Arts commission seeks muralists to paint utility boxes
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Glendale artist Arpine Shakhbandaryan stands next to the utility box mural she painted at Lexington and Brand Blvd. in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The mural includes a peacock, a pomegranate tree, Glendale spelled out in fancy lettering and artwork representing a map of all 26 murals. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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A man takes a long look at a utility box mural painted with electrical outlets at California and Brand Blvd. in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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This utility box mural painted on the 100 block of S. Maryland seems to blend into its surroundings in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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A woman walks past a utility box mural painted with what looks like a colorful elephant at California and Maryland in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Artist Farley Crawford paints her Fish from Water to Bikes utility box mural at Doran and Maryland in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer) (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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This utility box mural painted at Milford and Orange includes a large chicken and flying whales, in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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This utility box mural painted at Wilson and Maryland includes quotations from famous writers, in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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Glendale artist Arpine Shakhbandaryan stands next to the utility box mural she painted at Lexington and Brand Blvd. in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The mural includes a peacock, a pomegranate tree, Glendale spelled out in fancy lettering and artwork representing a map of all 26 murals. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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This utility box mural painted at Broadway and Brand Blvd. includes a woman and a child reading a book, in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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This utility box mural painted at Doran and Orange has a space theme, in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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This utility box mural painted near the Central Library on Harvard seems appropriate for its location in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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This utility box mural painted on the 300 block of N. Orange looks like puzzle in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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John Wayne and the Brand Library are depicted on this utility box mural at Orange and California in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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A utility box mural painted with fish riding bicycles at Doran and Maryland in Glendale on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
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A woman smiles as she passes by the utility box mural being painted at Doran and Maryland in Glendale on Saturday May 17, 2014. Left to right are Breon Bliss, left, Miles Crawford, on top of box, Reshma Gajjar, center, and lead artist Farley Crawford, right. The program was sponsored by the Arts & Culture Commission and artists painted 26 utility box murals around Brand Blvd. as part of the Great American Clean Up in Glendale on Saturday, May 17, 2014. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
By Jeff Landa
Glendale’s Arts and Culture Commission is calling on artists to take part in the latest round of painting murals on utility boxes in the city’s downtown area.
Using funds from the urban art program, a handful of artists who apply by March 7 will be chosen to paint 12 utility boxes as part of the fourth Beyond the Box mural project.
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Painting will be done April 7 through 9 and will add to the 80 utility boxes in Glendale already showcasing a mural.
For more information, visit the program’s website at https://bit.ly/2532Vtf.
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Jeff Landa, jeff.landa@latimes.com
Twitter: @JeffLanda
Jeff Landa was the city hall reporter for the Glendale News-Press. A first-generation American and Orange County native, he graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in rhetoric. His reporting has appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition and his college paper, The Daily Californian. He left Times Community News in May 2018.