Utility Box Art

Utility Box Art  Program

This popular Public Art Program has added color and character to Dublin’s streets, while deterring graffiti and other forms of vandalism. The City of Dublin currently has over fifty painted utility boxes spread throughout Dublin.  

Look for these the next time you are out and about in Dublin.  

Get Involved

In the spring the City of Dublin invites qualified professional artists, or student artists working under the supervision of an art teacher or art professional, to submit designs for painted utility boxes. A new design theme is chosen each year. All painted utility boxes are City-owned traffic signal boxes. Selected artists will be paid a $1,000 stipend per utility box painted.  

In addition to the theme, proposing artists are encouraged to review existing utility box art collection and develop proposals that are unique and unlike anything the City already has. Final selections take place in June, and artists begin painting boxes in July. 

2023 utility box art coming soon, and are expected to be completed by October 2023. 

The next call for artists will take place starting February 2024.