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Pedestrians entering the country through the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry were greeted by a new piece of street art in August as they walked onto the first block of Terrace Avenue: Big, bold white letters reading “Nogales” painted over a vividly colord background of thin horizontal lines on a brick wall. “Basically, we wanted the word ‘Nogales’ because it’s the port, so we wanted a type of welcome, like a postcard,” said Priscilla Nefftys, one of the artists behind the mural, part of a bigger project called “Nogalería” or “Nogallery,” which encompasses the cultural identity and history of Ambos Nogales. Nefftys, Gerardo Frias and Tony Plak launched the effort with a grant from the University of Arizona Confluence Center for Creative Inquiry. ....

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