Share Your Ideas About New Art Designs in CV
The Alameda County Arts Commission is launching a new phase of art designs for the Utility Box Art Program and the Streetlight Pole Banner Program. Community members are invited to submit comments about the new artwork that is being considered. The new designs will be installed on County-controlled traffic signal utility boxes and streetlight pole banners in Castro Valley. The overall goal is to help support a positive and welcoming environment. Artwork created by Alameda County artists will be reproduced as vinyl wraps for the utility boxes and on banner material.
Community members can view the artwork that is being considered and submit comments online or in-person. To submit comments online, visit: https://arts.acgov.org/public-art-updates/ Community members can visit the informational display at the Castro Valley Library located at 3600 Norbridge Avenue during open hours to submit a comment form in-person for Castro Valley. The comment period has been extended to Thursday, May 25, 2023 at noon.
In May, an Artist Selection Committee, comprised of community members, identified a group of artists through an open, competitive process, to advance to the next round of selection. Community members are invited to review the artwork by the artists and to submit comments describing why each artist’s artwork may or may not be a good match for the whole community. All the comments submitted will be considered by the Artist Selection Committee when they reconvene to choose the artists and a selection of artworks to display through this program. Feedback forms are not voting ballots. Everyone is invited to give feedback. The new designs will replace the current designs and will be installed beginning in 2024.
For more information, visit the Alameda County Arts Commission’s website at: https://arts.acgov.org/public-art-updates/