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For more information on this project or others
within the City of Courtenay please contact
or
call 250-334-4441
Visit the Comox Valley Art Council’s website
for project details:
UtilityBox
Painting
inCourtenayParks
&Streets
Someplainmetal utilityboxes inCourtenaygot a
freshnew look in2014 thanks to theworkof local
artists.
The transformationof boxeswas a collaboration
between theCityof Courtenayand theComox
ValleyCommunityArtsCouncil.
Dallas Stevenson, ExecutiveDirector of the
ComoxValleyArtsCouncil, said theproject has
numerousbenefits for the community, “The
paintedboxes energizepublicareas, createa
feelingof pride inour community, create
dialogue, andengagepeopleof all ages.”
Thepaintedboxeshaveanother important ben-
efit: theydeter graffiti andvandalism, as taggers
generallydonot damageartwork.
At SimmsPark, theutilitybox featuresmusical
notes and instruments inbright orangeandcool
blueandwaspaintedanddesignedbyartist Barb
Mareck.
“Itwas suchapleasure topaint at SimmsPark”
commentedMareck, “Everyonepassingbywas so
supportive,many comingbackdaily tosee the
progress. It reinforcedwithmehow important the
UtilityBoxPaintingproject is toour community.”
Another box locatedat FitzgeraldAvenueandeighth
street, paintedbyartist TeresaL’Hirondelle, is an
ocean themewithbright anemones andsea stars.
Thenewlypaintedboxes joinanumber of other
utilityboxespainted inCourtenay inprevious years.
SimmsParkBox
paintedbyBarbMareck