10B
Date: January 14, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: John La Rock, Community Services Director
By: Monica Harte, Cultural Services Manager | [email protected] Subject: Community Services – Review and Provide Direction on the Selection of Artworks to be Placed on Six Utility Boxes. Expenditure: None.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council review and provide direction on the selection of artworks to be placed on six utility boxes.
FUNDING
None required.
DISCUSSION
The Cultural Services Division developed an outreach campaign to solicit artworks from artists for the Utility Box Art Pilot Program. The outreach was limited to Torrance-based artists but received minimal response. At their meeting of February 26, 2024, the Cultural Arts Commission approved extending the outreach to include the South Bay region, which also generated minimal response.
At their meeting of June 17, 2024, the Commission approved extending the outreach to Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. At their meeting of July 15, 2024, the Cultural Arts Commission approved extending the outreach to include the following counties: Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kern, and Imperial.
The Cultural Services Division posted calls to artists and received a total of 84 artwork submissions by 35 artists. The submissions were presented to the Cultural Arts Commission at their meeting on November 18, 2024. The Commission selected 13 artworks for recommendation to the City Council. The Adopted Fiscal Year 2024-25 Operating Budget includes funding to wrap six utility boxes.
Following direction from Your Honorable Body, staff will engage a vendor to convert the submitted artwork designs into dimensional vinyl wraps and to install them onto the utility boxes. Once selected, artworks can be installed within thirty days, weather permitting.
Staff recommends that Your Honorable Body review the artwork submissions, including those recommended by the Cultural Arts Commission, and provide direction for six utility box designs to be placed at the pre-selected locations in each Council District. 1 10C
City Council
January 14, 2025
Artwork submissions that are not selected for the initial six locations will be retained as a catalogue of artworks available to both the City and sponsors of utility box artwork installations. Staff will also continue to outreach for additional artwork submission from artists.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Listing of Utility Box Design submissions and recommendations from the Cultural Arts Commission
2. Utility Box Pilot Program Presentation
2 Thirteen Artworks Chosen by the Cultural Arts Commission First Name Last Name # of submissions
Dellis Frank 2
Neli Hanna 1
Cynthia Nava 1
Vanesa Andrade 5
Vaness Andrade 5
Vaness Andrade 5
Collrane Mergens 1
Rosa Cruglez 1
Arnelle Ngo 3
Magdalena Latorre 2
Felicia Arteaga 3
Emily Kayoko Chen 1
Amber Kiteyama-Skoien 1
Complete list of Artworks Received
First Name Last Name # of submissions
Holly Milstead 1
Leland Bourdages 1
Michael David Walrond 9
Lainie Charpentier 2
Felicia Arteaga 3
Amber Kitayama-Skoien 3
Karen Doyle 1
Aimee Spriggs 4
Jose Trejo Maya 1
Ashis Sharma 3
Gabby Gonzalez 1
Congyu Liu 3
3 ATTACHMENT 1
Amelie Laurice 1
Dellis Frank 2
Raphaele Cohen-Bacry 2
Deborah Lynn Irmas 1
Vanesa Andrade 5
Dina Cline 1
Amanda Kruse 8
Trevor Coopersmith 1
Hung Viet Nguyen 1
Judy Lange 1
Vasco Del Rey 1
Diane Reeves 4
Jones Gutierrez 5
Emily Tanaka 2
Yvonne Rendon 7
Arnelle Ngo 3
Magdalena Latorre 2
First Name Last Name # of submissions
4 Title of Work Chosen by the Cultural Arts Commission
Community
Torrance by Neli
Howdy Neighbor
Torrance Natives
Sea Creatures
Orchids and friends
Gabrielino/Tongva
Social and Cultural Diversity and Inclusion of Torrance Untitled 1
Vibrant Garden
Fish Alebrijes
Koinobori
Where Marsh Meets Ocean
Title of Work
Point Vincent Lighthouse
Architectural Abstraction
Untitled (SHDWSOFDUST)
Juicy 1
Juicy 2
Talavera Corner
Fish Alebrijes
Seafood Combo
Creamii Art :
Where the Marsh Meets the Ocean
Busy City
The Drip
Surf's Up!
