ART | ECO: Placemaking Patagonia

Tucson Audubon Society

Funding Received: 2015
Patagonia, AZ
$100,000
Funding Period: 1 year and 5 months
Design & Architecture, Film & Media, Visual Arts | Economic Development, Environment & Energy, Youth Development | Rural
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The bird-viewing pavilion to be designed by University of Arizona architects will replace the Paton Center's vinyl canopy
photo credit: Keith Ashley
Under threat of mining, the Patagonia Mountains offer a highly sustainable economic value to Arizona eco-tourism
photo credit: Keith Ashley
The town of Patagonia is nestled at the foot of Red Mountain and depends upon eco and arts tourism for its livelihood
photo credit: Gooch Goodwin, PARA
This Broad-billed Hummingbird is one of 212 bird species drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the Paton Center each year
photo credit: John Hoffmann

ART | ECO: Placemaking Patagonia leverages the arts to expand the Tucson Audubon Society's Paton Center for Hummingbirds' legacy of public access while strengthening the town of Patagonia's identity as an arts and eco sanctuary by developing arts-driven infrastructure and interpretive materials. University of Arizona architects and Patagonia artists join forces with Tucson Audubon's conservation team to bring this vision to life.  This project also evolves the design and arts-media aspect of Borderlands Restorations' Earth Care Youth Institute (BECY).