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Mural Name (right):The Tranquil Lady Muralist (right): Ignacio Location: (mural on right) A Foam & Fabric Place – 246 N 4th Avenue and (mural on left) 300 N 4th Avenue (just down E 8th Street) Notes: Two for one! There is one mural on the Foam & Fabric Place building and one just down E 8th Street. Video: After you visit this mural, you can learn more about it in this video – Banner Medical Mural Series: Ignacio Garcia, Fourth Avenue.
Mural Description: various murals in courtyard
Location: Goodwill – 300 N 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705
Notes: Murals located in the courtyard just north of Goodwill. Sometimes the courtyard is open and other times the gates are locked closed.
Mural Name (right on Antigone Books wall): Imagination Navigation Sonoran Sea Muralist (right on Antigone Books wall): Jessica Gonzales Mural Name (straight ahead on Black Crow Studio wall): The Living Mural
Muralist (straight ahead on Black Crow Studio wall): various emerging artists
Location: Antigone Books – 411 N 4th Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85705 (If they are open, stop in at Antigone Books to support a local bookseller. Tell them DaNel from STEMAZing sent you.) Notes: Two for one! As you enter the parking lot for Antigone Books, there is a mural to your right and one straight ahead.
Mural Description (left): patriotic cornucopia
Muralist (left): unknown
Mural Name (right): Greetings from Tucson Muralists (right): Victor Ving and Lisa Beggs Location: Miller’s Surplus – 406 N 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Two for one! One mural (left) is on the south side of the building and the other mural (right) is on the east side of the building.
Mural Description: unfinished skull cowboy and cowgirl
Muralist: unknown
Location: Miller’s Surplus – 406 N 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Mural is on the east side of Miller’s Surplus (the back side of their building) just north on N Arizona Avenue. The mural can be found on the west side of the next building up Arizona Avenue on the right.
Mural Name: The Thinkers
Muralist: Eleanor Kohloss (repaired by Allison Miller 2014-2016) Location: Creations Inc. – 444 N 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Mural is on the north side of the building along 6th Street.
Mural Description: Star Wars characters at the night club
Muralist: Jenna Tomasello
Location: Tallboys – 600 N 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Mural is east on E 5th Street on the east side of the Tallboys building. If you are a Star Wars fan, you won’t want to miss this one.
Mural Name: All Souls Procession Muralist: Susan Kay Johnson Location: Merles’ Automotive Supply – 33 W University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Mural is a block long and can be found along the east side of the building on 9th Avenue.
Mural Name: Epic Rides Muralist: Joe Pagac Location: 534 N Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Mural is on the south side of the building. There is a lot of road construction in this area so you may need to park further away and walk to the mural location.
Mural Name:Mayahuel – “Goddess of Agave” Muralist: Rock “CYFI” Martinez
Location: Tucson Warehouse & Transfer, Co. – 440 N 7th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: The mural is very visible but there is a lot of construction in this area. Parking some distance away and walking to get a view of this mural is probably easiest.
Mural Name:La Madre Muralists: Racheal Rios and Carlos Valenzuela Location: Just west of Tucson City Court – 103 E Alameda St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Walk just a bit west on Alameda from the Tucson City Court. The mural is on the north side of the road and offers a place to take a seat and rest if you have been walking this whole time.
Mural Name: The Path Unpaved Muralist: Jessica Gonzales
Location: The Little One – 151 N Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701 (If The Little One is open, it is a great place to get a bite to eat or grab some refreshing juice.) Notes: On the north side of The Little One. This is also very near to the main Pima County Library. Stop in for a visit!
Mural Name: el Tour de Tucson
Muralist: Joe Pagac, Katherine Joyce, Arielle Alelunas, and Brady Fellows Location: Transamerica Building Parking Structure – 177 W Alameda St Garage, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural is on the west side of the Transamerica garage building just north of Alameda St on Court Avenue. This is a great mural to compare your Rainbow-ish paintings to, which will make more sense once you visit. Just across the street is the January 8th Memorial and in the old historic courthouse, you can visit the newly opened UArizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum. If you need a break from your Mural Quest, you can go look at gems and minerals from all over the world for a bit.
Mural Description (left): pretty pink pond with wolf, dragonfly, hands, frog, and fish
Muralist (left): unknown
Mural Description: (right): day to night Sonoran desert habitants
Muralist: unknown Location: Café à La C’Art – 150 N Main Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Two for one! Murals are actually on the other side of the street and down in a parking lot near Café à La C’Art. You will see them easily when you arrive. The mural closest to the restaurant is one of the newest in Tucson. The one on the wall to the right is a bit older and starting to suffer the damage that comes with time but still worth including on your quest.
