“Art can tap into something… It can stop you in a moment and make you feel something.” Carrie Curley At age 33, Carrie “CC” Curley left life on the reservation with her spray paint, brushes, and Xacto knife, intent to bring light to community struggles. Patti DaleyA traveler, Patti Daley …
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A heART for the Cats
Well-known artist and a patron saint of Globe-Miami’s homeless cats for over three decades, Laurie Manzano is donating a select catalog of her fine art prints this holiday season to raise funds for a local spay/neuter program. GMT will be hosting an album of her prints for sale on our …
Read More »Stairizona Trail offers ‘History by the Foot’
While hikers from all over the world come to Arizona to hike the 800-mile Arizona Trail, they may soon be coming to Globe to hike the local attraction known as the Stairizona Trail, which made its public debut during Old Dominion Days at the end of September. Billing the attraction …
Read More »Murals: Painting Hope in Globe’s Historic Downtown
It’s springtime in Globe and this year the colors are magnificent. Some are found in our wildflowers and most are found on murals. Currently, there are four grant-funded mural initiatives underway which are infusing hope and excitement through public art. Thea WilshireThea Wilshire works as an author, psychologist, speaker, healthcare …
Read More »Ribbon cutting for new mural happening this Friday
Please join us on Friday, June 3 at 5 p.m. for a ribbon cutting at the newly completed “Welcome to Globe” mural painted by Myron Starr on the Diamond M Dental building. The artist will be present to cut the ribbon, as well as the project sponsor, Carol Hinderberger, and …
Read More »Work of Local Photographer Liz Eaton on Display at CVCA
She can often be seen with her trusty camera at community events, or taking pictures and schmoozing with roadwork crews, or maybe holding court at the local coffee shop. Her Facebook page is a rich chronicle of the people and places of the Globe-Miami region and her photos are on …
Read More »A matter of perspective. Michaele Cozzi: Three decades as a documentary photographer.
Michaele Cozzi’s photography studio in Superior is a study in black and white. The cinder-block walls are painted white; the concrete floor is dark and glossy. Attached to the walls, floor-to-ceiling panels of concrete reinforcement mesh serve as a vertical work space. Clipped to the wires with clothespins and black …
Read More »Artist Patty Sjolin of Miami: From Concept Artist to Muralist
“I always wanted to [create] a character that would live forever and ever, that everyone knows,” Patty Sjolin says. “I want it to give that feeling in your heart.” Sjolin is an artist who started out in a small town in Texas, but whose concepts have reached around the world …
Read More »San Carlos Artist, Robert Wilson, showcased in 4th edition of Telling Our Stories, tells his story as an emerging talent.
After talking to San Carlos Apache artist Robert Wilson about the things that inspire him, it’s not hard to believe him when he says, “pretty much anything.” Over the course of our conversation, I lose count of the number of times he says some variation of “I wanted to learn …
Read More »Dane Thomas’ Weaving El Dorado
When I ask Dane Thomas how weaving came into his life, he says one word: “Hazel.” Thomas, 57, has his first show, Weaving El Dorado, at Jim Coates Gallery in Miami until June 4. Hazel nurtured a seed in Thomas that was planted years earlier in Silver City, New Mexico. …
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