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Photos: Volunteers add color to Tucson's South 12th Avenue
- Kyler Van Vliet
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Volunteers painted sections down the west side of South 12th Avenue that separate the protected bike lane and curbs at the two-day Asphalt Art event sponsored by City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility on April 24, 2022.
New art installations will line both sides of South 12th Avenue between Irvington Road and Drexel Road, and will be a placeholder for green stormwater infrastructures to come.
South 12th Avenue Asphalt Art Event
Lesha Doane, left, and other volunteers paint sections down the west side of South 12th Avenue that separate the protected bike lane and curbs between Irvington Road and Drexel Road for the two-day Asphalt Art event, in Tucson, Ariz., on April 24, 2022.
Kyler Van Vliet, Arizona Daily StarSouth 12th Avenue Asphalt Art Event
Twenty-eight volunteers paint marked sections down the west side of South 12th Avenue for the Asphalt Art event, in Tucson, Ariz., on April 24, 2022.
Kyler Van Vliet, Arizona Daily StarSouth 12th Avenue Asphalt Art Event
Dawn Kasmar, left, and Patricia Schwartz, right, team up to paint one half of a section on the west side of South 12th Avenue for the Asphalt Art event, in Tucson, Ariz., on April 24, 2022.
Kyler Van Vliet, Arizona Daily StarSouth 12th Avenue Asphalt Art Event
Gabriel Barillas, of the City of Tucson Department of Transportation and Mobility, was the event coordinator and led the volunteer orientation at the South 12th Avenue Asphalt Art event, in Tucson, Ariz., on April 24, 2022.
Kyler Van Vliet, Arizona Daily StarSouth 12th Avenue Asphalt Art Event
Tucson Police Chief Chad Kasmar and his son lend a hand to paint the west side of South 12th Avenue for the Asphalt Art event, in Tucson, Ariz., on April 24, 2022.
Kyler Van Vliet, Arizona Daily StarSouth 12th Avenue Asphalt Art Event
Michael O’Connell, left, and Elvira Suarez Din, middle, paint their section pink on South 12th Avenue for the Asphalt Art event, in Tucson, Ariz., on April 24, 2022.
Kyler Van Vliet, Arizona Daily StarRelated to this collection
Local artists have brought these new murals to Tucson since the beginning of the year and more are on the way. Find out where to see them up close: