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Public Art Commission approves ‘Unboxed’ utility‑box art round 2.1; two new boxes to be painted

5943276 · October 15, 2025
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The Syracuse City Public Art Commission approved a Downtown Syracuse Foundation proposal to paint two utility boxes as part of the Unboxed program, advancing a plan to reach eight painted boxes this year using remaining grant funds and local artist stipends.

The Syracuse City Public Art Commission voted to approve round 2.1 of the Unboxed utility-box art program, a Downtown Syracuse Foundation initiative to place hand‑painted artwork on street utility boxes downtown.

The Downtown Syracuse Foundation representative told commissioners the program has painted six utility boxes to date by five local artists and proposed two additional boxes — one at East Tennessee Street and South Salina (Downtown East) and another at South Warren and East Onondaga (Southern Downtown). "We feel…

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