MEDIA ALERT: Diamond Children’s Unveils New Children’s Mural

New Diamond Children's Mural painted by Joe Pagac

WHAT: Banner Health will unveil a new children’s mural outside its planned cancerous blood disorder clinic for children located at Diamond Children’s Medical Center. The colorful artwork was designed to uplift and inspire young patients receiving care at the soon-to-be-opened new pediatric oncology clinic.

The mural was painted by local artist, Joe Pagac who used augmented reality to make the characters come to life.

The project was made possible with the support of DPR Construction, the general contractor building the new pediatric hematology and oncology clinic. DPR proposed the mural’s development and facilitated all the fundraising with construction partners.

The mural was painted on the wall of an adjacent parking structure and will face the window of the new clinic.

WHEN: Jan. 28, 2021 at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Diamond Children’s Medical Center, 1625 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719-4330

Event will be held at the Diamond Children’s entrance, in front of the mural.

WHO: Sarah Frost, CEO Banner - University Medical Center Tucson and Banner – University Medical Center South.

Matt Thrower, project executive, DPR Construction

Joe Pagac, artist

Michelle Leon Cordova, mother and son, Lino Cordova, a patient at Diamond Children’s.

Steven Patalsky, associate director of pediatric bone-marrow transplant at Banner – University Medicine, along with Diamond Children’s physicians and team members.