Riviera Beach presents draft Arts in Public Places master plan; consultants recommend new code and funding streams

Riviera Beach planning staff and the newly formed Arts and Public Places advisory board presented a draft Arts in Public Places master plan to the City of Riviera Beach Planning and Zoning Board on June 26, 2025. The presentation outlined recommended locations and types of public art and policy changes to support a sustainable program.

The plan, led by Suneet Simon, principal planner in long-range planning and development services, and presented by Terrell Goldwire, chair of the Arts and Public Places board, and consultant Gabrielle Smith of Design Local, sets a vision of public art as a "source of positive and enriching connection across cultures, neighbors, neighborhoods, and beyond." It recommends a mix of permanent and temporary works, functional pieces such as artist-designed benches and bus-stop enhancements, murals beyond building facades, kinetic sculptures at the marina and gateway treatments on major roads.

Why it matters: the draft pairs creative recommendations with proposed policy changes intended to fund and sustain public art. Consultants urged adoption of updated public art ordinances,…