Color It In
Color It In: Downtown Public Art
Downtown Bridgeport is a commercial area that represents and serves a diverse tapestry of the wider Bridgeport community. The public parks and independently owned restaurants and shops that populate the street-level spaces in our neighborhood create connection points that foster the sense of community so special to the Downtown and the city. The murals in our neighborhood add to that sense of community by celebrating the full spectrum of Downtown and its beautiful and vibrant overlapping forms, shapes, and colors that intersect through its people, streets, places, and spaces.
Downtown Bridgeport’s public art scene is growing. We hope you will explore and enjoy these public art destinations. Check out the artworks listed below, and access this walking guide to take your own tour of Downtown Bridgeport public art! All public art documented by local photographers, Whiskey & Oxfords and Pivot Language Media. Head over to our Instagram feed and YouTube channel for interviews with all of the artists involved in making colorful Downtown Bridgeport a vibrant destination.
Welcome to Bridgeport
1330 Main Street
Created by E. S. Barraza in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Evolve in Love
Main Street at Congress Street
Created by Alicia Cobb and members of the Bridgeport arts community in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
MetArtMorphosis
Water Street at Congress Street
Created by Alicia Cobb and members of the Bridgeport arts community in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Levitathan
1198 Main Street
Created for print and installation by Rick Shaefer in 2022. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Sunlight on Seascape After Squall
179 Middle Street
Created for print and installation by Rick Shaefer in 2022. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Colorful Crosswalks
90 Golden Hill Street
Painted by local artist Razul Branch, with assistance from Alicia Cobb, Juliana Harebin, Aisha Nailah, and Jason Streater in 2022. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Fabric of the City Seating
Post Office Square
Created by Jahmane in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
History of Mail Transportation
Interior of 120 Middle Street
Explore inside the Bridgeport Post Office! Mural commissioned by the Works Progress Administration, executed by Robert Lamdin.
Technology, Industry, Futurism, and Nature
Interactive projection art series created by Dustin DeMilio in 2022 and 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
The Great P.T. Barnum Mural Extravaganza
56 Fairfield Avenue
Created by Octavio Logo in 2022. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Arrows Weave
1163 Main Street
Created by local artist, Liz Squillace. Commissioned by the Schipper family in 2020.
Liberation: The Mary and Eliza Freeman Mural
15 Elm Street
Created by Aisha Nailah in collaboration with the Mary & Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community in 2021.
Nevis
78 Elm Street
Created by Brechin Morgan in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Space Particle Pillar
202 Fairfield Avenue
Created by Jahmane in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Painted Stairway
Broad Street Steps at Elm Street
Created by local artist, Liz Squillace. Painted with love by members of the Bridgeport community.
Golden Chalice and Yonder Reflections
314 Fairfield Avenue
Created by Sean Maze in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Mediterraneo
272 Fairfield Avenue
Created by Micaela Levesque in 2022. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Memories of Melville
1115 Broad Street
Created by Brechin Morgan in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
B'Port Gates
Baldwin Plaza
Created by Aisha Nailah in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Katrina Latina
1042 Broad Street
Commissioned by the Bridgeport Public Art Fund. Painted by local artist E.S. Barraza.
Peacock Alley
Painted Walkway between 1042 Broad Street and 1001 Main Street
Designed by Razul Branch. Painting powered by Groundwork Bridgeport youth.
Many Man Studios
1001 Main Street, Suite 14
Designed and commissioned by Razul Branch, owner of BPT Creates. Installed by painters from Ursa Gallery.
Painted Planters
Walkway between 1042 Broad Street and 1001 Main Street
Commissioned by the Bridgeport DSSD. Painted by local artists Aisha Nailah, Tali-Anna Sutherland, Jahmane West, and members of Groundwork Bridgeport.
Crane
Alley between 49 Cannon and 41 Cannon Street
Uncommissioned work by artist unknown.
The Wading Pool
1065 Main Street
Created by Brad Noble in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Wild Bloom
1000 Main Street
Created by Vizie in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Re-Imagining Park City
Main Street and Broad Street
Created by Bridgeport students under the guidance of Aisha Nailah in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Men in Black
211 State Street
Created by Brad Noble, with assistance from James Chantler Brown and Mike Vartuli in 2022. Learn more about Albert Bender, the Bridgeport resident who inspired the mural, here. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Housatonic Museum of Art
900 Lafayette Boulevard
The Housatonic Museum of Art houses one of the premier college collections in the United States, spanning from ancient to contemporary art. The permanent collection is on continuous display throughout the 300,000 square foot facility.
Lewis Howard Latimer
999 Broad Street
Created by sculptor Susan Clinard. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Pictures in Exhibition
1057 Broad Street
Created by Brechin Morgan, resident at Bridgeport studio AmFab Arts.
Secondary Eclipse
1042 Broad Street
Created by Cris Dam and the Ursa Gallery team in 2022-2023.
Seaside
1 Lafayette Circle
Created by Key Detail in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
First in Flight: Gustave Whitehead
525 John Street
Created by Joshua Paiz in 2023. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Tessellating Arrows & the Passage of Time
525 Water Street
Created by local artist, Liz Squillace. Commissioned by Bridgeport Transportation Center.
Connecticut Post Building
410 State Street
Commissioned by the Connecticut Post. Sculpted by Constantino Nivola. The mural is documented in the Smithsonian Art Museum’s archives.
Faith Community Mural
210 Elm Street
Commissioned by the Golden Hill United Methodist Church. Designed by Peter Kosterlie and painted by members of the community.
Adam J. Lewis Academy
430 State Street
Created by Ramiro Davaro-Comas in 2024. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Majestic Mural
525 Water Street
Created by local artist, Aisha Nailah, in 2022. Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport.
Upcoming Opportunities
There are currently no open public art opportunities. Check this page for updates.