The Call for Art in Tucson’s Danny Lopez Park
The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona is extending an invitation to artists globally to contribute their creative visions for a public art installation at the newly renamed Danny Lopez Park in Tucson.
This initiative marks a significant milestone in a community-driven project that traces back to 2020. It was then that the Tucson Native Youth Council embarked on a mission to rechristen a favored birdwatching and fishing locale, previously known as Christopher Columbus Park, which was originally named Silverbell Park in the 1990s.
In the previous autumn, a formal request was submitted to honor Danny Lopez, a revered Tohono O’odham elder and cultural educator, by renaming the site in his memory. The Tucson City Council approved this proposal by the end of last year…