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Festival of the Arts

Festival of the Arts will be at Oro Valley Marketplace Saturday and Sunday, March 2 and 3.

Art Therapist

Many of the students' projects placed in the Community Mental Health Arts Show.

Art Therapist

Danielle Moss describes one of the student's projects from her art therapy class at the Marana Health Center.

Art Therapist

Many of the students' projects placed in the Community Mental Health Arts Show.

Art Therapist

Danielle Moss describes one of the student's projects from her art therapy class at the Marana Health Center.

Public Art

Emmy Beager and her step-dad Adam Pennington look at the new piece of public art in Oro Valley. Beager and ten other students helped create the project located near Hardy Road and Northern Avenue.

Public Art

Numerous styles of art came together as 11 students came together to create the public art in Oro Valley.

Public Art

Danica Shumway, left, and Ani King look at the public art project after the dedication ceremony Tuesday morning.

Culinary Arts

Jon Writis focuses on teaching a trade to students. The program, which started on July 2, has helped some unemployed to learn culinary arts.

SAACA arts

Public art

Randy Metcalf/The Explorer, Local artist Matthew Moutafis, right, and fire fighters Brian Rinder, left, Darrell Newburn and Jennifer Akins (behind the sculpture), unveil a new sculpture, "Oro Valley Hero" at the Golder Ranch First District's new station at Oracle Road and Linda Vista Boulevard. Moutafis said the child represents Oro Valley, which is growing and youthful, and the fire fighter is here to protect us. He said the work represents the bond between the two.

Art for kids

Randy Metcalf / The Explorer, Donny Welsh, 8, paints the hands of his life-sized sculpture of himself, which he created over the course of a week, adding up to about 15 hours of work. Welsh even went as far as to take a mold casting of his face for his sculpture. The gallery will hold its next class for kids beginning Aug. 2. The classes run Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Art for kids

Randy Metcalf / The Explorer, Eight-year-old Nick Phillips begins to paint the details on his giant can of Dr. Pepper at Toscana Studio and Gallery during one of its weeklong summer camps.

Art for kids

Randy Metcalf / The Explorer, Donny Welsh, 8, paints the hands of his life-sized sculpture of himself, which he created over the course of a week, adding up to about 15 hours of work. Welsh even went as far as to take a mold casting of his face for his sculpture. The gallery will hold its next class for kids beginning Aug. 2. The classes run Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Art for kids

Randy Metcalf / The Explorer, Eight-year-old Nick Phillips begins to paint the details on his giant can of Dr. Pepper at Toscana Studio and Gallery during one of its weeklong summer camps.

Arts in the Park

Don Boorse/Special to the Explorer, George Meschke of Oro Valley checked out the colorful sculptured flowers created by Desert Scene Sculptures.

Arts in the Park

Don Boorse/Special to the Explorer, Cory Cereesin and Jackie Poole of Tucson look over some "desert drums" on sale at the Oro Valley Arts in the Park Fine Arts and Jazz Festival.

Arts in the Park

Don Boorse/Special to the Explorer, Local musicians opened Saturday's jazz festival during the weekend's Oro Valley Arts in the Park event at Riverfront Park. The festival was presented by the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance.