Construction is already underway at the Casino Del Sol Vahi Taa’am, just off Grant Road north of downtown, where a newly installed 28,000‑pound copper dome will soon house a massive new work of public art.
Local artist Joe Pagac will lead a crew to paint 24,000 square feet of the casino’s ceiling, including the interior of the dome, beginning in February, transforming it into an Arizona desert sky. Pagac said the plan is straightforward: “It’s my job to get a crew of people in there, and we’re gonna paint the entire thing to look like an Arizona desert sky.”
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