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    An outdoor mural on the Antioch Public Library wall titled "Antioch's Heritage." It depicts historical and modern scenes of Antioch, including Native Americans, settlers, the river and bridge, and a central image of diverse children flying on a large, open book.

    Books... Your Magic Carpet
    Mural
    "Vestiges, Fall" by Royce. ARTSCCC photo.

    Vestiges, Fall
    Outdoor Sculpture
    Richmond BART Center

    Richmond BART Center
    Bas Relief
    picture of utility box with painting of flower and butterfly

    Love Conquers All (Utility Box)
    Mural; Painting; Utility Box

    Contra Costa County has public art in every district. Start your journey here.

  • ‘Ookwe Park
    ‘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
    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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  • 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
    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
    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” by Jake Watling. ARTSCCC photo.
    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
    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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  • Low angle photo of a large red Anchor sculpture
    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
    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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  • A wide outdoor mural on a low concrete wall depicting six military service members in various uniforms, including a veteran in a saluting pose. The center includes the message "Thank you for your service" set against a patriotic background of an American flag and military vehicles.
    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
    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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  • A watercolor painting mural depicting a water fountain, surrounded by flowerpots, and a woman playing with her boy at the fountain's edge.
    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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  • A tall, bronze artwork titled "Ascending Dancers" by Robert Holmes. The sculpture features two slender, stylized figures with smooth, flowing lines, posed in a dynamic and joyful, ballet-like movement.
    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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  • A yellow metal chair with churvy forms.
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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 
    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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  • Stone sculpture of a Bird in the library environment
    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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  • A painted utility box sits on an urban street corner. The box features artwork of a Pileated Woodpecker and a wild turkey. A street sign for East St. and a complex named Blue Oak Square are visible in the blurred background.
    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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  • Alt Text: A public art installation featuring large metal sculptures of an eagle with outstretched wings, a long-billed curlew, and an owl perched on a stump. The central portion includes a mosaic covered base with metal fish leaping from it, set within a brick lined planter.
    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
    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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  • A long, horizontal outdoor wall mural stretching across the base of a commercial shopping plaza, showcasing a large blue heron flying above a tranquil wetland under a pastel pink and blue sunset sky.
    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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