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Construction on Castro Valley Boulevard Art Project Starts Next Week

From the Alameda County Arts Commission:

The public artwork installation along Castro Valley Boulevard is scheduled to begin the week of July 29, 2013 and will be complete by early September.

The artwork celebrates Castro Valley's natural environment and community and is part of the larger Castro Valley Boulevard Streetscape Improvement Project. 

The artwork was created by artist Miriam Klein Stahl in collaboration with Pippa Murray Mosaics. The artwork will be included on 35 seat blocks and 2 gateway markers. Silhouettes of the hills found around Castro Valley will be made in cut stone and will be predominately featured on the sides of the seat blocks facing both the street and the sidewalks.

Additionally, the sides of several the seat blocks facing the sidewalks will feature images of local landmarks and community activities made in marble mosaic. Images representing native plants will be made in marble mosaic on the tops of all the seat blocks.

All imagery will have a Sierra White granite background. The artwork was selected through an open, competitive process by an artist selection committee consisting of 7 Castro Valley residents plus local artists and County staff. The selection panel chose Stahl’s proposal due to its uniqueness, hand-crafted style, and its vibrant reflection of the special characteristics of Castro Valley. 

“The Alameda County Arts Commission is very happy to bring this artwork to Castro Valley. The artworks are both beautifully hand-crafted and celebrate the local community’” said Rachel Osajima, Director of the Alameda County Arts Commission. “We hope people will enjoy the artwork for many years to come.” 

To help share information about the project, the Arts Commission created a short video update about the artwork in conjunction with the start of the installation. A longer 6-minute video describing the overall project is also available for background information.

The public can watch the videos on the Alameda County Arts Commission's YouTube channel

For more information about the overall Castro Valley Blvd. Streetscape Improvement Project, contact the Alameda County Community Development Agency at 510-670-6112.

For more information about the public art component of this project, contact the Alameda County Arts Commission at 510-208-9646. 


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