Utility boxes transformed to art canvases

Along East First Street in Boyle Heights, passersby will see small murals covering the surfaces of utility boxes, part of an effort by the Eastside Access Project, a $12 million plan to improve safety and access for bicyclists and pedestrians.  The murals come less than three months after a ban 11-year ban on murals was lifted.  “When you look at public art or graffiti, you see that the youth is angry. They don’t have vehicles for expression. If we could find a way to get money involved where painting could improve the area…kids follow by example.”  Read more on Boyle Heights Beat.