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‘Ookwe Park

Artist: Masayuki Nagase

Date created: 2021

Category: Garden ; Historical ; Memorial/Monument

Medium(s): Earth ; Marble/Stone

‘Ookwe Park is the first park returned to the care of the Confederated Villages of Lisjan and Sogorea Te’ Land Trust through a collaboration with the City of Richmond and the Richmond Arts and Culture Commission. In July 2021, ‘Ookwe was...

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12 Wind Sculptures

Date created: 2013

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Copper ; Steel

The goal of this commission was to tie together the 1.9 mile long avenue that runs through the center of El Cerrito CA. We created 12 abstract wind sculptures that reflect the city’s diverse ever involving culture. Each one is fabricated out of...

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A Bee’s Eye View and Flight

Category: Painting ; Utility Box

Medium(s): Paint

Iris Fisher and Arielle McMurtrie created A Bee’s Eye View (larger utility box) and Flight (smaller utility box) as part of the 2024 Utility Box Public Art Program. These artworks are painted murals on utility boxes that depict the natural...

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Acorn Brothers

Category: Utility Box

Bedford Gallery: “Public art makes cities more livable and more beautiful. It strengthens civic identity, creating positive memories that enhance and encourage civic pride, branding the city’s image to the outside world. Walnut Creek is one of the...

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All That

Artist: Jake Watling

Category: Utility Box

Artist Jake Watling: “Jake Watling forms his imagery by combining his recorded ideas and experiences with a personal language of signs and symbols. The signs and symbols take many forms, including: architecture, signage, people, animals, etc. His...

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Amongst The Foliage

Category: Mural

Surreal and natural elements float above the shrubbery below in an organic mass that trickles across the wall. A whimsical burst of life playfully incorporated as a continuation of the nature in the adjacent park. Molly Devlin is professional artist...

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Anchor

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal

“Anchor” sculpture created by Dave Vick of AAA Welding located near Pittsburg City Hall. Dave first started creating sculptures in 1978.

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And the Last Shall Be First

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint

“And the Last Shall Be First” is a mural by Antioch artists Charlotte Downs-Siska and Kelly Fowler-Bates. It is a 125th Anniversary Celebration Mural that commemorates the original founding of the community in the 1800s. Referencing the artwork’s...

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Antioch Veterans Memorial Mural

Category: Memorial/Monument ; Mural ; Painting

Medium(s): Concrete ; Paint

In 2021, Javier Rocabado created the Antioch Veterans Memorial Mural. The work is an acrylic on concrete mural of six service members from various military branches, with an American flag background, a tank, fighter jets and a naval ship. Source: ...

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Aquatic Wildlife Tunnel Mural

Category: Mural ; Painting

Medium(s): Paint

In 2012, Liberty HS Arts and Humanities Academy created the Aquatic Wildlife Tunnel Mural at the King Park / Miwok Trail Tunnel. The work is a paint on concrete mural of local aquatic life and explores themes of environmental education and local...

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Art Thou Graphics

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint

“Art Thou Graphics” mural by San Francisco Signs & Graphics located in downtown Walnut Creek. Created in 2003. Source: https://sanfrancisco.signs-and-banners.net/mural-painters.html

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Ascending Dancers

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Bronze

Ascending Dancers artwork by Robert Holmes (1927–2016) located in Orinda California at the Orinda Library Plaza. This was part of a public art installation coordinated by the Orinda Art in Public Places Committee. The piece was donated to the City...

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Asymetric Chair

Category: Functional ; Outdoor Sculpture ; Street Furniture

Medium(s): Steel

Asymetric Chair by Colin Selig is a unique chair, manufactured in California from regionally sourced scrap propane tanks and is 99% post-consumer reused content. From artist’s website: “Colin’s sculpting practice is focused on creating climate...

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Balfour Packing Shed

Date created: 2015

Category: Utility Box

The Balfour Packing Shed utility box is a hand painted reproduction by artist Alyssa Casey of photographs from the East Contra Costa Historical Society collection. Balfour Packing Shed shows agricultural workers running across the dry yard of one of...

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Balsamorhiza

Category: Mural

Balsamorhiza, painted by the talented Mona Caron, was inspired by the resilient native plant balsamroot found in high concentrations on Mt. Diablo. Indigenous peoples used the plant medicinally – it’s an antiseptic and for sustenance. Located in...

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Basket Sculpture

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal

Basket shaped metal sculpture with 8 large support arms and numerous thin pieces ascending to the rim of a central spire. Source: https://www.sanramon.ca.gov/our_city/departments_and_divisions/parks_community_services/arts_culture/public_art

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Bay Area Mural Festival

Category: Mural ; Painting

Medium(s): Paint

In 2017, Griffin One created The Guardians part of the Bay Area Mural Festival in Richmond, CA. The artwork highlights the current plight of honey bees and humanity. Sources: https://www.griffinone.com/murals https://www.bayareamurals.com

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Bean Love Seat

Category: Functional ; Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal ; Recycled Materials ; Steel

In 2015, Colin Selig created Bean Love Seat as functional metal sculpture from repurposed steel propane tanks. The artwork is located close to Theatre Square in Orinda. Sources: https://www.colinselig.com/installations/public.html...

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Bird of Peace

Artist: Arnold Suffin

Category: Indoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Marble/Stone

Bird of Peace sculpture by Arnold Suffin located in Pittsburg library. The artwork was created in 1971. Artwork plaque: “Presented to the people of the city of Pittsburg April 1971 Arnold Suffin – Sculptor”

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Birds of a Feather Paint Together

Category: Painting ; Utility Box

Medium(s): Paint

Birds of a Feather Paint Together utility box created by artists Karen Giorgianni, Janice Davis, Renaye Johnson and Thea Jue. The artwork was sponsored by Bill and Catherine...

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Birds of Beauty Sculptures

Category: Mosaic/Relief ; Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Ceramic ; Clay ; Concrete ; Glass ; Metal ; Paint ; Stone

In 2025, Liberty High School’s Public Art and Design Academy (PADA) created Birds of Beauty in Brentwood, California. The work is a multi-sculpture installation of native bird species found in the local ecosystem, including the golden eagle,...

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Black Diamond

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Cast Iron ; Iron ; Metal ; Steel

In 1995, the Joaquin Murrieta Chapter 13 of E Clampus Vitus dedicated Black Diamond. The Ore Cart monument is a tribute to Black Diamond and the miners who extracted the coal from the Mt. Diablo foothills from 1860 to 1911. Sources:...

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Blue Heron at Sunset

Date created: 2015

Category: Mural ; Painting

Medium(s): Paint

In 2015, Morgan Bricca created Blue Heron at Sunset mural in Pittsburg. The artwork highlights a blue heron flying over a wetland wildlife preserve. Source: morganmurals.com/mural/blue-heron-at-sunset-mural

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Bones

Category: Outdoor Sculpture ; Sculpture

Medium(s): Ceramic

Trey Hill created Bones and he is a sculptor and professor based in Missoula, Montana, where he teaches in the School of Art at the University of Montana. His practice focuses on large-scale ceramic and mixed-media sculpture, often combining clay...

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