Painting Utility Boxes, April 11

Coos Bay Newsletter, April 8, 2022 – Calling all Artists and Creative Folks, the Coos Bay Downtown Association (CBDA) will be doing a project to bring some love to downtown Coos Bay by painting the utility boxes. It will be a three-phase project with phase one starting with the Call to Artists being put out. Go to our website for the all of the information on how to submit your work. The submission deadline is May 10 with painting on June 4. The theme for phase one is “Under the Sea and Tidepools”. The color palette is green, blue, purple and white. The chosen Artists will receive a $100 stipend as an honorary thank you for their time and dedication to this project. A big Thank You to Pacific Power and Sherwin Williams who are the sponsors of this project, we couldn’t do it without you! Local artist Laura Noel, who has a booth at our CBDA Coos Bay Farmers Market, already painted a utility box downtown when she lived in Vallejo, CA in 2015. Laura Noel Artist Musician can be found at facebook.com/artcarlady. We can’t wait to see your submissions!