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Tempe Arts and Culture Tempe Public Art February 3, 2026 Tempe Arts + Culture 2 Connecting with Indigenous culture-bearers and artists as a core value Supporting performing arts, visual arts, history and heritage and economic opportunities Tempe Arts + Culture OXDX Native Holiday Market Performances Award-winning Exhibitions Indigena: Indigenous Celebration One Way Sky Tempe Arts + Culture 3 Commissioned by the Downtown Tempe Authority with funding made possible by Tempe Public Art Artists: Thomas “Breeze” Marcus, Dwayne Manuel, and the Hekiu Indigenous Artist Continuum • Establishes and illustrates the cultural and historical significance of the O’odham and Huhugam culture • Intent is to solidify the O’odham presence in this land since the beginning of time • Imagery includes elements that lead to present day to serve as a reminder of the history and present culture here in Tempe Tempe Timeline Mural Tempe Arts + Culture 4 Transit Shelters - Transit Shelter designs include artist designed panels within the Tempe shelter design - 2 artists (Joshua Yazzie and Jacob Butler) have been commissioned to create the artworks - Up to 10 of each transit shelter design may be implemented by the City of Tempe as part of the new transit shelter roll out - The first 4 artist designed shelters will be installed this spring along Mill Avenue as part of the Mill Avenue Downtown Refresh project Preliminary design concept rendering by Joshua Yazzie Tempe Arts + Culture 5 Transit Shelters Joshua Yazzie • Member of the Gila River Indian Community from the Vah-Ki District • Basket weaver who utilizes Hekiu O’otham materials like Goodding’s Willow, Southern Cattail, and Devil’s Claw • Elements of his contemporary basketry designs are woven into bus shelter panels This work features Huhugam pottery designs such as “birds in flight” with a water variation that ends with various small dots on top. It is inspired by walks along the canals, observing the red-winged birds and cotton fields. Transit Shelter panel design by Joshua Yazzie, currently in fabrication Tempe Arts + Culture 6 Transit Shelters Jacob Butler • Member of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community, Butler is Onk Akimel O’Odham • Works in various mediums, including pottery, shell etching, jewelry making, painting and public art • Is a mentor and teacher with programs such as the Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian Artists Leadership Program and many other galleries and museums around the world The images in his transit shelter design represent his culture’s relationship with the plants indigenous to the area, notably Martynia and Devil’s Claw. Devil’s Claw is prized for creating the black images in O'odham baskets and, was a food source as well as medicine for the O’odham people. Transit Shelter panel design by Jacob Butler, currently in fabrication Tempe Arts + Culture 7 Tempe Public Art Portable Works • The collection was expanded in 2024 with an active outreach to local Indigenous artists • New Acquisitions include works by Thomas “Breeze” Marcus (Akimel / Tohono O’odham) and Benjamin Timpson (Pueblo) Works on paper by artist Thomas “Breeze” Marcus Photo collage by artist Ben Timpson Tempe Arts + Culture 8 Questions or Comments?