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Amongst The Foliage

Amongst The Foliage
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Obelisk
Outdoor Sculpture
We Found Joy In Art-Making / Encontramos La Felicidad Haciendo Arte

We Found Joy In Art-Making / Encontramos La Felicidad Haciendo Arte
Mural
A painted street utility box showing a bat above flowering plants at a street corner, with traffic lights and a Concord Boulevard sign in the background.

Concord Pollinators
Painting; Utility Box

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  • “Tacos El Rulas” by Luis Luna. ARTSCCC photo.
    Tacos El Rulas
    Category: Mural
    Medium(s): Paint
    Luis Luna artworks at Tacos El Rulas restaurant in Richmond, California. The artist created murals throughout the restaurant from inside to outside. From the Richmond Standard: “Impressive murals color the restaurant’s interior and exterior…many...
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  • A white abstract steel sculpture with black linear markings stands on a sidewalk. The piece features curved and angular interlocking plates that create a sense of movement and negative space.
    Tarabuco
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture; Painting
    Medium(s): Steel
    In 2021, William Wareham created Tarabuco. The work is a painted steel sculpture of interlocking geometric and curved planes featuring bold black markings on a white surface. Source: https://www.williamwareham.com/
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  • The Assembly
    The Assembly
    Category: Mural; Painting
    Medium(s): Paint
    In 2024, Brian Barneclo created The Assembly. The work is a hand-painted mural and public art piece. Sources: www.brianbarneclo.com https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/124/Public-Art-in-Richmond Document  
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  • A bronze sculpture shows a young girl with pigtails holding reins as she rides on the back of a flying bird. The piece is set outdoors against a backdrop of trees and a shopping plaza.
    The Aviator
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Bronze; Metal
    Brian Keith created The Aviator bronze sculpture at Blackhawk Plaza in Danville, California. Source: www.briankeithfineart.com/#/the-aviator
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  • The Bee Effect
    The Bee Effect
    Category: Installation; Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Steel
    Chandra Cerrito / Art Advisors” “Oldham and Coltrin’s artwork, The Bee Effect, is a delightful landmark at the prominent corner of Pringle and North California Boulevard. Visible from nearby streets, sidewalks, and the BART train, this...
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  • A bronze sculpture by Frederic Remington titled The Broncho Buster depicting a cowboy wearing a wide-brimmed hat and chaps, expertly riding a powerful, wildly bucking horse. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular marble base and sits on a wooden desk or table inside a well-lit room with bookshelves visible in the background.
    The Broncho Buster
    Category: Indoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Bronze
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art website: “The Broncho Buster, Remington’s first sculpture, and the first sculpture of a cowboy cast in bronze, was copyrighted in October 1895. He adapted the subject, a cowboy breaking in a rearing horse, from his...
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  • The Cannery Lady, A life size bronze statue of a woman, holding a tray of asparagus and tomatoes and empty cans at her feet.
    The Cannery Lady
    Category: Memorial/Monument; Political/Social
    Medium(s): Bronze
    Elizabeth MacQueen created The Cannery Lady in 1996. Its creation and restorations were funded by local patrons, city and county bodies, community groups, businesses, and families. The work is a life-size bronze statue, roughly nine feet tall, that...
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  • The Diverse History of El Cerrito
    The Diverse History of El Cerrito
    Date created: 2022
    Category: Painting; Utility Box
    Medium(s): Paint
    In 2022, Kristen Kong created The Diverse History of El Cerrito sponsored by the El Cerrito Arts & Culture Commission. The work is a painted utility box mural of historical community members including Belva Davis, Sundar Shadi, and Gail Tsukiyama,...
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  • "The Elderly” by Joani Share. ARTSCCC photo.
    The Elderly
    Category: Utility Box
    Artist Joani Share: “I am trained in fiber arts, printmaking, and mixed media, and my work is a reflection of my deep appreciation for bold colors, dynamic shapes, and intricate patterns. These elements come together in abstract compositions that...
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  • The Fabric of San Pablo
    The Fabric of San Pablo
    Category: Mural
    Medium(s): Glass
    Debra Koppman is an Oakland, California-based muralist, working in mosaic tile and acrylic paint. Her abstracted and whimsical work is inspired by and alludes to the folk arts of many cultures of North and South America, Africa, and Asia. Source:...
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  • A light blue brick wall mural titled "The Golden State" contains a collection of colorful postage stamp illustrations with California icons like poppies, sea otters, redwoods, and a quail.
    The Golden State
    Category: Mural; Painting
    Medium(s): Paint
    Eugenia Ho created The Golden State in October 2024 as part of the Creative Concord public arts program. The work is a mural that shows California scenes and imagery framed as a collection of postage stamps. The imagery includes a mountain range, a...
