Public Art Installations | Commission for Arts and Culture

Public Art Installations 2001-Present
Twist and Sprout by Blue McRight 2007 North University Community Branch Library and Nobel Athletic Area Recreation Center, 8820 Judicial Drive, 92122
Random Order by Barbara Grygutis 2007 Fire Station 47, 6041 Edgewood Bend Court, Pacific Highlands Ranch, 92130 Photo courtesy of Photographer Greg Lambert
El Cajon Boulevard Transit Plaza Gateway by Paul Hobson 2006 El Cajon Boulevard at I-15, City Heights, 92020
Achievement / Progress / Community: In the Spirit of César E. Chavez Logro / Progreso / Comunidad: Con El Mismo Espíritu De César E. Chavez by Mario Lara, John Hiemstra, Louise Torio, Todd McKerrow, Pita Ruiz, Ruben Seja 2006 César E. Chavez / 25th & Commercial Trolley Station, Orange Line Intersection of 25th Street and Commercial Street, Sherman Heights, 92102
North Torrey Pines Bridge by James Skalman and Ricardo Rabines 2005 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, 92014 Recognition: American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), Globe Award, 2006; American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) National Finalist Award, 2006; American Concrete Institute (ACI), Transportation Award, 2006; American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), San Diego Section, Award of Excellence, 2006; American Public Works Association (APWA) National Award, Public Works Project of the Year, 2006; Caltrans Excellence in Transportation - Major Structures Category, 2006; California Transportation Foundation TRANNY Award, Conventional Highway Project of the Year, 2006; Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS), First Place, Streets/Roads/Highways Category, 2006; APWA, San Diego Section, Project of the Year, 2005; Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC), Merit Award, 2005. Photo courtesy of T.Y. Lin International and photographer, Vince Streano
Pelican Brown by TJ Dixon, James Nelson and Jan Phillips 2005 South Pacific Beach Lifeguard Tower West end of Grand Avenue, Pacific Beach, 92109
Fire Hose Frieze Fire Hose Frieze by Paul Hobson 2005 Fire Station 31 - Del Cerro 6002 Camino Rico, Del Cerro, 92120 Recognition: American Public Works Association, San Diego & Imperial Counties Chapter, Honor Award, 2006
Fire Station 12 by Jeri Deneen 2005 Fire Station 12 - Lincoln Park 4964 Imperial Avenue, Lincoln Park, 92113
College-Rolando Continuum by Christopher Lee 2005 College-Rolando Branch Library 6600 Montezuma Road, Collage Area, 92115
Fire Station 29 by Jeri Deneen 2005 Fire Station 29 - San Ysidro 179 W. San Ysidro Blvd., San Ysidro, 92173
Trolley Comes to Town by Alber de Matteis and Linda Joanou 2004 Intersection of Park Boulevard and Meade Avenue, University Heights, 92103
San Ysidro Heritage Mural by Raul Espinoza 2004 Cesar Chavez Community Center 455 Sycamore Road, San Ysidro, 92173
Pump Station 4 by Teddy Cruz and Marcos Ramirez 2004 2799 Carleton Street, Point Loma, 92106 Recognition: Americans for the Arts Public Art Network, Year in Review, 2005
Micro-Macro by Nobuho Nagasawa 2004 Environmental Monitoring and Technical Services Laboratory 2392 Kincaid Road, Point Loma, 92101
A Voyage of Discovery by Christopher Lee 2004 La Jolla Branch Library (Florence Riford Library Center and Joan and Irwin Jacobs Library Annex) 7555 Draper Avenue, La Jolla, 92037
Storytime by Madeline Wiener 2003 Doyle Park Recreation Center 8175 Regents Road, La Jolla, 92122
Crab Carillon by Roman de Salvo (artist) and Joseph Waters (composer) 2003 25th Street Overpass Corner of F and 25th Streets, Sherman Heights/Golden Hill, 92102 Play the chimes by running a pencil, stick or ruler across the bars on the bridge. The melody is a palindrome; it plays the same forward and backward. Listen online now! Song 1 Arrangement (mp3) Song 2 Chimes (mp3) Recognition: American Planning Association, San Diego Section, Honorable Mention, 2005
The Color of This Life is Water by Lynn Schuette 2003 San Diego Convention Center Lobbies A & B 111 West Harbor Drive, Downtown, 92101
Green Flash by Malcolm Jones 2003 Ventura Place Street Improvement West end of Ventura Place, near Belmont Park, Mission Beach, 92109
North Park Community Park by Stone, Paper, Scissors Aida Mancillas and Lynn Susholtz 2003 4044 Idaho Street, North Park, 92104
The Railing of Wild River Grasses Sycamore Leaf Cascade Sycamore Leaf Canopy by Joyce Cutler Shaw 2002 Mission Valley Branch Library 2123 Fenton Parkway, Mission Valley, 92108 Recognition: American Institute of Architects Award, San Diego Chapter, Best Institutional Design 2002; American Institute of Architects Award, San Diego Chapter, Divine Detail 2002
Oceanlife, Sun & Waves by Kim Emerson 2002 Pacific Beach Entryway On medians along Grand Avenue between Fanuel and Haines Streets, Pacific Beach, 92109
Water Sense by Nobuho Nagasawa 2002 North City Water Reclamation Plant 4949 Eastgate Mall, La Jolla, 92121
Fire Fighters at 44 by T.J. Dixon and James Nelson 2002 Fire Station 44 - East Mira Mesa 10000 Black Mountain Road, Mira Mesa, 92126 Recognition: American Institute of Architects, San Diego Chapter, Orchid Award - Public Art, 2001
Various Works by T.J. Dixon, James Nelson, Alber de Matteis, Stephanie Goldman and Ken Goldman 2002 Kroc-Copley Animal Shelter 5480 Gaines Street, Linda Vista, 92110
Recipe for Friendship by Nina Karavasiles 2001 Amici Park Corner of State and Date Streets, Little Italy, 92101
Watermarks by Stone Paper Scissors Aida Mancillas and Lynn Susholtz 2001 Deerfield Pump Station Mission Gorge Road across from Deerfield Street, Tierrasanta, 92101
Art at Dairy Mart Road and Bridge by Ellen Phillips 2001 Exit I-5 south at Dairy Mart Road, San Ysidro Tijuana River Valley, 92173 Recognition: American Society of Civil Engineers, Award of Merit, 2000; American Public Works Association, San Diego Chapter, First Place, 2000
Plaza Piedras by Roberto Salas 2001 Grove Avenue Pump Station 2484 Grove Avenue, San Ysidro, 92173
Luminous Arc by James Carpenter 2001 San Diego Convention Center, Grand Staircase 111 West Harbor Drive, Downtown, 92101
Journey to Aztlan by Einar and Jamex de la Torre 2001 San Diego Convention Center, Harbor Drive Retaining Wall 111 West Harbor Drive, Downtown, 92101

Public Art Installations 2001-Present