To view the neighborhood public artwork in Tempe, visit the Tempe Public Art Story Map.

Tempe’s Maryanne Corder Neighborhood Grant program was created in 1994 to invest in resident-initiated projects designed to enhance the quality of life in neighborhoods for all. This program cultivates opportunities for neighbors to commission artwork and other improvements that enhance community spaces. The art sites are inventive and sometimes unexpected: An irrigation standpipe serves as a backdrop for historical dialogue, and an entry wall is now a canvas for a metalworker. The Maryanne Corder Neighborhood Grant program is funded and run by the Neighborhood Services Division and supported by the Tempe Public Art program.

Project: To create a sculpture for the traffic circle in the University Heights Neighborhood. The sculpture includes two poles with panels attached that show maps of the neighborhood.

Neighborhood: University Neighborhood

Artist: Martin Moreno

Project: To create a sculpture with steel cutout designs containing local flora and fauna and a tree symbolic of life. 

Neighborhood: Sunset Neighborhood

We have shared more details about this project on social media. Click here for more information!

Artist: Rachel Slick and Timothy Schirack

Project: To create a collection of ten sculptures that will highlight scenes of desert flora and fauna. 

Neighborhood: McClintock and Santo Tomas Neighborhoods

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2020-2021 projects:

Daley Park NA: Art installation on wall at Vista del Cerro and Rural Road
Optimist Park NE, NW, SW, SE NAs: Artistic sculptures along El Paso path
Rural Geneva NA: Artistic irrigation standpipes in Meyer Park
University Heights NA: Artistic entry sculpture at Lemon and Dorsey

2019-2020 projects:

Clark Park NA: Artistic standpipes
Daley Park NA: Artistic standpipes
University Park NA: Artistic standpipes and wall

If you are interested in bringing art to your neighborhood, see the 2022 Pre-Qualified Public Artists List, which will introduce you to public artists who have been pre-approved to work on City of Tempe projects. This publication serves as a resource for those interested in pursuing a grant application as well as for those interested in locating an artist for other projects. 

Learn more about receiving funding for art in your neighborhood on the Maryanne Corder Neighborhood Grant page.

Other resources:

• Guidelines for installing art in neighborhoods
• The City of Tempe Neighborhood Services Division page
• Contact Shauna Warner, the Neighborhood Program Manager