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  • A colorful outdoor mural on a low concrete wall in front of a school building. It features stylized figures of children and adults reading, playing music, and participating in a "Maker Fair."
    The Harding Elementary Mural
    Category: Mural; Painting
    Medium(s): Paint
    In 2025, Kristen Kong created The Harding Elementary Mural at Harding Elementary School. The work is a painted mural of students engaged in their favorite outdoor activities (right) and indoor activities (left). Sources:...
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  • The Historical Steel Mill
    The Historical Steel Mill
    Category: Utility Box
    Medium(s): Paint
    The Historical Steel Mill artwork was created by an unknown artist. It is a painted mural on a public utility box of steel mill workers operating heavy machinery and pouring molten metal. Sources:...
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  • The Sentinel
    The Sentinel
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Bronze
    In 1984, Kirk St. Maur created The Sentinel in downtown Point Richmond at Park Place in Washington Avenue. The work is a bronze figurative sculpture that serves as a memorial to the history of the area. Source:...
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  • A bronze statue of a steelworker stands on a large stone pedestal. A detailed bronze plaque on the base tells the history of the steel industry in Pittsburg, citing its role in building the San Francisco Bay Bridge and Hoover Dam.
    The Steelworker
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Bronze; Stone
    In 1993, Frank Vitale created The Steelworker for the City of Pittsburg, California. The work is a bronze and stone sculpture of a steelworker. Source: https://www.pittsburgca.gov/our-city/art-about-town
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  • A brightly colored outdoor metal sculpture featuring two blue wheels connected by a teal belt, a large red cone, and black and white striped support legs, standing on a round concrete base.
    The Vicar's Song
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Metal; Paint
    Stan Huncilman created The Vicar’s Song as a painted metal sculpture that depicts a kinetic-looking, abstract assemblage of brightly colored, machine-like components. The work has two large, blue bicycle wheels connected by a teal or turquoise...
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  • A mural featuring graphic shapes, including a large portrait of a woman wearing a hair bandana, figures pulling a rope, mountains, and ships under the text "TERMINAL THREE".
    This Land
    Category: Mural; Painting
    Medium(s): Paint
    In 2024, Brian Barneclo created This Land. The work is a hand-painted mural and public art piece. Sources: https://www.brianbarneclo.com https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/124/Public-Art-in-Richmond
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  • A stacked ceramic sculture about six foot tall. The bottom portion is a large, brown relief of a face, with the upper part being a figure's torso. The whole piece is decorated in many colors.
    Toranski Koki's Journey
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Ceramic
    John Natsoulas Gallery: “Glenn’s ceramic figures are a powerful narrative. Each sculpture captures an important moment or memory in life. The family is often the focus of Takai’s work, tracing the path of three generations of men: his great...
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  • A sculpture consisting of twelve reinforced cement panels joined by steel cables. The structure includes tile insets and is situated in an outdoor plaza.
    Torque
    Category: Mosaic/Relief; Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Ceramic; Concrete; Metal; Tile
    In 1982, Jacques Overhoff created Torque at the Hilltop Auto Plaza in Richmond. The work is a reinforced cement sculpture of twelve panels held together with steel cable and includes tile insets. Source: https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/608/Torque
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  • Toyota Sculpture
    Toyota Sculpture
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture
    Toyota Sculpture by Stan Pavlov. The City of San Ramon has the Art in Public Places Program to promote the acquisition, construction, installation, restoration, and maintenance of public art pieces in San Ramon that will foster creativity, freedom...
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  • Utility box with blue background and painted trail bird.
    Trail Birds
    Category: Utility Box
    Medium(s): Paint
    Donna Brown created Trail Birds as part of the Artify Orinda Projects, an initiative by the Lamorinda Arts Council in Orinda, California. The work is a functional public art piece—an acrylic painting on a metal utility box—located on Orinda Way...
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  • Transition
    Transition
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Bronze
    A statue of two men standing facing each other. One, dressed in a business suit stands atop a building (representing the future), and holds a flame in his upraised proper right hand. The other man, wearing boots, jeans and a hat, stands atop a...
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  • A colorful outdoor mural painted on a school building wall. It shows a blue dolphin on the left, a breaking wave on the right, a pink paper boat between them, and hills under a sun in the background. Caption: "Two Languages, Un Corazón" by Richard Muro Salazar. ARTSCCC photo.
    Two Languages, Un Corazón
    Category: Mural; Painting
    Medium(s): Paint
    In 2026, Richard Muro Salazar created Two Languages, Un Corazón at Washington Elementary School. The work is a mural of a dolphin within the natural environment. Source: Mural
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