Public Art
The City of Bridgeport’s Office of Planning and Economic Development (OPED) and BEDCO have partnered to bring Public Art and Placemaking to the entire city! Over the past few years we have brought 30-some-odd projects to life with the first two years (2022-23) focused on Downtown with the Lauren Coakley Vincent and the DSSD for their Colorful Bridgeport Program. Last year with the help of Ed Lavernoich (BEDCO) we started our Citywide Initiative completing 10 new murals from the East End to Black Rock and as many in between. Please Join us this year as we continue this amazing journey to bring more color, passion and love through art to this great city!
Conversations are ongoing to coordinate efforts with the local Neighborhood Revitalization Zones (NRZs). As part of this process, we would like to hear where residents would like to see art. Please use the map below to share your thoughts.
Click here to see the City's Art Map.
The City of Bridgeport’s Office of Planning and Economic Development (OPED) and BEDCO have partnered to bring Public Art and Placemaking to the entire city! Over the past few years we have brought 30-some-odd projects to life with the first two years (2022-23) focused on Downtown with the Lauren Coakley Vincent and the DSSD for their Colorful Bridgeport Program. Last year with the help of Ed Lavernoich (BEDCO) we started our Citywide Initiative completing 10 new murals from the East End to Black Rock and as many in between. Please Join us this year as we continue this amazing journey to bring more color, passion and love through art to this great city!
Conversations are ongoing to coordinate efforts with the local Neighborhood Revitalization Zones (NRZs). As part of this process, we would like to hear where residents would like to see art. Please use the map below to share your thoughts.
Click here to see the City's Art Map.
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Life Aquatic on East Washington St. Bridge
Share Life Aquatic on East Washington St. Bridge on Facebook Share Life Aquatic on East Washington St. Bridge on Twitter Share Life Aquatic on East Washington St. Bridge on Linkedin Email Life Aquatic on East Washington St. Bridge linkRyan Christenson AKA "ARCY" recently beautified the East Washington St Bridge. We worked with building owner Mickey from G-Pic and Sons and he wanted to tie in the native sea life we have in the Pequonnock River that flows under this bridge. This mural will help link the downtown to the East Side a bit more through art. The Knowlton, One of BPT's Art Houses is right around the corner located at 305 Knowlton St. More on them in another post...
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Daybreak Doughnuts gets an update just in time for National Donut Day!
Share Daybreak Doughnuts gets an update just in time for National Donut Day! on Facebook Share Daybreak Doughnuts gets an update just in time for National Donut Day! on Twitter Share Daybreak Doughnuts gets an update just in time for National Donut Day! on Linkedin Email Daybreak Doughnuts gets an update just in time for National Donut Day! linkHey Everyone! We just completed our first mural of the 2025 season!
Located at Daybreak Doughnuts, 942 Madison Ave. CT Lottery had their National Donut Day Pop-Up event on site to celebrate the new mural done by Artist: SONNI out of Brooklyn, NY. https://www.instagram.com/sonni
Make sure to stop by and grab your favorite donut and beverage, maybe along with a selfie in front of the mural!
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Damien Mitchell's Dockworker Portrait wins Regional Award!
Share Damien Mitchell's Dockworker Portrait wins Regional Award! on Facebook Share Damien Mitchell's Dockworker Portrait wins Regional Award! on Twitter Share Damien Mitchell's Dockworker Portrait wins Regional Award! on Linkedin Email Damien Mitchell's Dockworker Portrait wins Regional Award! linkDamien Mitchell coming all the way from Australia to paint a masterpiece in our great city of Bridgeport won Best Regional Mural from the National Mural Awards this year! That's our second award, 2 years in a row! We worked very closely with the guidance and direction from Beth Santa from Santa Energy to really nail this one! Damien's way of capturing the soul of a project is unmatched. Thanks Mate!
Mural is located at 477 Iranistan Ave.
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Off to work we go with HI-HO and BPT's Refreshing New Mural by Brian Kaspr
Share Off to work we go with HI-HO and BPT's Refreshing New Mural by Brian Kaspr on Facebook Share Off to work we go with HI-HO and BPT's Refreshing New Mural by Brian Kaspr on Twitter Share Off to work we go with HI-HO and BPT's Refreshing New Mural by Brian Kaspr on Linkedin Email Off to work we go with HI-HO and BPT's Refreshing New Mural by Brian Kaspr linkThe iconic Hi-Ho towers on Route 8 got a facelift from artist Brian Kaspr this year! Thanks to The D'Addario Family and The City of Bridgeport's OPED working very closely on this project. Sharing ideas, history lessons and funding for this breathing taking piece of art. The towers were cleaned up and prepped by a couple local companies and the famous Hi-Ho lettering on top was brought back to life by local artist Joshua Paiz.
Please watch the press conference HERE!
