Colorful, transportation-themed block print collages designed by youth now decorate 10 utility boxes on Ocean Avenue and side streets.
The project, dubbed the 2024 Ocean Avenue Utility Box Murals, was spearheaded by the local arts nonprofit Youth Art Exchange, better known as YAX. Its theme: Ocean Avenue's transit bustle.
YAX Executive Director Rafaella Falchi-Macias told The Light that the 13 students worked on the project after school over a semester at the nonprofit's San Jose Avenue location, which is outfitted with a print shop and fashion design studio. YAX faculty artist Leonard Reidelbach led the project, which was installed in early January.
