Integrating art into the fabric of everyday life can take several forms
and the impact of one small project can reverberate throughout a community.
2019 Bruceville Rd.
Bruceville Box Wraps Project was initiated in 2019 to deliver the promise of bringing more art into District 8. The Bruceville Utility box wrap project is funded by Councilmember Larry Carr's Office, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), Kaiser Health, Dignity Health, and Mack Rd Partnership and managed by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC) Art in Public Places (APP) program. The project location stretches along Bruceville Rd from Valley Hi Drive to Cosumnes River Blvd. A diverse panel of city and community representatives selected artist Janine Mapurunga to complete this project which centers on the theme of health and wellness.
Artist Statement:
As the selected artist, I aim to collaborate with local residents to create a series of artworks that represent the ways in which they create and maintain wellbeing for themselves and their community. My starting point is the fact that the number one factor determining our health is connection with others. Numerous studies show that the happiest and healthiest people in the world are those whose lives are strongly connected with their communities. With this in mind, my goal is to apply my training in documentary photography to create visual stories that convey the ways in which different groups of people in District 8 are nurturing themselves and their communities. I am interested in simple yet powerful habits that mold people's lives in positive ways, affecting not just their wellbeing but that of those around them. I want to create artworks that tell us about recipes and handicrafts passed on from generations, traditions that give people a sense of belonging and unity. I want to see how people are gathering, how they engage in contemplative activities, what they do that brings smiles to their faces and peace to their hearts.
Artist Statement:
As the selected artist, I aim to collaborate with local residents to create a series of artworks that represent the ways in which they create and maintain wellbeing for themselves and their community. My starting point is the fact that the number one factor determining our health is connection with others. Numerous studies show that the happiest and healthiest people in the world are those whose lives are strongly connected with their communities. With this in mind, my goal is to apply my training in documentary photography to create visual stories that convey the ways in which different groups of people in District 8 are nurturing themselves and their communities. I am interested in simple yet powerful habits that mold people's lives in positive ways, affecting not just their wellbeing but that of those around them. I want to create artworks that tell us about recipes and handicrafts passed on from generations, traditions that give people a sense of belonging and unity. I want to see how people are gathering, how they engage in contemplative activities, what they do that brings smiles to their faces and peace to their hearts.
2017-2018 Florin & Meadowview Rd.
2017-2018 Florin & Meadowview Rd.
D8CRE8 Signal Box Wrap Project was initiated in Fall of 2016 to bring more art into District 8 and increase community pride. The project commissioned Sacramento-area established and emerging artists to create neighborhood-specific artwork along Florin Road and Meadowview/Mack Road. Local Sacramento artists were selected and tasked with observing the community and noting local gathering spaces and area landscape. Each artist then determined how best to enhance neighborhood streets with colorful imagery. Artists used a variety of media including photography, painting, collage, and digital imagery to develop their designs.
A true community effort, all concepts were reviewed by a panel of neighborhood and area citizens. The result is an outdoor gallery of artworks in a variety of styles and themes, all celebrating the diverse community of District 8.
The 27 identified utility boxes along Florin Road and Meadowview/Mack Road are owned and operated by the City of Sacramento. All twenty-seven of the utility boxes have been completed. Major funding for this art project was provided by Councilmember Larry Carr. Additional donations came from Florin Road Partnership, Mack Road Partnership & Councilmember Jay Schenirer.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
10:00 am
In the morning of the first day of November, Councilmember Larry Carr held a press conference unveiling the D8CRE8 Project. The community, artists, art commissioners, the Councilmember, and Mayor gathered to the presentation of the project and talk about the importance of art in the community. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg spoke about Sacramento's commitment to art, adding that "art is an essential piece of neighborhood revitalization." One of the artists participating in the project, Shonna McDaniels, expressed that "public art has the ability to ignite and uplift a community."
The art project is already creating a buzz, with the community noticing the beauty of each box wrapped in art. Councilmember Carr shared his favorite story about the project where, "people are getting in their cars and driving down the street and playing a game of find the pretty box...it's amazing."
Every box wrapped in art carries meaning. The artist's were tasked to observe the surrounding community and determine how to beautify the boxes, so as to represent the community. Artists used a variety of media that includes photography, painting, and collages to develop their designs.
Councilmember Carr's art project derives from the community's desire for more art in the District. The 27 signal/utility boxes wrapped in art represents Councilmember Carr's continued efforts to do so. While these boxes are normally plain and not aesthetically pleasing, in a way being a "lemon" in the community, this project gives these boxes beauty and life. As the saying goes, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
A true community effort, all concepts were reviewed by a panel of neighborhood and area citizens. The result is an outdoor gallery of artworks in a variety of styles and themes, all celebrating the diverse community of District 8.
The 27 identified utility boxes along Florin Road and Meadowview/Mack Road are owned and operated by the City of Sacramento. All twenty-seven of the utility boxes have been completed. Major funding for this art project was provided by Councilmember Larry Carr. Additional donations came from Florin Road Partnership, Mack Road Partnership & Councilmember Jay Schenirer.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
10:00 am
In the morning of the first day of November, Councilmember Larry Carr held a press conference unveiling the D8CRE8 Project. The community, artists, art commissioners, the Councilmember, and Mayor gathered to the presentation of the project and talk about the importance of art in the community. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg spoke about Sacramento's commitment to art, adding that "art is an essential piece of neighborhood revitalization." One of the artists participating in the project, Shonna McDaniels, expressed that "public art has the ability to ignite and uplift a community."
The art project is already creating a buzz, with the community noticing the beauty of each box wrapped in art. Councilmember Carr shared his favorite story about the project where, "people are getting in their cars and driving down the street and playing a game of find the pretty box...it's amazing."
Every box wrapped in art carries meaning. The artist's were tasked to observe the surrounding community and determine how to beautify the boxes, so as to represent the community. Artists used a variety of media that includes photography, painting, and collages to develop their designs.
Councilmember Carr's art project derives from the community's desire for more art in the District. The 27 signal/utility boxes wrapped in art represents Councilmember Carr's continued efforts to do so. While these boxes are normally plain and not aesthetically pleasing, in a way being a "lemon" in the community, this project gives these boxes beauty and life. As the saying goes, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
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