Clearwater Arts Alliance Installs Art Wraps On Signal Boxes

Published on July 24, 2023

The Clearwater Arts Alliance (CAA) proudly announces several recent installations in its “Thinking Outside the Box” project to bring art and beauty to the City of Clearwater. With funding from the Cl. Public Art & Design Board, local artists collaborated with residents to design original images to adorn boxes in or near neighborhoods which are lacking in art amenities. The three new neighborhood boxes are at Sunset Point and Kings Highway near Artz for Life Academy; N. Myrtle Ave and Seminole St. in Plaza Park neighborhood; and at Drew and Highland Ave in the Glenwood neighborhood.

Additionally, with sponsorship funds from Clear Sky Restaurant, Sand Key Civic Assoc. and CAA itself, lovely art wrappings have been installed at Ft. Harrison and Cleveland St., on Sand Key, and at South MLK and Druid Road. The wonderful local artists featured on these 6 new installations are: Tom Blauvelt, Emily Tayman, Valorie Vogel, Tim Boatright, Don Gillespie and Ann Murphy.

“Thinking Outside the Box” is a public art project of the CAA. The goal is to beautify Clearwater and support local artists by covering drab traffic signal boxes with vibrant images. The images are copied digitally in a high-resolution format and printed on special vinyl film that will hold up in harsh outdoor conditions. So far, some 37 colorful art wrappings have been installed all over the city, with more in the works under the neighborhood image phase. To see a project overview and photos of all the art-wrapped boxes, go to clearwaterartsalliance.org/signal-box

CAA is a 501c3 nonprofit art support organization seeking donations and sponsors to help it enrich cultural life in Clearwater and to support local artists and arts education. If you would like to donate your time, money, and/or resources to this important work or sponsor an art-wrapped signal box, please contact CAA at: info@clearwaterartsalliance.org

Contact: Kim Turner-Smith
info@clearwaterartsalliance.org
727-351 2018
www.clearwaterartsalliance.org