The Town of Sahuarita works with the Southern Arizona Arts & Culture Alliance (SAACA) to provide residents and visitors with cultural art and placemaking experiences. SAACA administers periodic call for artists and public art commissions on behalf of the Town. www.saaca.org
Other public art opportunities can be found at the Arts Foundation for Tucson & Southern Arizona. www.artsfoundtucson.org
Interactive puzzle mural exploring land, agriculture, indigenous peoples, and our connection to history
Painted recycled metal street signs
quail creek veterans - Municipal
"Wind Rhythm"
Artist: Wagon Burner Arts (Sawaki, Ricky Bush, Carlos Valencia, Maira Escalante)
Completed November 2020
Colorful animals and flowers native to the lands of the Pascua Yaqui and Tohono O'odham tribes and Sahaurita
Painted stucco
"Laura’s Horny Toad"
Artist: Isaac Caruso
Completed April 2020
Desert Horned Lizard (horny toad) and Saguaro Flowers
Painted metal
"Saguaro Blooms"
Artist: Ignacio Garcia
Completed November 2019
Taking inspiration from Sahuarita’s namesake (roughly translating to "little Saguaro"), features eye-catching, realistic looking Saguaro flowers in large format
Painted metal
wrightson ridge
"Te-Gila Sunrise"
Artist: Alexandra (Alex) Jimenez
Completed May 2020
Gila Monster in two different styles and sunset colors observed on the Santa Rita Mountains
Painted metal
anza trail
"Colibri"
Artist: Ignacio Garcia
Completed May 2020
Colorful Hummingbird and Peacock Flowers
Painted metal
north santa cruz
"Chiricahua Leopard Frog Life Cycle in the Sonoran Wetlands"
Artist: Alexandra Jimenez
Completed December 2020
360 degree wraparound mural depicting the life cycle of the Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Painted stucco
"Desert Wonderland"
Artist: Victor Navarro
Completed November 2020
Dreamlike desert wildlife and landscape seen near Sahuarita in southwestern colors
Painted metal
"Life, Land and Ecology"
Artist: Ghazal Ghazi
Completed October 2019
A prickly pear plant; the blue background represents sky, water, and the relationship of desert plants to water
Painted metal
Sahuarita Lake
"The Birds of Sahuarita"
Artist: Alonso Delgadillo
Completed May 2020
Migratory birds in an abstract style and colors observed around Sahuarita Lake Park
Painted stucco with concrete cap
"Sahuarita Treasures"
Artist: Alejandra Trujillo
Completed May 2020
Sahuarita Selfie Spot with Monarch Butterflies, Desert Tortoise, Pecan Grove, and Quail Family
Painted metal
Anamax
"Sonoran Sunset"
Artist: Wagon Burner Arts (Sawaki, Ricky Bush, Carlos Valencia, Maira Escalante)
Completed October 2020
Mandala influenced design surrounding a bright Sonoran sunset
Painted cinder block
"Lunar Moth Selfie Wall"
Artist: Wagon Burner Arts (Sawaki, Ricky Bush, Carlos Valencia, Maira Escalante)
Completed October 2020
Interactive selfie wall with lunar moth and wild cacti flowers
Painted cinder block
"The Land Rests"
Artist: Wagon Burner Arts (Sawaki, Ricky Bush, Carlos Valencia, Maira Escalante)
Completed October 2020
Dark sky inspired mural depicting the phases of the moon
Painted cinder block
"The Messenger"
Artist: Wagon Burner Arts (Sawaki, Ricky Bush, Carlos Valencia, Maira Escalante)
Completed October 2020
Hummingbirds (Semalulukut) are considered special messengers to the Yaqui people
Painted cinder block
"Sam and Sara Page 22"
Artist: Isaac Caruso
Completed November 2020
One page of a whimsical 43 page children's book illustrated entirely with street art. Murals depicting all of the book's illustrations are located throughout Arizona
Painted wood paneling
Galaxies
Whipple Observatory
"Sahuarita and Astronomy"
Artist: Wesley Fawcett Creigh
Completed November 2019
Galaxies, the Whipple Observatory, and starry cosmos background
Painted metal
"Sahuarita Pecans"
Artist: Wesley Fawcett Creigh
Completed November 2019
A pecan orchard and pecans in trees
Painted metal
The Cosmos
Community
"The Cosmos and Community"
Artist: Ghazal Ghazi
Completed October 2019
Depicts a woman that is radiant, exuding vibrant colors in celebration of Sahuarita’s diverse and changing community; her hair and clothes are full of leaves and flowers from the local ecosystem and behind her starry cosmos represents the importance of astronomy in local activity. The reverse (west) side includes key agricultural foods produced in Sahuarita.