A Call to Artists to Turn Mysterious Infrastructure into Public Art

utility box artPress release from the City of Eureka:

Eureka Box Art! – A Call to Artists to Turn Mysterious Infrastructure into Public Art
Eureka, CA July 21, 2017:
Eureka Box Art Program is a new initiative that promotes place making artwork on utility boxes.

The City of Eureka invites artists to apply to install murals on utility boxes. The goal of Eureka Box Art! is to use utility boxes as “canvases” for original pieces of art as well as to contribute to the vitality and attractiveness of the city, while deterring graffiti.

This program is open to individual artists, a team of artists or community groups with a designated lead artist. Selected artists shall be compensated for the application of their artwork and designs. For more
information, to submit your design today or to sponsor a box near you please email [email protected] or call (707)441-4160.

“Eureka Box Art! engages local artists to create mini murals that give a sense of place and a delightful surprise to citizens and visitors alike. This curated collection seeks to bring Eureka’s streetscapes to life with an outstanding showcase of public art on otherwise invisible canvas. Eureka Box Art! is one of several projects outlined in the Eureka Strategic Arts Plan that are coming to life this summer.”
– Alanna Powell, Economic Development Project Manager

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Shak
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Shak
6 years ago

Why does there need to be an initiative to do this? Why not just let the artists do their thing without having to sign their lives away as govt owned property from now on?
I assume that’s what the typical “strategic” in the term strategic stands for.

Johnny Huevos
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Johnny Huevos
6 years ago
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“Why not just let the artists do their thing ”

That’s how you get a city full of utility boxes with dicks on them.

Jessica
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Jessica
6 years ago

Yay! I’m excited about this project 🙂

shawn the fisherman
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shawn the fisherman
6 years ago

I have the upmost respect for artist and musicians.. I have no talent think Im tone def