Ribbon-Cutting Set For Creative Pinellas' ARTWorks Signal Box Project

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Creative Pinellas will host a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, Oct. 4 from 9 to 9:45 a.m. for the 2023 ARTWorks Signal Box Project featuring artists Kim Michelle Coakley, Patricia Kluwe Derderian “PatiKD,” Amy Ilić-Volpe, Richard Logan, Clifton Moorhead, Heather Rippert, Diane V Radel, Heidi Stavinga and Pamela Trow.

This event will celebrate the completion of nine wrapped signal boxes in Pinellas County. The ribbon-cutting will take place at the location of the signal box completed by artist Pamela Joy Trow at Sandy Point and East Lake Road, just outside of John Chestnut Park in Palm Harbor. Parking is behind the Walgreens, 2495 Sandy Point Road, or at John Chestnut Sr. Park.

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“We always value our partnership with Pinellas County Public Works, Department of Transportation,” said Barbara St. Clair, CEO of Creative Pinellas, the county's nonprofit arts alliance. “We’ve worked with them for the last four years to create murals on county rights of way, including four murals on the Pinellas Trail, and now expanded our program with these signal boxes. It’s so important to bring more public art to our community and further enhance the Arts Coast experience in Pinellas County.”

The Signal Box Project is a partnership between Creative Pinellas and Pinellas County Public Works/Transportation and is part of the ongoing graffiti abatement project that already includes murals along the Pinellas Trail, at Boot Ranch, West Bay and other locations.

“We appreciate the opportunity to partner with Creative Pinellas to integrate art in our public spaces while deterring vandalism of public infrastructure,” said Kelli Hammer Levy, Pinellas County Public Works director.

Participating artists were recruited through an open call and chosen by a panel that included representatives from Pinellas County Public Works/Transportation, as well as from the arts community. All nine of the signal boxes were installed by a professional sign company, inspected by a team member from public works and completed by the end of August.

“This was my debut project and it was truly remarkable,” said Creative Pinellas Arts Project manager Cory Robinson. “I had the privilege of connecting with incredible artists from various fields. The project served as a canvas for artists of all mediums, showcasing the abundant talent that resides along the Arts Coast.”