Pole Painting Project
Project Description
The Pole Painting Project is a community building and public art project focused on creating relationships while bringing color to the streets of the Superior Arts District. The project is managed by Campus District, Inc. and is being completed in partnership with Across the Lines Studio. The project aims to paint the wooden electrical poles on the numbered streets from East 18th Street to East 25th Street with Payne Avenue as the southern border and St Clair Avenue as the northern border.
Project Goals
Build recognition of the Superior Arts District through permanent public art interventions
Foster new relationships between neighbors through a participatory art and design process
Create a sense of vibrancy, comfort, and ownership for those that spend time in the Superior Arts District
Project Details
Beginning in February of 2018, Campus District Inc. started working with Tarra Petras, Public Art Project Coordinator at the City of Cleveland, and Cleveland Public Power on the appropriate guidelines for painting CPP poles in the Superior Arts District. From May 1st to June 12th, Campus District and Across the Lines Studio held pole design sessions open to the community. In those sessions we prompted neighborhood members to develop designs that represent their visions for the future of our community. We instructed participants to represent that vision using color blocking and geometric shapes. We felt that these guidelines allowed for variation in design but maintained a cohesive theme and look. During the summer of 2019, community members painted the poles on East 18th-East 21 Streets. Campus District will complete this project over three summers.
