Art Exhibits at Joel D. Valdez Main Library

In addition to the first-floor galleries that change every month, the Joel D. Valdez Main Library also has a rather wonderful permanent art collection.

Jacome Plaza, a City of Tucson Park

• "Sonora" by David Black, 1991

1st floor

• "Everybody Needs a Rock: Byrd Baylor tribute" by Joe Pagac, 2024
• "Tiger" by Mary Theresa Dietz, 2007 (in Children's Room)

2nd floor

• "Monarch" by James Cook, 1990 (in stairwell)
• "Frozen Shadow" by Maria Thomas, 2004 (in stairwell)
• "Our Neighborhood/Nuestro Barrio" photo exhibit, 2012
• Thunderbird Curios neon sign
• “What’s Next? Youth in Arts Careers Project” 2008 (on loan from Richard Elías-Mission Library)

3rd floor

• "The Dream" by Andrew Polk, 2009 (in stairwell)
• "DeGrazia's Hoop Dancer" woven rug (in stairwell)
• "DeGrazia's Untitled - Burro" woven rug (in stairwell)
• "La Placita" by Gail Marcus-Orlen, 1992
• "Lightning Forest" by Charlotte Bender, 1995

4th floor

• "A Walk to the Library: Carnegie's Gift" - Arizona Historical Society photos