Photos: Día de los Muertos Street Art Festival at Park Place mall
The inaugural Día de los Muertos Street Art Festival at Park Place mall featured live mariachi music, an All Souls Procession Community Ofrenda, sugar skull and face painting, a Kids Chalk Art Zone sponsored by Rio Nuevo, live 3D chalk art, and mural paintings.
The event ended with the unveiling of "Sonoran Skylines" by muralist Jessica Gonzales, the brand new 26,000-square-foot piece is now the largest mural in the United States.
Park Place mall patrons walk by the brand new 26,000-square-foot piece painted by Jessica Gonzales, titled Sonoran Skylines, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024. Sonoran Skylines is now the largest mural in the United States.
Amy Lanterman paints a colorful skeleton during the Día de los Muertos Street Art Festival at Park Place mall, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024. The inaugural Día de los Muertos Street Art Festival at Park Place mall featured activities, live mariachi music, an All Souls Procession Community Ofrenda, sugar skull and face painting, a Kids Chalk Art Zone sponsored by Rio Nuevo, live 3D chalk art, and mural paintings.
The community ofrenda designed by Amanda Staples, the Artistic Programs Manager at the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance features handmade paper sculptures by Sandy Villegas hand written notes, candles, and marigolds at Park Place mall, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024.
Ballet Folklorico de Tapatio performs during the Día de los Muertos Street Art Festival at Park Place mall, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024.
Natalie Perez gets half of her face painted during the Día de los Muertos Street Art Festival at Park Place mall, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024.
Members of Park Place mall, the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance, and muralist Jessica Gonzales stand in the middle of the new mural titled “Sonoran Skylines”, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024.
Jessica Gonzales, the muralist who created Sonoran Skylines addresses the crowd at Park Place mall during a ribbon cutting ceremony, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024. Sonoran Skylines is now the largest mural in the United States.
Park Place mall patrons watch as Carolina Caples paints a purple and orange skeleton during the Día de los Muertos Street Art Festival at Park Place mall, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024.
Viktoriia Kalinina paints during the Día de los Muertos Street Art Festival at Park Place mall, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024.
Wesley Fawcett Creigh paints a chalk mural at the front entrance of the Park Place mall during the Día de los Muertos Street Art Festival, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024.
Día de los Muertos Street Art Festival at Park Place mall, 5870 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2024.
Grace Trejo
Photojournalist
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