Nine new public art murals to be installed across Long Beach
The mural program was funded with COVID-19 relief funds and will bring the art to parks and public buildings across Long Beach.
Nine new murals will be installed across Long Beach this year after the city announced its finalists for the city’s public mural program this week.
Each City Council district is in line to get a new piece of public art through the program with murals scheduled to be painted at the Multi Service Center in West Long Beach, the site of the new senior center in the East Village and seven other pieces at various parks, according to the city’s announcement Monday.
The program is funded through COVID-19 relief dollars in partnership with the Arts Council for Long Beach. Long Beach dedicated $900,000 of pandemic funding to support the arts community including the Creative Economy Grants that are providing funding for the nine new murals.
“Arts and culture are the heartbeat of Long Beach and we are committed to celebrating the inspirational and diverse voices in our city,” Mayor Rex Richardson said in a statement. “By supporting and investing in the arts, we not only beautify our city, but we foster a shared sense of connection and creative expression.”
The focus of many of the murals is nature. They are being placed in parts of the city that were most affected by COVID-19 and also had available space for public murals.
The approved mural proposals showcase possums, butterflies, flowers, skateboarding squirrels and even the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge that replaced the Gerald Desmond Bridge in 2020.
Here’s a list of the locations where murals are scheduled to be installed as well as the proposed designs:
-“Kaleidoscope of the Beach” by Alycia Shiann East Village Senior Center
-“Nature After Hours in Long Beach Be Like” by Charlótte Medina (Bixby Park Community Center)
-“All for Fun, and Fun for All” by Cory Bilicko (Recreation Park Community Center)
-“Nature’s Dance” by Ms. Yellow (El Dorado Park West Community Center)
-“Unleash Nature” by Peak Murals (Heartwell Park Community Center)
-“History isn’t made, it’s built” by Omar R God (McBride Park Gym)
-“There is Healing for Us” by Trinh Mai (Long Beach Multi Service Center)
-“LBC’in You” by Michael Che Romero (Davenport Park)
-“World Within a World” by Brenda Cibrian (Ramona Park Community Center)
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