Individual tiles in several sizes, as well as light-switch covers, are hand-crafted in the Ceramics studio at Arcosanti. Each tile goes through many stages. The clay is rolled out, cut, impressed with individual designs and glazed before firing.

Tile artist Linda Fournier has been part of the Arcosanti Urban Laboratory for over 16 years. She carefully paints glaze on parts of a tile.

Many of the bathrooms and kitchens at Arcosanti are accented with Arcosanti tiles. Tiles and switch plates are available at the Arcosanti Gallery and Visitors Center and at the gallery at Cosanti.

The last day of the workshop is action packed. Dorms are cleaned and prepared for the next workshop group, which starts on 6/18. And two more construction projects are poured. One is a sidewalk extension in front of East Housing.

The second project is the replacement of a set of damaged stairs, which lead from the Ceramics Apse down to the Cafe.

The projects are complete. Workshop graduation took place during Morning meeting in the Vaults. The program ended with a evaluation meeting with the workshop coordinator.

Part of the Construction crew works to widen one of the sidewalks leading to the office in the S.O.T. Soleri Office building.

The concrete border has to be cut to make room for the wider path.

Slowly all of the walking paths around Arcosanti are brought up to wheel-chair accessibility. More to come.

JUNETEENTH Jazz & Blues Festival returned to Arcosanti for year VIII. The festival commemorates the date that most slaves first heard about President Lincoln's 1863 declaration of freedom. It symbolizes the joy of a call to freedom, and the responsibility to assist in developing a more inclusive and equitable society. The arts in general, and in this case specifically, African-American arts, are one of the most compelling sources for passing this message on. The festival is organized by MILT CANNON. Milt heads the PRESCOTT JAZZ SOCIETY and has arranged this event at Arcosanti since its conception. [upper left] REVERENT DOUGLAS HOBSON starts the festival each year with a blessing and songs by the St. Luke Ebony Christian church Choir. [upper right] Organizer Milt Cannon on saxophone with the PJAZZ Quartet. [lower left] CANNON-FIRE BAND is joined by APA DANCE ACADEMY. [lower right] The CUNNINGHAMS

There were Art and Crafts displays as well as a variety of food vendors. Jewelry, henna-painted tattoo's, MYASIA fashion with a special fashion show, and Husain returned for the eights year with his collection of incense, jewelry and beautiful hand-carved wooden masks.

Hand-crafted drums and again the APA DANCE COMPANY with CANNON FIRE BAND. The evening proceeded with the traditional Reggea [and Limbo] dance with Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor in the Vaults.

Since before the turn of the Century, the Prescott Jazz Society and Arcosanti have joined to present this annual celebration of freedom with an emphasis on equality, social responsibility, and respect. This event presents the opportunity for deeper understanding and appreciation of our diverse society. These principles remain the basis for this collaboration and continue to guide each organization in their respective mission to affect the betterment of our social state of being. We will continue working our mission through love, labor and laughter.

The Cosanti Foundation is pleased to announce that its president and founder Dr. Paolo Soleri will receive the 2006 National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement from Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.

First launched at the White House in 2000, the annual Awards program celebrates design as a vital humanistic tool in shaping the world. The Lifetime Achievement Award is given in recognition of an individual who has made a profound, long-term contribution to contemporary design practice.

The recipients of the 2006 National Design Awards were announced on June 5. by Cooper-Hewitt director Paul Warwick Thompson. “Cooper-Hewitt is delighted to once again recognize, through the National Design Awards, some of the greatest contributions to the world of design made in recent years.” Thompson said.

Paolo Soleri has been invited to the White House on July 10, where he will meet first lady Laura Bush, who is the Honorary Patron for this year’s National Design Awards. The formal award ceremony will be at the National Design Museum in New York on October 18. 2006.

Part of the Construction team works on a storage shed for the ceramic bell production. The crew, made up of staff, volunteers and workshop participants, discuss details.

Crew leader Angus explains what needs to be done to get level walls, ankered into the slab with rebar. The door frame was installed first and the block walls built up around it.

Concrete is mixed. It is poured into some parts of the wall, where set with rebar, it will provide additional stability. This report will continue.