Stories - AZPM

Art can create a sense of cultural and civic belonging, and can animate and engage community spaces like nothing else can.

Creativity Can Unify Communities

A look into 'placemaking," a concept that believes art can create a sense of belonging in a community.

Steampunk enthusiasts visit Old Tucson Studios during a statewide gathering.

Steampunks' Invasion of Old Tucson

A three-day event for enthusiasts of the sci-fi culture genre.

The corner of Broadway Boulevard and Country Club Road.

Tucson Architectural History in 2-Mile Stretch

Broadway from Euclid to Country Club a 'really important corridor' displaying mid-century modernism.

Arts Brigade mural projects are designed to mitigate blight such as graffiti and gang activity in communities.

Tucson Arts Brigade Seeks to Engage Communities Through Art

Murals tell history of neighborhood, provide catalyst for overcoming difficulties.

The Tucson Jazz Institute's Ellington Band, which took top honors at New York's Lincoln Center May 12, 2013.

Tucson Jazz Band Wins Top Honors

Local institute's high school musicians win 'Essentially Ellington'

Some Hope During Immeasurable Grief

Children's Memorial Parks provide comfort, solace and memories

"Creatures of Light and Darkness," painted photographs by Kate Breakey

Kate Breakey's 'Creatures of Light and Darkness'

Dream-like images uncover secluded lives of desert fauna

Vocalist Solvei and band ZumaSol perform 'Te Recuerdo'.

Singer Blends Latin, World Traditions

Solvei, band of veteran Tucson musicians explore sounds from global crossroads

Margaret Zinser, Glass Artist President of the SGS Board of Directors, discusses the activities at the Sonoran Glass School and the recent Flame-Off, a competition featuring accomplished glass artists, held at the Rialto Theatre.

'Flame-Off' Leads to Delicate Creations

Glass-blowing competition draws crowd, interest in art

Inmate Writing Allows Freedom of Expression

Author & UA professor Erec Toso discusses the special writing workshops that he leads at a Tucson prison, and shares some of the truth and beauty that is the result

On display at The Drawing Studio: "Jimmy" by artist Stephen Romaniello.

Drawing Studio: 'Skills of Visual Thinking'

Downtown art collective marks 21 years of innovative education

Neighbors shovel rich soil for the first plots in Rincon Heights' community garden.

Community Gardening Sprouts in Tucson

Rincon Heights establishes 18 plots, hopes for many more

Spotlight Session: Joey Burns of Calexico

Listen to some exclusive solo performances from Calexico's front man, along with an interview about the band's journey to New Orleans to make their new album "Algiers"