The Washington Community is one step closer to becoming safer! At the intersections of Chestnut and 15th in Long Beach’s Washington Neighborhood, the Arts Council for Long Beach will be administering a grant in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to create asphalt murals in order to promote safer streets for local residents.

In an effort to ensure that the curb extensions reflect the culture and uniqueness of the locals in the neighborhood, we’ve called upon our vast network of Long Beach artists to submit proposals for consideration for this unique project that gives our community the opportunity to participate in this historic, global initiative that has included 64+ cities to date. On March 15th, 2023, voting opens up to our local community, where everyone will have the opportunity to review the submissions and choose the four artists that will be commissioned to complete the project.

Voters are able to participate in person or online from MAR 15 to APR 2. To cast your vote online, click this link. We encourage all to participate, but please only vote once. 

If you’d like to vote in person, there are three opportunities to do so:

MAR 15 – 31 Washington Middle School students will be able to vote in their school office during the voting period.

MAR 17  from 2PM to 4PM – 14th St. Skatepark

MAR 23  from 3PM – Long Beach Day Nursery 

Your voice matters. 

Let this be a start to more collaboration and civic engagement in our community, by bringing everyone together for a historical cause.