New Murals Take Shape In Downtown Tucson

TUCSON, AZ — The contours of a boy running from a gang of vengeful piñatas as his chancla flys off his foot has taken shape. Soon, downtown's latest public art piece will be complete, adding 4 new murals to its streetscapes.

The vision of piñata's fighting back comes to us from native Ignacio Garcia Gonzales. He and other local artists were selected by the Tucson Arts Brigade Downtown Mural Project.

The artists were out working on their projects Wednesday.

Gonzales says the boy in the mural was inspired by a memory of being chased by bulls in Reddington, Ariz. The boy in the mural is from a picture of his 8-year-old son.

Joe Pagac was putting the final touches on his vision of a roadrunner and rattler bikeriding with a lizard in tow. That piece overlooks Arizona Truck Outfitter's lot of camper shells and can be seen driving south on Stone Avenue just after Fourth Street.

The other finalists of the mural project include Jessica Gonzales, who is filling in the outlines on her piece next to City Court on Alameda.

The Brigade's Downtown Mural Project began in in 2016 a $50,000 from the Tohono O'odham nation and has since turned unremarkable spaces into photo-worthy destinations.