Maricopa is livening up several otherwise dreary areas with public art. 

The city announced an “unofficial next phase” of its arts initiative during a Facebook livestream on Saturday, as an astronaut likeness was wrapped on a traffic-signal box at the northeastern corner of Porter and Honeycutt roads.  

Traffic-signal box located at Plainview and Honeycutt Roads. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]
Two boxes with artwork have been spotted around town, with more to come, according to a city official. The city plans to make a call to the public for artists to help design more of them, said Luis Vila, communications coordinator of the city.  

Vila said that these boxes are the “unofficial next phase of the arts initiative project, right on the heels of Wild Horses art project.” 

Also on Honeycutt, on the southwestern corner of Plainview Street, a scuba diver inspired box was created.  

According to Vila, the city anticipates 15 to 20 will be installed. 

The city’s first arts initiative was unveiled in mid-March of 2021, “Maricopa Wild Horses.” Ten wild horses were placed around town, followed by the release of nine more in February. 

 

InMaricopa will release more information as it becomes available. 

Brian Petersheim Jr., Reporter
Brian Petersheim Jr., Reporter
Brian became part of the InMaricopa team in October 2020, starting as a multimedia intern with a focus on various multimedia tasks. His responsibilities included file organization and capturing photos of events and incidents. After graduating from Maricopa High School in the class of 2021, his internship seamlessly transitioned into a full-fledged job. Initially serving as a dedicated photographer, Brian's role evolved in October 2021 when he took on a new beat as a writer. He is currently pursuing his studies at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Brian's primary focus lies in covering public safety-related stories. In his free time, Brian finds joy in spending quality time with his family and embarking on adventures to explore the landscapes around him.
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  3. I would prefer to see the traffic signal boxes used to actually improve the poor traffic light timings in town which could help alleviate some of the congestion, instead of painting the boxes so there’s something prettier to stare at while you’re stuck in the traffic. In the past year the city has been seemingly obsessed with road “improvements” that only provide some questionable aesthetic value while doing absolutely nothing to improve the traffic, in some cases making the traffic significantly worse in the name of “beautification”. Painting the traffic signal boxes instead of using them for their designed purpose to fix the traffic signals is an especially pointed example of the city’s ridiculous obsession with form over function.