Signal Box Art

Help make street corners more vibrant through our Signal Box Art program

Signal Box Art

Signal Box Art

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The city of Clearwater invites you to help make street corners more vibrant through our Signal Box Art program, in partnership with Clearwater Arts Alliance, which enables residents to apply to install artwork on signal box cabinets.

Applicants are responsible for procuring all funding for the project. The cost of the artists’ time, materials, printing and installation of signal box art varies by the supplier of each service. A service which includes measurement, materials, printing and installation will typically cost between $500 and $1,000 depending on the size of the signal box as services like these typically charge by the square foot. This rate does not include an artist's fee.

Steps to Making It Happen

Step 1.Check availability

Check the availability of your selected signal box using the City of Clearwater's signal box map. All eligible boxes are listed on the map in yellow. Please note that, at this time, signal boxes on county roads are not eligible for this program and are not included on the map.

Step 2.Collaborate

Collaborate with your neighborhood on an idea or theme for your signal box that will be meaningful to your community. Consider the name of your neighborhood, its history and the various cultures that influence it. Select a theme that speaks to your neighborhood identity and will serve as a source of neighborhood pride.

Step 3.Select artist

Select an artist to design the art for your signal box, using the theme and ideas generated by your neighborhood. Ask your neighbors whether there are any artists in the area. You may even find that one of your neighbors is an artist! Alternatively, contact the City’s Arts and Cultural Affairs Manager at (727) 444-7569 for help finding a local artist. In lieu of hiring an artist, it is also possible to work with your installation company to design graphics for your signal box. Artists or designers should provide the design in a JPEG or TIFF format at 150 DPI as well as a signed letter granting permission to use and replicate the artwork produced. Signal box art can not include advertisements, pornographic images, words, anything overtly political or anything which imitates traffic signage. If your signal box art has been sponsored by a business, non-profit or community group, you may include a small notice near the bottom of the signal box. See image below for example.

Public art project of ClearwaterArtsAlliance.com; Artist: Ray Paul

Step 4.Neighborhood input

When the right materials are selected, these signal box murals can last between seven and eight years, so make sure you seek out input from your neighborhood and get a letter of support from your neighborhood association, if applicable. If you’re not sure whether your neighborhood has an association, use the city of Clearwater’s neighborhood association map. 

Step 5.Application

Submit an online application here to install a mural at your selected signal box or fill out an application in person at the Planning and Development Department at the Municipal Services Building, 100 South Myrtle Ave., between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Please include a copy of your design and a letter of support from your neighborhood association (if applicable). If granted permission, the city has the absolute right to change, modify, destroy, relocate, move, replace, transport, repair or restore the artwork on the signal boxes.

Step 6.Book

Ensure that the date of vinyl installation is coordinated with Ted Mellis, the city’s traffic operations supervisor, at (727) 562-4952 ext. 7252.

Step 7.Installation

Proceed with professional installation! Signal box wrap shall not interfere with the ability to open the cabinet and access signal box controls. Doors, vents, and key flaps must remain functional. Please note that all warning labels must be visible after installation except for the larger “no digging warning” which may be covered. Installers typically cut the wrap carefully to expose the warning labels. If you or your vendor have questions about which warning labels need to be visible, contact Ted Mellis, the city’s traffic operations supervisor, at (727) 562-4952 ext. 7252. Following installation, submit photos of your project to the Arts & Cultural Affairs manager.

Step 8.Unveiling

Consider hosting an unveiling party or ribbon-cutting to celebrate the new mural.

Contact Us

Phone

727-351-2018

Email

info@clearwaterartsalliance.org

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