of copper G6 ‘Locomotive 268’ by of the Copper News build- wire embedded in concrete. Jackie Andes. At private ing, 10 Pajaro St. residence, 411 7th St. Located in the Ajo Ceme- Created for homeowner to tery, center of the west side represent his 42 years as a under a tree. train supervisor. H10 ‘Ghost Riders in the D10 ‘Welcome to Ajo’ mural Sky’ by ASAP (Ajo Street by Carole Hanks and com- Art Project). Located on the munity members. Located front of the Copper News D7 ‘Liberty’ sculpture by next to the Shell Station on building, 10 Pajaro St. Denver Borders at private 2nd Ave. residence, 1040 N Thomp- son Ave in back driveway on Childs St. H10 ‘Ajo Memory Project’ D10 ‘Lizard Flats’ by addresses the history of D8 Cob bench by Jill daWolf. Located at 1020 residents of Indian Village Lorenzini and community Rocalla Ave. Collection of and Mexican Town. Located members. Located at the sculptural forms, cement in Triangle Park on Pizal Community Garden - Rock trees, and a bottle wall. Ave. Mosaic works by To- Church Site, 900 N Camer- Ree-Nee Wolf Keiser with on Ave, corner of Dorsey St. community members.

E10 ‘Ghost Figures of Ajo,’ D8 ‘Raven’s Nest’ mural by E11 Mosaic stairs by Mor- mixed media sculptures by ASAP (Ajo Street Art Proj- gana Wallace and Las Artes Val Uschuk. Located at 821 ect). Located at 801 N 2nd GED students. Front steps Solana Ave. Ave, corner of Brady St. at private residence located at 821 Morondo Ave. AJO ART PUBLIC • COMMUNITY • OUTSIDER