I'm glad you're here
Sunshine
Water
you're allowed to take up space
Transparencies in Time:
Flowers: Whites
Flowers: Multi-color
Flowers: Hanging
Able ART Work Students
Somewhere Beyond
Somewhere Beyond 2
Somewhere Beyond 3
5 Catch of the day
Community
Community 2
There are plenty more fish in the sea
Dolphin Mosaic
"Yarn Construction" (Red white blue and pink)
Sea Creatures
Blooming
Surfacing
Fearless / Now or Never
It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done
Great Things Never Come from Comfort Zone
Just Go with the Flow 1
Just Go with the Flow 2
Mindset is Everything
We Rise by lifting others 1
We Rise by lifting others 2
Ways of Seeing
Ancient Pines
South Bay Lifestyle
mockup 1
Cracks
Sidewalk Finds
Exclamation Point
Lake Diane
Untitled 1-5
Sun
Bloom
Torrance Beach
Del Amo Circle
Lomita Poppies
Nature
Torrance Bridge
Ariplane
Anza Nature
untitled 2
untitled 3
Below the Surface
Title of Work Chosen by the Cultural Arts Commission
6 UTILITY
BOX
PILOT
PROGRAM
1 7
ATTACHMENT 2
UTILITY
BOX
LOCATIONS
District 1: Crenshaw and 166th St- Box ID 0037
District 2: Anza Ave & Torrance Blvd - Box ID
0008
District 3: 190th & Refinery Way - Box ID 0014
District 4: Sartori & Torrance Blvd. - Box ID 0061
District 5: Anza & Lomita - Box ID 0042
District 6: Crenshaw Blvd. & Airport Dr. - Box ID
0045
2 8
District 1: Crenshaw and 166th St - Box ID
0037
3 9
District 2: Anza Ave & Torrance Blvd - Box ID
0008
4 10
District 3: 190th & Refinery Way - Box ID
0014
5 11
District 4: Sartori & Torrance Blvd. - Box ID
0061
6 12
District 5: Anza & Lomita - Box ID 0042
7 13
District 6: Crenshaw Blvd. & Airport Dr. - Box ID
0045
8 14
CULTURAL ARTS
COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION
S
9 15
10 Community
Dellis Frank
9/08/24
16 Torrance by Neli
Neli Hanna
9/09/24
11 17
Howdy Neighbor
Cynthia Nava
9/09/24
12 18
13 19
14 20
15 21
Social and Cultural Diversity and
Inclusion of Torrance
Rosa Cruglez
9/26/24
16 22
Untitled 1
Arnelle Ngo
9/29/24
17 23
18 Vibrant Garden
Magdalena LaTorre
9/29/24
24 Fish Alebrijes
Felicia Arteaga
7/08/24
19 25
20 Koinobori
Emily Kayoko Chen
9/29/24
26 Where Marsh meets Ocean
Amber Kitayama-Skoien
5/28/2024
21 27
Gabrielino / Tongva
Collrane Mergens
9/19/24
22 28
ADDITIONAL
ARTWORKS
SUBMITTED
23 29
Holly Milstead
Point Vincent Lighthouse
03/01/2024
24 30
Architectural Abstraction
Leland Bourdages
5/12/2024
25 31
Untitled 1
Michael Walrond
5/18/2024
26 32
27 Untitled 2
Michael Walrond
5/18/2024
33 Untitled 3
Michael Walrond
5/18/2024
28 34
Untitled 4
Michael Walrond
5/18/2024
29 35
Untitled 5
Michael Walrond
5/18/2024
30 36
Untitled 6
Michael Walrond
5/18/2024
31 37
Untitled 7
Michael Walrond
5/18/2024
32 38
Untitled 8
Michael Walrond
5/18/2024
33 39
Untitled 9
Michael Walrond
5/18/2024
34 40
Juicy 1
Lainie Charpentier
5/22/2024
35 41
Juicy 2
Lainie Charpentier
5/22/2024
36 42
Talavera Corner
Felicia Arteaga
5/22/2024
37 43
Seafood Combo
Felicia Arteaga
5/22/2024
38 44
39 Busy City
Amber Kitayama-Skoien
5/28/2024
45 40
The Drip
Amber Kitayama-Skoien
5/28/2024
46 Surf’s Up
Karen Doyle
5/29/2024
41 47
I’m glad you’re here
Aimee Spriggs
06/06/2024
42 48
Aimee Spriggs
Sunshine
06/06/2024
43 49
Aimee Spriggs
Water
06/06/2024
44 50
Aimee Spriggs
you’re allowed to
take up space
06/06/2024
45 51
Jose Trejo Maya
Transparencies in Time
06/12/24
46 52
Flowers – Whites
Ashish Sharma
7/30/24
47 53
Flowers – Multi-color
Ashish Sharma
7/30/24
48 54
Flowers – Hanging
Ashish Sharma
7/30/24
49 55
Artwork featured in this submission is by three artists Maria Gutierrez, Alma Velasco, and Chuka Arantou
through Able ARTS Work mobile arts program.
