Media Contact:
Jennifer Fukutomi-Jones, Principal Arts & Culture Administrator
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture
222 E. Harvard St. Glendale, CA 91205
Email: jfjones@glendaleca.gov
Office: 818-937-7808
BEYOND THE BOX
Painting of utility box murals from October 22 - 24, 2021
GLENDALE, CA – Beyond The Box is a utility box mural program sponsored by the City of Glendale and the Glendale Arts & Culture Commission, with funding from the Urban Art Program. Now in its eighth year, Beyond The Box beautifies the city’s streetscape with colorful and interesting murals installed by selected artists on city-owned utility boxes. To date murals over 100 boxes have been completed by the program, which has been very well received by residents and visitors to Glendale.
In June 2021, the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission issued a Call for Artists to paint murals on City of Glendale utility boxes. A total of 7 artists were chosen to prime and paint utility boxes during the weekend of October 22 – 24, 2021.
About Glendale Library, Arts & Culture
Founded in 1907, the Glendale Library, Arts & Culture Department (GLAC) includes six neighborhood libraries as well as the Brand Library & Art Center, a regional visual arts and music library and performance venue housed in the historic 1904 mansion of Glendale pioneer Leslie C. Brand, and the Central Library, a 93,000 square foot center for individuals and groups to convene, collaborate and create. Now on the web at www.eGlendaleLAC.org, GLAC also serves as the chief liaison to the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission which works to continually transform Glendale into an ever-evolving arts and culture destination. For more information contact Library, Arts & Culture at 818-548-2021 or via email at LibraryInfo@glendaleca.gov.
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About the City of Glendale & its Arts and Culture Commission
Known as the “Jewel City,” Glendale is the fourth largest city of Los Angeles County. With a population of more than 200,000, Glendale is a thriving cosmopolitan city that is rich in history, culturally diverse, and offers nearly 50 public parks, and easy access to a municipal airport. It is the home to a vibrant business community, with major companies in healthcare, entertainment, manufacturing, retail, and banking. Its Arts and Culture Commission administers a developer- funded program which is working to transform Glendale into an arts and culture destination for the Southern California region. The mission of the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission is to enrich the human experience, reinforce Glendale’s identity and civic pride through arts and culture, and to recognize the importance of arts to our quality of life and to the local economy. This is accomplished by consciously integrating arts and culture into the daily life of the people of Glendale through urban design, planning, economic development, and education. For more information about the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission see the website: https://www.glendaleartsandculture.org/
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