The Arts and Culture Advisory Commission reviewed designs for the second round of traffic cabinet murals at its July 30 meeting, hearing brief presentations from a slate of local artists and receiving staff and commissioner feedback on visibility, wrapping and site placement.

Julie (city staff) recapped the program goals: increase opportunities for West Valley artists, expand the public-art collection across neighborhoods and add a student professional‑development element this year. "This is our second round of traffic cabinets in Surprise," Julie told the commission, and staff said the public participation phase produced more than 600 votes for the candidate designs.

Artists who presented included Jackson Klug (a cactus/"cactus planet" concept blending desert imagery and circuitry), Jesse Yazzie (a portrait of a welder that ties into nearby industrial context), Jessie Kerr (colorful painted portrait work), Brianna Marie (a tattoo‑influenced, robotic rabbit concept), Lauren Lee (abstract, nature- and circuitry-inspired composition), Nicole Davey (floral and figurative work focused on women), Zachary Leo (a desert-wildlife sunset wrap with playful internet-culture nods), and high school artist Sienna Dutch (a community-connection concept using charging/connection symbolism). Several artists explained how the theme of "industry, technology, innovation" guided their concepts.

Presenters and commissioners discussed practical design concerns. Commissioners suggested increasing contrast and thickening thin lines so imagery remains legible to motorists at a glance, and they asked artists to consider how images will wrap across cabinet edges so portraits or focal points are not split across corners. For example, artist Jackson Klug asked, "If you were driving past it, would you get seen? I tried to simplify it a bit," and commissioners responded with suggestions to thicken lines and emphasize texture so the design reads at speed.

Staff noted that cabinet locations were adjusted recently and that some artists were still awaiting final placement information; commissioners asked staff to confirm site assignments and to work with artists on final file preparation and print testing because digital-to-print color often appears darker on the actual wraps.

No formal votes were taken on specific designs at the July meeting; commissioners provided art-direction notes to staff and the artists. Staff said they would relay commissioner feedback to the artists and confirm final locations, mounting constraints and print proofs before fabrication and installation.