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Join us at the Union Gallery to participate in a workshop with artist Bill Mackey. This event is free and open to the public.

Mackey, with his background as an artist, architect and illustrator, relies on humor, ethnographic research, color and language in his work. With this information, he creates collages, field guides, signs, maps and pictorial landscapes that question our role as consumers and creators of this culture.

This exhibit will specifically address issues of density, post World War II development and the automobile, with its impact on our land and culture. The work on display will be presented as collage, digital overlay maps and street signs. There will also be a special exhibit on how to obtain and drive a golf cart around Tucson. This exhibition of defining – and redefining – our relationship with our environments will be on display at the Union Gallery from Sept. 18 through Oct. 9. Mackey will be available at the opening reception, at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18 in the gallery, to share his experiences in creating and understanding these artworks. Educational material for students and teachers will be available at the front desk.