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Dodger is a coyote sculpture about 20 feet tall by Tucson artist Joseph O'Connell and Creative Machines, installed in 2026 in a flood-retention basin at Grant Road and Dodge Boulevard as public art for the Grant Road Phase 3 to 4 improvements.
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Dodger the Coyote
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A coyote about 20 feet tall now stands beside Grant Road, a major Tucson corridor, installed as the public art for the Grant Road Phase 3 to 4 improvements, which include a flood-control basin. Dodger is the work of Tucson artist Joseph O'Connell and his studio, Creative Machines. It sits at the southeast corner of Grant Road and Dodge Boulevard, inside a retention basin built to hold storm runoff during the monsoon season. KGUN 9 reported its arrival in April 2026 and described it as painted red.
O'Connell explained his choice in a written Q&A published by the Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona in April 2024. Coyotes, he said, were being seen around town even in daytime, and they combine "playful, vaguely threatening, light on their feet, clever" qualities. He proposed a tall form so that it would be visible to drivers on Grant Road yet still reward a closer look. He also said that placing the work in the basin would let the City add paths, lighting and benches and turn it into a pocket park.
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A painted-steel coyote sculpture standing in a flood-retention basin beside Grant Road. KGUN reported in April 2026 that it can be seen from the road without entering the basin, which was still being worked on, and that signage should be heeded in heavy rain.
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Southeast corner of Grant Road and Dodge Boulevard, Tucson. KGUN said in April 2026 it is easy to see from Grant Road without entering the flood-retention basin, which was still under work; follow posted signs.
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