Mural Name: Borderlands Muralist: Joe Pagac Location: Borderlands Brewing Company – 119 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural is on the north side of the building (the side near the railroad tracks). Even though this area has a lot of construction near the tracks, trains still very regularly pass by so be careful and aware.
Mural Description: full of faces Muralist: unknown Location:174 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural is on the east side of the building. It is a small mural on a large red brick wall.
Murals Description: revolutionaries, strong women, Black Lives Matter, and more Muralists: various Location:191 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Seven in one! Murals e located on the east side of the 191 Toole building on the 6th Avenue side. You can walk next to the building to get a closer look at the murals.
Mural Name: Interconnectivity
Muralist: Niki Glen
Location: MLK Apartments – 55 N 5th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural is on short wall on the north side of the open courtyard in front of the apartments.
Mural Name: Black Lives Matter Muralist: Camila Ibarra Location: Hotel Congress – 311 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural is on the northeast side of Hotel Congress building (on the corner of Toole Avenue and Congress).
Murals Descriptions: rotating murals for Rialto performers, Prince tribute mural, skull, people under the stairs, and angelic/devilish musicians Muralists: various Location: Rialto Theatre – 318 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Five in one! Murals are on the east side of the Rialto Theatre. You have to walk down the alleyway to see all of them.
Mural (left): Tucson Together Muralist (left): Jessica Gonzales Mural (right): La Mujer Empoderada – “The Empowered Woman” Muralist (right): Ignacio Location: (mural on left) Playground Bar and Lounge – 278 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701; (mural on right) One North Fifth apartment building – 1 N 5th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Two for one! Both murals are on the east sides of their buildings (the Fifth Avenue side). The one whited out on the left is on the east side of the Playground Bar and Lounge. The one whited out on the right is one of the newest in Tucson and is found on the east side of the One North Fifth apartment building.
Video (right): If you can’t make it to La Mujer Empoderada mural, you can see a great view of it in this video by BG Boyd Photo – La Mujer Empoderada by Ignacio Garcia.
Mural (left):Jack and Bill Muralist (left): Ignacio Mural (right): Creation Story, Chaos Theory, and Quantum Memory Muralist (right): To-Reé-Neé Wolf
Location: AC Hotel – 151 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Two for one! Murals are actually not on the AC Hotel building but if you go to the east side of the building (the Fifth Avenue side) you can see two murals at once.
Video (left): After you visit the mural, you can learn more about it in this video – Tucson murals: Ignacio Garcia.
Mural Name: Vergiss Mural Description: woman with “Forget me not” on her arm Muralist: Fin Dac
Location: Charro Steakhouse – 178 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural is on the west side of the building and best viewed from Arizona Avenue.
Murals Description: busy chalk drawing mural (left) and man with welcoming hands (right)
Muralists: unknown (chalk mural) and Diego Roa
Location: 111 S 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: The left mural is on the west side of the VFW building viewable from Broadway Boulevard. The right mural is on the north side of the building viewable from the parking lot on the southwest corner of 6th Avenue and Broadway Boulevard.
Mural Name:Running of the Piñatas Muralist: Ignacio Location: UPS Store – 31 N 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural is on the south side of the building in the alley.
Mural Description: skeleton woman and car
Muralist: Danny Martin Location: Pueblo Parking Systems – 33 W Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural is located on the east side of the building.
Mural Name: Desert Soul
Muralist (left): EL MAC Mural Name (right): Juicy Muralist (right): Isaac Caruso
Location: Cobra Arcade Bar Tucson – 63 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Two for one! From Congress, head north on Scott Avenue first to enjoy the black and white mural on the east side of the Cobra Arcade building. Then, continue just a bit further north so you can turn back around and look at the north wall of the Cobra Arcade building for a spectacular, large mural.
Mural Description: glamorous woman Muralist: Rachel Fitz Location: English Salon Spa – 27 N Scott Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural is on the south side of the building in the alley.
Mural Description: sacred winged heart Muralists: Rachel Slick, Tim Schirack, and Alexandra Gjurasic Location: Café 54 – 54 E Pennington St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: On the west wall of Café 54 building viewable from the parking lot.
Mural Name: Jardin the Cesar Chavez Muralist: Melchor Ramirez
Location: Bon – 760 S Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural found on north side of building.
Mural Name: La Pilita Muralist: Martin Moreno
Location: 420 S Main Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701 Notes: Mural is found on south side of building along Simpson Street.
Muralists: various
Location: Hotel McCoy – 720 W Silverlake Rd, Tucson, AZ 85713 Notes: More than four in one! You will find murals all around the parking lot of Hotel McCoy. You can also get a cold beverage in the lobby to carry around with you while you enjoy the murals.
Muralist: Chris Andrews Location: Prospector’s Panorama – 1202 N Main Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Mural wraps around the building along Main Avenue and Helen Street.
