A former cigar factory in Nogales is the future site of the Wittner Museum, named for celebrated Patagonia painter Paula Wittner. Opening next year, it’s the beginning of gallerist Evan Kory’s vision for a true arts district on Morley Avenue.
Charlotte Lowe
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Cecilia San Miguel — A Work in Progress
Cecilia San Miguel is transforming La Mision into the new home for Velvet Elvis Pizza Company. Photo by Charlotte Lowe The Velvet Elvis Pizza Company, on Naugle Ave., is soon going to be transplanted. It’s getting a much bigger pot. The restaurant will soon move to a new, much larger location, in the building formerly […]
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The Burro on the Road
This so-called underground mine looks like the product of an earthworks artist gone mad. The flesh of this earth has been butchered and sectioned.
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Everywhere You Look, There You Are
With empathy and humor, Rhonda Brew depicts her community of friends and relatives.
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Art in the Pandemic
Paula Wittner stands in front of her painting, titled “Boundaries.” Photo by Charlotte Lowe Patagonia artist Paula Wittner has figured out how to spin a pandemic into pure gold. A year ago, Wittner was scheduled to have an international opening of recent works in both Arizona and Sonora. Acknowledging an unusual serendipity, the shows were […]
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“Emoji in the Time of—” (poem)
There is no emoji to express my feeling. My body is exploding, not just my virtual head or the head of an octopus. My arms have multiplied stretching out to hold my child, my grandchildren, my friends. My will has melted under this weather of black death, plague, COVID-19. Armless! Frightened! (What is the best […]
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Whispering Town
A walk through a silent, stilled
Patagonia during the Covid lockdown of spring 2020.