BEYOND THE BOX - MURAL ART PROGRAM

OVERVIEW

The Beyond The Box - Mural Art Program is a utility box mural project supported by the City of Glendale and the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission, with funding from the Urban Art Program. There are currently over 150 painted utility box murals in Glendale. The Call for Artists for Glendale utility box murals is released once a year.

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Library, Arts & Culture Department of the City of Glendale — on behalf of the City’s Arts & Culture Commission (“ACC”) — is accepting proposals from qualified candidates who would like to participate in its’ Beyond the Box – Utility Box Art Program.

Artists will design vinyl utility box wraps for selected utility boxes throughout various locations in Glendale. The ACC will fund $750.00 per utility box design rendering only. The ACC will select artwork for five (5) utility boxes. Selected finalists will submit a final design rendering to be printed onto a vinyl wrap which will cover the exterior of a utility box. Artists will not be printing or installing the vinyl wraps. Artists are only responsible for submitting a final design rendering. Original artwork submissions can be created in any 2D medium.

The theme of this year’s Program is Celebrating Glendale. Applicants are encouraged to develop a design focusing on what makes Glendale special. Examples may include historic landmarks such as the Alex Theatre, vibrant outdoor spaces like Verdugo Park and Deukmejian Park, library branches like Brand Library & Art Center, or Glendale Police Department and Glendale Fire Department Wellness K9s, Brisket and Cooper. The ACC would like to encourage artists and community members to create art in the City to beautify the streetscape by incorporating the theme as inspiration for proposal submissions. Artists are highly encouraged to incorporate these characteristics and resources distinct to Glendale in their designs.

GUIDELINES & ELIGIBILITY

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2024 BEYOND THE BOX MURALS

The theme of this year's Beyond the Box - Mural Art Program was Art & Science Collide in celebration of Glendale, Library, Arts & Culture's participation in PST Art: Art & Science Collide. The theme created opportunities for civic dialogue around some of the most urgent problems of our time by exploring past and present connections between art and science.

Click on the photos in the gallery below to view the twelve new murals painted throughout Glendale.

BEYOND THE BOX - MURAL ART PROGRAM MAP

The map below has all Beyond the Box locations marked. Click on the image below to engage with the Glendale Public Art Map and find out more information about each utility box mural and their respective artist.

PREVIOUSLY COMMISSIONED BEYOND THE BOX MURALS

The utility box murals featured below are previously existing murals that have since been repainted. We acknowledge the talent and work these artists contributed in beautifying the City of Glendale's public spaces. The murals are categorized by the year they were painted.