Mural Description: dragon, badger, night-day-night, lots of desert animals, campfire
Muralist: Tucson High Magnet School Art Class Students Location: Tucson High Magnet School – Technical And Vocational – 325 N Euclid Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719 Notes: Mural is on an east side perimeter wall along Euclid Avenue a bit south of 6th Street and just north of 8th Street.
Mural Description: dragon, book, xylophone, graduates, Tucson cityscape
Muralist: Jessica Gonzales Location: Roskruge Bilingual Magnet K-8 School – 501 E 6th St, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Mural is on a short wall on the east side of the school campus along 2nd Avenue north of 6th Street.
Mural Name: Phoenix Mars Mission Muralist: Alfred Quiroz Location: Drake Building – 1415 N 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Mural is located on the south side of the building along Drachman Street.
Muralist: Joe Pagac Location: Amphitheater Middle School – 315 E Prince Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Mural is located on a wall to the east of the school building in the parking lot.
Mural Description: ET starry bike ride
Muralist: Allison Miller Location: Bentley’s House of Coffee & Tea (permanently closed) – 1730 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85719 Notes: Mural is located on the east wall of the building viewable from the parking lot.
Muralist (left): unknown Mural Name (right): Flight
Muralist (right): Porter McDonald Muralist (not shown): Isaac Caruso
Location: Youth On Their Own – 1660 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712 Notes: Three for one! From the Youth On Their Own parking lot to the south of their building, you can see the mural on the right which is on the south side of the wall between two parking lots and the mural on the left which is on the south side of the building just north of Youth On Their Own. From the same Youth On Their Own parking lot, there is a third mural (not shown in image above) that is the on south side of the parking lot (north side of strip mall just south of Youth On Their Own).
Mural Name:Lounging Lizards Muralist: Joe Pagac Location: 2136 N Euclid Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719 (private residence) Notes: Mural is on the retaining wall for a private residence along Euclid Avenue.
Mural Name:Sky Islands (Whale Mural) Muralist: Joe Pagac Location: 2320 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719 Notes: Mural is on the north side of the old Catalina Cineplex Odeon Cinemas building along Grant Road.
Muralist: Wagon Burner Arts Location: Safe Shift Greater Tucson Fire Foundation Estate Sale Thrift Store – 2801 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85716 Notes: If you love and respect our fire fighters, then this is a must see. Mural is on the north side of the old Catalina Cineplex Odeon Cinemas building along Grant Road.
Muralist: Ignacio Location: Community Foundation Campus – 5049 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85711 Notes: Mural is on the northeast side of the building and is visible from parking lot accessible from 9th Street.
Location: YWCA House of Neighborly Service – 243 W 33rd St, Tucson, AZ 85713 Notes: Two for one! One mural (right) is along 9th Avenue on the west wall of the building. The other mural (left) is in the courtyard.
Muralist: Jennifer Schranz Location: The Girls Estate Sales – 330 S Wilmot Rd, Tucson, AZ 85711 Notes: Mural is viewable from the parking lot on the north side of the building along 14th Street.
Muralists: Isaac Caruso, Alex Gomez, Alexis Hirth, Filomena Obono, Jenna Linneman, and Sarina Tuskey Location: Palo Verde Pool – 355 S Mann Ave, Tucson, AZ 85710 Notes: Mural is viewable from the parking lot for the pool.
Mural description: roller skaters, of course
Location: Skate Country – 7980 E 22nd St, Tucson, AZ 85710 Notes: Mural is the entire front of Skate Country. You cannot miss it.
Mural Description: Lots of fantastic, fanciful characters with many reading books
Muralists: Joe Pagac, Katherine Joyce, Megan Nemeth, and Brady Fellows Location: Kirk-Bear Canyon Library – 8959 E Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson, AZ 85749 Notes: Mural is located along jagged wall inside breezeway. It is visible from the parking lot but you will want to walk along it to fully appreciate all the detail and design. Video: If you can’t make it to this mural, you can get a great view of it in this video by BG Boyd Photo – Kirk-Bear Canyon Library.
Mural Description: As of February 2022 – still in progress! Go check it out.
Muralists: Joe Pagac Location: City of Zion Flowing Wells – 2561 W Ruthrauff Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705 Notes: Mural is located on the north side of the building viewable from Ruthrauff Road but best to enter the parking lot. Video: You can see the beginning of this mural and meet the muralist Joe Pagac in this KGUN9 news report from February 21, 2022 – Meet Joe Pagac, the man behind many of Tucson’s murals.
Video Tours of Tucson Murals from BG Boyd Photography
Mural Walk – 3 miles and 23 murals (these murals will all be included above in the same recommended order but without images of the murals to spoil the joy of seeing them in person for the first time)
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