CITY OF BERKELEY

PUBLIC ART PROGRAM     

Hello and welcome to Public Art Program for the City of Berkeley. As the Civic Arts Coordinator, I am very happy to be here in the midst of such exciting times for the arts in the city. We have researched public art programs throughout the west coast and put together the most recent thinking in the field. Every effort was and is being made to tailor this process to the unique culture and needs of Berkeley. Please feel free to call us at any time to voice your opinion and offer constructive ideas on this whole process. Art is for everyone and public art truly reflects this outlook. All of us look forward to working with you to make Berkeley an even more beautiful and attractive place to live work, shop and recreate.

--Mary Ann Merker, Civic Arts Coordinator

PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE

June 14, 2010 

CALL FOR ARTISTS

No current Calls for Artist

• Berkeley's Gateway Public Art Series
  West Berkeley (Project on Hold) - Ashby & Seventh Street 

•  2008/09 Civic Center Art Exhibit 

• Turtle Island Sculptures

COMPLETED PROJECTS

• I-80 Bicycle/Pedestrian Over Crossing
  
  
• West Berkeley Rail Stop and Transit Plaza
  
  
• A Mural in Tribute to Maudelle Shirek
  
  
• Corporation Yard Public Art Gates
  
  
• Frances Albrier Public Art & Community History Project
  
  
• Berkeley's Gateway Public Art 
           HERETHERE Sculpture
  
  

• Downtown Shattuck Avenue Public Art Sites 

  • s-Hertogenbosch 

  • An Earth Song for Berkeley 

  • Library Gates
    

• The Addison Streetscape Project 

  • 12 Artists Sidewalk Inserts 
    
  • Poetry Panels Project 
    
  • Book: The Addison Street Anthology - Berkeley's Poetry Walk 
    
  • For more information on the sidewalk inserts, pick up A Guide to the Addison Street Sidewalk Art at Public Art Office, 2180 Milvia Street, 1st Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704.   

PUBLIC ART GALLERIES

• Addison Street Windows Gallery - Contact: Mary Ann Merker, Civic Arts Coordinator (510) 981-7533 
  
  
• 2008/09 Civic Center Gallery    
  
  
• 1947 Center Street (First Floor Lobby Gallery  - Contact:  Mary Ann Merker, Civic Arts Coordinator (510) 981-7533  

PUBLIC ART RESTORATION

• Cassida's Sky Window Sculpture 
  
  
• Slusky's Calliope Sculpture 

RESOURCES/LINKS

• A Guide to the Public Art Process (.pdf)
  
  
• A Guide to the Addison Street Sidewalk Art 
  
  
• Public Art Registry 
  
  
• City of Oakland Public Art Program

ARCHIVES 

• Children's Art: March 2006: Art is Education - BUSD K-8 Art Exhibitions Images 

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