Cox Communications Gallery

Cox Communications Gallery Space

Ongoing

Art is as important in the business world as it is in one’s personal world, and for the same reasons. In a business space, the artwork helps shape the company’s unique style, spirit, and character, and convey that character to employees, partners, clients, and prospective clients in much the same way that one’s business attire conveys one’s personal style and professionalism.

Cox Communications is committed to the arts and the inspiration it can provide in the work space. Through the presentation of the community gallery space Cox Communications is supporting local artists in a big way.

Why?

As part of the SAACA Business and Arts Integration programming, Cox Communications employees are inspired daily to both innovate and create in the workplace.

Gallery space accessible to the public only by private tour.

Event Partner

Location

Cox Communications
1440 E 15th St, Tucson, AZ 85719

Our passions for the communities we live in guide our diligence in supporting the locally pressing needs.

Get Involved

FEATURED ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES
The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance invites artists and makers of all mediums to apply as a featured artist in any of our community galleries.

APPLY HERE

Are you interested in a private tour of the gallery space? Inquire to make your reservations (minimum 72 hour pre-notice required)

Schedule a Private Tour

Current Exhibition

Featured Artist- Lauri Kaye
April 28th - July 14th, 2020

After retiring from the restaurant industry, Lauri Kaye returned to her innate talent of drawing and launched an exciting career in graphic design to establish her studio, Create For The People, where she creates original and commissioned mixed media portraits. Kaye’s quest is to use her artistic experience and journalistic passion to capture the magic of the old pueblo and vibrant community in her latest series, “Tucson Portrait Stories” illuminating the people, places and events that make Tucson extraordinary. In each, textual information is incorporated into detailed drawings layered with photography and digital color. Kaye’s choice of ”tools” depends largely on what she can fit into her purse...a micron pen, sketchbook, sharpie markers and a smartphone. Having always been drawn to the raw, bold and primitive nature of graffiti art and murals, Kaye loves using unusual surfaces such as metal and wood, and bringing outdoor adventures indoors.

Lauri Kaye- "Gates Pass/ A Tucson Portrait Story"

Past Exhibitions

Featured Artist- Paul Hopman
January 31st, 2020 - April 6th, 2020

Paul Hopman is an artist and illustrator, who’s taken then last 42 years to perfect the 19th Century art form of scratchboard. Scratchboard is an illustrative technique using a series of needles for etching into a thin layer of clay that is coated with black India ink. In removing the ink in a subtractive method, Paul creates a unique works of art. Paul is passionate about using his unique art form to illustrate the beauty and spirit of animals, whether it be a wild mustang or a pet dog, to teach about and preserve all creatures.

Paul Hopman- "The Mighty"

Cox Employee Photography Exhibition
"Family, Adventure & Travel"
December 5th - January 22, 2020

For this annual Employee Photography Exhibition, Cox Communications employees were invited to submit their favorite images that they had on a trip, event or spur of the moment, which expressed customs, lifestyle traditions or family connections.

Gail Reyes- "Sandstone Waves in Nevada"

Women Veterans Art Exhibit
November 6th - November 27th, 2019

The Women's Veteran Art Project is partnering up with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Women Veterans, the Veteran Health Administration, and SAACA to proudly present the "Women Veterans Art Exhibition." Women are an integral part to the military. This exhibition acts as a portal through which women veteran artists connect to the larger world and offers them the opportunity to communicate their experiences, the inspiration to continue their work and a platform to sell their art.

This exhibition features work by:
Azita Abtin
Lisa Allen
Sue Betanzos
Diane Blair
Amy Fee
Terry Camille Painter Davis
Dela Hayes
Jennifer Holt
Jackie Kahn
Diane Kephart
Roslyn Norman
Susan Ritz
Marcelle Shillito

Marcelle Shillito- "Memories of Service"

Identity: A Group Exhibition
July 24th - October 23rd, 2019

Identity: A Group Exhibition, aims to embrace differences and celebrate individuality. Artists were invited to submit work around the theme of identity, investigating what constitutes identity, community, and a sense of place. Each piece makes a statement on how we define ourselves and are defined by others. To present a true cross section of the human experience, artists from all races, ethnicities, and nationalities, gender identities and expressions, socioeconomic backgrounds, linguistic profiles, family structures, diverse abilities, body types, and ages were encouraged to participate in this exhibition.

This exhibition features work by:
Bill Baker
Sha Brock
Linda Fox
David Griffin
Ciri Johnson
Monica Kemsley
William Kueffer
Sarah Wetzel
Kong Yang

David Griffin- "The Gap"

Recycled Art
April 24th - July 24th, 2019

In celebration of Earth Day, the Recycled Art Exhibition showcases work celebrating the themes of reuse, re-purposing, and transformation. All the pieces exhibited use nontraditional materials in their creation. Artists have taken items that would typically be thrown away and creatively up-cycled them into works of art.

This exhibition features work by:
Julia Arriola
Don Baker
Wolfe Bowart
Ann Catlanotto
Andrea Edmundson
Erica Herman
Lisa Love
Dee Ruff
Chris Tanz
Eldon Ward
Ashley Weymouth

Don Baker- "Trike"

The Urban Experience
January 25th – April 23rd, 2019

The Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG) is beginning its 51st year in existence. From an initial membership of 80 artists, the organization has grown to over 300 active members today. This exhibit presents a selection of 30 works produced by members of SAWG. SAWG is an association of water media artists who are dedicated to exhibiting work, increasing skill, exchanging ideas and promoting art education and public appreciation of water media through community outreach. Their website www.southernazwatercolorguild.com is a valuable tool not only for members but for people interested in what SAWG is doing. The group also has a social media presence on Facebook and Instagram that highlights the work of its artists for the public to enjoy.

The SAWG Gallery is located in the Plaza at Williams Centre at the Southwest corner of Broadway and Craycroft in Tucson. The gallery is operated by volunteers who manage daily operations and serve as docents Tuesday through Sunday every week. Exhibits change monthly throughout the year to feature both juried and non-juried shows open to all members. In addition the guild hosts a show for area artists in all disciplines and one for school age children as well.

SAWG’s Scholarship Program awards scholarships to Southern Arizona High School seniors continuing their education in art. Over $100,000 has been given out since the program began in 1986. Funds are raised in a variety of ways throughout the year. To donate to this worthwhile program, contact the Scholarship Committee Chair listed on the SAWG website.

Nancy S. Huber- "Quinn and Addie"