The Community Improvement Initiative Art Box Project
Before Picture, and after picture of our first art box at Dixie Belle and Gatlin, Orlando, Barber Park or Samoran and Gatlin.
What is the Art Box Project and why we are doing it?
Above is a typical roadside utility box. These boxes control the traffic lights at many intersections in Orlando. They are managed by different government bodies – City of Orlando, Florida Department of Transportation, and Orange County Government...Currently, we are working on boxes in Conway and the surrounding area.. Artwork on such boxes helps communities express their personalities and also reduces graffiti.
Who sponsors the box?
Entities sponsor Art Boxes. This means the sponsoring entity/organization finds the artist, submit the application to the Orange County St.Art Program administrator, file the permit, arrange for supplies, see the box is primed, covered in art, and given an anti-graffiti coating. The boxes must meet certain criteria established by the local neighborhood where the box is located. For example, in Conway, the art must be concrete, not abstract, realistic, not gaudy, and should preserve the history of the area or emphasize the natural beauty of the area (wildlife, scenery).
Above is a typical roadside utility box. These boxes control the traffic lights at many intersections in Orlando. They are managed by different government bodies – City of Orlando, Florida Department of Transportation, and Orange County Government...Currently, we are working on boxes in Conway and the surrounding area.. Artwork on such boxes helps communities express their personalities and also reduces graffiti.
Who sponsors the box?
Entities sponsor Art Boxes. This means the sponsoring entity/organization finds the artist, submit the application to the Orange County St.Art Program administrator, file the permit, arrange for supplies, see the box is primed, covered in art, and given an anti-graffiti coating. The boxes must meet certain criteria established by the local neighborhood where the box is located. For example, in Conway, the art must be concrete, not abstract, realistic, not gaudy, and should preserve the history of the area or emphasize the natural beauty of the area (wildlife, scenery).
What are the role of Sponsoring Entities, and Artist for Community Improvement Initiative Boxes?
Artists may apply using the contact form on this page. Artists who work on boxes sponsored by the Community Improvement Initiative (there are several) work with a volunteer project manager from the Community Improvement Initiative. The representative of the Community Improvement Initiative is responsible for finding the artist, filing the permit, arranging for supplies, priming the box, and covering it with an anti-graffiti coating after it is covered with art. The Community Improvement Initiative liaises with local government (such as the Orange County St. Art program administrator), works with the press, and with other organizations, if necessary. The artist is simply responsible for submitting proposed artwork to the representative of the Community Improvement Initiative, and then putting the art on the box after the permit is approved.
Artists may apply using the contact form on this page. Artists who work on boxes sponsored by the Community Improvement Initiative (there are several) work with a volunteer project manager from the Community Improvement Initiative. The representative of the Community Improvement Initiative is responsible for finding the artist, filing the permit, arranging for supplies, priming the box, and covering it with an anti-graffiti coating after it is covered with art. The Community Improvement Initiative liaises with local government (such as the Orange County St. Art program administrator), works with the press, and with other organizations, if necessary. The artist is simply responsible for submitting proposed artwork to the representative of the Community Improvement Initiative, and then putting the art on the box after the permit is approved.
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