A sample of the artwork titled "Kites" by Alexandra Riddle, one of the designs approved for Martinez's utility box art program. (Photo courtesy of city of Martinez)

Following the lead of other Bay Area cities including Walnut Creek, Concord, San Jose, Pleasanton and Dublin, the Martinez City Council recently approved a pilot program to make four utilitarian utility cabinets into public art pieces.

The Council voted 5-0 in February to approve designs for city-owned cabinets off Marina Vista Avenue downtown near the Contra Costa Community College District building; at Alhambra Avenue at F Street, near Safeway; at Alhambra and K Street; and at the south end of the city, at Alhambra at Paso Nogal Road, near the Virginia Hills Shopping Center.

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