Interdependent Nature
by Shepard Fairey
Located on the west side of Mesa Arts Center’s campus off of Center St. is Arizona’s first mural by internationally acclaimed artist Shepard Fairey. “This mural features imagery and symbols that remind us of the intertwined nature of earth and humanity and the need to cultivate harmony,” said Shepard Fairey. “Peace, health and justice require an understanding that we are all connected parts of a whole.”
Whitman Park Mural
by Miguel Angel Godoy
This vibrant mural is the result of the One Street Over: Neighborhood Connection Project and a testament to the collaborative spirit of our community, where neighborhood residents joined together with the City of Mesa, Mesa Arts Center and community partners to dream up and create a lasting symbol of unity, collective identities and aspiration. Guided by local muralist and educator Miguel Angel Godoy, the mural’s design evolved through inclusive community gatherings, discussions and paint days, where families, individuals, local muralists (Chroma and Shell Shaker) and students contributed their creativity and time.
Color Walk
by Beth Galston
Color Walk consists of two ribbons of colored glass that are affixed to the metal guardrails of the second and third levels on the west façade of the Studios buildings. The imagery for the glass is based on photographs the artist took in Mesa of the sky at dusk during a rainstorm. The photographs were digitally altered to create a painterly effect creating the experience of pure color and light. The glass panels interact with the intense sunlight to project light and color into the bridge walkways.
Fragmented Landscape
by Ned Kahn
Two shade screens adorn the west-facing wall of the theater building, each consisting of thousands of small aluminum panels that are activated by wind. The panels of the smaller screen are perforated with different sized holes that, when viewed from a distance, create a photographic image of sand dunes. A blue-anodized finish that coats the larger screen's panels creates the impression of a vertical sheet of water, rippled by the wind.
Light Storm
by Catherine Widgery
Light Storm consists of over 30,000 stainless steel discs embedded into the paving inside and outside the theater lobbies. Each disc is precisely set at the point where the wave patterns of two enormous vortices intersect, as if a desert wind had caught them and blown them through the lobbies onto the Shadow Walk. The work exists as reflected light only and the overall patterns can be best seen from the stairways above.
Desert Rose (Nuevas Generaciones)
by El Mac
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum Courtyard
Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum commissioned acclaimed artist El Mac (Miles MacGregor) to install an original mural in 2016, in part to celebrate Mesa Arts Center's 10 year anniversary. Mando Rascon assisted to paint the background of the mural. Desert Rose (Nuevas Generaciones), by El Mac, (Miles MacGregor) 2016, Montana aerosol paint.
Mesa Musical Shadows
by Daily tous les jours
North side of the Mesa Arts Center campus in front of the light rail stop
Mesa Musical Shadows are activated by the shadows made by people who walk near and across sensors that are now in the north plaza. Each sensor will respond to changes in light, which will trigger different melodic or percussive sounds, emitted through speakers embedded in the ground. If multiple sensors are activated by a group of people playing together, a complex composition can be created.