Pictures below shot by local Photographer Gary Pivot
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National Indigenous People's Day With Marka27 in Black Rock
Share National Indigenous People's Day With Marka27 in Black Rock on Facebook Share National Indigenous People's Day With Marka27 in Black Rock on Twitter Share National Indigenous People's Day With Marka27 in Black Rock on Linkedin Email National Indigenous People's Day With Marka27 in Black Rock linkWe celebrated National Indigenous People's Day with an unveiling of Marka27's new mural titled " Black Rock Origins" in Black Rock located at 2929 Fairfield Ave. (Mil Sabores)
The Mayor joined us for the unveiling at the press conference
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Things Matter gets "Together" with Jason Naylor
Share Things Matter gets "Together" with Jason Naylor on Facebook Share Things Matter gets "Together" with Jason Naylor on Twitter Share Things Matter gets "Together" with Jason Naylor on Linkedin Email Things Matter gets "Together" with Jason Naylor linkThings Matter is a nonprofit located at 596 John St. specializing in sustainable downsizing and donations to help the community with repurposed items and give opportunities of work to locals gets a vibration facelift by muralist Jason Naylor out of Brooklyn, NY.
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Chuck Berrett hands Recovery Network an inspiring mural.
Share Chuck Berrett hands Recovery Network an inspiring mural. on Facebook Share Chuck Berrett hands Recovery Network an inspiring mural. on Twitter Share Chuck Berrett hands Recovery Network an inspiring mural. on Linkedin Email Chuck Berrett hands Recovery Network an inspiring mural. linkPlease watch the wonderful press conference below to hear from Members of Recovery Network, the Community, Government and of course the artist Chuck Berrett.
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Sound Coffee energizes BPT with caffeine and art!
Share Sound Coffee energizes BPT with caffeine and art! on Facebook Share Sound Coffee energizes BPT with caffeine and art! on Twitter Share Sound Coffee energizes BPT with caffeine and art! on Linkedin Email Sound Coffee energizes BPT with caffeine and art! linkLocal Coffee powerhouse Sound Coffee's 2040 Main St. location invited muralist Micaela Levesque to portray her vision of the worldly history of... yup, you guessed it, COFFEE! The new mural is eye catching and extremely detailed thanks to Micaela's talent for capturing the essence of the story that is being told through her work. Go grab a tasty beverage and enjoy the sights!
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Adam J. Lewis Academy expands with art!
Share Adam J. Lewis Academy expands with art! on Facebook Share Adam J. Lewis Academy expands with art! on Twitter Share Adam J. Lewis Academy expands with art! on Linkedin Email Adam J. Lewis Academy expands with art! linkDowntown Bridgeport just got a little "brighter" through art and education thanks to Adam J. Lewis Academy located at 430 State St. and Ramiro Davaro-Comas. Ramiro is known for his work with schools all over the Northeast so it was an easy call to invite him to partner with AJLA. He had a couple workshops with some of the kids there to help show them new ways to create art, while painting a beautiful mural for us!
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New Venue filled with art, great food and brews
Share New Venue filled with art, great food and brews on Facebook Share New Venue filled with art, great food and brews on Twitter Share New Venue filled with art, great food and brews on Linkedin Email New Venue filled with art, great food and brews linkWelcome to your next favorite place to enjoy yourself! Located at 800 Union Ave. in the East End, pulling up to the building you are greeted with a mural painted by Mike Deangelo from New Haven and as you walk through the courtyard entrance you will see another mural by artist Diego Molina originally from Ecuador now based in New Jersey. Not to mention its neighbors with the one and only Banksy mural in CT. Come by and check it out!
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Key Contacts
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Email jpoartllc@gmail.com
Lifecycle
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October 2020
Public Art has finished this stageCity Council authorizes a contract with the Downtown Special Services District.
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October 2022
Public Art has finished this stageEnd of year 1.
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December 2023: Year 2 Completed
Public Art has finished this stageOver the first 2 years, we were able to complete over 30 public art projects featuring the work of 20+ artists in the downtown area. Which many of them were local Bridgeport artists out to the Tri State area and this means we have accomplished growing our community. Welcoming world renowned artists to our city was a great highlight among numerous others. We are very excited to show you what is next!
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January 2024
Public Art has finished this stageOPED is partnering with the Bridgeport Economic Development Corporation (BEDCO) to launch the City's first citywide public art & placemaking program. Stay tuned for updates!
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2024 Citywide Public Art RFEI is now Live!
Public Art has finished this stageWe are very excited to announcement that our Citywide Public Art RFEI is now live here on Engage!
Please make sure to share with any artist you know from local to beyond!
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2024 Projects have been completed!
Public Art has finished this stageWe have completed 10 public art projects this season in our first year of Citywide focused projects.
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2025 RFEI (Call for Artists) is now open!
Public Art has finished this stageWe are very excited to announce that our 2025 Citywide public art and placemaking program is now open for submissions! Please find the tab on this page to fill it out. Please spread the word!
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The 2025 Bridgeport Public Art Season is underway!
Public Art is currently at this stageThank you all for your submissions! We are working through them to match as many artists with projects we have happening this year.