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The City of Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture and Arizona State University's Urban Climate Research Center partnered to produce the sunBLOCK public art projects. The projects, that were partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, were created as part of a campaign to promote awareness about heat and sun safety.

  

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​sunBLOCK included the production of an educational booklet, Let's Talk Heat. The booklet provides information about urban and extreme heat, health risks, and strategies to cool the city and keep people safe. 

Included in the booklet are references to a wide variety of online resources, including heat safety tips, weather observations and forecasts, and opportunities for public engagement. Links to those resources are provided on the City's Heat Resources page.

Let's Talk Heat
​Hablemos de Calor

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 Umbrellas

​sunBLOCK also included the Walk in the Sun Umbrella Artwork Design Contest. Through the contest fourteen Arizona artists were commissioned to design the fabric canopies for personal shade umbrellas. The umbrellas will be produced and distributed, along with Let's Talk Heat.

Molly Idle, A Reel Roadrunner
Kathryn Maxwell, Arizona Skies
Barbara Rogers, Pieces of a Dream #15
Aryana Londir, Unexpected
Marcela Camarena Lubian, Celebration of Life
Alison King (Ligature LLC), Nocturne
Lisa MacCollum (LisaMacStudio), Under the Orange Blossoms
Yuko Yubuki, Protector
Isaac Caruso, Drippy Rattlesnake
Joe Willie Smith, Stream of Conscious
Diego Perez, Pandemic Cats
Brian Boner, ​In the Shade of the Sunflowers
Janet Diaz, Cataglyphis
Kayla Newnam (Kayla Mae Art), Color Collide                

 

 

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​​These projects were created to raise heat awareness as part of the sunBLOCK public art project, a partnership between the City of Phoenix and Arizona State University. It is partially supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. ​​