Utility Box Art Program
Application Submission Process
All applications and supplemental material must be received by the application deadline. Incomplete or late submittals will not be considered.
Application deadline: Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 5PM (PST). Entries must be postmarked, emailed, or hand-delivered no later than the deadline time and date. The application must be scanned as a PDF file if submitted via email. Artwork must be uploaded and sent utilizing guidelines found under “Guidelines, Requirements & Responsibilities.”
Email: submissions@pico-rivera.org Subject: Utility Box Art Program
Mail/Walk-In: Department of Parks and Recreation, 6767 Passons Blvd., Pico Rivera, CA 90660
Anticipated Timeline*:
Friday: 2/12/24
Thursday: 3/21/24
Thursday: 4/11/24
Monday-Thursday: 4/15/24-4/19/24
Summer 2024
Application Available to the public
Application due by 5PM (PST)
Artwork review, score, & approval by City Personnel
Artist notifications
Completion of Utility Box Art Program – Phase 3
*Dates, times, and locations may be subject to change under certain circumstances.
Contact Information
For additional questions, please contact Lisa Muñoz, by email at: lmunoz@pico-rivera.org
All questions must be received by March 20, 2024.
*Artwork is not commission-based
Introduction
The City of Pico Rivera launched a Utility Box Art Program in 2022 to showcase local artists and provide public art throughout the community. The City installed the public art on City-owned utility boxes using vinyl wrap.
We invited community members of all diverse skill levels, including art students, to participate in the Utility Art Box Program.
The following criteria was considered when making the selection for the Utility Box Art Program:
- Artistic excellence, innovation, and originality
- Whether the art met the goal of the project and had a broad appeal
- Whether the art transformed the project area
- Whether the art met the theme:
- Historic Pico Rivera
- Local Veteran Pride
- Pico Rivera Landmarks
Be on the lookout for these artistic utility boxes within the community! Can you find them all?
"Geometric Oranges"
By Mike Castro
Location: SE corner of Slauson Ave. & Rosemead Blvd.
"Read a Book"
By Mike Castro
Location: SE corner of Slauson Ave. & Serapis Ave.
"White Flowers"
By Mike Castro
Location: NE corner of Paramount Blvd. & Mines Ave.
"Colorful Dogs"
By Mike Castro
Location: NE corner of Rosemead Blvd @ Gallatin Rd.
"House with Oranges"
By Ashlee Ovalle
Location: SE corner of Beverly Rd. & Paramount Blvd.
"Bees in the Wall"
By Cinthia Sandoval Hernandez
Location: NW corner of Washington Blvd. & Parmount Blvd.
"Sports Arena"
By Cinthia Sandoval Hernandez
Location: SW corner of Beverly Blvd. & Rosemead Blvd.
"Golf Course"
By Cinthia Sandoval Hernandez
Location: SE corner of Beverly Blvd. & Sandoval St.
"Citrus Blast"
By Cinthia Sandoval Hernandez
Location: SW corner of Rosemead Blvd. & Market Place.
"Cats"
By Cinthia Sandoval Hernandez
Location: NE corner of Rosemead Blvd. & Mines Ave.
"Rivera Sunset-Single White Flower"
By Michelle Fleck
Location: SW corner of Paramount Blvd. & Loch Lomond Dr.
"Historic Whittier Blvd."
By Marco Monterroso
Location: Corner of Whittier Blvd. & Lindsey Ave.
"Pico Rivera Station"
By Lisa Munoz
Location: NW corner of Whittier Blvd @ Passons Blvd.
"Show Me the Way"
By Ramon Ramirez
Location: NE corner of Rosemead Blvd @ Telegraph Rd.
"Streamland Park Then & Now"
By Rosa Aguilar
Location: NW corner of Beverly Blvd @ Durfee Ave.
"Woman on the Rio Hondo River"
By Robert Moreno
Location: NE corner of Rosemead Blvd. & Terradell St.
"Pico's Pride"
By Luz Enriquez
Location: SE corner of Rosemead Blvd @ Coffman-Pico Rd.
"Sunset on Whittier"
By Jeanette Vasquez
Location: NE corner of Whittier Blvd. & Gregg Rd.
