Family Friendly Oakland Oakland, CA
Oakland, California has installed playful and engaging ceramic tile mosaics on ten city trashcans at bus stops and busy street corners where low-income kids and caregivers often wait. Led by parents and passionate volunteers in the community, the Play Oakland Mosaic Trashcan Makeovers turn mundane, ugly cement trashcans into playful and kid-centered mosaics. The mosaics include a maze, a giant basketball net, a hungry caterpillar and Chinese lion dancers. The kid-friendly designs reinforce early childhood development concepts, as well as foster local and cultural pride.
Play Oakland Mosaic Trashcan Makeovers brings public art to neighborhoods that do not typically receive a large share of public investment ininfrastructure. Thanks to the installations, the neighborhood has seen a reduction of graffiti on the trashcans, andan increased sense of neighborhood identity.
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