Color It In Public Art
Color It In: Downtown Public Art Works
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. We hope you will explore and enjoy these public art destinations. Check out the artworks listed below, or 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. Follow along as we release a videos series higlighting the Color It In mural projects that were completed this fall.
New Opportunities! We have released new public art opportunities to “color in” Downtown Bridgeport. Learn more here.
The Great P.T. Barnum Mural Extravagnza
Interview with Octavio Logo at The Great P.T. Barnum Mural Extravagnza on Middle Street at the corner of Fairfield Avenue.
Public Art in Public Spaces
Interview with Aisha Nailah and Jahmane West about activating public spaces with dynami public art installations.
Technology, Industry, Futurism, and Nature
Interview with Dustin DeMilio about his interactive projection art series: “Technology, Industry, Futurism, and Nature” at various sites Downtown.
BSKTBLL
Interview with Billi Kid and artist assistants Will Corprew and Luis Lopez at the BSKTBLL mural behind NBALAB on Main and Elm Streets.
Colorful Crosswalks
Interview with Razul Branch at the Colorful Crosswalks on Golden Hill Street.
Mediterraneo
Interview with artist Micaela Levesque and property owner Chris Moran at 272 Fairfield Avenue.
Gold Street Murals
Interview with Rick Shaefer at the Leviathan and Sunlight on Seascape after Squall murals on Main and Middle Streets at Gold Street.
Skateport
Interview with Skateport founder Takina Pollock Shafer at the Colorful Crosswalks on Golden Hill Street.
Downtown Public Art Index
Downtown Bridgeport’s public art scene is growing. Check out the many places around the neighborhood to visit now and check back for new art works soon.
Middle Street Music
115 Middle Street
Created by local artist, Alicia Cobb. Commissioned by AMS Real Estate.
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.
Pictures in Exhibition
1057 Broad Street
Created by Brechin Morgan, resident at Bridgeport studio AmFab Arts.
Painted Stairway
Broad Street Steps at Elm Street
Created by local artist, Liz Squillace. Painted with love by members of the Bridgeport community.
Tessellating Arrows & the Passage of Time
525 Water Street
Created by local artist, Liz Squillace. Commissioned by Bridgeport Transportation Center.
Arrows Weave
1163 Main Street
Created by local artist, Liz Squillace. Commissioned by the Schipper family.
Crane
Alley between 49 Cannon and 41 Cannon Street
Uncommissioned work by artist unknown.
Many Man Studios
1001 Main Street, Suite 14
Designed and commissioned by Razul Branch, owner of BPT Creates. Installed by painters from Ursa Gallery.
Liberation: The Mary and Eliza Freeman Mural
15 Elm Street
Created by local artist, Aisha Nailah. Commissioned by the Bridgeport DSSD in collaboration with the Mary & Eliza Freeman Center for History and Community.
Peacock Alley
Painted Walkway between 1042 Broad Street and 1001 Main Street
Designed by Razul Branch. Painting powered by Groundwork Bridgeport youth.
Lewis Howard Latimer
999 Broad Street
Created by sculptor Susan Clinard. 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.
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.
Utility Boxes
Various locations on Broad Street and John Street.
Commissioned by the Bridgeport DSSD. Painted by local artist, Liz Squillace.
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.
Levitathan
1198 Main Street Street
Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport. Created for print and installation by local artist, Rick Shaefer.
Sunlight on Seascape After Squall
179 Middle Street
Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport. Created for print and installation by local artist, Rick Shaefer.
Colorful Crosswalks
90 Golden Hill Street
Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport. Painted by local artist Razul Branch, with assistance from Alicia Cobb, Juliana Harebin, Aisha Nailah, and Jason Streater.
The Great P.T. Barnum Mural Extravaganza
52 Fairfield Avenue
Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport. Painted by Octavio Logo.
Mediterraneo
272 Fairfield Avenue
Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport. Painted by Connecticut-based artist, Micaela Levesque.
Men in Black
211 State Street
Commissioned by the City of Bridgeport. Painted by local artist Brad Noble, with assistance from James Chantler Brown and Mike Vartuli. Learn more about Albert Bender, the Bridgeport resident who inspired the mural, here.
Katrina Latina
1042 Broad Street
Commissioned by the Bridgeport Public Art Fund. Painted by local artist E.S. Barraza.
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.