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Bird of Peace

Indoor Sculpture

A modern outdoor public sculpture depicting female laborers engaged in trade work. The figures are rendered with clean, graphic lines that emphasize strength, focus, and pride in their physical labor.

We Can Do It

Outdoor Sculpture

I'm Your Puppet

Utility Box

Precious Moments/Wonder Dogs

Utility Box

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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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Bee or Not to Bee

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Ceramic ; Fiber/Thread ; Metal

In 2019, Mr. & Mrs. Ferguson created Bee or Not to Bee at Point San Pablo Harbor. The work is a large-scale sculpture of a honeybee resting on a flower base. The artwork is located outdoors on the waterfront grounds (Stenmark Drive) in Richmond,...

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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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Books / School Memories

Category: Utility Box

Medium(s): Acrylic

Antioch is a city that seeks diversity and creativity in all matters, including art. The well-integrated city we see today did not become one of the oldest and most loved cities in California simply by chance, it went through years of improvement,...

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Books... Your Magic Carpet

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint

The Books… Your Magic Carpet mural was created by artist Cynthia Kelly. It was a gift to the Antioch Branch of Contra Costa County Libraries in the year 2000. The dedication plaque states that it was a A Mural Project of The Antioch Friends Of The...

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Brentwood Blooming

Category: Utility Box

Medium(s): Paint

In 2026, Public Art and Design Academy (PADA) students created Brentwood Blooming PADA 2026. The artwork was funded by the City of Brentwood. Sources: brentwoodca.gov/government/parks-recreation/public-art/utility-box-mural-project

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Brentwood Hills

Category: Utility Box

Medium(s): Paint

In 2015, Debra Janis created the Brentwood Hills artwork part of the City of Brentwood’s Utility Box Art Program. The work is an outdoor mural painted on a traffic signal controller box. The design includes the local and natural environment of...

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Bronze Alligator

Artist: Luciano Tempo

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Bronze

Luciano Tempo was an Italian artist, antique dealer, collector, and designer. He often traveled far in search for eclectic pieces around the world and often mixed various design styles into his own pieces. Bronze Alligator by Luciano Tempo. Source:...

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Bronze Book Bench Garden Statue

Category: Functional ; Indoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Bronze ; Metal

“Bronze Book Bench Garden Statue” part of the Randolph Rose Collection of Yonkers, New York. From Randolph Rose Collection website: “A lost-wax custom bronze book bench featuring four books stacked together with the fourth book open as a seat,...

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Bronze Dog Silhouettes

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal

In 2008, Vickie Jo Sowell created Bronze Dog Silhouettes for the City of San Ramon. The work is a weathered steel sculpture of dogs in a circular leaping motion. The artwork is located at King Park in San Ramon, California. Sources:...

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Bubble Fun

Category: Painting ; Utility Box

Medium(s): Paper

In 2019, Lily-Sloane (Lilo Giffin) created Bubble Fun as part of the Antioch Utility Box Art Program. The artwork is a hand-painted mural on a utility box of colorful bubbles and handprints on a blue background. Sources:...

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Butterflies

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Metal

Douglas Heine: “I have spent my life making objects. From reactor plants in nuclear submarines, to scientific apparatus such as super-conducting magnets for cosmic ray research, to fine art.” Source: https://www.art13.gallery/about

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