This unique collection of paintings were produced by Tucson Arts Brigade and the Tucson Volunteer Center for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Art Service. The artworks were part of a popular education project conducted each year for the community at large at the Community Arts Lab.
Over a series of workshops participants researched and learned together
about the civil rights era. The artworks were then installed as
backdrops inside a real bus. Volunteer Center staff developed a walk
through theater piece to teach children about freedom summer. The
paintings were featured by local news stations on live television in
2003 and 2004. The Volunteer Center housed the paintings until the
center closed. The paintings then ended up in storage and finally
returned to TAB in 2015.
These
works are available as a collection for display and educational
purposes. Please contact TAB to learn how you can exhibit these works.
We
are seeking a permanent home for this collection. If you have ideas
about where this collection could be best housed please contact TAB.
Tucson Arts Brigade
Black Lives Matter
By Valeria K Hutchings
Size: 104” x 89”
By Valeria K Hutchings
Size: 104” x 89”
Acrylic on Canvas
Bus Backdrop Art
Lead artists: Michael Schwartz (TAB), Danielle Fink Volunteer Center
Andrew Young
Size: 41” x 29”
Acrylic on Canvas
Emma Baker
Size: 41” x 29”
Size: 41” x 29”
Acrylic on Canvas
Harriet Tubman
Size: 41” x 29”
Size: 41” x 29”
Acrylic on Canvas
Ida B Wells
Size: 41” x 29”
Size: 41” x 29”
Acrylic on Canvas
Percy Lavon Julian
Size: 41” x 29”
Percy Lavon Julian
Size: 41” x 29”
Acrylic on Canvas
Acrylic on Canvas
Sing for Justice
Size: 36” x 51”
Acrylic on Canvas
Civil Rights March 1
Size: 37.5” x 25.5”
Acrylic on Canvas
Civil Rights March 2
Size: 37.5” x 25.5”
Acrylic on Canvas
Civil Rights March 3
Size: 26.5” x 128”
Acrylic on Canvas
Size: Shaped Canvas 49” x 80”
Acrylic on Canvas
This work was created by youth for MLK Day of Service. The work was featured live on local news, who reported back throughout the newscast and interviewed participants as the mural progressed.
This work was created by youth for MLK Day of Service. The work was featured live on local news, who reported back throughout the newscast and interviewed participants as the mural progressed.
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