New Traffic Box Wraps (1)

Seven New Traffic Box Art Wraps to be Unveiled

Boise-Idaho artists created unique designs for seven more traffic boxes in downtown Boise, which will be celebrated on First Thursday, October 6th. There is no formal tour, however artists will be at their boxes to greet pedestrians and talk about their designs on First Thursday from 5-8pm. For many of the artists this is their first public art project.

9^th between Jefferson & State - Patrick Davis - Check Your Baggage No 1 & 2 (2 boxes)

9^th between Jefferson & Bannock St. - Melissa Chambers - Good Luck Sweet Cookie

10^th between Idaho & Main - Mary Butler - Elements ofIdaho

10^th betweenMain and Grove - Jerri Lisk - The Green in Between

10^th and Bannock corner - Kelly Knopp - The Watcher's

ARTISTS BELOW ARE NOT AT THEIR BOXES ON FIRST THURSDAY

18^th & State Street  - Steve Klamm - The Evolutionary History of the Ice                                                 Cream Man

17^th &State Street  - Alison Sweet - Whittlin the Ekalaka Gang

Four more will be unveiled in November for a total of 32 art boxes.

The Mayor's Neighborhood Reinvestment Program, Capital City Development Corporation, and Boise City are providing funding for the Art Wraps in partnership with the Downtown Boise Association, Downtown Neighborhood Association, and the West Downtown Neighborhood Association. The project commissions Idaho artists to design murals for Ada County Highway District traffic control boxes in Boise. Boise's Department of Arts & History is facilitating artist selection process and project management.

The program brings public art to the street, decreases graffiti, and increases the unique character of our city streets. This project was initiated by Downtown Boise Association in 2010 as a model project that paved the way for more boxes at prominent intersections to be made into artwork.

QUESTIONS? Contact Karen Bubb