Public Art Creates Community
The Arts Council for Long Beach believes that a public art connects neighborhoods, offers residents and visitors insight into our collective heritage and encourages civic pride and community participation. This vision embodies the Arts Council’s resolve to improve the quality of life for all people in Long Beach. The projects supported by the Arts Council for Long Beach encourages civic pride and supports the Arts Council’s mission to foster creativity and culture, enliven our communities and enable a thriving economy.
Serenity Shines in the Dark by artist LaJon Miller (pictured) in Downtown Long Beach.
Vacancy to Vibrancy Storefront Program
This project with the Arts Council for Long Beach and Department of Economic Development & Opportunity aims to beautify vacant storefronts with vinyl art by local Long Beach artists.
Creative Economy Grants Public Mural Program
The Arts Council for Long Beach worked in collaboration with Parks, Recreation, and Marine Department and the Public Works Department of the City of Long Beach to create nine murals in parks and public facilities throughout Long Beach. These new murals were installed in communities most heavily impacted by COVID-19, with the goal of uplifting the spirit of the neighborhood and improving the experience of public spaces. This initiative brought together community members and leaders in each council district to select local artists from our Artist Registry to create mural proposals and allowed residents to vote on the final mural designs.
A River Connects Us
The AOC7 Neighborhood Organization led a Call for Artists in collaboration with Arts Council for Long Beach to request Artist Registrants to submit proposals for a utility box project along Anaheim St. Eight artists created a utility box design with the theme A River Connects Us in mind. Eight utility boxes will be completed by vinyl wrapping the high-resolution digital artworks files.
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