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Two utility boxes featuring nature-themed murals. The larger box shows a "bee's eye view" of interconnected paths, a bridge over a stream, and animals, while the smaller box displays stylized native birds and butterflies against a blue sky.

A Bee’s Eye View and Flight
Painting; Utility Box
A utility box mural featuring a large brown and white dog leaping for an orange disc. Below, three smaller dogs. a gray terrier mix, a fluffy brown dog, and a pug. stand on green grass against a light blue background.

It's a Dog's World
Painting; Utility Box

Windows of History
Outdoor Sculpture; Sculpture
A mural that shows vessels, liquids, and flowers.

Untitled (mural by Arthur Maslard)
Mural; Painting

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  • Native Species
    Native Species
    Date created: 2010
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Metal
    Artist Eric Powell celebrates wildlife, children and poetry in the five sculptures called Native Species. The artworks represent five native wild animals that are familiar to locals. Poems that describe the humor, movement and habits of the animals...
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  • Natural Beauty of the Surrounding Hills
    Natural Beauty of the Surrounding Hills
    Category: Mural
    Medium(s): Paint
    “The Art in Public Spaces Committee (APSC) is the driving force behind the new Moraga mural located on the six feet by 37 feet wall outside the Town Chambers at 335 Rheem Boulevard. The artwork combines themes pertaining to the Town’s natural beauty...
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  • Never Too Old to Recycle
    Never Too Old to Recycle
    Category: Utility Box
    Medium(s): Adhesive Vinyl; Paper
    Carter (age 7) created Never Too Old to Recycle in 2021 as part of the City of Concord’s youth art contest. The work is a vinyl wrap for a Bigbelly trash compactor that shows a dinosaur holding a recycling bin. Carter designed the artwork with...
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  • Night Sky Mural
    Night Sky Mural
    Date created: 2018
    Category: Architectural Detailing; Functional; Garden; Mural
    The Public Art and Design Academy (PADA) is offered to students who enjoy all types of art from sculpture to digital. Whether creating or visualizing through the artistic eye, students learn many ways to perfect their skills. PADA is a California...
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  • Niloticus
    Niloticus
    Date created: 2019
    Category: Mosaic/Relief; Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Cement; Ceramic; Glass; Steel
    Niloticus is a 40 foot long mosaic crocodile is one of the largest mosaic sculptures created by artist Peter Hazel. The color scheme of the project is a celebration of color on the Playa — cobalt, Caribbean blue, and emerald green are the...
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  • A vibrant outdoor mural on a neighborhood market featuring a large tree with detailed roots, a monarch butterfly, and scenes of community gardening. The artwork shows people harvesting produce and a landscape with solar panels and wind turbines in the background.
    Nourishing the Earth that Feeds Us
    Category: Mural; Painting
    Medium(s): Paint
    In 2025, Lisa Zimmer-Chu, Jeanne Leimkuhler, Leana Zang-Rosetti, Melissa Meighan, Sherry Grisham, Lauren Elder, Fred Tarabout, and Frances Campbell created Nourishing the Earth that Feeds Us at the location of Arlington Market. The work is a mural...
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  • Nouveau Victorian Chair
    Nouveau Victorian Chair
    Category: Functional; Outdoor Sculpture; Street Furniture
    Medium(s): Steel
    In 2015, Colin Selig created Nouveau Victorian Chair as functional metal sculpture from reused steel propane tanks. The artwork is located close to Theatre Square in Orinda. Sources:...
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