Roosevelt Row was hot and quiet during May's Third Friday artwalk

Hugo Medina's mural depicts an artist reacting to changes in the Roosevelt Row arts district. Jennifer Goldberg

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The Third Friday artwalk on Roosevelt Row is always significantly less attended than its First Friday counterpart, and the event on May 17 was no exception.

Though there weren't many vendors or pedestrians, the downtown galleries were full of art to see and artists to meet.

We stopped by Modified Arts and Eye Lounge to check out the latest exhibitions.

Here's what we saw.

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A spray-painted message on Fifth Street relating to the recent attempted abortion ban in Arizona.

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"In Spite of the Unknown, She Is the Reflection of Strength" is a work by Laura Rodriguez in her "Common Threads: An Anthology of Women" show at Eye Lounge.

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Artist Laura Rodriguez stands with her piece "Ruby Goddess."

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A standup sign welcomes visitors to Eye Lounge.

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Even the buildings near Roosevelt Row are works of art.

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George Strasburger of Tucson's paintings are inspired "by his neighbors, the landscape around him and what unites us as aware people," according to his artist statement.

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A painting by George Strasburger in "Any One of Us," his exhibition at Modified Arts.

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This collaborative mural brightens up Roosevelt Row.

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