7/30/24
50 56
Somewhere Beyond
Congyu Liu
9/06/24
51 57
Somewhere Beyond 2
Congyu Liu
9/06/24
52 58
Somewhere Beyond 3
Congyu Liu
9/06/24
53 59
Catch of the day
Amelie Laurice
9/06/24
54 60
Community 2
Dellis Frank
9/08/24
55 61
56 There are plenty more fish in the sea
Raphaela Cohen-Bacry
9/08/24
62 57
Dolphin Mosaic
Raphaela Cohen-Bacry
9/08/24
63 “Yarn Construction”
(Red, white, blue and pink)
Deborah Lynn Irmas
9/08/24
58 64
59 65
60 Our natural habitat
Vanesa Andrade
9/08/24
66 Surfacing
Dina Cline
9/06/24
61 67
62 Fearless / Never give up
Amanda Kruse
9/13/24
68 63
It always seems impossible until it’s done
Amanda Kruse
9/13/24
69 64
Great Things Never Come from Comfort Zone
Amanda Kruse
9/13/24
70 65
Just go with the Flow 1
Amanda Kruse
9/13/24
71 66
Just go with the Flow 2
Amanda Kruse
9/13/24
72 67
Mindset is Everything
Amanda Kruse
9/13/24
73 68
We Rise by Lifting Others 1
Amanda Kruse
9/13/24
74 69
We Rise by Lifting Others 1
Amanda Kruse
9/13/24
75 Ways of Seeing
Trevor Coopersmith
9/19/24
The design includes three transformed hub-caps into references of the natural world and craft while also re-presenting discarded objects. Torrance is home to the US headquarters of American Honda Motor Company, Acura and other top automotive companies. This work includes social commentary on our automotive dependency in Los Angeles while also celebrating industry and commerce in Torrance. 70 76
Ancient Pines
Hung Viet Nguyen
9/20/24
71 77
72 78
Mockup 1
Vasco Del Rey
9/19/24
73 79
74 Cracks
Diane Reeves
9/24/24
80 75
Sidewalk Finds
Diane Reeves
9/24/24
81 76
Exclamation Point
Diane Reeves
9/24/24
82 77
Lake Diane
Diane Reeves
9/24/24
83 Untitled 1
Jones Gutierrez
9/25/24
78 84
Untitled 2
Jones Gutierrez
9/25/24
79 85
80 Untitled 3
Jones Gutierrez
9/25/24
86 81
Untitled 4
Jones Gutierrez
9/25/24
87 82
Untitled 5
Jones Gutierrez
9/25/24
88 Sun
Emily Tanaka
9/29/24
83 89
Bloom
Emily Tanaka
9/29/24
84 90
85 Torrance Beach
Yvonne Rendon
9/29/24
91 86
Del Amo Circle
Yvonne Rendon
9/29/24
92 87
Lomita Poppies
Yvonne Rendon
9/29/24
93 88
Nature
Yvonne Rendon
9/29/24
94 89
Torrance Bridge
Yvonne Rendon
9/29/24
95 90
Airplane
Yvonne Rendon
9/29/24
96 Anza Nature
Yvonne Rendon
9/29/24
91 97
Untitled 2
Arnelle Ngo
9/29/24
92 98
Untitled 3
Arnelle Ngo
9/29/24
93 99
94 Below the Surface
Magdalena LaTorre
9/29/24
100