This Long Beach intersection is getting murals you can walk on
The Arts Council for Long Beach is looking for artists to paint unique curbside murals that double as safety improvements in the Washington neighborhood.
Local artists can get paid to create murals in neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID
The Arts Council for Long Beach is seeking local artists for a new public art project that will pay them to paint murals in parks and facilities across the city.
Bright, colorful and unique: Artists to paint ‘gorgeous’ utility boxes in West Long Beach
A popular corridor in West Long Beach is getting bursts of color with 10 painted utility boxes mostly along Santa Fe Avenue between Wardlow Road and Pacific Coast Highway as part of a project to help beautify the area.
Local artists to cover utility boxes in Long Beach’s Washington neighborhood
The project, “Together We Make Change,” led by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles and the Arts Council for Long Beach, features four local artists living or working in Long Beach who are painting five boxes in the Washington neighborhood aimed to inspire local residents to engage in the community.
That shiny sailboat at the bottom of Junipero endured its own journey before finding a home
“It is a beautiful sculpture that really captures the essence of our coastal city and we are thrilled to have it in Long Beach.”
New youth-involved mural to debut this week in West Long Beach
The mural site, located between Admiral Kidd Park and Cabrillo High School, will feature geometric shapes celebrating landmarks in Long Beach in vibrant, warm, and engaging colors.
New sculpture in Gumbiner Park a ‘High Five’ to Long Beach
This is Jorge Mujica’s first public art project; the City of Long Beach worked with the Museum of Latin American Art to commission the piece.
City Council Approves $50K to Add Public Art and Arts Programming in West Long Beach
An arts initiative was approved by the Long Beach City Council on Tuesday to use the district’s one-time infrastructure funds of $50,000 to increase arts programming for the area.
Arts Council Open Conversation Highlights Public Art’s Online Future and Role in City Projects
Members of the Long Beach art community discussed ways to improve the presence of the city’s public art during a public meeting last Thursday, hosted by the Arts Council for Long Beach at Art Exchange.
Backlash Toward the Painting Over of Mural at ARTX Sparks Public Arts Discussion
Several questions have risen to the surface since local artist Dave Van Patten posted on Facebook earlier this week his, at first, angered response to the painting over of Pow! Wow! Worldwide founder Jasper Wong’s mural, Do Good Things, once visible on the exterior wall of the Art Exchange facing Long Beach Boulevard.